金
JLPT 5Joyo 1

kane, kana, KIN, KON
From top: cover, lid , earth/soil 土, two gold nuggets 丷
Covered in the ground is the gold.

	弟
JLPT 4Joyo 2

otōto, TEI, DAI, DE
From top: to come out 丷, bow 弓, and an feathered arrow λ
The feathered arrow comes from the bow of my younger brother.

	半
JLPT 5Joyo 2

nakaba, HAN
A cake 二, two candles 丷 and a cut 丨
The birthday cake with two candles is cut 丨 into half.

	幸
JLPT 3Joyo 3

saiwai, shiawase, sachi, KŌ
From top: earth 土, var. of sheep 羊. Or: Earth 土, two drops 丷, mirrored earth 干
Between two earths is the happiness.

	勝
JLPT 3Joyo 3

katsu, masaru, SHŌ
Combination of imperial majesty 朕 and strength 力 - BETTER: flesh/meat 月/肉, 龹 = fire 火 with BBQ-grate 二, power 力
If you barbeque your meat on a BBQ-grate over a fire you will have power to win.

	送
JLPT 4Joyo 3

okuru, SŌ
Left: movement 辶, right: sth. coming out 丷 (e.g. steam) and sky, heaven 天
Out of heaven, this movement was sent.

	関
JLPT 3Joyo 4

seki, KAN
Outside: gate 門, inside: a border guard 龹 (= barrier with two 二 barrier bars and a person 人 with upraised arms 丷)
The gate is blocked with two bars and the alarmed guard at: the checkpoint.

	説
JLPT 4Joyo 4

toku, SETSU
Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: out of 丷, older brother 兄 (= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿)
Words from my elder brother explain it.

	隊
JLPT 3Joyo 4

TAI
Left: hill 阝, right: out of 丷, pig 豕
Out of the hills like pigs rushes the troops.

	益
JLPT 1Joyo 5

masu, EKI, YAKU
In the middle: a table with something on 丷, below: a plate 皿
With a well-laid table and plates he (i.e. the restaurant owner) will benefit.

	逆
JLPT 2Joyo 5

sakarau, GYAKU
Left: movement 辶, right: (Chinese only:) disobedient or opposing 屰 (out of 丷, one 一, var. of mountain 山 with one middle peak up- and downwards ノ
When the peaks of moving mountains are in different directions, it stands for: "reverse"

	券
JLPT 2Joyo 5

KEN
At top the guard person 龹 known from: barrier, checkpoint 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), below: sword 刀
The border guard has a sword to cut your ticket.

	税
JLPT 2Joyo 5

ZEI
Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of elder brother 兄 (out of 丷, mouth 口, legs 儿)
The rice plants from my elder brother are taxed.

	増
JLPT 2Joyo 5

masu, fueru/yasu, ZŌ
Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
On earth, compared to before, we have increased.

	巻
JLPT 2Joyo 6

maki, maku, KAN
Top: the border guard 龹 known from "checkpoint" 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二, [here: two rolls], bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself)
The person 人 with the raised arms 丷 has rolled himself 己 the two rolls 二. (Maki-Sushi? 巻き 寿司)

	従
JLPT 1Joyo 6

shitagau, JŪ
Left: to go 彳, right: out of 丷, correct 正.
I go out very correctly: I follow in obedience.

	層
JLPT 2Joyo 6

SŌ
Top: buttock seen from the side 尸, below: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
These buttocks were formerly in this (upper) class.

	尊
JLPT 2Joyo 6

tattoi/bu, tōtoi, SON
From top: out of 丷, wine mug 酉, skillful hand 寸
If something is poured out 丷 of the wine mug with a skillful hand, it appears honorable.

	鋭
JLPT 2Joyo 7

surudoi, EI
Left: metal 金, right: coming out 丷 (here: piercings), elder brother 兄 (= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿)
The metal piercings in the 'big mouth' of my elder brother are sharp and acute.

	悦
JLPT 1Joyo 7

ETSU
Left: feeling 忄, right: coming out 丷, elder brother 兄
The feeling out of my elder brother is ecstasy.

	閲
JLPT 1Joyo 7

ETSU
Outside: gate 門, inside: 兑 (elder brother 兄 [= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿] with arms 丷 raised high)
In the gate is my older brother with raised arms, in a inspection.

	咲
JLPT 2Joyo 7

saku,
Left: mouth 口, right: out of 丷, heaven/sky 天
Like a mouth out of heaven looks this blossom.

	遂
JLPT 1Joyo 7

tsui, togeru, SUI
Combination of: chasing 逐 [The pig 豕 (= 豚), moves 辶, when you chase it] and: 'out of' 丷 (here 丷 as a goal marked by two poles 丷)
The chasing into the goal 丷 is: "accomplishing and achieving".

	憎
JLPT 2Joyo 7

nikumu/i/shimi, ZŌ
Left: feeling 忄, right: before/formerly 曽 build up (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
A feeling that I formerly had was hate.

	塑
JLPT 1Joyo 7

SO
Top: new moon [さく] (= 1. day of lunar month) 朔 (disobedient or reverse 屰 [chinese only], var. of reverse/opposite 逆 [out 丷 to the 一 mountain 山 and downwards ノ movements are reversed] & moon 月, bottom: earth 土
For forming a counterpart of the moon you can use earth/clay and modelize it

	僧
JLPT 1Joyo 7

SŌ
Left: person 人, right: former/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a priest.

	贈
JLPT 2Joyo 7

okuru, ZŌ, SŌ
Left: shell/money 貝, right: formerly, before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly)
If I had money as formerly, I will give it as a present.

	脱
JLPT 1Joyo 7

nugu, DATSU
Left: body 肉/月, right: 兑 = the elder brother 兄 [= a big mouth 口 on legs 儿], lifting both arms 丷
(He raises his arms 丷 while stripping off his shirt. And I see:) the body of my elder brother with raised arms, who is undressing.

	朕
JLPT 1Joyo 7

CHIN
Left: body 月/肉, right: 关 (coming out of 丷, heaven/sky 天)
A body, out of the heaven: that's Us.

	謄
JLPT 1Joyo 7

TŌ
Left + top: imperial WE 朕 (A body 月/肉 out of 丷 the heaven 天: that's Us), below: word 言
Our imperial word is copied (= widely distributed).

	騰
JLPT 1Joyo 7

TŌ
Left + top: imperial WE 朕 (A body 月 out of 丷 the heaven 天: that's Us), below: horse 馬 (flying mane, galopping legs 灬 and tail フ)
Monthly 月 we 龹 [= two 二 persons 人 with lifted arms 丷] are frightend about the horse(-price) inflation.

	瓶
JLPT 2Joyo 7

kame, BIN
Left: unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a buddhist temple gate 开 you shall be united), right: roof tile 瓦 (image of interhooked tiles)
You can "unite", with this clay (as used for roof tiles), when making: bottles and jugs.

	併
JLPT 1Joyo 7

awaseru, HEI
Left: person 人, right: unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a the gate 开 (=toori) of a shinto-shrine you shall be united)
Persons who are united are united/merged.

	猶
JLPT 1Joyo 7

nao, YŪ
Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: out of 丷, wine mug 酉
The wild animal out of the wine mug (=alcoholic intoxication) is still causing deferments.

	曽
JLPT -Joyo 7

SŌ, ZO
From top: out of 丷 (here: rain), field 田, sun 日
At rain on the field and under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.

	餅
JLPT -Joyo 7

mochi, HEI
Left: food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: 并 [out of 丷 [here: two pestles] - [here: 井 as a box like donburi 丼])
(This sticky rice porridge is beaten soft for hours.) The food that is pounded with pestles in a box is: mochi.