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I

On-Yomi: ゴ — Kun-Yomi: われ、わが-、あ-

Elements:

I, five, mouth

Heisig story:

There are actually a number of kanji for the word I, but the others tend to be more specific than this one. The key word here should be taken in the general psychological sense of the "perceiving subject." Now the one place in our bodies that all five senses are concentrated in is the head, which has no less than five mouths: 2 nostrils, 2 ears, and 1 mouth. Hence, five mouths = I.

Koohii stories:

1) [kbaum] 18-7-2007(170): I have 5 senses.

2) [AxelFoe] 12-11-2007(139): I eat five times at day.

3) [SketchySolid] 10-7-2009(53): I consist of five senses to observe, one mouth to speak. For order, remember that observing through the senses should be done before using one's mouth.

4) [Lbear] 26-7-2007(41): I have two eyes, nose, two ears = 5 plus one mouth.

5) [Plathix] 30-9-2008(32): I can fit all five of my fingers in my mouth! :D.

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