Inside
内(うち)気(キ) -shyness
uchiki
内(ナイ)臓(ゾウ) - internal organs
naizou
冂 + 入 (enter) = 内
The inside part is written almost like 人, but it originally came from the 入 kanji.
cf. 中
Antonym: 外
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Radical: 冂
Stroke Count: 4
音:ナイ・ダイ
訓:うち
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名
Name
名(な) - name
na
名(な)前(まえ) - name
namae
名(ミョウ)字(じ) - family name, surname
myouji
名(メイ)人(ジン) - a master, an expert, a person whose name is well-known for his/her skill.
meijin
名
夕 + 口 = 名
Do you think the girl in the picture would reveal her name? :)
名 indicates that you speak up in darkness to let others know where/who you are.
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Radical: 口
Stroke Count: 6
音:ミョウ・メイ
訓:な
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名(な) - name
na
名(な)前(まえ) - name
namae
名(ミョウ)字(じ) - family name, surname
myouji
名(メイ)人(ジン) - a master, an expert, a person whose name is well-known for his/her skill.
meijin
名
夕 + 口 = 名
Do you think the girl in the picture would reveal her name? :)
名 indicates that you speak up in darkness to let others know where/who you are.
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Radical: 口
Stroke Count: 6
音:ミョウ・メイ
訓:な
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外
Outside
外(そと) - outside
soto
外(ガイ)国(コク) - overseas, foreign country
gaikoku
外(ガイ)食(ショク) - eating out. dining out
gaishoku
夕 + ト = 外
In ancient times, people tried to tell fortunes by looking at the moon phases. When the moon wanes, you see "the outside" of the darkened part.
See 占 for more information on ト.
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Antonym: 内
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Radical: 夕
Stroke Count: 3
音: ガイ・ゲ
訓: そと・はず・ほか
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外(そと) - outside
soto
外(ガイ)国(コク) - overseas, foreign country
gaikoku
外(ガイ)食(ショク) - eating out. dining out
gaishoku
夕 + ト = 外
In ancient times, people tried to tell fortunes by looking at the moon phases. When the moon wanes, you see "the outside" of the darkened part.
See 占 for more information on ト.
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Antonym: 内
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Radical: 夕
Stroke Count: 3
音: ガイ・ゲ
訓: そと・はず・ほか
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畑
Field
hatake
田(た)畑(はた) - the fields
tahata
畑
火 + 田 = 畑
Imagine a burnt field or the slash-and-burn method of cultivation.
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Radical: 田
Stroke Count: 9
音: -
訓: はた・はたけ
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- polje (plural: polja)
hatake
田(た)畑(はた) - the fields
tahata
畑
火 + 田 = 畑
Imagine a burnt field or the slash-and-burn method of cultivation.
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Radical: 田
Stroke Count: 9
音: -
訓: はた・はたけ
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回
Turn around, spin
回る - (vi.) to turn around, to spin
mawaru
回す - (vt.) to turn (something) around, to spin
mawasu
回想 - reminiscences, recollection, flashback
kaisou
三回 - three times
sankai
回
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Radical: 口
Stroke Count: 6
音: カイ:エ
訓: まわ
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- okretati - (imperfective) to turn around once
- okrenuti - (perfective) to turn around once
- vrtiti - (imperfective) to spin, to turn around and around
- zavrtiti - (perfective) to spin, to turn around and around
回る - (vi.) to turn around, to spin
mawaru
回す - (vt.) to turn (something) around, to spin
mawasu
回想 - reminiscences, recollection, flashback
kaisou
三回 - three times
sankai
回
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Radical: 口
Stroke Count: 6
音: カイ:エ
訓: まわ
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店
Shop
mise
店(テン)員(イン) - salesperson, store clerk, shop assistant
ten'in
tenchou
店(テン)主(シュ) - a shopkeeper, a shop owner
tenshu
广 (house, roof) + 占 = 店
店 indicates a house, built at a certain place as a result of fortune-telling, that runs a business.
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Radical: 广
Stroke Count: 8
音: テン
訓: みせ・たな
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- trgovina, prodavnica
mise
店(テン)員(イン) - salesperson, store clerk, shop assistant
ten'in
- trgovac (m.) , prodavač(m.) , prodavačica (f.)
tenchou
店(テン)主(シュ) - a shopkeeper, a shop owner
tenshu
- vlasnik trgovine (m.), vlasnica trgovine (f.)
广 (house, roof) + 占 = 店
店 indicates a house, built at a certain place as a result of fortune-telling, that runs a business.
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Radical: 广
Stroke Count: 8
音: テン
訓: みせ・たな
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占
Fortune-telling, to rule
uranau
shimeru
senryou
占(セン)星(セイ)術(ジュツ) - astrology
senseijutsu
ト + 口 = 占
ト represents a burnt marking on tortoise/turtle shells or animal bones, which was performed to tell fortunes in ancient times.
(cf. 店)
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Radical: ト
Stroke Count: 5
音: セン
訓: うらな・し
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- proricanje - fortune telling
- vladati - to rule
uranau
- proricati
shimeru
- zauzumati, zauzeti
senryou
- zauzimati, zauzeti
占(セン)星(セイ)術(ジュツ) - astrology
senseijutsu
- astrologija
ト + 口 = 占
ト represents a burnt marking on tortoise/turtle shells or animal bones, which was performed to tell fortunes in ancient times.
(cf. 店)
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Radical: ト
Stroke Count: 5
音: セン
訓: うらな・し
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今
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Originally uploaded by Sunshine Hanan
Take off the lid
Originally uploaded by houze
今(いま) - now
ima
今日(きょう)- today, this day
kyou
今(コン)日(ニチ) - nowadays, these days, today
kon'nichi
今
今 represents A (a lid) and - (an object) , and it indicates to quickly put a lid on an object like A . Imagine you try to hold the passing time by putting a lid on it, for now.
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Radical: 人
Stroke Count: 4
音: コン・キン
訓: いま
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町
Town
町 - town
machi
田 + 丁 = 町
町 originally represented a T-shaped path between rice fields (田), but it came to mean streets in a town, and then the town itself as well.
- watashi no itoko wa hokkaidou asahikawa-shi no kamui-chou ni sunde imasu.
- 私のいとこは北海道旭川市の神居町に住んでいます。
- My cousin lives at Kamui-chou (the section called Kamui-chou) in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
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Radical: 田
Stroke Count: 7
音: チョウ
訓: まち
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町 - town
machi
田 + 丁 = 町
町 originally represented a T-shaped path between rice fields (田), but it came to mean streets in a town, and then the town itself as well.
- watashi no itoko wa hokkaidou asahikawa-shi no kamui-chou ni sunde imasu.
- 私のいとこは北海道旭川市の神居町に住んでいます。
- My cousin lives at Kamui-chou (the section called Kamui-chou) in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
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Radical: 田
Stroke Count: 7
音: チョウ
訓: まち
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丁
丁 has various meanings; for example, it is used when counting particular things such as tofu or towns/municipalities.
丁(チョウ)
chou
- o-tofu yon-chou kudasai.
- お豆腐四丁ください。
- Please give me four cakes of tofu. (= I'll take ... )
- Suzuki-san wa san-choume ni sunde imasu.
- 鈴木さんは三丁目に住んでいます。
- Mr. Suzuki lives in the 3rd section [of a town/city].
一丁(いっちょう) icchou
二丁(にちょう) ni-chou
三丁(さんちょう) san-chou
四丁(よんちょう) yon-chou
五丁(ごちょう) go-chou ...
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Radical: 一
Stroke Count: 7
音: チョウ・テイ
訓: ひのと
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丁(チョウ)
chou
- 丁 represents a nail driven into a board, and it often indicates a T shape or a right angle. (See 町)
- o-tofu yon-chou kudasai.
- お豆腐四丁ください。
- Please give me four cakes of tofu. (= I'll take ... )
- Suzuki-san wa san-choume ni sunde imasu.
- 鈴木さんは三丁目に住んでいます。
- Mr. Suzuki lives in the 3rd section [of a town/city].
一丁(いっちょう) icchou
二丁(にちょう) ni-chou
三丁(さんちょう) san-chou
四丁(よんちょう) yon-chou
五丁(ごちょう) go-chou ...
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Radical: 一
Stroke Count: 7
音: チョウ・テイ
訓: ひのと
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竹
砂
Sand
suna
砂(サ)漠(バク) - desert
sabaku
砂(サ)丘(キュウ) - sand hill
sakyuu
石 + 少 = 砂
Sand is finely fragmented rocks.
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Radical: 石
Stroke Count: 9
音: サ・シャ
訓: すな
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- pjesak
suna
砂(サ)漠(バク) - desert
sabaku
砂(サ)丘(キュウ) - sand hill
sakyuu
石 + 少 = 砂
Sand is finely fragmented rocks.
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Radical: 石
Stroke Count: 9
音: サ・シャ
訓: すな
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小
Small
chiisai
小(こ)型(がた) - small size
kogata
小(ショウ)学(ガッ)校(コウ) - elementary school
shougakkou
小(お)川(がわ)
ogawa - stream, brook, creek
antonym: 大
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Radical: 小
Stroke Count: 3
音: ショウ
訓: こ・ちい・お
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- mal, mala, malo
- malen, malena, maleno
chiisai
小(こ)型(がた) - small size
kogata
小(ショウ)学(ガッ)校(コウ) - elementary school
shougakkou
小(お)川(がわ)
ogawa - stream, brook, creek
antonym: 大
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Radical: 小
Stroke Count: 3
音: ショウ
訓: こ・ちい・お
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玉
王
King
王(オウ) - king
ou (pronounced "oh")
女(ジョ)王(オウ) - queen
jo'ou
王(オウ)子(ジ) - prince
ouji
王(オウ)女(ジョ) - princess
oujo
王 represents a person standing between the sky and the ground.
一 (the top horizontal line, the sky) + 大 + __ (the bottom horizontal line, the ground) = 王
cf. 大、立、天
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Radical: 玉
Stroke Count: 4
音: オウ
訓: -
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- kralj
王(オウ) - king
ou (pronounced "oh")
- kralj
女(ジョ)王(オウ) - queen
jo'ou
- kraljica
王(オウ)子(ジ) - prince
ouji
- princ
王(オウ)女(ジョ) - princess
oujo
- princeza
王 represents a person standing between the sky and the ground.
cf. 大、立、天
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Radical: 玉
Stroke Count: 4
音: オウ
訓: -
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傘
Umbrella
kasa
傘
-Svi hodaju pod kišobranima.
-min'na kasa wo sashite aruite imasu.
-みんな傘をさして歩いています。
-They [all] are walking under umbrellas.
(Photo loc.: Kyoto, Japan)
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Radical: 人
Stroke Count: 12
音: サン
訓: かさ
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- kišobran
kasa
傘
-Svi hodaju pod kišobranima.
-min'na kasa wo sashite aruite imasu.
-みんな傘をさして歩いています。
-They [all] are walking under umbrellas.
(Photo loc.: Kyoto, Japan)
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Radical: 人
Stroke Count: 12
音: サン
訓: かさ
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幼
Threading
Originally uploaded by Vintage Pleasure
Leonard Gagnon’s daughters knitting
Originally uploaded by John Collier Jr..
幼(おさな)い - young, childish, immature
osanai
幼稚園 - kindergarten
youchien
幼
幺 (a weak thread) + 力 (strength) = 幼
幼 indicates a child without much strength.
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Radical: 幺
Stroke Count: 5
音: ヨウ
訓: おさな
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