Kanji - Level 12 - Radicals Flashcards
亜
Asia
This radical looks like a helicopter on the ground. Or a TIE fighter from above (going to the side). Either way, it’s okay because you know where both helicopters and TIE fighters are made: Asia! Most aircraft are made in Asia these days, ya know?
予
Beforehand
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means beforehand.
業
Business
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means business.
其
Crab
This looks like the shellfish radical but it’s spikier and crazier. Which shelled creature has spikes and pincers? The mighty crab!
免
Excuse
This radical consists of some legs carrying the sun out of prison. Those legs are yours. When the police stop you, though, what’s your excuse? Come up with one and say it out loud, starting with, “My excuse is…”
早
Early
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means early.
直
Fix
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means fix.
示
Jackhammer
Do you see the handles on the top and the barb on the bottom? It’s a jackhammer. How can you tell? The two diagonal lines on the side show the motion of the jackhammer going up and down really fast, doing what jackhammers do. BBBHHRZHHHHRHHRZHZHHZH JUJUJUJUJU.
求
Request
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means request.
者
Someone
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means someone.
𠂢 (without the cliff radical)
Tofu
See the T and F that make up this radical? Those letters stand for tofu, our favorite bean curd blocks.
共
Together
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means together.
廴
Yoga
This looks like someone taking really huge steps and stretching themselves out. Does that sound like anything you know? It should, because it’s what you do in yoga. Stretch out your legs and arms until you look like this radical. Great! You’re doing yoga now!
弟
Younger brother
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means younger brother.
