Learning Japanese Kanji with Fun Mnemonic
The kanji 三(san) still follow the literal pattern of 一 (ichi) and 二(ni). It’s basically 3 lines being stacked on top of each other. To remember this kanji, imagine it as 3 pieces of pencils stacked together.
To remember the kanji 二 (ni), just remember two pencils adjacent to each other. For this kanji, the meaning is still very literal where you literally have 2 stroke of lines to form the kanji 二 (ni).
The kanji 一 (ichi) is very easy to remember, it looks like a pencil. 1 pencil on the table is 一 (ichi)
A runner is always running ahead to make sure he can reach the finish line before anyone else. And that’s how you remember the kanji 先 (saki), it’s a looks like a person running towards the goal line.
The kanji hyaku (百) has the literal meaning written on the kanji, you don’t believe me? Tilt your head 90° and you’ll see it! This is how you should remember the kanji hyaku (百)!
It’s not fun when you’re locked outside especially when it’s in middle of the night and it’s freezing cold. This is how you should remember the kanji 外 – outside.
The 学 kanji’s basic meaning is studying. If you remember the element of this kanji is the kanji child (子).
To remember the kanji’s mnemonic, imagine the kanji 学 as a picture of a boy sitting on a desk learning. On top of his head there are couple of books on the shelf.
To remember the kanji 今, just imagine it as a cuckoo clock, the cuckoo clock tells you what time is now.
The sun rises from the east, and you can see a tree in front of the rising sun. That’s an easy way to remember the kanji 東. It can be interpreted as combination of the kanji sun (日) and tree (木). The original kanji’s depiction is actually a bag tied at both ends.
To remember the kanji 上, just remember an index finger pointing up.