Keyword
elementary
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1652
Readings
(49%)
(27%)
すん
(8%)
しら
(6%)
しろ
(3%)
もと
(1%)
Composed of
king with a hat
thread
Mnemonic

Every king with a hat has some elementary knowledge of how to use thread and a needle. If his fancy hat needs repairs and there are no servants nearby he needs to know how to do it himself.

Used in vocabulary (745 in total)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
bare hand; empty hand
oxygen (O)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
simple; plain; modest
cold; short; curt; blunt
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
passing through without stopping; passing by
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
bare feet
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
behaviour; behavior
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
inexpert or untrained eyes
toxin; poisonous substance
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
hydrogen (H)
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
prime number
carbon (C)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
nitrogen (N)
component; element; part
elementary particle; particle
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
cold; short; curt; blunt
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
chlorine (Cl)
for one's true nature to come out
plain, white silk; prime
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
bad behavior; misbehavior
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
oxygen cylinder
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
feigned; pretending (not to know)
one element; one factor
probity check; background investigation
cold; short; curt; blunt
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
skin diving; free diving
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
fine white noodles
absolute beginner; complete amateur
rough plan; draft
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
(a person's) family background; lineage
staying overnight without meals
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
poor or lowly masterless samurai
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
usually; ordinarily; in the past
most; much; greatly
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
simplification
picture element; image pixel; PEL
arsenic (As)
wealthy person or family
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
hydrogen sulphide; hydrogen sulfide; sulphuretted hydrogen; sulfuretted hydrogen
layperson's judgment (opinion)
arsenic (As)
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
iodine (I)
fluorine (F)
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
silicon (Si)
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
longstanding desire or goal
H2O2; hydrogen peroxide
curt; blunt; cold; short
reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)
(computer) storage cell; storage element
urea; carbamide
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
plain and simple; naive
(a person's) family background; lineage
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
prime factorization; prime decomposition
silicon (Si)
natural material; natural ingredient
amateur's skill or performance
amateur as good as a professional
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
number of elements (e.g. in a matrix)
decarbonization
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
coarse silk
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
light emitter (fiber optics)
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
boron (B)
trace element; micronutrient
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
optical device; optical element
phlogiston
antitoxin; antivenin; antivenom
aerobic; with oxygen
nitrogenous fertilizer; nitrogenous fertiliser
complex; complex (number)
chlorinated; chlorine
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
hypoxic encephalopathy (brain damage from lack of oxygen)
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
sweet mochi cake
piezoelectric element; piezoelectric transducer; piezoelectric device
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
hydrogen fluoride; HF
magnificent; wonderful
curt; blunt; cold; short
a cherished hope
carbon oxide; hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypocapnia
radioelement; radioactive element
radiocarbon (i.e. carbon-14)
very lovely; totally dreamy; very beautiful; really great; fantastic; superb
face with no make-up; sobriety
fluororesin; fluoropolymer; fluorocarbon polymer
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
bromine (Br)
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
restriction enzyme; restriction endonuclease
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
bromovalerylurea; bromisoval
elementary reaction
silicon carbide (SiC)
skin diving; free diving
chlorine disinfection; chlorination
(plain) hot water; boiled water
underlying technology; technology behind (a product)
coprime; relatively prime; disjoint
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
prime ideal
hydrogen ion concentration
fragments; chips; materials
silicon carbide (SiC)
reciting without samisen accompaniment
(electronic) element
chat without food or drink; rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos
Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay
long-standing desire; long-held belief
home remedy; medical treatment by a layperson
language construct; entity
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
uncolored sketch; line sketch; rough sketch
hydrogenation
nickel-metal hydride battery; NiMH battery
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
pigmented macule; pigmented spot
arsenicals (drugs containing arsenic)
theory of elementary particles
oxygenated; oxygen
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
economical and simple
monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3); arsenic pentoxide (As2O5)
rare-earth element; rare-earth metal
fluorine (F)
potassium bitartrate; potassium hydrogen tartrate; cream of tartar
bare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments; unaccompanied utai
data element; data entity
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
drying in the shade
blood pigment (e.g. haemoglobin)
gallium arsenide (GaAs)
hydrogen bromide (HBr)
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
staying overnight without meals
basic food elements (protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals)
display element; graphic primitive; output primitive
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
cellulose; fibrin
nitrogen oxide (esp. nitric oxide, but also nitrous oxide, nitrogen dioxide, dinitrogen pentoxide, etc.)
rare-earth element; rare-earth metal
nitrogen fixation (method)
ligase; synthase; synthetase
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
usual diet; vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
native element mineral; native element
silicon steel
fluorescent dye; fluorescent pigment; fluorochrome
oxygen absorber; oxygen scavenger; small packet placed in packaged food to absorb oxygen and prevent oxidation
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
fundamental interaction (i.e. gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interaction, strong interaction)
raw score; unadjusted score
hydrogen fluoride; HF
boron (B)
gate; logic element
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
cold; short; curt; blunt
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
silicon (Si)
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
fluorine (F)
iodine (I)
iodine (I)
theine; thein; caffeine
boron (B)
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
wonderfully; splendidly; magnificently
rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
splendor; splendour; magnificence; beauty
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
spy; thief; liar
fluororesin; fluoropolymer; fluorocarbon polymer
uncolored sketch; line sketch; rough sketch
uncolored sketch; line sketch; rough sketch
uncolored sketch; line sketch; rough sketch
arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3); arsenic pentoxide (As2O5)
gallium arsenide (GaAs)
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
cellulose; fibrin
essential elements of information
obsolete element; obsolescent
bitter principle
priests and laymen
dissolute; conducting oneself loosely
driven element (antenna)
subcategorization feature; subcategorisation feature
foot feature convention; FFP
halogen family elements
flavin enzyme; flavoenzyme
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
hydrogen-filling station
organic dye (optical disc media)
factor proportions theory (of international trade)
periodic table of the elements
hydrogen iodide; HI
hydrogen iodide; HI
carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)
nitrogen group (group 15 of the periodic table)
transition element; transition metal
synthetic element; artificial element (i.e. technetium)
platinum group metals; platinum group elements
silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4)
silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4)
plant enzyme; vegetable enzyme
prime element
constituent negation; word negation
breathable-waterproof material; waterproof-breathable fabric
Gallium Arsenide Phosphide; GaAsP
code element; code value; coded representation
element of service; service element
Transaction Processing Application Service Element; TPASE
nickel metal hydride (NiMH)
nickel metal hydride battery
BBD; Bucket Bridge Device
identity gate; identity element
picture element; pel
IF-THEN gate; IF THEN element
result element type (of a link)
source element type (of a link)
current element
display element; graphic primitive; output primitive
bibliographic element
containing element
majority gate; majority element
track and hold unit; track and store unit
IF-AND-ONLY-IF gate; IF-AND-ONLY-IF element
NOT-IF-THEN gate; NOT-IF-THEN element
EXCLUSIVE-OR gate; EXCLUSIVE-OR element
NOT gate; NOT element
threshold gate; threshold element
character-coded-data-element; CC data element
(inclusive) OR gate; (inclusive) OR element
Jasminum umile var. revolutum; curled flower yellow jasmine
hemoglobinuria; haemoglobinuria
active element; active component
passive element; passive component
annatto colouring; annato coloring
iodine value; iodine number
iodine value; iodine number
phosphine; phosphane; diphosphine; diphosphane; solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)
phosphine; phosphane; diphosphine; diphosphane; solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)
shrill voice; unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting; part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh)
phonemic system; phoneme system
field of complex numbers
oxygen transmission rate; OTR
hydrogen embrittlement
hydrogen embrittlement
sememe; semanteme; irreducible unit of meaning
hemochromatosis; haemochromatosis
yellow pigment; flavo-
transactinide elements; transactinides; super-heavy elements
useless card (in karuta); worthless card; card only worth 1 point
passing one by (without noticing); inadvertently ignoring
calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)
scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding
line element
oxygen family element; chalcogen
(induced) oxygenation; treatment with oxygen
hemoglobinometer; haemoglobinometer
window-shopping; browsing
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
Oceanic Anoxic Event; Ocean Anoxic Event; OAE
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
external framing (of a building)
multi-factor authentication
exotoxin; extracellular toxin
piezoelectric element; piezoelectric transducer; piezoelectric device
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
undeserved reward
undeserved reward
chat without food or drink
long-held desire; cherished hope; lifelong wish
long-cherished hope
white clothes
Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine
featural script (e.g. hangul); featural writing system
koso genmai; fermented brown rice
carbon fixation; carbon assimilation
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
carbon assimilation; carbon fixation
defective pixel (on an LCD display)
pixel defect (on an LCD display, e.g. dead pixel)
Chinese vegetarian cuisine
gray hydrogen; grey hydrogen
fluorochemical surfactant; fluorine-based surfactant
sudaoshi (type of game)
Examples (200 in total)
I meekly lowered my head.
He is an extremely frank person.
Your house is fantastic.