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tree trunk
On-Yomi: カン — Kun-Yomi: みき
Elements:
tree trunk, mist, ten, needle, early, sun, day, umbrella, dry, clothesline, ten2, needle2
Heisig story:
Mist . . . umbrella . . . dry. The meaning of this key word extends beyond tree trunks to represent the main stem or line of anything from railway lines to managerial staffs. This should help distinguish it from the stories used earlier for book (Frame 224) and body (Frame 1030), both of which made use of the image of a tree trunk, as well as the kanji for trunk (Frame 194).
Koohii stories:
1) [sweetneet] 12-1-2007(299): A fine mist is falling, and so everyone gathers around near the tree-trunk, effectively using the rest of the tree as an umbrella in order to keep dry.
2) [synewave] 10-5-2007(64): By astridtops - In the rainy mist, Totoro is standing in front of a tree-trunk at the bus stop, under the umbrella he just received. Look at him smiling: even when the big drops fall, he remains dry! Great story…which I get to by thinking: tree-trunk->TT ->Tonari no Totoro. I also imagine Mickey Mouse is there too as the KUNyomi for this kanji is みき.
3) [usis35] 8-10-2009(22): The word that you will sure see with this kanji is shinkansen (bullet train). 新幹線 . STORY: Shinkansen is very expensive, so I only use it when a MIST is falling. I prefer the train than an UMBRELLA to stay DRY.
4) [rtkrtk] 6-2-2008(20): There is no tree in this kanji! So think of a cold, bare, dead tree-trunk, with the upper branches all cut off. Residents of the neighboring house have run a clothesline from their window to the dead tree-trunk. You are filled with sadness, seeing the greatness of nature being destroyed and exploited by mankind. You are walking by this sad scene on a cold and drizzly day with a fine mist descending, using an umbrella to keep yourself dry.
5) [astridtops] 22-7-2006(12): In the rainy mist, Totoro is standing in front of a tree-trunk at the bus stop, under the umbrella he just received. Look at him smiling: even when the big drops fall, he remains dry!