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lively

On-Yomi: カツ — Kun-Yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける

Elements:

lively, water, water droplets, water pistol, tongue, drop, old, tombstone, gravestone, church, ten, needle, mouth

Heisig story:

When we speak of a lively personality or a lively party, we immediately think of a lot of chatter. This kanji depicts the idea of lively by having tongues babble and splash around like flowing water.

Koohii stories:

1) [etpan] 18-5-2008(201): I'm sure I can get her pretty lively and wet using my tongue.

2) [Christine_Tham] 18-8-2007(176): Conversations can become more lively after everyone has had a few drinks. It's because "watery tongues" loosen lips!

3) [AryllWind] 31-1-2008(23): This keyword makes me think of animals. I picture a big dog running through the grass, saliva dripping from his tongue.

4) [grivitz] 4-8-2006(19): Water comes off the lively speaker's tongue.

5) [mezbup] 26-9-2008(16): Lively tongues need water.

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