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一

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One stick = one

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二

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Two sticks = two

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三

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Three sticks = three

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山

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Outline of a series of mountains

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川

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Current of a river

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目

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Rotate the kanji 90° and you will see an eye

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口

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A simple pictograph of a mouth**. This also means **thing when used as part of another kanji.

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人

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A walking **person / **people seen from sideways.

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木

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The long vertical stroke is the main trunk. The horizontal line shows the ground. And the two diagonal lines being the roots, you see a tree.

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亻

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Radical: This means person** or **people

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休

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亻＋木＝休

A person is resting beside a tree

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本

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Roots are the essential** part and they are marked with a line. This kanji also means **book. Remember that book is a set of sheets of paper which is made from wood.

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体

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亻＋本＝体

What is the most essential part of a person? It is his/her body.

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田

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Rice fields seen from above

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力

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A bent arm with muscles = strength

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男

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田＋力＝男

It is a strong man who works in the rice field

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女

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A woman holding a baby in her arms

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宀

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Radical: The roof of a house

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安

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宀＋女＝安

When there is a woman with you in the house, you have great comfort**. This also means **inexpensive.

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上

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An arrow pointing upwards

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下

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An arrow pointing downwards

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中

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A stick through the middle of a box

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大

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A person shows big with his/her arms wide open

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太

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A person who has too much body weight is a fat person

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小
A person shows **_small_** with his/her arms closed
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少
There are a **_few_** pieces on the plate
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入
A person ducks to **_enter_**
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出
山＋山＝出 People living in the mountain want to **_go out_** to the city
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子
A **_child_** is calling his mother
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学
Children **_study_** underneath the roof of the school
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四
There are **_four_** window pains with curtains in the room
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五
7-2=5 (**_five_**) You see the kanji for five when you overlay 7 and 2
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六
You start going to school at the age of **_six_**
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七
You write 7 (**_seven_**) with a line through it in some countries. You see 七 when you rotate that 7 180°
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八
An octopus has **_eight_** tentacles
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九
十＋１＝九 10 - 1 = 9 (**_nine_**) You see the kanji for nine when you put together the kanji for ten (十) and the Arabic numeral 1.
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十
**_Ten_** commandments
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古
十＋口＝古 Something mentioned ten times is **_old_**
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百
Rotate the Arabic numeral '100' (one **_hundred_**) ninety degrees
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千
十３ The cube of ten is a **_thousand_**
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万
一＋力＝万 **_Ten thousand_** yen is money good enough for a person to make a purchase. Remember that the line of 万 is not sticking out to the left side of the diagonal line.
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円
When you count **_yen**_, you need glasses. This kanji can also mean _**round_**.
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日
When the **_sun**_ rises above the horizon, the _**day_** starts
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月
The shape of the **_moon**_ with craters. This also means a _**month_**.
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明
日＋月＝明 The sun and the moon are both **_bright_**
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立
The shape of a person **_stand_**ing on the ground
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音
A person is standing and making **_sound_**s during the daytime
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暗
**_Dark_**ness awaits for the sun and the sound of a person waking up
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火
**_Fire_** and flames
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水
What runs through a tree is **_water_**
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土
You place a cross in the **_soil_**
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王
Radical: The person who reigns over the land (soil) is a **_king_**. This kanji can also be used by itself.
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玉
Radical: What the king has is **_jewel_**s (treasure). This kanji can also be used by itself.
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国
A place where treasure is surrounded by a wall is a **_country_**
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全
The king protected in the hall has **_all_**
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金
Something glittering which a king in the hall has is **_gold**_. This also means _**money_**.
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工
The **_craft_**work of a blacksmith is train rails
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左
There is a landmark to the **_left_** of the train tracks
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右
There is something to the **_right_** side of the landmark
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友
**_Friends_** are talking on a bench near the landmark
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何
People ask themselves **_what_** they can do
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手
The lines on the palm of a **_hand_**
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刀
Radical: A pictograph of a **_sword_**. This kanji can be used by itself.
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切
七＋刀＝切 Seven samurai **_cut_** things with their swords
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分
一＋刀＝分 One line is cut and **_divide**_d with a sword. This also means to _**understand_**.
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今
An arrow, which stands for the time flow, under the roof of the hall indicates the **_present_**.
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半
If you try to gut an ox in **_half_**, you get a flew drops of blood.
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止
With your hand, you try to **_stop_** your cake from falling down
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正
It is **_correct**_ / _**right_** to stop at the STOP sign
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歩
止＋少＝歩 What is the man doing when he stops only a few times? He is **_walking_**.
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足
口＋止＝足 When you see a friend, you stop moving your **_leg_**s and speak with your mouth. Beware of the modified 止 at the bottom of this kanji.
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走
土＋止＝走 A **_run_**ning person raises some dust behind him/her. Beware of the modified 止 at the bottom of this kanji.
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起
We **_get up_** and run to work like snakes with their heads raised running after their prey.
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夕
The sun 日 is half seen behind a mountain. It is **_evening_** time.
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外
In the evening, every door is locked with a key, so that no one can enter from **_outside_**
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多
夕＋夕＝多 Every evening, there are **_many_** people and cars going home
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名
夕＋口＝名 A mother calls her child's **_name_** for home in the evening
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亠
Radical: A **_hat**_ / _**lid_**
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夜
亻＋亠＋夕＝夜 A person with a hat on is watching the sun set as the **_night_** gradually starts
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生
As a plant grows up, it sprouts leaves and a stalk. You see **_life_**.

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