Kanji - Level 15 - Radicals

Question 1

⺍

Answer 1

Grass
Don’t confuse this with triceratops. Grass is closer together, and a little bushier, like this. It’s also more random and squished down in parts. If you see a bush of lines like this, it’s probably going to be grass.

Question 2

丈

Answer 2

Height
There is a narwhal at the top of this slide. What’s it doing? The narwhal is trying to increase its height. Picture a narwhal propping itself up on a slide. It’s self-conscious of its height. It’s trying to prove to all the other narwhals that it should be allowed to play in their narwhal games, even though it’s not the same height as them.

Question 3

男

Answer 3

Man
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means man.

Question 4

句

Answer 4

Paragraph
You’re locking the things that come out of your mouth in prison. The prison of paper and rules, that is. These words turn into well-formed paragraphs.

Question 5

去

Answer 5

Past
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means past.

Question 6

巩

Answer 6

Saw
You’re constructing a table. On the table is a drop of blood, which is your blood. This is from cutting yourself on the saw that you’re using to make the table. Imagine yourself cutting yourself with the saw by accident. Ouch!

Question 7

畐

Answer 7

Scarecrow
A creeper in a rice paddy? That’s just a scarecrow!

Question 8

歩

Answer 8

Walk
This radical is the same as the kanji. It means walk.