Henshall Kanji Mnemonics

Kanji Number Mnemonic

one finger

right hand to the mouth

rain from heavenly clouds

round coins from bank-teller's window

king with ax rules heaven, earth and man

sound of rising sun

t-bar with droopy lower handle

flames of fire

flowers appear when plants undergo change

10

child learning under ornate roof

11

spirit-like vapors from source x

12

less than perfect ten: worth only nine

13

person rests against tree

14

two gold nuggets under cover of earth

15

work to open hole in roof to see empty sky

16

pitted crescent moon shining down

17

big spotted dog rearing up

18

bending down to look closely with seeing eye

19

a reel is better than five fingers

20

open mouth

21

check six wooden crosses for school

22

left hand steadies carpenter's square

23

three fingers

24

triple-peaked mountain

25

long-armed child in swaddling clothes

26

four fingers in clenched fist

27

skeins of twisted thread

28

child at home studying letters

29

pointed ear

30

badly written ten again: now worth only seven

31

chariot with two wheels

32

hand with fingers spread

33

all points considered, ten out of ten

34

mountain emerging atop another

35

kneeling woman

36

a stroke divided into two small ones

37

bar with handle, sticking up over baseline

38

there are many trees in the woods

39

headless, armless person

40

water squeezes between banks

41

to stop at the line is to do the correct thing

42

growing plant is a symbol of life

43

young blue-green plants live on the moon

44

clear moon indicates evening

45

round stone at base of cliff

46

big fire makes earth glow red

47

that one person is worth a thousand others

48

river flowing between banks

49

those dead people preceded us in life

50

sun shows ten but it's still early

51

round knee and foot suffice to show leg

52

measure trees in village

53

person looking big as possible

54

man provides strength in field

55

Chinese arrow pierces middle of target

56

coiled hooded snake: similar inside to insect

57

town at t-junction of paths through fields

58

person's head is closest part to heaven

59

rice field crossed by paths

60

plant grows in earth

61

two fingers

62

sun with spot

63

enter through inverted v opening

64

person visits well every year

65

sunstroke leaves one white?!

66

eight can be easily divided

67

score one hundred with one white thumbnail

68

cross is basic form of writing: try to top it

69

tree with sweeping branches

70

tree with one central root

71

mouth calls name at night

72

upright eye

73

person standing

74

hand pressing down with strength

75

forest contains tall stately trees

76

eight topped by six?!

77

bow with string waiting to be drawn

78

billowing rain-clouds look like two noses

79

loose clothes for traveling any distance

80

what exactly can a person say?

81

course to categorize rice measures

82

masked head and crossed legs in summer dance

83

house looking like pig-sty

84

gaping mouth sings the can-can

85

field in picture partitioned by strokes

86

coaxial rotation

87

two noses meet under roof

88

every drop of water goes into sea

89

threads meet in embroidered picture

90

shellfish with protruding feelers

91

crescent moon with crack on outside

92

gate with space to let sun shine through

93

only three hairs stand on head: glum face

94

steam comprises watery vapors

95

wordy account of oneself

96

return with wife carrying broom and sword

97

cow with ears and broken horn

98

fish with fiery tail

99

stone lantern at emperor's palace in capital

100

strong insect draws bow with its nose

101

cane in hand teaches child stick arranging

102

string of jewels fit for king

103

distance to move chopped, making it near

104

put hairs into pattern of well-frame

105

counting in tens is a way of measuring

106

two persons of same origin

107

originally cliff with funny spring, now a plain

108

one door forms half a gate

109

an old story, told at least ten times

110

noon strikes, knocking top bit off cow

111

sit crosslegged on threading road, fall behind

112

five mouths speak many words

113

work with carpenter's square

114

spacious building with elbow-room

115

mix six crosses

116

person carries fire that shines light

117

bent old man considers burial in earth

118

column goes along to crossroads

119

tall watchtower

120

arrow burns yellow with grass from field

121

cap fits mouth

122

valley is doubly split opening

123

one's country is an enclosed jewel

124

ground in burnt field is black

125

cover the corner, right now

126

funny dam built by talented one-year-old

127

person with saw about to make something

128

count by using bamboo abacus with both hands

129

footprints stop above line

130

go to city market to buy cloth top hat

131

always thinking of one's field in one's heart

132

pound threads with spoon to make paper

133

temple has measured grounds

134

nose is just a stroke from eye, symbolising self

135

tell time by sun on temple

136

arrive at roofed room

137

altar ground is shrine

138

weak hairs bend like bows

139

chief has hair on head

140

rice plants can get burned in autumn

141

three people enjoy spring sun

142

take brush in hand daily and write

143

small with just a little extra

144

place where sun shines down on ground

145

colorful tale about bodies bent in sex act

146

covered food good for eating

147

heart shows stroke damage

148

stand of trees newly cut down by sharp ax

149

parent sees all from stand of trees

150

diagram with spot marked by x and two pointers

151

woman counts number of rice grains by hand

152

sun falls in west like drop from wine press

153

voice of samurai at door

154

stars born from sun

155

sun against blue means clear weather

156

seven sword cuts

157

rain that hand sweeps away is snow

158

boat with eight portholes is ship

159

before cutting meat cut horns

160

furthermore, threads can be assembled in group

161

foot running along ground

162

grass is early plant

163

many evenings

164

fat is a bit more than just big

165

root of a person is the body

166

I mount stand to say something

167

land with odd twisting creatures on ground

168

waters of pond contain twisting creatures

169

know arrow hole

170

two bamboo stems

171

ample tea plants

172

measure in feet noon sun over horizon

173

long haired old man with stick is very senior

174

bird with wings and talons

175

morning sun rises on plants, displacing moon

176

bent figure uses extra movement to pass

177

young brothers put in order as binding on stake

178

store occupies building

179

mark left after occupation by fire

180

lightning strikes field in electric rain storm

181

broad-bladed sword

182

sitting crosslegged on winter ice

183

small hand appropriately hits mark

184

sun rising through trees in east

185

bamboo gives fitting answer

186

head is a bean-like vessel

187

all hoops have same single opening

188

head moves, showing way along road

189

sell words to read

190

get a hoop for ten yen down south

191

rearing horse

192

samurai stands behind counter selling

193

net full of shell-money can buy a lot

194

sitting crosslegged watching wheat plant grow

195

half a hornless cow, split down middle

196

rice sown in fields by number, in turns

197

father has cane in hand

198

insect blown against sail by wind

199

understand one divides by splitting with sword

200

ear listening at gate hears a lot

201

grain-laden ear of American rice

202

few feet walk nowadays

203

mother is woman with prominent nipples

204

both boat and plow can point the way

205

people flee, turning their backs on the north

206

every person has a mother

207

younger sister is immature woman

208

bright sun and moon give clarity

209

bird's mouth produces non-human cry

210

tuft of hair

211

double-doored gate

212

at night, person puts on top hat to view moon

213

village already built on wild moor

214

hands reaching out in friendship

215

use fence

216

sun wings its way like a bird, and so day passes

217

wheat comes to be ten grains of rice?!

218

tasseled drum on stand makes pleasing music

219

ground tilled into fields, indicating village

220

keeping jewels in village is reasonable

221

tongue controls words when talking

222

sub-human, ugly, twisted feelings are bad

223

woman at home, resting at ease

224

sun goes dark, accompanied by sound

225

doctor's bag contains arrow, used for healing

226

a thought is a sound from the heart

227

educate child upside-down like piece of meat

228

official members always talk of money

229

institute complete with surrounding hills

230

lack food, so swallow drink

231

army on move needs luck and transport

232

long swim in water

233

laden person mounts horse at relay station

234

spacious park encloses considerable distance

235

yellow piece of wood laid on its side

236

arrive and find corpse in store building

237

sun warms water in a bowl

238

bewitched person changes and falls

239

what a burden the lotus plant can be!

240

boundary between fields marks areas

241

hands remove bar and open gate

242

all the steps of a terraced hill

243

angular horn

244

wet tongue is sign of life

245

building's six wells ice over in cold

246

one halberd in mouth causes feeling in heart

247

official eats in hall

248

mountainous cliff forms dry shore

249

stony mountain shows rocky crags

250

cause oneself to run

251

expect period of months between winnowings

252

each house guest sits crosslegged, open mouthed

253

extreme investigation of nine holes

254

hurrying person suddenly bends, hand to heart

255

reach out and grade threads

256

palace is building with joined rooms

257

seek spherical jewel

258

nose to ground suggests one's gone too far

259

tall arched wooden structure is bridge

260

study complex wooden instrument as profession

261

field has many bending paths

262

office corpse uses odd phrase in circumstances

263

stop and stare at silvery metal

264

old plant leaves bitter taste

265

keep an eye on table: it's valuable equipment

266

lord holds stick next to mouth

267

elder brother is all mouth and legs

268

person involved with joining threads

269

light vehicle pushed along ground by hand

270

vessel contains blood

271

person decides to carry water-pack on back

272

hone stone with two forked sticks

273

keep an eye on stand at prefectural show

274

mouth speaks three and a bit words

275

storehouse is building containing vehicles

276

old moon seen in waters of lake

277

eight lords show nose in public

278

house window faces one

279

extra sharp stroke brings happiness

280

find oneself together with water in port

281

mouth calls number of twisting weed

282

stop and stare at tree root

283

hand puts meat on altar in festival of worship

284

slender path threads through field

285

samurai is person who works and serves

286

person falls in death, soon bare bones

287

official person uses servant

288

first woman begins to mount platform

289

person sits pointing at sun with finger

290

teeth ensure rice stops in mouth

291

words from temple are pure poetry

292

lack of ice follows next

293

handling ten boxes is no small thing

294

hold hands at temple

295

carpenter's square is a form of stake

296

in reality, a big six-armed man is in the house!

297

convey copy of building

298

person will be buried in ground one day

299

king with bit extra is real master

300

take measures to protect house

301

hand takes control of ear

302

watery alcohol in wine jar

303

one hand receives baton from another hand

304

sandbank in river is separate province

305

joined hands can gather or count to ten

306

threads finish in winter

307

white wings learning to fly

308

another week rolls around

309

birds gather in tree

310

where person lives is where he is master

311

heavy vehicle has double wheels

312

chop down door with ax to get into place

313

person under hot sun

314

furthermore, help by adding strength

315

summon, and let there be light

316

water has vanished from our little moon

317

use mouth and legs to trade, standing at counter

318

badge quickly stands out

319

with effort, two fires can surpass moon

320

two come riding

321

straight tree is properly planted

322

sun is pierced: what can one say?

323

pregnant woman has conspicuous body

324

gods say something spirited at altar

325

find deep waterhole near tree

326

advance like moving bird

327

odd world of the thirties' generation

328

force correct arrangement of bundles

329

trace thread-like line to source

330

king completely under cover

331

sent away from heaven

332

heart breathes through nose

333

person with arrow in side is one of the clan

334

other person is like twisting creature

335

hand hits nail

336

measure opposition to text

337

wait at temple beside road

338

person replaced by stake

339

bamboo tops young brother in order of things

340

get subject heading correct on the day

341

fiery material from mountain cliff is coal

342

both arrow and food vessel are short

343

sheep arrives wearing eye-liner!

344

master pours water

345

master wooden pillar

346

block is exact to a t

347

long cloth drape used as register

348

investigate by talking around

349

ten eyes fixed directly on corner

350

pursue moving buttocks

351

fix roof correctly

352

palace courtyard is fine garden

353

lost metal proves to be iron

354

vehicle rolls over two noses

355

metropolis is village of many persons

356

hand measures twenty-one degrees in building

357

hand strikes by throwing ax

358

bird alights on mountainous island

359

rising sun heats water

360

two funny feet climb food vessel

361

bamboo tablets at temple are all equal

362

strength moves heavy object

363

child stands in village

364

person tries to get inside hoop

365

inside person there is meat

366

farming unearths bent clam shell

367

waves form skin of water

368

distribute wine to oneself

369

burned field is a dry field

370

discharged with two bent legs and funny feet

371

cliff opposes hand

372

slope is opposed ground

373

opposed to wooden boards

374

opposed to skinning with one stroke

375

broken heart does not want to be sad

376

beautiful big sheep

377

own nose follows trail through twenty fields

378

ice is frozen water

379

shown long-looking list

380

little rice, eaten in a mere second

381

third-rate health leads to illness

382

quality goods come in boxes

383

defeated person flees bearing money

384

clan stands open mouthed in part of village

385

servile hand puts clothes on hoist under moon

386

altar at single entrance to field--good fortune

387

cow is a thing with four legs

388

balanced scales are flat and even

389

reverse movement and return

390

strive to avoid effort?!

391

striking in all directions is a form of release

392

ten thousand march in wrong direction

393

taste lingers unfinished in the mouth

394

life can hinge on a spoken order

395

mask encloses funny face with big eye

396

mouth asking at gate

397

move off with weapon in hand to do one's duty

398

medicinal plant gives pleasure

399

there's a reason for derrick in field

400

liquid from field with derrick is oil

401

have meat in your hand

402

children play at moving person's side

403

I've already pushed the shuttle

404

ocean of white sheep, not white horses

405

leaves are generation of plants on tree

406

side of hill is positively sunny

407

sheep appears to water tree--awkward situation

408

from each plant, leaf falls like drop of water

409

hair and water flow as child is born

410

put odd clothes on one side for journey

411

scales weigh both parts of a pair

412

watery green liquid oozes in thread-like strands

413

praying at altar is act of propriety

414

cut up bones lined up in a row

415

each foot follows same route

416

rice softened in the mouth in peaceful Japan

417

sit crosslegged, hand on heart, in love

418

consider plan around restful wooden table

419

person uses plow as starting point

420

collar and sleeves symbolize clothing

421

person stands according to rank

422

enclosure surrounds well

423

entrust rice plants to woman

424

fleshy stomach seen in field

425

hand presses down on person as on seal

426

England has superior plants in its center

427

tree flourishes gloriously under ornate cover

428

person throws salty dish from mouth to ground

429

big opening in center

430

person with hundred million thoughts

431

strengthened by added mouth

432

change goods for money and vice-versa

433

section of lesson contains fruitful words

434

plant with fang-like shoots

435

force oneself to reform

436

wooden device for admonishing

437

covering live mouth can cause harm

438

each person sits crosslegged and open mouthed

439

remember to be awake when learning by looking

440

completely original building

441

government official in building sits on backside

442

man from mouth of Han River in grassy Han China

443

bamboo pipe under control

444

heaven's gates are impassable barrier: sent away

445

look and observe crested bird

446

wish springs from head not heart

447

interwoven cloth threads desirable but rare

448

rice plants in season grow like young children

449

chronicle of self threads from beginning to end

450

food pot at mouth makes samurai happy

451

person at side of winnowing device holds flag

452

four big box-like vessels are useful utensils

453

on how many occasions is wooden loom used?

454

discussion involves righteous use of words

455

cross water to seek spotted fur coat

456

rescue by coercive request

457

supply joined threads

458

raise laden table by hand: some act!

459

fishing requires both fish and water

460

plant and table go together

461

thirteen strong arms cooperating

462

shout aloud at bent legs in metal mirror

463

two elder brothers compete in stand-off

464

person pushed into opening between wooden poles

465

enclosed section x is a ward

466

covered wagons encircle army camp

467

village belongs to lord of county district

468

model punishment for earthy types

469

sunny capital is a bright scene

470

two nosey people examine art of planting

471

person with gaping mouth lacks dignity

472

bind samurai's mouth with thread

473

hand holds pen erect

474

healthy person stands erect

475

elder brother examines horse cover

476

solid old enclosure

477

meritorious service entails effortful work

478

person points to weather signs with arrow

479

desktop boat voyage

480

hand pounds healthy bran flakes in building

481

proclaim with bull-like roar from mouth

482

sheep on left is different

483

hand plucks vegetables near tree

484

take most sun when it's at its highest point

485

lots of timber in dam of felled trees

486

past made up of yesterday and other days

487

""buttock cloth"" has finely cut print

488

kill by striking with wooden cross

489

surmise why one worships under roof

490

go to get big nose with three hairs attended to

491

live birth standing on cliff

492

hand strikes meat, scattering twenty-one pieces

493

two cruel halberds leave only bare bone

494

samurai stands erect

495

Mr. Hill borrows family ladle

496

hand of man central to history

497

one official administers corner entrance

498

elder sister works in city

499

test forms of words

500

decline with words from sharp tongue

501

man about to lose baton

502

person who has borrowed in the past

503

kind of rice plant heavy with seed

504

earth around mouth of hoop

505

hundred people lodging in one house

506

compliant heads in sequence like flowing river

507

clothes must first be cut

508

preacher's mouth recites for two days

509

roast thirty-one legs on fire

510

illuminate by bright light of fire

511

moreover, shells are prizes

512

retainer keeps watchful eye out

513

person's word is believed and trusted

514

it's true that equipment is in ten pieces

515

become exact after trimming with halberd blade

516

few eyes examine ministry: an omission

517

blue water is pure and clean

518

strong power forces up round earthen mounds

519

conflict quieted by sight of calming green

520

building with twenty-one cloth seats

521

take blame for pile-up of rice plants

522

hand-ax can break or bend

523

bamboo has joints, namely sections

524

elder brother disperses words, preaching away

525

water shallow: depth of two halberds

526

fight war with simple halberd

527

choose to move together like twisting threads

528

duly eat roast dog meat, but . . .

529

vie with bent old man, stick in hand

530

ministers eye each other from trees

531

warehouse has cover and doored entrance

532

thoughts can be mutual feelings

533

elephant resembles pig with big ears and trunk

534

manage fast movement

535

be at side of model person

536

continue to sell threads

537

ten soldier-men in top hats

538

descendants are children in thread-like lineage

539

find cloth belt in mountain zone

540

unit of pig-like soldiers on hill

541

sheep move on ground to attain goal

542

simple unit of ten fields

543

conversation of fiery words

544

govern from a watery platform

545

put net directly in path

546

stored wealth fits exactly under roof

547

fleshy intestines exposed to rising sun

548

person scoops low, down to baseline

549

scoop out base of building

550

person stops at inn

551

white ladle makes good target

552

bend six rules

553

two people nose to nose conveying something

554

follower runs futilely along road

555

try with slave-like effort

556

lamp's flame is exact

557

furthermore, hall is on raised ground

558

working people on the move

559

mother lives on, despite poison

560

earthen mounds round fire become hot

561

have thoughts in heart even now

562

shell ""defeated"" by striking hand

563

person stands open mouthed with double

564

gain ten exclusive points by extensive gambling

565

opposed to eating cooked rice

566

two long beaked cranes fly through tall reeds

567

unwind and spend money

568

lance through heart is necessarily bent

569

take bamboo writing brush in hand

570

vote shows west is best

571

tree is a signpost showing west

572

put down once, then thrice, for emphatic ""not so""

573

big man with pin through head is good husband

574

hand attaches measure to person

575

large building attached to government center

576

deputy cut down at single entrance to field

577

minutely divided rice becomes powder

578

soldier puts ax on table

579

two cuts to the mouth mean split lip

580

movement cuts through boundary

581

change to a sort of red as one sits crosslegged

582

change of mail man leads to convenient service

583

serpent-like embryo enveloped in womb

584

constrained by law to leave water

585

king gazes at moon, wishing for death

586

hand with stick makes cow go into pasture

587

tip of tree

588

both grass and water can be filling

589

veins are tributaries of the body

590

populace is more substantial than clan

591

knotted thread reminds of promise about ladle

592

old man bent with age but still brave

593

every western has vital need for woman in it

594

rear sheep for food

595

valley water is good for bathing

596

effective sharp tool cuts rice for profit

597

hills and earthen mounds indicate land

598

take lid off food--looks good

599

measure of rice has fixed charge

600

village gets measured quantity, for one day

601

vehicle has aligned and capped wheels

602

variety of rice with big head

603

kneeling person ordered to don cap

604

ice rules in freezing cold

605

people in line show example of precedent

606

history stops with indoor rice plants?!

607

accompanied by row of moving vehicles

608

refined threads from the east

609

old man falls, ready for burying in ground

610

labor with effort under ornate roof

611

record on green metal

612

roof under pressure from earth

613

transfer many rice plants

614

enclosed man has cause to depend on others

615

water looks icy for a long time

616

ornately roofed barracks with joined rooms

617

opening to go on guard for almost five years

618

sun bounces easily off lizard's changing legs

619

make profit on eight sets of tableware

620

need for liquid, even water at night

621

perform in building by yellow river

622

react with feeling to building

623

master goes off

624

feelings are cause of kind favor

625

person opposed to even temporary falsehood

626

person from west has price on head

627

tree, like field, produces fruitful results

628

water can form river

629

excessive movement makes backbone pass mouth!

630

congratulations on adding to one's money

631

no water, but decidedly cheerful feelings

632

solve problem by cutting off cow's horn

633

each tree sets a standard

634

ascertain that bird under roof is a roc

635

visitor's forehead looks like plaque

636

publish book on how to keep sword dry

637

person dries trunk as sun rises through grass

638

become used to having heart pierced

640

stop and stare with wide eyes

641

winnowing device based on firm ground

642

draw near to strange house

643

adult male looked upon as standard

644

support from skilled hands facilitates craft

645

I am like a sheep, full of righteousness

646

big upside-down man moves in reverse

647

stooping person propped up for a long time

648

only one day old, but old nonetheless

649

old person sitting slumped is at home

650

permit speech at noon

651

stand on sunny ground, legs astride boundary

652

same hands raised at table--how interesting

653

level ground with one ladle?!

654

altar in forbidden forest

655

mouth wraps itself around phrase

656

words flow like river in lesson

657

lord of sheep flock

658

guiding hand passes threads to ground

659

master cuts threads, washes clean in water

660

person leading away cow is a serious matter

661

start two fires with cut up tickets

662

elder brother dons cap to climb steep hill

663

elder brother investigates wooden cover

664

silk threads from round fleshy worm

665

stop and stare from hill, having reached limits

666

see jewel that now appears

667

decreased water brings on heartless feeling

668

old stick in hand a thing of the past

669

that individual is a hard person

670

wordily defend hand seizing bird in grass

671

exchange of strength proves most effective

672

kind but ""thick"" child plays daily by cliff

673

till around well and many branched tree

674

extensive metal ore

675

do you mind if it's built with wooden baskets?

676

lecture built with ""baskets"" of words

677

compare sun and water--a confusing mix

678

furthermore, wood should be investigated

679

add one basket again

680

fire and flooding river are potential calamities

681

wife holds broom in hand

682

gather fruit from tree with two hands

683

festival at edge of hill is quite an occasion

684

funny dam is located near countryside dwelling

685

dam full of money means great wealth

686

not a network, but still criminal

687

nine miscellaneous birds gathered in tree

688

silkworm is a heavenly insect

689

alcohol has lingering bitter acid taste

690

two males praised and given money

691

hand supports cross-shaped branch

692

warrior's heart shows will

693

model teacher has one bit of cloth over buttocks

694

next sum of money provides capital

695

drops from altar sacrifice show will of gods

696

starting point for person is to resemble one

697

old person is really a child

698

have knowledge of a word sounding like lance

699

two axes chop pawned shell to ascertain quality

700

quarters with roof and entrance below ground

701

words of apology and thanks as one shoots off

702

teacher's hand confers receipt

703

hand obtains pitchfork from supply store

704

person practices to master striking with brush

705

mass of odd people under watchful eye with lash

706

elder brother celebrates at altar

707

state how one moved around funny tree

708

go around funny tree with certain technique

709

ten birds on water, all at same level

710

building already beginning to show order

711

surplus hills must be removed

712

invite by summoning with hand

713

hear about a bristly water-baby

715

correct words are proof

716

item about sitting crosslegged in tree

717

dog eats bar of ice, now in bad condition

718

furthermore, the usual cloth, as always

719

heart made blue with feeling of pity

720

weave threads with noise like a lance

721

job as lancer leaves noise in ears

722

tree cut in shape of cow shows system of sorts

723

one's nature is the heart one is born with

724

government forces correctness

725

refined green rice fills one with spirit

726

system for manufacturing clothing

727

elder brother gives away rice-tax

728

growing money debts mean growing liability

729

blame threads for poor achievements in spinning

730

join hands with woman standing alone

731

build with words, despite hammer in hand

732

tongue shows dry mouth

733

sever colorful threads

734

two gold halberds reduced to mere coin

735

sheep has one small but good mouth

736

furthermore, at altar one worships ancestors

737

raw threads are bare and basic elements

738

thread runs through public feeling

739

proclaim that one has made a move

740

image of elephant man

741

build up earth in field over eight days

742

rules regarding the cutting of money

743

measure water with fathom-rule

744

insect with buttocks, legs, and head belongs to which genus?

745

member has hand missing--serious loss

746

stop and stare, then move back in retreat

747

loan is replacement money

748

have appearance of able heart

749

measured circle produces well rounded group

750

decisively decline rice cut with ax in corner

751

mediocre work with wood and bamboo in building

752

draw longbow to full stretch

753

hold properly in hand

754

to an extent, rice ends up in king's mouth

755

move in manner befitting old emperor

756

old emperor strikes suitably matched enemy

757

supervise lineage full of threads

758

copper is same metal as red metal

759

measured guiding hand leads along way

760

special bull sent to temple

761

measure potential gains in movement over one day

762

move that virtuous heart is worth ten eyes

763

insect-ridden German Shepherd dog is left alone

764

entrust jewels to person on duty

765

dog meat duly burns with extra fire

766

fleshy bear with claws and nose can perform Noh

767

skin a rock!? must mean break it

768

dog commits crime of assaulting prone person

769

cut in half--a judgment with Solomon's seal

770

opposed wooden board makes print

771

compare two persons sitting side by side

772

fleshy bending body has been fattened

773

wings unfold--not a fault

774

person equipped with grass uses it for roof

775

listed persons receive sacks

776

even words are fair comment

777

money divided, so now poor

778

hand works on spread of cloth threads

779

woman holding broom may be wife

780

house at single entrance to field grows wealthy

781

warrior advances on foot with halberd

782

person goes repeatedly to sit crosslegged in sun

783

person crosslegged in sun with double clothing!

784

Buddha has prominent nose

785

books bound with thread left at editor's door

786

speech about twenty noses!?

787

person preserved in wooden box

788

sun shines on big, grass covered, earthen grave

789

by good fortune, seize person, report for reward

790

food vessel bends under weight of rich content

791

defensive hill to one side prevents attack

792

exchange bent sword for money in trade deal

793

exposed to violent sun together with insufficient water

794

growth of immature tree not yet finished

795

lance forces effort in performing duty

796

wheatsheaf burned, now none left

797

rice is moved and lost--how perplexing

798

many white threads of cotton make cotton wool

799

transport cut meat under cover in vehicle

800

eight excessively dry beams under ample roof

801

already faced with having to look after deposits

802

roofed valley looks able to contain a lot

803

ten bits of thread command top rate

804

abbreviated outline of each field

805

stop in field to fasten on bent sword

806

head rules, controlling possessed territory

807

together again in different field--how strange

808

move on and leave behind something precious

809

lance in ground at sole entrance--off limit area

811

child lies stiff under roof, set to go to heaven

812

feathered wings

813

center of sun shines brightly

814

drag feet in extended movement

815

go alongside of water, through eight openings

816

say exactly what can should be approved

817

I have a tasseled halberd, a symbol of me myself

818

hillside ablaze--reduced to ashes

819

road-town is just crossroads of raised earth

820

spread hands wide

821

get leather from middle of ten horned creatures

822

each gate leads to cabinet

823

sword harms by dividing

824

red tree stump provides firm stock

825

flattened forked pole for drying washing

826

light two fires by oneself with rolled volumes

827

put hand above eye to watch better

829

space left on brief and simple bamboo letter

830

nine rounded off with extra stroke

831

crouch on edge of dangerous cliff--mate fallen

832

use wooden table for desk

833

army hand wields command

834

one precious shell in middle of collection

835

two people felled by one arrow? doubt if correct

836

stringless bow

837

if it reaches mouth, then suck it in

838

person stands weeping watery tears

839

attendant offers togetherness to person

840

flesh encircling scarred ""container"" is the chest

841

odd stringy food served in village

842

work with effort to grow plants from seed-box

843

bamboo has strong fleshy sinews

844

lineage composed of twisted connected threads

845

direct path entails moving with hands on ground

846

force person to use respectful phrases of plants

847

warn with respectful words

848

tiger attacks pig with sword?!--what drama!

849

take cover away and expose hole

851

crested bird had right to balance in tree

852

constitutional law covers all one sees and feels in life

853

water source is in original spring on plain

854

daringly ornate building is strictly solemn!

855

I myself follow the thread--what about you?

856

odd hand by mouth stops breathing or calling

857

mistaken words given

858

empress comes behind, cutting opening with ax

859

woman likes child--what a fine thing

860

filial piety is child caring for earthy old man

861

emperor is white king

862

work with crimson threads

863

descend hill and sit crosslegged by well

864

metal in hills proves to be steel

865

mince threads by cutting tops off

866

samurai beats rice under cover to make cereals

867

flesh covered bones

868

tree in difficulty, trapped in box

869

sand comprises little stones

870

persons sit on ground under roof at gathering

871

text about odd moon seen in settled water

872

judge decides to cut cloth with fancy halberd

873

plan to fix droopy tree branches with bamboo

874

stacked bound tablets resemble volumes of books

875

nose flat to ground as one reaches one's peak

876

rice is private and belongs to me myself

877

next woman has a good figure

878

look and see what's on show

879

parts of speech are official words

880

samurai's heartfelt words recorded in journal

881

rock has invisible magnetic threads

882

hand shoots measured arrow into body

883

find abandoned hand in one's quarters!

884

measure prop for foot of topless door

886

plants on right are young

888

samurai's hand stands food pot next to tree

889

building with altar is main center of religion

890

take up issue of crippled dogs in capital

891

follow eight roads correctly

892

threads to follow are the vertical ones

893

reduced to threadbare lodgings

894

mature child puts round lid over mouth of fire pit

895

pure threads look like hair

896

sit crosslegged on stool to deal with situation

897

person netted, signs up for government office

898

person's words are many and various

899

commander's hand about to reach for bar of ice

900

big person bent over like bamboo, laughing

901

wounded persons left exposed to rising sun

902

get badge for overcoming hindering hill

903

castle consists of earthen ramparts

904

grass covered waterbaby steams on fiery hotplate

905

ten metal needles

906

two people show benevolent relationship

907

look like riding hanging down to ground!

908

push bird ahead with hand

909

pulse measured as one inch from hand

911

saintly king's earhole is sacred

912

words become sincere

913

state that roof will be finished in two days

914

exclusive possession of ten measured fields

915

spring produces white water

916

wash tip in water

917

soak nine shrubs in water to make dye

918

two big men play heavenly music

919

nose makes hole in window, left feeling down

920

for a start, put sword in warehouse

921

layers of corpses build up in field over eight days

922

three wooden boxes take some handling

923

store and guard halberds under grassy cliff

924

entrails are harbored in body

926

child knows of existence of funny dam

927

pour out measure of wine for esteemed guest

928

seven roomed house with roof on top

929

carry burden in hand for one whole day

930

hand probes hole in tree

931

cut steps by striking cliff

932

three hands warming in the sun

933

person has fixed price

934

person in middle makes for good relationship

935

reason for space under roof is to let in sky

936

loyalty and devotion at center of one's heart

937

person writes notable book about plants

938

government office is building of exactitude

939

two cracked turtle shells show trillion signs

940

receive nail exactly through top of head

941

seawater rises with morning tide

942

entrust with wages money

943

pain passes through sick body

944

slumped figure in shorts spread out on grass

945

attack and defeat with measured words

946

elder brother's faction meets under fancy roof

947

rice from Tang China looks like sugar

948

deliver corpse and report reason

949

bird in trouble in waterless Han China

951

child reaches for breast swollen with milk

952

words of appreciation as blade reaches heart!?

953

store obtained threads inside, ready to resupply

954

body's brain-box marked by cross and hairs

955

faction is like tributary relative to river

956

hand offers eight-leaved plant in worship

957

turn back defiantly on meat from the north

958

bodies in cities have bad lungs

959

non-person is an amusing actor

960

squad receives a cut of the jewels

961

sun escapes every evening

962

deny, saying not so

963

criticism can involve an handy comparison

964

rice plant necessarily kept secret

965

person sits crosslegged, fleshy belly in sun

966

big bird stirs, flying excitedly from field

967

his majesty's throne compares to earthen hill

968

close gate with propped cross

969

one side of a tree is some piece!

970

use needle point to make good torn clothes

971

treasure house contains jewels

972

visit someone to have words on the side

973

dead person lost in corner

974

""dead in one's heart"" means forgotten

975

two big wooden clubs with nails through

976

hand holds thin flat wooden stick for counting

977

big curtain of threaded grass shades out sun

978

building in dense mountains necessarily secret

979

bright alliance pledged over bowl of blood

980

plant copies model tree and grows big in sun

981

big arrow with broken tip

982

person translating carries a load of words

983

mail in village left dangling

984

gentle actor's superior display of person's grief

985

infant short on strength, like tiny thread

986

sheep with fine horns marked with three stripes

987

greedy person lacks valley so desires one

988

wings of time leave, till the next time

989

kneeling figure puts tongue out--leads to riot

990

angular back-to-back fish eggs?!

991

person with one staring eye sees all

992

clothing made at rear of village has good lining

993

moving hand writes down the law

994

person faces goods and stares

995

good moon is clear and bright

996

argument of neatly capped and aligned words

1036

woman half claws way up tree to get cherry blossom

1210

fiercely agitated water releases white spray

1304

person prays at tree for money bills

1307

fluted dish on plate

1315

tree branch

1322

rear animals by administering food to them

1394

pine is a public tree

1476

serve heaped dishes when one becomes prosperous

1481

twenty-one days ago is well in the past

1521

three sticks atop fruit tree form nest

1524

samurai wears clothes in bed

1535

manage to put box-like bundle in tree

1568

use stretched words to deceive about birth

1624

there's a reason for making flute from bamboo

1640

one miniature box on stand, full of beans

1689

every tree should be a plum tree

1703

bamboo sides mutually opposed in box

1775

line up in two rows of eight

1789

live to see sun set among big plants at end of day

1844

cover eyes at night and dream of grass