Kanji - Level 11 - Radicals

Question 1

㠯

Answer 1

Bear
This looks like the letter “B” which stands for bear. B for Bear! The letter B also looks a bit like a bear, if you think about it.

Question 2

龷

Answer 2

Blackjack
You have the radical twenty and the kanji one. Put those together and you get 21. What’s another name for 21? That’s blackjack.

Question 3

戈

Answer 3

Drunkard
This is a ceremony radical with a slide radical. Why would someone be sliding on the floor at a ceremony? If they’re a drunkard, that’s why! People love to drink at ceremonies. And there’s always at least one drunkard who takes it too far and slides across the floor doing the worm.

Question 4

及

Answer 4

Escalator
Do you remember stairs (乃)? This radical is a lot like that, but it has extra bits and pieces. It’s still stairs… but it’s more complicated. And faster! That’s why it’s an escalator instead!

Question 5

少

Answer 5

Few
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means few.

Question 6

申

Answer 6

Humble
This radical is the same as the kanji you learned earlier, but the meaning is a little different. It’s not just for saying things humbly, it’s for being humble in general. When you see this radical, think about being humble.

Question 7

兄

Answer 7

Older brother
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means older brother.

Question 8

令

Answer 8

Orders
The “Hat-Ground” stamp is on this envelope. That can only mean one thing: Orders from HQ. Imagine this stamp on some orders for you—read the orders out loud to help yourself remember that this hat-ground stamp means “orders” and nothing else.

Question 9

艮

Answer 9

Root
If the sun is out and you kick the ground, you’ll hit a root. Roots try to come up when the sun is bright. But if you kick too hard, the root will trip you, so watch out!

Question 10

単

Answer 10

Simple
There’s some stuff growing out of this rice paddy and there is a cross guarding over it. This rice paddy is owned by a simple family that lives the simple life. They grow their rice, pray to their god, and everything is nice and simple. Ahh, I’m jealous.

Question 11

皮

Answer 11

Skin
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means skin.

Question 12

音

Answer 12

Sound
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means sound.

Question 13

𠫓

Answer 13

Trash
There’s a lid on top of something you’re trying to keep private. It’s your trash. You wouldn’t want people going through your private trash, which is why we put lids on our trash cans. It’s also illegal to look through someone’s trash, so make sure you never do that.