Mnemonic
Inside a tipi, you find a pouch of enchanted beans. You swallow one and immediately ascend — your body rockets upward through the tipi's smoke hole, each bean you eat launching you higher, until you burst through the clouds and land on the mountain summit above.
Additional thoughts
Picture the tipi's conical shape pointing upward like an arrow, reinforcing the upward motion. The beans are like fuel pods — each one propels you higher. Jack-and-the-beanstalk energy.Quick recall
Eating magic beans inside a tipi makes you ascend through its smoke hole to the summit.Details
The keyword for 登 is ascend. This kanji conveys the idea of climbing upward or rising to a higher place, such as scaling a mountain or going up a slope. It carries a sense of physical elevation as well as metaphorical advancement, such as being promoted or registered officially. The notion of reaching a summit or attaining a higher level is central to its meaning.
- On'yomi
- とう、と、どう、しょう、ちょう
- Kun'yomi
- のぼ.る、あ.がる