# Drawings proposal and confusion about kanji vs. vocab readings

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**Created:** [August 12, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/drawings-proposal-and-confusion-about-kanji-vs-vocab-readings/62931 "2023-08-12T12:23:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/drawings-proposal-and-confusion-about-kanji-vs-vocab-readings/62931/2 "2023-08-12T12:34:09Z")

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> [@Achilleus](#):
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> there are no drawings or sketches to go with the mnemonics. Why is that?

mnemonics don’t presume you need visuals, the description is visually evocative. That’s what makes it a mnemonic. But, to rather point you in a better direction for what you need, there have been various attempts to visualize kanji and vocab, on this forum as well. I suggest you check them out and see if they can help you on your way.

> [@crabigator Visual WK Mnemonics](https://community.wanikani.com/t/visual-wk-mnemonics/33426):
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> Welcome to Visual WK Mnemonics ก็็็็็็็็็็็็็ʕ•͡ᴥ•ʔ ก้้้้้้้้้้้ New: You can find the latest visuals at the end of this postdurtle_the_explorerdurtle_lovedurtle_noice Also check out this newer thread where you can install a userscript that will add AI generated mnemonics. They’re takin our jerbs! angryviet The point of this thread is to use visual aids of any kind to remember the Kanji. This is a remake of the previous thread I did based on the same thing. A while back …

[https://community.wanikani.com/t/wk-mnemonics-visualization-gallery-%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%CA%95%E2%80%A2%CD%A1%E1%B4%A5%E2%80%A2%CA%94-%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89/10464?u=ekg](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wk-mnemonics-visualization-gallery-%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%E0%B9%87%CA%95%E2%80%A2%CD%A1%E1%B4%A5%E2%80%A2%CA%94-%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%89/10464)

[https://community.wanikani.com/t/stupid-visual-mnemonic-project/1337](https://community.wanikani.com/t/stupid-visual-mnemonic-project/1337)

I forget the name of the user that did drawings themselves to represent the mnemonics! I wanted to link that, but didn’t find it on my first search. Check the forums for more examples, like that!

I can’t give you a rating on how good they are, as I never used them myself. I only use some of the mnemonics after all, and I don’t need additional visual aids to memorize things outside of my own brain thankfully.

I wish you good luck with your studies! ^\>^

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