醜 Ugly

The devil and a wine jar form the kanji for ugly. It also has meanings of unclean and shame.

刈 Reap

The X comes from a pictograph of shears while the knife element was added to bring home the idea of reap. What surprises me about this entry is that it’s number 1092 in the Jōyō list taught in Japanese schools. It’s a higher level kanji meaning it’s part of the higher grade levels beyond 6th grade. My point is that it’s an easy-to-remember kanji. It has few strokes, a simple meaning, and easy mnemonic.

郊 Suburbs

湿 Damp

Slightly wet.

亜 Asia

The largest of the world’s continents.

鬼 Devil

The devil and a wine jar form the kanji for ugly. It also has meanings of unclean and shame.

Dragon

Dragon is made up of the character for stand and a second element that looks like field with a tail.