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Vocabulary won't stick? Try word mnemonics with Remlori

Give a new word a picture to recall. Try three Japanese words or three Korean words, then check what you remember.

A mnemonic is a bridge into recall practice. Look at the scene, close it, and try the word again. It cannot promise permanent memory: review and using the word in context still matter.

Try Japanese

Study the cards, then hide them to test recall. You can reveal them again to review. Refreshing starts a new practice round.

Connect the sound and the meaning

For Japanese ねこ (neko, cat), ね sounds roughly like the start of “net” and こ like the start of “cone.” Remlori combines those cues with a cat in one scene. The net and cone prompt the sound; the cat supplies the meaning.

ねこ · cat

neko

Picture and sound mnemonic
A soccer NET scoops up an ice-cream CONE so hard that a purple CAT pops out of the top.
A soccer Net scoops up an ice-cream Cone so hard that a purple Cat pops out of the top.

ね (ne) → Net + こ (ko) → Cone

たこ · octopus

tako

Picture and sound mnemonic
Balancing a crunchy TACO in one arm and a pink ice cream CONE in the other, a purple OCTOPUS stretches its tongue right across to lick the ice cream.
Balancing a crunchy Taco in one arm and a pink ice cream Cone in the other, a purple Octopus stretches its tongue right across to lick the ice cream.

た (ta) → Taco + こ (ko) → Cone

かめ · turtle

kame

Picture and sound mnemonic
A tiny CAR crashes into a giant MELON, popping out a startled TURTLE.
A tiny Car crashes into a giant Melon, popping out a startled Turtle.

か (ka) → Car + め (me) → Melon

Japanese word quiz

Recall all 3 words. Choose each word’s meaning. Missed questions go into a retry round.

Try these questions, then open the answers. The interactive version needs JavaScript.

  1. What does ねこ (neko) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    cat — ねこ (neko) — cat. A soccer NET scoops up an ice-cream CONE so hard that a purple CAT pops out of the top.

  2. What does たこ (tako) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    octopus — たこ (tako) — octopus. Balancing a crunchy TACO in one arm and a pink ice cream CONE in the other, a purple OCTOPUS stretches its tongue right across to lick the ice cream.

  3. What does かめ (kame) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    turtle — かめ (kame) — turtle. A tiny CAR crashes into a giant MELON, popping out a startled TURTLE.

Try Korean

Study the cards, then hide them to test recall. You can reveal them again to review. Refreshing starts a new practice round.

나무 · tree

namu

Picture and sound mnemonic
A plate of nachos with thin legs vaults onto a glowing crescent moon wedged in the branches of a big leafy tree.
A plate of Nachos on thin legs sits on a sleepy Moon wedged in the branches of a sprawling Tree.

나 (na) → Nachos + 무 (mu) → Moon

고기 · meat

gogi

Picture and sound mnemonic
A traffic light glowing green is wired to a giant gear that turns a roasting spit loaded with a big sizzling piece of meat.
A traffic light flashes Go, and a giant Gear starts turning a spit of sizzling Meat.

고 (go) → Go + 기 (gi) → Gear

고양이 · cat

goyangi

Picture and sound mnemonic
A karate master chops a green traffic light, knocking a little ping-pong ball into an eagle's nest where a cat hides.
A traffic light flashes Go; a red panda in a karate gi chops it with a loud Yah, sending a little ping-pong ball off with a bright Ping into an eagle's nest, where a Cat is hiding.

고 (go) → Go + 야 (ya) → Yah + ㅇ (ng) → Ping + 이 (i) → Eagle

Korean word quiz

Recall all 3 words. Choose each word’s meaning. Missed questions go into a retry round.

Try these questions, then open the answers. The interactive version needs JavaScript.

  1. What does 나무 (namu) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    tree — 나무 (namu) — tree. A plate of NACHOS on thin legs sits on a sleepy MOON wedged in the branches of a sprawling TREE.

  2. What does 고기 (gogi) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    meat — 고기 (gogi) — meat. A traffic light flashes GO, and a giant GEAR starts turning a spit of sizzling MEAT.

  3. What does 고양이 (goyangi) mean?
    Answer and explanation

    cat — 고양이 (goyangi) — cat. A traffic light flashes GO; a red panda in a karate gi chops it with a loud YAH, sending a little ping-pong ball off with a bright PING into an EAGLE's nest, where a CAT is hiding.

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