Henshall Kanji Mnemonics1

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Henshall Kanji MnemonicsThis page contains mnemonics for the kanji taught in the first six years of school in Japan (i.e.1,006 kanji), as de eloped !y "rofessor #enneth $enshall. They ha e !een extracted from his

!ook% &' uide To emem!ering Japanese *haracters& (Tuttle, 1++ ). The !ook co ers all 1,+-

general use kanji.

This page has !een prepared !y /illiam *lausing and Jim reen ith the kind permission of"rofessor $enshall and Tuttle "u!lishing. The material on this page is copyright and must not !ereproduced else here in any form ithout the permission of Tuttle "u!lishing.

Kanji Number Mnemonic

123 pound threads ith spoon to make paper

2-+ ten eyes fixed directly on corner

-14 consider plan around restful ooden ta!le

-1+ person uses plo as starting point

-31 person stands according to rank

-33 enclosure surrounds ell

-3 hand presses do n on person as on seal

-36 5ngland has superior plants in its center

-3 tree flourishes gloriously under ornate co er

-34 person thro s salty dish from mouth to ground

-21 strengthened !y added mouth

-23 change goods for money and ice ersa

-22 section of lesson contains fruitful ords

-2- plant ith fang like shoots

-2 force oneself to reform

-26 ooden de ice for admonishing

-2 co ering li e mouth can cause harm

-24 each person sits crosslegged and open mouthed

-2+ remem!er to !e a ake hen learning !y looking

--1 go ernment official in !uilding sits on !ackside

--2 !am!oo pipe under control

-- look and o!ser e crested !ird

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--6 ish springs from head not heart

-- inter o en cloth threads desira!le !ut rare

--+ chronicle of self threads from !eginning to end

- 0 food pot at mouth makes samurai happy- 1 person at side of inno ing de ice holds flag

- 2 on ho many occasions is ooden loom used7

- - discussion in ol es righteous use of ords

- cross ater to seek spotted fur coat

- 6 rescue !y coerci e re8uest

- supply joined threads

- 4 raise laden ta!le !y hand% some act9

-63 shout aloud at !ent legs in metal mirror

-6- person pushed into opening !et een ooden poles

-6 illage !elongs to lord of county district

! -64 model punishment for earthy types

" -6+ sunny capital is a !right scene

# - 0 t o nosey people examine art of planting

$ - 3 !ind samurai:s mouth ith thread

% - 2 hand holds pen erect

& - - healthy person stands erect

' - 6 solid old enclosure

( - meritorious ser ice entails effortful ork

) - 4 person points to eather signs ith arro

* - + desktop !oat oyage

+ -40 hand pounds healthy !ran flakes in !uilding

, -41 proclaim ith !ull like roar from mouth

- -43 sheep on left is different

. -42 hand plucks egeta!les near tree

/ -4- take most sun hen it:s at its highest point



0 -4 lots of tim!er in dam of felled trees

1 -4 &&!uttock cloth&& has finely cut print

2 -4+ surmise hy one orships under roof

3 -+0 go to get !ig nose ith three hairs attended to4 -+1 li e !irth standing on cliff

5 -+3 hand strikes meat, scattering t enty one pieces

6 -+2 t o cruel hal!erds lea e only !are !one

7 -+6 hand of man central to history

8 -+ one official administers corner entrance

9 -++ test forms of ords

: 00 decline ith ords from sharp tongue

; 01 man a!out to lose !aton

< 03 person ho has !orro ed in the past

= 02 kind of rice plant hea y ith seed

> 0- earth around mouth of hoop

? 06 compliant heads in se8uence like flo ing ri er

@ 0 clothes must first !e cut

A 04 preacher:s mouth recites for t o days

B 11 moreo er, shells are pri;es

C 13 retainer keeps atchful eye out

D 1 !ecome exact after trimming ith hal!erd !lade

E 16 fe eyes examine ministry% an omission

F 14 strong po er forces up round earthen mounds

G 1+ conflict 8uieted !y sight of calming green

H 30 !uilding ith t enty one cloth seats

I 31 take !lame for pile up of rice plants

J 32 !am!oo has joints, namely sections

K 3 ater shallo % depth of t o hal!erds

36 fight ar ith simple hal!erd



L 3 choose to mo e together like t isting threads

M 34 duly eat roast dog meat, !ut . . .

N 3+ ie ith !ent old man, stick in hand

O 21 arehouse has co er and doored entranceP 2 !e at side of model person

Q 26 continue to sell threads

R 2 ten soldier men in top hats

S 24 descendants are children in thread like lineage

T 2+ find cloth !elt in mountain ;one

U -0 unit of pig like soldiers on hill

V -1 sheep mo e on ground to attain goal

W -3 simple unit of ten fields

X -- go ern from a atery platform

Y - put net directly in path

Z -6 stored ealth fits exactly under roof

[ - fleshy intestines exposed to rising sun

\ -+ scoop out !ase of !uilding

] 0 person stops at inn

^ 3 !end six rules

_ - follo er runs futilely along road

` try ith sla e like effort

a furthermore, hall is on raised ground

b 60 earthen mounds round fire !ecome hot

c 61 ha e thoughts in heart e en no

d 63 shell &&defeated&& !y striking hand

e 6- gain ten exclusi e points !y extensi e gam!ling

f 6 opposed to eating cooked rice

g 66 t o long !eaked cranes fly through tall reeds

h 6 un ind and spend money



i 0 ote sho s est is !est

j 1 tree is a signpost sho ing est

k large !uilding attached to go ernment center

l 6 deputy cut do n at single entrance to fieldm minutely di ided rice !ecomes po der

n 40 mo ement cuts through !oundary

41 change to a sort of red as one sits crosslegged

o 42 serpent like em!ryo en eloped in om!

p 4- constrained !y la to lea e ater

q 4 king ga;es at moon, ishing for death

r 46 hand ith stick makes co go into pasture

44 !oth grass and ater can !e filling

s 4+ eins are tri!utaries of the !ody

t +2 e ery estern has ital need for oman in it

u +- rear sheep for food

v + alley ater is good for !athing

w + hills and earthen mounds indicate land

x ++ measure of rice has fixed charge

y 600 illage gets measured 8uantity, for one day

z 601 ehicle has aligned and capped heels

{ 603 ariety of rice ith !ig head

| 602 kneeling person ordered to don cap

} 60- ice rules in free;ing cold

~ 60 people in line sho example of precedent

• 606 history stops ith indoor rice plants79

€ 610 la!or ith effort under ornate roof

616 ornately roofed !arracks ith joined rooms

‚ 61 opening to go on guard for almost fi e years

ƒ 61+ make profit on eight sets of ta!le are



„ 630 need for li8uid, e en ater at night

… 631 perform in !uilding !y yello ri er

633 react ith feeling to !uilding

† 63- feelings are cause of kind fa or ‡ 63 person opposed to e en temporary falsehood

ˆ 636 person from est has price on head

‰ 63+ excessi e mo ement makes !ack!one pass mouth9

Š 620 congratulations on adding to one:s money

‹ 621 no ater, !ut decidedly cheerful feelings

Œ 623 sol e pro!lem !y cutting off co :s horn

622 each tree sets a standard

Ž 62- ascertain that !ird under roof is a roc

62 isitor:s forehead looks like pla8ue

626 pu!lish !ook on ho to keep s ord dry

‘ 62 person dries trunk as sun rises through grass

’ 624 !ecome used to ha ing heart pierced

“ 6-0 stop and stare ith ide eyes

” 6-1 inno ing de ice !ased on firm ground

6-3 dra near to strange house

– 6-2 adult male looked upon as standard

— 6-- support from skilled hands facilitates craft

˜ 6- < am like a sheep, full of righteousness

™ 6-6 !ig upside do n man mo es in re erse

š 6- stooping person propped up for a long time

› 6-4 only one day old, !ut old nonetheless

œ 6-+ old person sitting slumped is at home

6 0 permit speech at noon

ž 6 1 stand on sunny ground, legs astride !oundary

Ÿ 6 3 same hands raised at ta!le ho interesting



6 2 le el ground ith one ladle79

¡ 6 - altar in for!idden forest

¢ 6 mouth raps itself around phrase

£ 6 6 ords flo like ri er in lesson¤ 6 lord of sheep flock

6 4 guiding hand passes threads to ground

¥ 6 + master cuts threads, ashes clean in ater

¦ 660 person leading a ay co is a serious matter

§ 661 start t o fires ith cut up tickets

¨ 663 elder !rother dons cap to clim! steep hill

662 elder !rother in estigates ooden co er

© 66- silk threads from round fleshy orm

ª 66 stop and stare from hill, ha ing reached limits

« 666 see je el that no appears

¬ 66 decreased ater !rings on heartless feeling

664 old stick in hand a thing of the past

® 66+ that indi idual is a hard person

¯ 6 0 ordily defend hand sei;ing !ird in grass

° 6 1 exchange of strength pro es most effecti e

± 6 2 till around ell and many !ranched tree

² 6 - extensi e metal ore

³ 6 do you mind if it:s !uilt ith ooden !askets7

´ 6 6 lecture !uilt ith &&!askets&& of ords

µ 6 compare sun and ater a confusing mix

6 4 furthermore, ood should !e in estigated

¶ 6 + add one !asket again

· 643 gather fruit from tree ith t o hands

¸ 642 festi al at edge of hill is 8uite an occasion

¹ 64- funny dam is located near countryside d elling



º 64 dam full of money means great ealth

» 646 not a net ork, !ut still criminal

64 nine miscellaneous !irds gathered in tree

¼ 644 silk orm is a hea enly insect½ 64+ alcohol has lingering !itter acid taste

¾ 6+0 t o males praised and gi en money

¿ 6+3 arrior:s heart sho s ill

À 6+2 model teacher has one !it of cloth o er !uttocks

Á 6+- next sum of money pro ides capital

Â 6+ drops from altar sacrifice sho ill of gods

Ã 6+6 starting point for person is to resem!le one

Ä 6+4 ha e kno ledge of a ord sounding like lance

Å 6++ t o axes chop pa ned shell to ascertain 8uality

00 8uarters ith roof and entrance !elo ground

Æ 01 ords of apology and thanks as one shoots off

Ç 03 teacher:s hand confers receipt

È 02 hand o!tains pitchfork from supply store

É 0- person practices to master striking ith !rush

Ê 0 mass of odd people under atchful eye ith lash

Ë 0 state ho one mo ed around funny tree

Ì 04 go around funny tree ith certain techni8ue

Í 0+ ten !irds on ater, all at same le el

Î 10 !uilding already !eginning to sho order

Ï 11 surplus hills must !e remo ed

Ð 13 in ite !y summoning ith hand

Ñ 12 hear a!out a !ristly ater !a!y

Ò 1 correct ords are proof

Ó 16 item a!out sitting crosslegged in tree

Ô 1 dog eats !ar of ice, no in !ad condition



Õ 14 furthermore, the usual cloth, as al ays

Ö 1+ heart made !lue ith feeling of pity

× 30 ea e threads ith noise like a lance

Ø 31 jo! as lancer lea es noise in earsÙ 33 tree cut in shape of co sho s system of sorts

Ú 32 one:s nature is the heart one is !orn ith

Û 3- go ernment forces correctness

Ü 3 refined green rice fills one ith spirit

Ý 36 system for manufacturing clothing

Þ 34 gro ing money de!ts mean gro ing lia!ility

ß 3+ !lame threads for poor achie ements in spinning

à 20 join hands ith oman standing alone

á 21 !uild ith ords, despite hammer in hand

22 se er colorful threads

2- t o gold hal!erds reduced to mere coin

â 2 sheep has one small !ut good mouth

ã 26 furthermore, at altar one orships ancestors

ä 2 ra threads are !are and !asic elements

å 24 thread runs through pu!lic feeling

æ 2+ proclaim that one has made a mo e

ç -0 image of elephant man

-1 !uild up earth in field o er eight days

è -3 rules regarding the cutting of money

é -2 measure ater ith fathom rule

ê -- insect ith !uttocks, legs, and head !elongs to hich genus7

ë - mem!er has hand missing serious loss

ì -6 stop and stare, then mo e !ack in retreat

í - loan is replacement money

î -4 ha e appearance of a!le heart



ï 0 decisi ely decline rice cut ith ax in corner

ð 1 mediocre ork ith ood and !am!oo in !uilding

ñ 3 dra long!o to full stretch

ò 2 hold properly in handó - to an extent, rice ends up in king:s mouth

ô mo e in manner !efitting old emperor

õ 6 old emperor strikes suita!ly matched enemy

ö super ise lineage full of threads

÷ 4 copper is same metal as red metal

ø + measured guiding hand leads along ay

ù 61 measure potential gains in mo ement o er one day

ú 63 mo e that irtuous heart is orth ten eyes

û 62 insect ridden erman =hepherd dog is left alone

ü 6- entrust je els to person on duty

ý 6 dog meat duly !urns ith extra fire

þ 66 fleshy !ear ith cla s and nose can perform >oh

ÿ 6 skin a rock97 must mean !reak it

64 dog commits crime of assaulting prone person

6+ cut in half a judgment ith =olomon:s seal

0 opposed ooden !oard makes print

3 fleshy !ending !ody has !een fattened

- person e8uipped ith grass uses it for roof

listed persons recei e sacks

6 e en ords are fair comment

money di ided, so no poor

+ oman holding !room may !e ife

40 house at single entrance to field gro s ealthy

41 arrior ad ances on foot ith hal!erd

43 person goes repeatedly to sit crosslegged in sun



42 person crosslegged in sun ith dou!le clothing9

4- uddha has prominent nose

4 !ooks !ound ith thread left at editor:s door

46 speech a!out t enty noses974 person preser ed in ooden !ox

44 sun shines on !ig, grass co ered, earthen gra e

4+ !y good fortune, sei;e person, report for re ard

+0 food essel !ends under eight of rich content

+1 defensi e hill to one side pre ents attack

+3 exchange !ent s ord for money in trade deal

+2 exposed to iolent sun together ith insufficient ater

+ lance forces effort in performing duty

+ rice is mo ed and lost ho perplexing

++ transport cut meat under co er in ehicle

400 eight excessi ely dry !eams under ample roof

401 already faced ith ha ing to look after deposits

403 roofed alley looks a!le to contain a lot

402 ten !its of thread command top rate

40- a!!re iated outline of each field

40 stop in field to fasten on !ent s ord

! 406 head rules, controlling possessed territory

" 40 together again in different field ho strange

# 404 mo e on and lea e !ehind something precious

$ 40+ lance in ground at sole entrance off limit area

% 411 child lies stiff under roof, set to go to hea en

& 41- drag feet in extended mo ement

' 41 go alongside of ater, through eight openings

( 41 < ha e a tasseled hal!erd, a sym!ol of me myself

) 41+ road to n is just crossroads of raised earth



430 spread hands ide

* 431 get leather from middle of ten horned creatures

+ 433 each gate leads to ca!inet

, 432 s ord harms !y di iding436 light t o fires !y oneself ith rolled olumes

- 43 put hand a!o e eye to atch !etter

. 43+ space left on !rief and simple !am!oo letter

/ 422 army hand ields command

0 42- one precious shell in middle of collection

1 42 t o people felled !y one arro 7 dou!t if correct

2 42 if it reaches mouth, then suck it in

3 424 person stands eeping atery tears

4 42+ attendant offers togetherness to person

5 4-0 flesh encircling scarred &&container&& is the chest

4-1 odd stringy food ser ed in illage

6 4-3 ork ith effort to gro plants from seed !ox

7 4-2 !am!oo has strong fleshy sine s

8 4- direct path entails mo ing ith hands on ground

9 4-6 force person to use respectful phrases of plants

: 4- arn ith respectful ords

; 4-4 tiger attacks pig ith s ord79 hat drama9

4 1 crested !ird had right to !alance in tree

< 4 3 constitutional la co ers all one sees and feels in life

= 4 2 ater source is in original spring on plain

4 - daringly ornate !uilding is strictly solemn9

> 4 6 odd hand !y mouth stops !reathing or calling

? 4 mistaken ords gi en

@ 4 4 empress comes !ehind, cutting opening ith ax

A 462 descend hill and sit crosslegged !y ell



B 46- metal in hills pro es to !e steel

C 46 mince threads !y cutting tops off

D 466 samurai !eats rice under co er to make cereals

E 46 flesh co ered !onesF 464 tree in difficulty, trapped in !ox

4 1 text a!out odd moon seen in settled ater

G 4 3 judge decides to cut cloth ith fancy hal!erd

H 4 2 plan to fix droopy tree !ranches ith !am!oo

I 4 next oman has a good figure

J 4 4 look and see hat:s on sho

K 4 + parts of speech are official ords

L 440 samurai:s heartfelt ords recorded in journal

M 441 rock has in isi!le magnetic threads

N 443 hand shoots measured arro into !ody

O 442 find a!andoned hand in one:s 8uarters9

P 446 plants on right are young

Q 444 samurai:s hand stands food pot next to tree

R 44+ !uilding ith altar is main center of religion

S 4+0 take up issue of crippled dogs in capital

T 4+1 follo eight roads correctly

4+3 threads to follo are the ertical ones

U 4+2 reduced to thread!are lodgings

V 4+- mature child puts round lid o er mouth of fire pit

W 4+ pure threads look like hair

X 4+6 sit crosslegged on stool to deal ith situation

Y 4+ person netted, signs up for go ernment office

Z 4+4 person:s ords are many and arious

[ 4++ commander:s hand a!out to reach for !ar of ice

\ +00 !ig person !ent o er like !am!oo, laughing



] +01 ounded persons left exposed to rising sun

^ +03 get !adge for o ercoming hindering hill

_ +02 castle consists of earthen ramparts

` +0- grass co ered ater!a!y steams on fiery hotplatea +0 ten metal needles

b +06 t o people sho !ene olent relationship

c +0 look like riding hanging do n to ground9

d +04 push !ird ahead ith hand

e +11 saintly king:s earhole is sacred

f +13 ords !ecome sincere

g +12 state that roof ill !e finished in t o days

h +1- exclusi e possession of ten measured fields

i +16 ash tip in ater

j +1 soak nine shru!s in ater to make dye

k +14 t o !ig men play hea enly music

l +1+ nose makes hole in indo , left feeling do n

m +30 for a start, put s ord in arehouse

n +31 layers of corpses !uild up in field o er eight days

o +33 three ooden !oxes take some handling

+32 store and guard hal!erds under grassy cliff

p +3- entrails are har!ored in !ody

q +36 child kno s of existence of funny dam

r +3 pour out measure of ine for esteemed guest

s +34 se en roomed house ith roof on top

t +3+ carry !urden in hand for one hole day

u +20 hand pro!es hole in tree

v +21 cut steps !y striking cliff

w +23 three hands arming in the sun

x +22 person has fixed price



y +2- person in middle makes for good relationship

z +2 reason for space under roof is to let in sky

{ +26 loyalty and de otion at center of one:s heart

| +2 person rites nota!le !ook a!out plants+24 go ernment office is !uilding of exactitude

} +-0 recei e nail exactly through top of head

~ +-1 sea ater rises ith morning tide

• +-3 entrust ith ages money

€ +-2 pain passes through sick !ody

+-- slumped figure in shorts spread out on grass

‚ +- attack and defeat ith measured ords

ƒ +-6 elder !rother:s faction meets under fancy roof

„ +- rice from Tang *hina looks like sugar

… +-4 deli er corpse and report reason

† +-+ !ird in trou!le in aterless $an *hina

‡ + 1 child reaches for !reast s ollen ith milk

ˆ + 3 ords of appreciation as !lade reaches heart97

‰ + 2 store o!tained threads inside, ready to resupply

Š + - !ody:s !rain !ox marked !y cross and hairs

‹ + faction is like tri!utary relati e to ri er

+ 6 hand offers eight lea ed plant in orship

Œ + turn !ack defiantly on meat from the north

+ 4 !odies in cities ha e !ad lungs

Ž + + non person is an amusing actor

+60 s8uad recei es a cut of the je els

+61 sun escapes e ery e ening

+63 deny, saying not so

‘ +62 criticism can in ol e an handy comparison

’ +6- rice plant necessarily kept secret



“ +6 person sits crosslegged, fleshy !elly in sun

” +66 !ig !ird stirs, flying excitedly from field

+6 his majesty:s throne compares to earthen hill

– +6+ one side of a tree is some piece9— + 0 use needle point to make good torn clothes

˜ + 3 isit someone to ha e ords on the side

™ + t o !ig ooden clu!s ith nails through

š + 6 hand holds thin flat ooden stick for counting

› + !ig curtain of threaded grass shades out sun

œ + 4 !uilding in dense mountains necessarily secret

+ + !right alliance pledged o er !o l of !lood

ž +40 plant copies model tree and gro s !ig in sun

Ÿ +43 person translating carries a load of ords

+42 mail in illage left dangling

¡ +4- gentle actor:s superior display of person:s grief

¢ +4 infant short on strength, like tiny thread

£ +4 greedy person lacks alley so desires one

¤ +44 ings of time lea e, till the next time

¥ +4+ kneeling figure puts tongue out leads to riot

¦ ++1 person ith one staring eye sees all

§ ++3 clothing made at rear of illage has good lining

¨ ++2 mo ing hand rites do n the la

© ++- person faces goods and stares

ª ++ good moon is clear and !right

« ++6 argument of neatly capped and aligned ords

¬ 1026 oman half cla s ay up tree to get cherry !lossom

1310 fiercely agitated ater releases hite spray

® 121 tree !ranch

¯ 1233 rear animals !y administering food to them



° 1- 6 ser e heaped dishes hen one !ecomes prosperous

± 1 3- samurai ears clothes in !ed

² 1 2 manage to put !ox like !undle in tree

³ 1 64 use stretched ords to decei e a!out !irth´ 164+ e ery tree should !e a plum tree

µ 1 line up in t o ro s of eight

¶ 1 4+ li e to see sun set among !ig plants at end of day

· 14-- co er eyes at night and dream of grass

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