Kanji

💡 米 is the picture: grains of rice scattered from the stalk. Set it against a ripe stalk of grain and the shape carries its meaning, "rice / America", with it.

💡 Break 実 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house. Picture a shelf under a roof loaded with real fruit and full crates, not just promised, put 実 inside it, and let that scene stand for "reality" — reality / fruit. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 関 down and you get 門 (gate) — a double gate with both doors closed, and beside it 关 (barrier / connect) — two bars crossed and tied together, blocking the way through. Picture a gateway standing open, put 関 inside it, and let that scene stand for "connection" — connection / barrier. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 決 down and you get 氵 (water) — three drops of water running down the left edge, and beside it 夬 (decide / cut) — a decisive stroke breaking through. Picture water bursting through a broken gap in a dam wall, put 決 inside it, and let that scene stand for "decide" — decide. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 全 down and you get 人 (person) — a person standing on two legs, and beside it 王 (king / jewel) — a jewel on its stand. Picture two people standing side by side, put 全 inside it, and let that scene stand for "whole" — whole / entirely. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 表 down and you get 衣 (clothing) — a garment with its collar and sleeves. Picture a garment with its collar and sleeves, put 表 inside it, and let that scene stand for "surface" — surface / express. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Picture a weight lifted with strength: that is what 戦 means — war / fight. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 単 (single / simple) — one lantern hung from a tall pole, standing by itself, and beside it 戈 (halberd / conflict) — a long shaft held across the body. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.

💡 Break 経 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 圣 (hand at work) — a hand reaching down to press into the earth below it. Picture warp threads strung the whole length of a loom with a shuttle passing straight through them, put 経 inside it, and let that scene stand for "pass through" — pass through / manage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 最 down and you get 日 (sun / day) — the sun framed by four strokes, marking one day, and beside it 取 (take / obtain) — a hand reaching out to take hold of an ear. Picture the sun shining in a clear sky, put 最 inside it, and let that scene stand for "most" — most. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

💡 Break 現 down and you get 王 (king / jewel) — a jewel on its stand, and beside it 見 (see / look) — an eye on legs, walking out to take a look. Picture a cut jewel catching the light, put 現 inside it, and let that scene stand for "present" — present / appear. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.