| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| おはよう ございます | Good morning |
| こんにちは | Good day |
| こんばんは | Good evening (greeting only) |
| おやすみなさい | Good night |
| ありがとうございます | Thank you |
| いってきます | (“call”) I'm going, I'll be back |
| いってらっしゃい | 行ってらっしゃい (“response”) See you later. |
| ただいま | (“call”) I'm back |
| おかえりなさい | (“response”) Welcome back |
Why does the kanji for "exist / to have", 有, look like a hand over a moon? It's not the moon. It's the nikuzuki, the meat-moon: It is not actually 月, it is 肉 in it's radical form (⺼).
Was trying to figure out these with “name” (moon over mouth):
I am a beginner student of the Japanese language. Act as my helpful teacher. What are some good mnemonics for remembering the kanji 名?
Thank you! Please provide mnemonics that'll help me remember and distinguish 濯 from 曜.
| Kanji | Notes |
|---|---|
| 石 | (stone) Kun: いし, On: セキ、 シャク、 コク |
| 右 | (right) Kun: みぎ, On: ウ、 ユウ |
| 士 | (samurai) Kun: さむらい, On: シ |
| 土 | (ground) Kun: つち, On: ド、 ト |
| 末 | (end, tip close) (top branch finished growing) Kun: すえ、 うら、 うれ, On: マツ、 バツ |
| 未 | (not yet, hitherto) Kun: いま.だ、 ま.だ、 ひつじ, On: ミ、 ビ |
| 日 | (day, sun) |
| 曰 | (say) (mouth with tongue) |
| 午 | (horse) |
| 牛 | (cow) (has horns) |
| 人 | (person) |
| 入 | (enter) (ducking head) |
大太犬は大丈夫. Big fat dogs are fine.