# Selfmade Mnemonics **URL:** \ **Category:** WaniKani\ **Created:** [March 17, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928 "2018-03-17T05:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Torao92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/torao92/32/286016_2.png) [@Torao92](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Torao92)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/1 "2018-03-17T05:43:07Z")
I wanted to know what kind of mnemonics you guys come up with. I really like to read/watch one piece. Since there are so many characters and places in the story I just thought about using them my mnemonics. I would be glad to see what you think of when creating new mnemonics. Please share them if you feel like it. ---
**Author:** ![Torao92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/torao92/32/286016_2.png) [@Torao92](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Torao92)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/2 "2018-03-17T05:46:04Z")
Expression: 関 Reading: かん Meaning: relation, connection Mnemonic: Magellans gate of impel down **connects** the outside world with his prison. it has **horns** on top like himself. because he put much energy into it to make it how it is today, impel down is now Magellans **heaven**. One of his accomplishments is that he captured **Kan** juro. **Kan** juro is **related** to wano kuni and has **connections** to a lot of strong Samurai. Magellan wants to make use of the **connections** **Kan** juro has. ---
**Author:** ![tripwyre](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@tripwyre](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tripwyre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/3 "2018-03-17T06:27:51Z")
傾- lean Reading- けい My **geoduck** **leader** has been drinking too much **lean** with a **spoon** , so the **KKK** killed him. ---
**Author:** ![TellowKrinkle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tellowkrinkle/32/7530_2.png) [@TellowKrinkle](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TellowKrinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/4 "2018-03-17T06:33:37Z")
I had a lot of trouble remembering 妨げる / To Obstruct since they introduced a whole new person with a random name (Samantha) who I don’t think they’ve used again (which is how I usually remember the peoples’ names they use like Mrs. Chou, Kouichi, and Charlie Sheen). I replaced it with the mnemonic “When something is obstructing you, you can always go find some other (さまた) way” and I’ve remembered it a lot better since then. ---
**Author:** ![mrosner](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@mrosner](https://community.wanikani.com/u/mrosner)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/5 "2018-03-17T07:25:32Z")
glad you could find さまた way to remember it nah but seriously that’s a good mnemonic, even though I also like the weird Samantha one ---
**Author:** ![rmizuno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rmizuno/32/63162_2.png) [@rmizuno](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rmizuno)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/6 "2018-03-17T07:56:04Z")
I didn’t come up with these, but I do like some of these: > [@Share weird/ridiculous mnemonics](https://community.wanikani.com/t/share-weirdridiculous-mnemonics/21914/21): > > And, I can’t help but add something that may actually help somebody out there, unlike my previous post. Forgive me if this seems extremely obvious to everyone, but I also have a mnemonic for the concept of rendaku. That is, when a reading of a word uses rendaku, I include the concept of “handmade” in my mnemonic for that word. For example, for the word 青葉 - aoba - fresh leaves/greenery, I imagine a guy making some tiny greenish-blueish leaves by hand. I use the word “handmade” because this word… This one I couldn’t figure out how to quote, so I just copied and pasted it. It’s for remembering if 人 is pronounced nin or jin (although it can also be hito, bito, etc. I’m very sure I read this in other posts as well, so maybe there’s a more thorough out there: Aikibujin’13 12月 I just make up different mnemonics for them myself (as Koichi fails us in that regard. \>\<) For nin I make the mnemonics about Ninja. For jin I make the mnemonics about Jinn. Also, this post by @vargsvans I think had some good comments that I really recommend: > [@My thoughts, tips, and ramblings after reaching level 60 — long post](https://community.wanikani.com/t/my-thoughts-tips-and-ramblings-after-reaching-level-60-%E2%80%94-long-post/20874): > > I’ve reached level 60! Yaaay! And I managed to do it in under two years! Also yaaay! [image] Now that I’ve reached level 60, I would like to celebrate by sharing my journey and realizations with Wanikani during the last two years with a focus on how I learned to use mnemonics in a way that worked for me. Likely, you will not use these exact ways of going about things and that is kind of the point. To encourage you to try out different techniques and find what works for you, so that … ---
**Author:** ![Alan234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/alan234/32/169361_2.png) [@Alan234](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Alan234)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/7 "2018-03-17T08:12:22Z")
Expression: 橋 Reading: はし Meaning: Bridge Mnemoric: I have become homelss and am now tripping balls after taking drugs (hash-browns), imagining a holy tree with a mouth and a mustache. Basicly whenever I see hashi I think hash-browns or drugs. The mnemoric for this one was really weak so I thought up this little thing ---
**Author:** ![Pluckabee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/pluckabee/32/76295_2.png) [@Pluckabee](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Pluckabee)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/8 "2018-03-17T09:23:15Z")
I replace all the きゅう mneumonics with cue, like a pool cue, rather than cute. So on holiday 休 I go to a pool hall to relax but instead get hit with a pool きゅう If you drop water everywhere I request 求 that you clean it up or I’m going to hit you with a pool きゅう Sphere? 球 well at this point it practically writes itself Pool cues hitting things are more concrete and visceral than random cuteness so it always sticks better ---
**Author:** ![Torao92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/torao92/32/286016_2.png) [@Torao92](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Torao92)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/9 "2018-03-17T10:00:45Z")
that’s pretty helpful thanks alot. I like that Tipp with 人 and Jinn/Ninja ---
**Author:** ![greywillfade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/greywillfade/32/229532_2.png) [@greywillfade](https://community.wanikani.com/u/greywillfade)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/10 "2018-03-17T10:05:41Z")
The rendaku tip is really useful! Thanks for sharing, and to CDieterle originally - it sounds obvious but I hadn’t thought about doing that either. I came across 近 (near) the other day, and when I saw the onyomi were きん, こん I had to change the mnemonic to include King Kong. I like to think he’s friends with りき りょく ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/selfmade-mnemonics/29928/11 "2019-03-17T10:05:42Z")
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