Rice plantand
fire.
Some scholars feel
is used purely phonetically to express gather,
thus referring to the autumn harvest. However,
it may also lend a meaning of dry (after
the heat of summer) or refer literally to the
autumn crop-fires caused by the Foehn Wind.
MNEMONIC: RICE PLANTS CAN GET BURNED IN AUTUMN
BANSHUU
late autumn
SHUUBUN
autumnal equinox
AKIZORA
autumn sky
KANJI
of the WEEK
is person/man.
is change, here acting phonetically to express
servant and also lending an idea of bring
about a result. Originally meant efficient
servant but later came to mean service
and hence convenience. As with the
English term convenience, it also has euphemistic
associations with bodily waste. Mail is
an associated idea from service/servant.
MNEMONIC: CHANGE OF MAIL LEADS TO CONVENIENT
SERVICE
BENRI NA
convenient
BENJO
toilet
YUUBIN
mail
KANJI
of the WEEK
is
shell, here meaning money or valuable
item. is
a variant of furthermore ,
here acting phonetically to express bestow
and also lending connotations of esteem.
Thus bestow valuable item as token of esteem,
leading to prize and praise (note
that the English terms are etymologically the
same word).
MNEMONIC: MOREOVER, SHELLS ARE PRIZES
SHOUHIN prize
SHOUSAN praise
ITTOUSHOU first prize
KANJI
of the WEEK
is run.
is summon, here acting phonetically to
express leap high (in a dance) and possibly
also lending connotations of being requested (to
dance). To run and leap high came by association
to mean go beyond a normal level in a broad
sense, including in the sense of exceed
and of the prefix super-.
MNEMONIC: SUPERFAST RUNNER SUMMONED FOR EXCEEDING
LIMIT
is rice plant, here symbolizing softness
and pliancy.
is woman, also a symbol of softness and
pliancy. Thus to be soft and pliant, which
came by extension to be pliant in one's affairs
and then leave decisions to others, eventually
leading to entrust. The popolar explanation
that gathering the rice crop was entrusted to
women is incorrect but a useful mnemonic.
is water.
is skin, here acting phonetically to express rise
and fall and probably also lending an idea
of peeling off. Thus water which rises
and falls (and peels off?) i.e., wave.
MNEMONIC: WAVES FORM SKIN OF WATER
SHUUHA frequency
ONPA sound wave
NAMINORI
surfing
KANJI
of the WEEK
is heart.
is die, here used in a sense of no longer
actively present. Thus that which is no
longer actively present in the heart, i.e.
something forgotten.
is wings.
is stand /rise/leave, here acting phonetically
to express fly and also lending an idea
of rise and leave. This kanji originally
referred to a bird flying off. Its present
meaning is borrowed, though it may be helpful
to think of it as a figurative reference to the
wings of time.
MNEMONIC: WINGS OF TIME LEAVE, TILL THE NEXT
TIME
YOKUJITSU
next day
YOKUCHOU next morning
YOKUYOKUNEN
two years later
KANJI
of the WEEK
is mountain.
is branch, here acting phonetically to
express fork and probably also lending
an idea of branching/bifurcation. This
kanji originally referred to a specific mountain
in China noted for its twin peaks, then
came to mean forked mountain in general
and eventually just fork.
MNEMONIC: BRANCHED MOUNTAIN IS FORKED
KIRO
forked road
BUNKI divergence
TAKI
many directions
KANJI
of the WEEK
is thread.
is good luck. Some scholars take the latter
to act phonetically to express entwine,
giving entwine threads and thus join
them. Others take it to lend its early meaning
of lidded container, giving bind lid
on container. It may in fact combine both
phonetic and semantic roles, giving bind lid
on container by entwining it with thread.
End/conclusion is an associated meaning,
as in the English term tie up. Suggest
taking
as samurai
and mouth .
and
fire 
.
Some scholars feel 
SHUUBUN
AKIZORA
is person/man. 
is change, here acting phonetically to express
servant and also lending an idea of bring
about a result. Originally meant efficient
servant but later came to mean service
and hence convenience. As with the
English term convenience, it also has euphemistic
associations with bodily waste. Mail is
an associated idea from service/servant. 
BENJO
YUUBIN
is
shell, here meaning money or valuable
item. 
is
a variant of furthermore 
,
here acting phonetically to express bestow
and also lending connotations of esteem.
Thus bestow valuable item as token of esteem,
leading to prize and praise (note
that the English terms are etymologically the
same word). 
SHOUSAN praise
ITTOUSHOU first prize
is run. 
is summon, here acting phonetically to
express leap high (in a dance) and possibly
also lending connotations of being requested (to
dance). To run and leap high came by association
to mean go beyond a normal level in a broad
sense, including in the sense of exceed
and of the prefix super-.
CHOUJIN superman
CHOUKA excess, surplus
CHOUDENDOU superconductor
is woman, also a symbol of softness and
pliancy. Thus to be soft and pliant, which
came by extension to be pliant in one's affairs
and then leave decisions to others, eventually
leading to entrust. The popolar explanation
that gathering the rice crop was entrusted to
women is incorrect but a useful mnemonic.
IINKAI committee
ININ entrustment
ITAKUKIN 
is water. 
is skin, here acting phonetically to express rise
and fall and probably also lending an idea
of peeling off. Thus water which rises
and falls (and peels off?) i.e., wave.
SHUUHA frequency
ONPA sound wave
NAMINORI
is heart. 
is die, here used in a sense of no longer
actively present. Thus that which is no
longer actively present in the heart, i.e.
something forgotten.
BOUKYAKU forgetfulness
BOUON ingratitude
WASUREGACHI
is wings. 
is stand /rise/leave, here acting phonetically
to express fly and also lending an idea
of rise and leave. This kanji originally
referred to a bird flying off. Its present
meaning is borrowed, though it may be helpful
to think of it as a figurative reference to the
wings of time.
YOKUJITSU
YOKUCHOU next morning
YOKUYOKUNEN
is mountain. 
is branch, here acting phonetically to
express fork and probably also lending
an idea of branching/bifurcation. This
kanji originally referred to a specific mountain
in China noted for its twin peaks, then
came to mean forked mountain in general
and eventually just fork.
KIRO
BUNKI divergence
TAKI
is thread. 
is good luck. Some scholars take the latter
to act phonetically to express entwine,
giving entwine threads and thus join
them. Others take it to lend its early meaning
of lidded container, giving bind lid
on container. It may in fact combine both
phonetic and semantic roles, giving bind lid
on container by entwining it with thread.
End/conclusion is an associated meaning,
as in the English term tie up. Suggest
taking 
and mouth 
.
KEKKON
KEKKA result