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;mata; bata crotch; thigh; groin

;omokage; tei

kuruma jinricksha; rickshaw

. ; ; ; ; ;

hatara.ku; d; ryuku; riki; roku; ryoku work

;!ikanobori; tako kite

"!#$kogarashi wintry wind

%&';&.(nagi; na.gu lull; calm

) *+;+momme; me monme; 3.75 grams

, -..; -.; -./0; ; !.; 1'

nio.u; nio.i; nio.waseru; ori; k; sagi fragrant; stink;

glow; insinuate

23kamasu straw bag415..saso.u invite; entice

6 .. ; .. ; 78 ku.u; ku.rau; jiki eat; drink;

receive (a blow)

9:;ton tonnage

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?akutsu lowlying land

@mama stee! slo!e

AB ; CD ; ED nuta; tai; dai swam!; wetlands;

muddy fields

FGD;HDhei; bei fence; wall

I>ama title of a "oh !layJ;>kaka; kak# wife (vulg)

K L . tge mountain !eak; mountain !ass;

clima$; crest

M!.Nkora.eru endure

OPmoku woodworker

Q5soma timber; lumber; woodcutter

R/ waku frame; framework; s!indle;

s!ool; boundingbo$

S3masu measuring bo$

T1 ; 1+ ; 18 masa; masame;

masaki straight grain; s!indle tree

U?#;L#tsuga; toga hemlock

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VLWtochi horse chestnut

X-'; B'kunigi; kunugi oak used

for charcoal

Y$Zshide ty!e of deciduous birch tree

[18sakaki sacred %hinto tree

\$kashi evergreen oak

]^$.mushi.ru !luck; !ick; tear

_`neta wetland; marsh

aCbtatsu foot warmer

cdefghdekaguramu &' grams

ifgh kiroguramu kilogram; &'''

grams

jdkfghdeshiguramu decigram

lmfghmiriguramu milligram

nG:fghhekutoguramu hectogram;

&'' grams

op;qfghsenchiguramu centigram

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r; s; s; ; hata;

hatake; batake; kama; mama farm; field;

garden; ones s!ecialty

ts ; ; & hatake; hata; hana

field; farm; garden

u$vshaku s!asms

wdex:ydekarittoru decalitre

zx:ykirorittoru kilolitre

{mx:ymiririttoru millilitre

|dkx:ydeshirittoru decilitre

}G:x:yhekutorittoru hectolitre

~p;qx:ysenchirittoru centilitre

11sasara bamboo whisk

de:ydekamtoru dekametre

momi unhulled rice

:ykiromtoru kilometer

m ; m:y miri; mirimtoru

millimeter

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G : : y hekutomtoru

hectometre

p ; q ; p ; q : y senchi;

senchimtoru centimeter

. 3 odo.su the thread*braid (of

armour)

$;$Lshika; shikato certainly

8 ; ; 5 ; pb yuki; tara; sori;

setsu snow

;go+a; +a mat; matting

$ kamishimo old ceremonial

garb; samurai garb

8yuki sleeve length

?tsuma skirt

38tasuki cord to hold u! sleeves

j command

$? .s ; $?sshitsu.keru; shitsuke

training

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# yagate soon after; !resently;

almost; all but; no more than; after all

3 . ; 3 .3 sube.ru; sube.rasu

glide; skate; sli!; fail in e$ams

,,5, -// ? 7 tsuji crossing;

crossroad; street corners

!.^; !.^; !.; !.; !.+; !

; + ko.mu; ko.mu; ko.mi; ko.mi;

ko.meru; komi; gome crowded; mi$ture; in

bulk; included

L ; L totemo; tote some way or

other; very

.by rivet; tack; thumbtack

ka+ari metal jewelry

bu tin !late

3#kasugai clam!

yari s!ear; javelin

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?.Ntsuka.eru to be obstructed; to

be blocked

; .; .yuri; yu.ru; yu.reru

shake while rinsing; !an for gold

Ltomo archers arm !rotector

$oroshi wind from mountains

.*;;udon; un 0a!anese noodles

7kajika bullhead

!$konoshiro gi++ard shad

N; ; eD; ; Dhae; haya; kai;

ge; gai dace (car!)

>1; .(asari; ugui short necked

clam; dace; chub

! ka+unoko yellow fish (herring)

eggs (sushi)

!Wkochi flathead (fish)

& ; ; nama+u; nen freshwater

catfish

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$vW! ; $vWshachihoko; shachi

fabulous dol!hinlike fish; killer whale

/$iwashi sardine

hatahata sandfish

;pbtara; setsu codfish

83kisu sillaginoid

$'shigi sni!e

;maro; ma 1; you

Kokujicharacters include:

Shigi( snipe)Kochi( flathead)Namazu( catfish)Iwashi( sardine)Tara( cod)Shachi( orca)Sakaki([- Cleyera japonica a species of e!er"reen tree)Toge(K- #ountain pass)

Hatake(r culti!ated field)Tsuji( crossroads)

Nuta(A s$a#p $etlands)Sasa( %a#%oo "rass)Momi( unhulled rice)Goza( #at)

Kamasu(2 stra$ %a")Hei(F fence or $all)Waku(R fra#e)Tako( &ite)

Momme() a #easure#ent of 3'75 "ra#s)Kuruma( ric&sha$)Ama(I title of a oh play)

Udon( udon apanese noodles)

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Tochi( horse chestnut)Shiboru( to s+uee,e)

Kokuji

o&ujior .asei anji() are anji that $ere created in apan' /ost only ha!e0 readin"s %ut there are so#e that ha!e readin"s accordin" to their phonetics' o#e $ere e!en

#ade to represent thin"s of the .est #a&in" so#e o&uji only ha!e readin"s' /any are rare %utso#e are !ery i#portant'

$+ i"n used to end a letter' Crotch thi"h for&

D esti"e i#a"e loo&s re#nant

trace

ic&sha$ jinri&isha

o $or&

1? istorically a different character

than thein

!

ite

" !#$ Cold $intry $ind

% &'&(

Cal# lull

) *++ /on#e3'75 "ra#s

kh

/$

8

, -.!.1'

#ell "lo$ insinuate stin&

fra"rant

2 3 tra$ %a" k :

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4 15.15.158

o in!ite to entice

6 ..

78 o eat to drin& to recei!e a %lo$

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:;

onna"e< &$ al&

$. 0sed in place na#es

lood"ate sluice pen-stoc&

= >?

$>.>W>(?>?

;o$-lyin" "round

@ teep slope

A

CD

ED B .etlands s$a#p #uddy fields

1!

s#s

Cliff

>?/L.

;o$ "round #ountain pass ancient

&uni

ul"ar ter# for $ife

&& 0sed in proper na#es

;e!el spot part-$ay up a #ountain

hrine in a #ountain

K

L.

/ountain pea& #ountain crest

crest cli#a= #ountain pass

0sed only as a phone#e

M !N o endure

lood"ate sluice pen-stoc&

O P .ood$or&er

::

&$1(

irch #aple

Q 5 .oodcutter lu#%er $ood ti#%er

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R / ra#e %oundin"-%o= fra#e$or&

spindle spool

S 3 /easurin" %o=

3 /easurin" %o=

3' Crypto#eria apanese cedar

&8W7

@ru#A"on" stic& type of tree

T 1181+

pindle tree strai"ht "rain

&' ype of e!er"reen tree

8

ype of e!er"reen ca#phor tree

U ?#L# e#loc&

V LW orse chestnut

LW ta%le horse chestnut &ind of oa&

L^L

>ase of a #ountain

X B'-'

a& used for charcoal

B' a& used for charcoal

d BZ apanese su#ac

*. Container used for pourin" $aterY $Z ype of deciduous %irch

[ 18 acred hinto tree

^ eedle juniper

5 o&uso tree

\ $ B!er"reen oa&

73$apanese stora= used in proper

na#es

$ a& #oorin" pole

no$

?8 eya&i ,el&o!a tree

0 eel

7 /aple

$8 apanese star anise

3$ youn" striped #ullet

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] ^$ o pic& to pluc& to tear

^$ o pluc& out hair

^$^$L

o pluc& to pic& to tear

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o$ $ell

_ B` .etlands

istorically a different character

than thein

a Cb oot $ar#er

c defgh @eca"ra#

i fgh ilo"ra#

:; onj dkfgh @eci"ra#

l mfgh /illi"ra#

n G:fgh ecto"ra#

o p;qfgh Centi"ra#

s1 urplice

r ss

ield far# "arden oneDs specialty

patch

t s & ield far# "arden

u $v pas#

1! a#%oo "rass

& ish-trap $eir

la"

11 >a#%oo $his&

0nhulled rice

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+ 0sed in proper na#es

3 Chaff rice hulls

!.7 /alt

3 Chaff rice hulls

de:y @eca#eter

:y ilo#eter

m:y /illi#eter

G::y

ecto#eter

p;q:y

Centi#eter

3 o %raid ar#or

30 eel s&ein

; #ethod of dyein"

3 plashed pattern dyein" or $ea!in"

& ie-dyein"

$L$ Certainly

pb85

no$

p; 37 1 &ind of %i!al!e

) /antis toad

* $nin" co!er hood top

$ a#urai "ar%

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8 lee!e len"th

? &irt

38 ash

$L80

Co##and

+ 0# ocial position

$?s$?s

o train to discipline

#

oon presently shortly %efore

lon" in the course of ti#e in due

ti#e no #ore than all %ut after all

al#ost

, 5 lei"h sled

3 o slip to slide

?7 Crossroad street corners

!^ o enter to %e cro$ded to %e

included

L L ery so#e $ay or another

- 1!0!

a!ine !alley

. >/0 >ra!o "ood jo%1 b 1 >attlea=e

2 e -N ol#iu# pattern on a s$ord %lade

8 Fiece of #etal encirclin" the %ase of

a apanese %lade

. i!et thu#%tac&

/etal je$elry

/etal plate

3 8 Fiece of #etal encirclin" the %ase of

a apanese %lade

3# Cla#p

3# Cla#p

pear ja!elin

?N o %e o%structed

o pan for "old to sha&e $hile

rinsin"

4 E $ aindrop tric&le drop

L >ra,er5 !6 Clasps

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$ .ind fro# #ountains

; .* 0don

7GD8

+ latfish flounder

7 >ullhead !$ 1.(

@ace chu% short nec&ed cla#

! Gello$ fish e""s in sushi

9eD:D

1s$vs(

al#on

; !W+

>ullhead flathead roc&fish ra,or

cla#

<

edlip #ollet

= 7. ;a#prey louch

>k

W3

Gello$tail

?y

type of fish

@ n"ler-fish

A :; ? >onito

!W lathead

; & resh-$ater catfish

& resh-$ater catfish

$vW$vW!

iller $hale

/$ ardine

and-fishB and-fish

pb Codfish

83 illa"inoid

Con"er see eel

!W lathead

$ /ahi#ahi

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1 apanese half%ea&

83 illa"inoid

s3 Burasian jay

L8 apanese crested H%is

$' nipe

C -

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$orth learnin" at least so#e day $hen youDre at a pretty ad!anced le!el' hese are

"oin" to %e thin"s that e=ist in apan %ut donDt e=ist in China (or arenDt co##on enou"h

in China to "et their o$n &anji)' o sol!e this pro%le# the apanese created their o$n

&anji'

Kanji On Kun Meaning

nAa/$ ardine

\ nAa$ B!er"reen a&

nAa:y ilo#eter

nAaLW orse Chestnut

nAa+ (0sed 8n a#es)

6 nAa.. @rin& Bat

[ nAa18 acred hinto ree

nAa11 >a#%oo

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Kanji On Kun Meaning

nAa. ac& hu#%tac&

2heres some interesting items in here 1 think. 4ou get some fun insight into

0a!an as well. hats common in 0a!an that wasnt common in 6hina hatwords got their own kanji anyways even though a kanji for them already e$ists

(6comes to mind) hat about non6hinese andnon0a!anese things 0a!an

made a kanji for kilometer tonnage and millimeter. 2he best !art is the reading

for these things are just :y :; and m:y. 8ind of makes

me laugh but 1 have a !oor sense of humor.

2he best !art about all this though is figuring out how these kokuji kanji were

!ut together. or e$am!le the word 9gorge9 consists of L (stone) and M

(valley). : 9stone valley9 is a gorge makes sense. 96alm*ull9 consists of the N

(table) radical and the kanji O(sto!). 1 can imagine some kanjiartisan thinking

about how in between earthncommon kokuji are just that? uncommon. 2hey dont fall within the joyo

kanji? or really anything close to the joyo kanji. 2his is the kind of kanji you

learn when youre a giant kanji nerd ho!ing to !ass the highest levels of the

8anji 8enteitest. 2here are even kanji in here that go beyond that. 1ts honestly

!retty nuts.

2hat being said there are also a lot of them. @ost kokuji kanji fall into the

9uncommon9 category. Aut of just under ,'' kokuji kanji maybe 5' are worth

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learning? maybe.1ts interesting stuff but not something 1d waste my time on if

you have more useful kanji to learn.

1f you are interested in the uncommon kokuji though theyre on this kokuji list.

4oull want to find things in PQ (first class) or RST (9outside the BtestC

range9). /asically even if you know 3''' kanji it wont be enough to know all

these !articular kanji. 2he >ncommon 8okuji list falls somewhere between kanji

numbers 3''' and D''' (and !ossibly beyond). 1f you decide to jum! down

thisUhole? good luck. 4oull need it.

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