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Water Radical FamilyThemes
Overview
Use the deck to turn scattered kanji around water-radical patterns into one readable group.
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Cards in This Deck
53 Cards
- 01水waterAs the central kanji for water, this card anchors the entire radical family.
- 02流current, a sink, flowThis kanji describes the movement of water in currents (流れ) and flows.
- 03沢swamp, marsh, brillianceUse this card to identify wetlands such as swamps and marshes (沢).
- 04深deep, heighten, intensifyThis kanji measures the depth of water, used for describing deep (深い) places.
- 05港harborThis kanji provides the foundation for vocabulary about harbors and ports (港).
- 06渉ford, go cross, transitLearn this kanji for water crossings, including fords and ferry transits.
- 07満full, fullness, enoughIts connection to water includes concepts like fullness and high tide (満潮).
- 08河riverThis kanji specifically designates rivers and natural river mouths (河口).
- 09油oil, fatIt expands the theme to other liquids like oil (油) and fats.
- 10清pure, purify, cleanseThis card focuses on the purity and clarity (清潔) of fresh water.
- 11波waves, billows, PolandThis kanji describes waves (波) and ripples across the water.
- 12池pond, cistern, poolIt represents smaller bodies of water like ponds (池) and reservoirs.
- 13温warmRelated to liquid temperature, this card focuses on warming up (温める) water.
- 14沖open sea, offing, rise high into skyThis kanji refers to the open sea (沖) and areas far off the coast.
- 15酒sake, alcoholIt covers fermented liquids such as sake (酒) and other alcohols.
- 16浴bathe, be favored with, bask inThis card involves water-based activities like bathing (浴びる) and showering.
- 17洗wash, inquire into, probeIt is the primary kanji for washing (洗う) and cleansing with water.
- 18泳swimThis kanji describes the physical act of swimming (泳ぐ) through water.
- 19湖lakeIt designates large inland bodies of water like lakes (湖).
- 20涙tears, sympathyIt represents the water released from the eyes as tears (涙).
- 21沼marsh, lake, bogThe marsh kanji 沼 introduces vocabulary for bogs and lakes through common words like 沼地.
- 22海sea, oceanThe core kanji for sea, 海, serves as a fundamental anchor for the water radical family.
- 23漢Sino-, ChinaLearners encounter 漢 to see how the water radical functions in broader concepts like Sino- or China.
- 24憾remorse, regret, be sorryWords like 憾む provide practical emotional vocabulary for the remorse kanji 憾.
- 25循sequential, followThe sequential kanji 循 expands the deck's vocabulary into cyclical concepts like 循環.
- 26亘span, range, extend overThe span kanji 亘 offers a structurally distinct shape for learners navigating this part of the set.
- 27笹bamboo grass, (kokuji)Studying 笹 introduces the distinct bamboo grass shape into the progression of this deck.
- 28粋chic, style, purityThe kanji 粋 brings concepts of chic style and purity to this segment of the Shape Set.
- 29鍛forge, discipline, trainCommon vocabulary like 鍛錬 solidifies the forge and discipline kanji 鍛 in memory.
- 30伐fell, strike, attackThe kanji 伐 provides a clear anchor for action verbs related to felling and striking.
- 31倶alike, both, togetherStudying 倶 helps learners recognize its role in shared concepts and words like 倶楽部.
- 32肪obese, fatThe fat kanji 肪 adds essential biology vocabulary to the deck through words like 脂肪.
- 33陪obeisance, follow, accompanyThe accompany kanji 陪 expands the set's vocabulary into formal and legal contexts like 陪審.
- 34堪withstand, endure, supportFamiliar words such as 耐える help contextualize the withstand kanji 堪 within this sequence.
- 35巌rock, cragThe dense kanji 巌 introduces advanced geology vocabulary and words related to rocks and crags.
- 36逝departed, dieLearners cover 逝 to master formal vocabulary for passing away, such as 逝去.
- 37孔cavity, hole, slitThe cavity kanji 孔 provides a visually striking shape anchor before moving into denser characters.
- 38稜angle, edge, cornerStudying the angle kanji 稜 builds the learner's vocabulary around geometry and edges.
- 39萬10,000, ten thousandThe kanji 萬 introduces the complex traditional form of ten thousand to the Shape Set.
- 40焉how, then, whyThe abstract kanji 焉 provides a challenging vocabulary anchor through words like 終焉.
- 41蜜honey, nectar, molassesThis dense kanji for honey builds sweet vocabulary like 蜜柑.
- 42嘘falsehood, lieThe character for falsehood forms common conversational words like 嘘つき.
- 43蛋barbarian, eggLearners study 蛋 to read scientific and nutritional terms such as タンパク質.
- 44諌admonish, dissuade諌 provides the vocabulary needed to express admonishing or dissuading someone.
- 45塙projecting tableland or mountain塙 describes specific geographic features like a projecting tableland or hard ground.
- 46贅luxuryThe concept of luxury is captured by 贅 in the everyday word 贅沢.
- 47甦be resuscitated, revived甦 stands for being resuscitated or revived, commonly read with its kunyomi よみがえる.
- 48悌serving our elders悌 represents the traditional virtue of serving elders and fraternal affection.
- 49塀fence, wall, (kokuji)This kokuji specifically defines structural boundaries like a fence or wall.
- 50贈presents, send, give toThe meaning of giving presents makes 贈 essential for expressing awards and gifts.
- 51柵stockade, fence, weir柵 forms words about protective barriers and stockades, including ホーム柵.
- 52崚mountains towering in a row崚 illustrates the dramatic natural image of steep mountains towering in a row.
- 53銑pig iron銑 provides specialized metalworking vocabulary for terms like 銑鉄.