The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji. Kenneth G. Henshall
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DAI, TAI, ōkii, ō-
big
3 strokes
大会 TAIKAI assembly
大学 DAIGAKU university
大声 ō goe loud voice
Based on a pictograph of a mature person or one with arms and legs outstretched
Mnemonic: PERSON SPREADS ARMS AND LEGS TO LOOK BIG
57
L5
男
DAN, NAN, otoko
man, male
7 strokes
男子 DANSHI boy
長男 CHŌNAN eldest son
男気 otokogi gallantry
OBI
Mnemonic: MAN PROVIDES STRENGTH IN FIELD
58
L3
竹
CHIKU, take
bamboo
6 strokes
爆竹 BAKUCHIKU firecracker
竹馬 takeuma stilts
竹やぶ takeyabu bamboo grove
Often seen as bamboo segments, which is a good mnemonic but incorrect. OBI
Mnemonic: TWO BAMBOO SEGMENTS
59
L5
中
CHŪ, naka
middle, inside, China/Sino-
4 strokes
中立 CHŪRITSU neutrality
中国 CHŪGOKU China
真ん中 mannaka very middle
OBI forms show two categories: a)
Mnemonic: CHINESE LANCE PIERCES MIDDLE OF TARGET
60
L3
虫
CHŪ, mushi
insect, worm
6 strokes
寄生虫 KISEICHŪ parasite
害虫 GAICHŪ harmful insect
虫歯 mushiba decayed tooth
The OBI form
Mnemonic: HOODED SNAKE REARS TO CATCH AN INSECT
61
L4
町
CHŌ, machi
town, block
7 strokes
町民 CHŌMIN townspeople
町役場 machiYAKUba town office
下町 shitamachi downtown
Of late provenance (Shuowen); 田 63 is ‘field’, and 丁 367 (originally ‘nail’, now ‘block [area]’) is phonetic, with an associated meaning ‘tread’. The original meaning was ‘path between fields’, and this is retained in modern Chinese. In Japan, ‘path between fields’ was still the associated meaning in the early 10th century, but by that period it had also come to mean a settlement of dwellings beside a road, and on that basis we have the modern Japanese meaning of ‘town, city’. SS1984:600; KJ1970:915; YK1976:365.
Mnemonic: TOWN AT T-JUNCTION NEXT TO FIELD
62
L5
天
TEN, ama-, ame
heaven
4 strokes
天使 TENSHI angel
天皇 TENNŌ emperor
天下り amakudari heavenly descent
The OBI and bronze forms