(1) Roof

meaning:           house  

on reading:       カ、 ケ 

kun reading:     いえ

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meaning:           residence, house

on reading:       タク

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宿                   L6

meaning:            inn

on reading:        シュク

kun reading:       やど

You'll note that the radical under "roof" to the left is 人 ( ひと, person) and the radical to the right under "roof" is 百 ( ひゃく, hundred). So, we could think of the character for "inn" as meaning something like "one hundred people under a roof " or "many people under a roof".

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安                     L7

meaning:           comfort, safe

on reading:        アン

kun reading:      やす （い）、やす （らか）

While perhaps not politically correct today, "a woman under a roof" was apparently considered a good way to express "safety", "comfort" etc., in Chinese.

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室                     L31

meaning:            room

on reading:         シツ

kun reading:       むろ

The character 至 means "arrive" or "lead to" so you could think of this character for "room" as meaning "an arrival place under a roof".

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客                     L32

meaning:           guest

on reading:       キャク、カク

The kanji 各 means "each, every, various" so we could think about this character as "each (person) under a roof is a guest".

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守                     L44

meaning:           defend, protect

on reading:        シュ、ス

kun reading:       まも （る）

寸, the element under "roof" is an old unit of measurement like an inch or a centimeter. In ancient times measurements were based on the body, so the character has an association with "hand". You might find "to hold down the house so it doesn't move an inch" as a useful memory aid for this character.

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meaning:          treasure

on reading:      ホウ

kun reading:     たから

Under the ウ radical we have 玉, which means "jewel". So "a treasure is a jewel we keep in the house". This word is not in a SUN KK, but can be found in the Un'yoo Renshuu on page 113 of SUN 1.

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富                      L45

meaning:            wealth

on reading:         フ

kun reading:       とみ

Under the ウ in this character we have a 一, a 口, and a 田 all arranged vertically. You might remember the character this way: "a wealthy house has one mouth per field."

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