Friday, September 11, 2009

Japanese Mnemonic to memorize the first 20 Elements

すいへいりーべぼくのふね。ななまがるシップスクラークか。
Suihei riibe boku no fune. 
Nanamagaru shippusu kuraaku ka?

This special mnemonic is used by the Japanese to remember
the first 20 elements, in order.  Continue reading for a mapping and a brief explanation where the
reason might not be immediately understood.

cellpadding="2" width="594"> valign="top" width="479">Hydrogen.  (“Suiso” in Japanese.)

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rii


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be











valign="top" width="479">Neon valign="top" width="479">Sodium (“Natrium” in Latin and Japanese.) valign="top" width="42">

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がる



valign="top" width="479">Phosphorous (Also called “Rin” in Japanese.)
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Cl

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Sui


H

へい

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hei

align="center">He

Helium

りー


Li

Lithium


Be

Beryllium

bo

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B

Boron

ku

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C

Carbon

no

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N

Nitrogen

-

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O

Oxygen

fu

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F

Fluorine
(Also “Fusso” in Japanese.)
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ne


Ne

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nana


Na


ma

Mg


Magnesium

garu

Al


Aluminum (Remove the g for Mg, and you have “Aru” or “Al.”)

shi

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Si

Silicon
(Also called “Keiso” in Japanese.)
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pu


P

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su

align="center">S

Sulfur (Also called “Iou” in
Japanese.)


ku

Chlorine
(Also called “Enso” in Japanese.)
align="center">らー

raa


Ar


ku

K


Potassium (“Kalium” in Latin)

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ka

align="center">Ca

Calcium

So there you have it.  A fun little mnemonic that might help
you learn both Chemistry and Japanese!  Oh, and here is a nice Anime ED video to go along with it
(Pronunciation guide? ;D)

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6 comments:

  1. Are you going to have a mnemonic in English to
    help remember the first 20
    elements?

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  2. I would, but I don't know of one.

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  3. Dattebayo posted this little teaser:

    "Finally, the sailors do love
    my boat, and I know why the boats take seven turns, but I'll never tell. Captain Clark and I are taking that
    secret to our graves."

    Is there more to this mnemonic? Or, is there a hidden meaning
    that American's don't understand?

    By the way, I'm so glad I found this page. I was
    looking for this ever since I started watching this show :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Theres definitely not secret :p

    It's the same as King Henry
    Died Monday Drinking Chocolate Milk. There's no hidden meaning, its just a silly phrase that helps
    you remember.

    ReplyDelete
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