Lesson 2 Flashcards
Recall & Recognize the Meaning of Kanji
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
古
old
primitive: old (in an abstract way)
hint: think of a tombstone!
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
old
古
hint: think of a tombstone!
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
吾
I
“perceiving subject”; first-person
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
I
“perceiving subject”; first-person
吾
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
冒
risk
composed of:「sun」&「eye」
hint: it’s a risk to look directly at the sun!
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
risk
冒
composed of:「sun」&「eye」
hint: it’s a risk to look directly at the sun!
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
朋
companion
composed of:「flesh」x2
hint: flesh of my flesh!
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
companion
朋
composed of:「flesh」x2
hint: flesh of my flesh!
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
明
bright
composed of:「sun」&「moon」
hint: the brightest sources of natural light, in day and night.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
bright
明
composed of:「sun」&「moon」
hint: the brightest sources of natural light, in day and night.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
唱
chant
composed of:「mouth」&「mouth w/wagging tongue」x2
hint: many voices led by a choirmaster.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
chant
唱
composed of:「mouth」&「mouth w/wagging tongue」x2
hint: many voices led by a choirmaster.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
晶
sparkle
composed of:「sun」x3
hint: tiny suns everywhere; like the sparkling facets of a diamond, .
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
sparkle
晶
composed of:「sun」x3
hint: tiny suns everywhere; like the sparkling facets of a diamond, .
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
品
goods
composed of:「mouth」x3
hint: people everywhere; you are providing goods for the masses.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
goods
品
composed of:「mouth」x3
hint: people everywhere; you are providing goods for the masses.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
呂
spine
hint: this kanji looks like two vertebrae.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
spine
呂
hint: this kanji looks like two vertebrae.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
昌
prosperous
composed of:「sun」x2
hint: sunny days bring prosperity. SUNny DAY.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
prosperous
昌
composed of:「sun」x2
hint: sunny days bring prosperity. SUNny DAY.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
早
early
primitive: sunflower
hint: it looks like a flower with the sun as the blossom– a sunflower! the sun shines on its namesake early in the morning.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
early
早
hint: it looks like a flower with the sun as the blossom– a sunflower! the sun shines on its namesake early in the morning.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
旭
rising sun
hint: the sun is rising up above the companion kanji.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
rising sun
旭
hint: the sun is rising up above the companion kanji.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
世
generation
hint: the kanji for 10 appears three times. generations are typically periods of thirty years.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
generation
世
hint: the kanji for 10 appears three times. generations are typically periods of thirty years.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
胃
stomach
composed of:「rice field」&「part of the body」
hint: the stomach is the part of the body you could feed with a rice field. it is the part of the body most interested in a rice field.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
stomach
胃
composed of:「rice field」&「part of the body」
hint: the stomach is the part of the body you could feed with a rice field. it is the part of the body most interested in a rice field.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
旦
daybreak/dawn
referred to as “nightbreak” in the book.
composed of:「sun」&「floor」
hint: the sun is rising above the horizon.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
daybreak/dawn
referred to as “nightbreak” in the book.
旦
composed of:「sun」&「floor」
hint: the sun is rising above the horizon.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
胆
gallbladder
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
gallbladder
胆
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
亘
span
hint: the sun is rising and setting, representing the span of a day.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
span
亘
hint: the sun is rising and setting, representing the span of a day.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
凹
concave
hint: the kanji creates a crevice, like a cave.
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
concave
凹
hint: the kanji creates a crevice, like a cave.
RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?
凸
convex
RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?
convex
凸
