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strange
On-Yomi: キ — Kun-Yomi: く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい
Elements:
strange, large, St. Bernard, can, mouth, street, nail, spike
Heisig story:
The elements we are given to work with here are St. Bernard dog and can. Lots of phrases pop to mind to attach these words to the key word, but they end up too abstract because of the word can. It is important in such cases (and there will be plenty of them as we go along) to stick closely to the elements, in this case, mouth and nails. Now all we need do is create a fictitious "Strange But True" column in the Sunday funnies, featuring a St. Bernard whose mouth has been nailed shut because he was hitting the brandy keg around his neck too hard.
Koohii stories:
1) [Beeber] 12-6-2007(238): I find it strange that so many people commit suicide in Tokyo by throwing themselves in front of the train. To me when I look at this kanji, I see a train just about to come out of a tunnel, and above the man waiting for his oppourtunity where he can end it all.
2) [Christine_Tham] 30-7-2007(77): Imagine a ST. BERNARD DOG carrying a CAN instead of a barrel in rescue missions. How strange!
3) [Ninjasha] 12-12-2007(58): A dog that can do the "Can Can" would be a STRANGE sight indeed.
4) [Shishimai] 22-1-2006(26): It's 'strange' to see a St. Bernard driving 'The Little Engine That Could'.
5) [SammyB] 20-8-2008(18): A St. Bernard that can eat nails?! How strange!