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What kanji is this 日?

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On reading: に,にち, じつ
Kun reading: ひ, び, か

Meaning: Day, sun

Examples: 日本 (にほん) Japan, 日曜日 (にちようび) Sunday, 母の日 (ははのひ) Mother’s Day

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What kanji is this 本?

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On reading: ほん
Kun reading: もと

Meaning: Book, basis

Examples: 本 (ほん) book, 日本 (にほん) Japan, 山本さん (やまもとさん) Mr./Ms. Yamamoto

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What kanji is this 人?

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On reading: じん, にん
Kun reading: ひと

Meaning: Person

Examples: 日本人 (にほんじん) Japanese person, 一人で (ひとりで) alone, 三人 (さんにん) three people

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What kanji is this 月?

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On reading: げつ, がつ
Kun reading: つき

Meaning: Moon, month

Examples: 月曜日 (げつようび) Monday, 一月 (いちがつ) January, 今月 (こんげつ) this month

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What kanji is this 火?

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On reading: か
Kun reading: ひ, び

Meaning: Fire

Examples: 火曜日 (かようび) Tuesday, 火山 (かざん) volcano, 花火 (はなび) fireworks

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What kanji is this 水?

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On reading: すい
Kun reading: みず

Meaning: Water

Examples: 水曜日 (すいようび) Wednesday, 水泳 (すいえい) swimming, 水道 (すいどう) water supply

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What kanji is this 木?

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On reading: もく
Kun reading: き

Meaning: Tree

Examples: 木曜日 (もくようび) Thursday, 木村さん (きむらさん) Mr./Ms. Kimura

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What kanji is this 金?

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On reading: きん
Kun reading: かね

Meaning: Gold, money

Examples: 金曜日 (きんようび) Friday, お金 (おかね) money, お金持ち (おかねもち) rich person

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What kanji is this 土?

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On reading: ど, と
Kun reading: つち

Meaning: Soil

Examples: 土曜日 (どようび, Saturday), 土 (つち, soil), 土地 (とち, land)

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What kanji is this 曜?

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On reading: よう
Kun reading: —

Meaning: Weekday

Examples: 日曜日 (にちようび, Sunday), 曜日 (ようび, day of the week)

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What kanji is this 上?

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On reading: じょう
Kun reading: うえ, のぼ, あが

Meaning: Above, up

Examples: 上手 (じょうず, good at), 上 (うえ, top), 上る (のぼる, to go up)

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What kanji is this 下?

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On reading: か, げ
Kun reading: した, くだ

Meaning: Below, down

Examples: 地下鉄 (ちかてつ, subway), 下手 (へた, poor at), 下さい (ください, please give)

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What kanji is this 中?

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On reading: ちゅう, じゅう
Kun reading: なか

Meaning: Inside, middle

Examples: 中国 (ちゅうごく, China), 中 (なか, inside), 一年中 (いちねんじゅう, all year around)

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What kanji is this 半?

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On reading: はん
Kun reading: —

Meaning: Half

Examples: 三時半 (さんじはん, half past three), 半分 (はんぶん, half)

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たんじょうびはいつですか? (When is your birthday?)

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わたしのたんじょうびは三月 二十六日(さんがつ にじゅうろくにち)です

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