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食 (Eat) vs 飲 (Drink) vs 飯 (Meal) vs 館 (Building) vs 良 (Good) vs 銀 (Silver)

Every single one of these JLPT kanjis is built around the exact same core shape (良 — Good Daikon)!

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roof hat over 良 = Eat
食 FOOD
ON しょく
KUN た, く
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 食 (Food) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

The cool (く) daikon in a tank-top (た) is shocked (しょく) that he may soon become food...

food 食 + yawning mouth 欠 = Drink
飲 DRINK
ON いん
KUN の
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 飲 (Drink) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

If you don't know (の) how to play an instrument (いん), just drink and sing while cooking dinner!

food 食 + counter 反 = Meal/Rice
飯 MEAL
ON はん
KUN めし
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 飯 (Meal) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

This year’s Hanukkah (はん) meal will be a giant daikon and some mellow shiitakes (めし).

food 食 + official hall 官 = Building
館 BUILDING
ON かん
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 館 (Building) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

A perfect building has a canopy (かん) to sleep under, and some yummy food cooking inside...

食 (roof hat over 良 = Eat)
良 GOOD
ON りょう
KUN よ, い
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 良 (Good) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

When Mr. Daikon started e-ating (い) Oreos (よ or りょう), he couldn’t believe how good they taste...

gold 金 + 良 = Silver
銀 SILVER
ON ぎん
Japanese Kanji Mnemonic for 銀 (Silver) — Shibashi Visual Kanji Mnemonics Flashcard

While gold-crown gives you all you can dream of, the silver crown means you should still log-in (ぎん) to work and eat daikons.

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