tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303653262024-03-20T13:37:27.902+09:00Kanji Picture Diary 漢字絵日記Visual kanji diary shared by friends from Japan and CroatiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-24839827458999864702008-05-08T17:59:00.004+09:002008-05-08T20:32:36.724+09:00脈 Red Sand RoadOriginally uploaded by natemeg2006 Blood vessel, pulse, a line of connection脈(ミャク) - the pulsemyaku山(サン)脈(ミャク) - a mountain rangesanmyaku脈(ミャク)絡(ラク) - coherencemyakuraku-----Radical: 肉Stroke Count: 10音:ミャク訓: ------Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-87875210771526644372008-01-27T20:51:00.002+09:002008-04-19T16:39:56.380+09:00犬 Dog Jumping 1Originally uploaded bysmileywhiley05 Dog犬(いぬ) - a doginu野(ヤ)犬(ケン) - a stray dogyaken犬犬 shows a side view of a dog, and it makes the animal radical (けものへん).cf.狼 - wolf猫 - cat狐 - fox猪 - wild boar猿 - monkey狩 - to hunt (verb)狂 - crazy, wild (adjective)-----Radical: 犬Stroke Count: 4音:ケン訓:いぬ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-54851594229425066772007-12-15T22:21:00.003+09:002010-09-13T13:25:50.447+09:00内
in da box.
Originally uploaded by eisenbergInside
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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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-1597988929380155992007-09-21T16:46:00.001+09:002007-09-21T17:12:02.822+09:00本 DSC_4898.JPGOriginally uploaded by autan Base, book本(もと) - the base of somethingmoto本(ホン) - a bookhon基(キ)本(ホン) - basis, foundationkihon本(ホン)当(トウ) - truthhontou本(ホン)質(しつ) - essencehonshitsu本The little horizontal line (-) in 本 indicates the base of 木 (tree).-----Radical: 木Stroke Count: 5音:ホン訓:もと-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-60408974984593383592007-09-21T15:33:00.001+09:002007-09-21T16:13:48.114+09:00入 tent viewOriginally uploaded by ronk53. SharpenerOriginally uploaded by Big-E-Mr-G Enter, insert入(はい)る - to enterhairu入(い)れる - to insertireru入(い)り口(ぐち) - entranceiriguchi入(い)れ物(もの) - containeriremono入(ニュウ)学(ガク) - enter (a) schoolnyuugakuNote: 入 is different from 人!!Imagine 入 as the head of an arrow-shaped object (↑) to insert.-----Radical: 入Stroke Count: 2音:ニュウ・ジュ訓:い・はい-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-2784327144132640592007-09-10T20:46:00.000+09:002007-11-09T23:47:12.257+09:00曇 Cloudy sky...Originally uploaded by hoshizora Cloudy, gloomy曇(くも)る - to become cloudykumoru曇(くも)り - being cloudykumori日 + 雲 = 曇It gets cloudy when the clouds hide the sun.-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 16音:ドン訓:くも-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-60168113651998981772007-09-10T19:28:00.000+09:002007-09-10T20:38:06.436+09:00雷 Thunderstorm IOriginally uploaded by MontyPython Thunder雷(かみなり) - thunderkaminari雷(ライ)雨(ウ) - thunderstormraiuThe kanji 雷 originally looked like .The (+) marks indicate rolling thunders under 雨 (rain).cf. 雨 、電-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 13音:ライ訓:かみなり-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-47768421789912089022007-09-09T22:33:00.001+09:002007-09-11T10:56:04.632+09:00電 LightningOriginally uploaded by feel_the_green Electricity電(デン)気(キ) - electricitydenki電(デン)子(シ) - an electrondenshi電(デン)車(シャ) - a traindensha電(デン)話(ワ) - a telephonedenwaThe part looking like 甲 under 雨 (rain) represents lightning.rain + lightning = electricitycf. 雷-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 13音:デン訓:------Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-58110955199809704972007-09-01T22:15:00.001+09:002007-09-01T22:36:57.725+09:00名 Attractive Women Amuse MeOriginally uploaded by "CAVE CANEM". Name名(な) - namena名(な)前(まえ) - namenamae名(ミョウ)字(じ) - family name, surnamemyouji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.-----RadicalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-28236699984874886992007-09-01T21:06:00.001+09:002007-12-15T22:27:02.155+09:00外 Total Lunar EclipseOriginally uploaded by Minouchette. Outside外(そと) - outsidesoto外(ガイ)国(コク) - overseas, foreign countrygaikoku外(ガイ)食(ショク) - eating out. dining outgaishoku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.→ usage examplesAntonym: 内----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-47818991043398701542007-09-01T20:32:00.001+09:002007-09-28T14:21:38.337+09:00夕 Crescent MoonOriginally uploaded by markkilner Evening夕(ゆう)方(がた) - evening, nightfallyuugata夕(ゆう)食(ショク) - supper, dinner [eaten in the evening]yuushoku夕(ゆう)日(ひ) - the evening/setting sunyuuhi夕夕 represents the crescent moon. See 月.cf. 外、名-----Radical: 夕Stroke Count: 3音: セキ訓: ゆう-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-76837430941769223322007-08-31T21:37:00.001+09:002007-08-31T23:18:35.855+09:00畑 Field FiresOriginally uploaded by preilley. Field polje (plural: polja)畑(はたけ) - fieldhatake田(た)畑(はた) - the fieldstahata畑火 + 田 = 畑Imagine a burnt field or the slash-and-burn method of cultivation.→ usage examples-----Radical: 田Stroke Count: 9音: -訓: はた・はたけ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-50048522227507537372007-08-19T18:09:00.001+09:002007-08-20T16:47:33.995+09:00回 Spirals on pinkOriginally uploaded by tanakawho. Turn around, spinokretati - (imperfective) to turn around onceokrenuti - (perfective) to turn around oncevrtiti - (imperfective) to spin, to turn around and aroundzavrtiti - (perfective) to spin, to turn around and around回る - (vi.) to turn around, to spinmawaru回す - (vt.) to turn (something) around, to spinmawasu回想 - reminiscences, recollectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-30642986440888398012007-08-15T17:21:00.001+09:002007-08-15T19:37:33.670+09:00店 Carpet storeOriginally uploaded by janraposa. Edo Era corner storeOriginally uploaded by chi-jin Shoptrgovina, prodavnica店(みせ) - shop, storemise店(テン)員(イン) - salesperson, store clerk, shop assistantten'intrgovac (m.) , prodavač(m.) , prodavačica (f.)店(テン)長(チョウ) - a store managertenchou店(テン)主(シュ) - a shopkeeper, a shop ownertenshuvlasnik trgovine (m.), vlasnica trgovine (f.)店广 (house, roof) +Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-65871791287769034862007-08-15T17:05:00.001+09:002007-09-11T11:23:18.297+09:00占 _MG_8217Originally uploaded by ahmat. Fortune-telling, to ruleproricanje - fortune tellingvladati - to rule占(うらな)う - to tell fortunesuranauproricati占(し)める - to occupyshimeruzauzumati, zauzeti占(セン)領(リョウ) - to occupysenryouzauzimati, zauzeti占(セン)星(セイ)術(ジュツ) - astrologysenseijutsuastrologija占ト + 口 = 占ト represents a burnt marking on tortoise/turtle shells or animal bones, which was performed to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-33471717754156495162007-08-05T22:52:00.000+09:002007-08-05T23:33:33.888+09:00今 Moroccan Lamb TagineOriginally uploaded by Sunshine Hanan Take off the lidOriginally uploaded by houze Now今(いま) - nowima今日(きょう)- today, this daykyou今(コン)日(ニチ) - nowadays, these days, todaykon'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.-----Radical: 人Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-79303244427384241712007-08-03T22:40:00.001+09:002007-08-03T23:31:56.751+09:00町 Rice Field MirrorOriginally uploaded by timtak. Town町 - townmachi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, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-84441000109099217552007-08-03T22:23:00.001+09:002014-08-31T17:26:03.554+09:00丁
nailsOriginally uploaded by Tomhee.
丁 has various meanings; for example, it is used when counting particular things such as tofu or towns/municipalities.
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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-67457384807805460312007-07-23T23:49:00.001+09:002007-07-23T23:52:07.390+09:00竹 BambooOriginally uploaded by hargtimothy Bamboo竹(たけ) - bambootake竹(チク)林(リン) - bamboo forestchikurin-----Radical: 竹Stroke Count: 6音: チク訓: たけ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-80694532455937258622007-07-22T22:20:00.001+09:002007-11-11T21:42:17.938+09:00砂 up closeOriginally uploaded by piggley Sandpjesak砂(すな) - sandsuna砂(サ)漠(バク) - desertsabakupustinja砂(サ)丘(キュウ) - sand hillsakyuupješčano brdo石 + 少 = 砂Sand is finely fragmented rocks.-----Radical: 石Stroke Count: 9音: サ・シャ訓: すな-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-50933848173101514842007-07-22T21:51:00.001+09:002007-07-22T22:32:47.845+09:00少 chipping awayOriginally uploaded by apormarkos A few, a littlenekoliko, malo少ない - a few, a little (adjective)sukunai少し - a few, a little, some (noun)sukoshi少小 + ノ (to chip away) = 少-----Radical: 小Stroke Count: 4音: ショウ訓: すく・すこ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-84938256577154635352007-07-22T18:01:00.001+09:002007-07-22T21:38:11.778+09:00小 Ruby - North CarolinaOriginally uploaded by adamantine. Smallmal, mala, malomalen, malena, maleno小(ちい)さい - smallchiisai小(こ)型(がた) - small sizekogata小(ショウ)学(ガッ)校(コウ) - elementary schoolshougakkou小(お)川(がわ)ogawa - stream, brook, creekantonym: 大--> usage examples-----Radical: 小Stroke Count: 3音: ショウ訓: こ・ちい・お-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-37720266096589123602007-07-20T23:21:00.001+09:002007-07-21T20:43:34.723+09:00石 Cliffs of StoneOriginally uploaded by Rexton Cave womanOriginally uploaded by kasiahalka. Stonekamen石(いし) - stoneishi石(セキ)炭(タン) - coalsekitanugalj石石 shows a stone (口) under a cliff.Make sure to distinguish between 石 and 右.-----Radical: 石Stroke Count: 5音: セキ・シャク・コク訓: いし-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-54896801185417785152007-07-14T22:24:00.001+09:002007-07-21T20:42:50.756+09:00玉 Cool beads!Originally uploaded by charmednblum 飴 AmeOriginally uploaded by kamoda Ball, Sphere, Jewellopta, kugla, sfera, dragulj玉(たま) - ball, sphere, jeweltama玉(たま)子(ご) - egg (=卵)tamago玉(ギョク)座(ザ) - thronegyokuza玉It is said that 玉 represents three jewels connected with a string.-----Radical: 玉Stroke Count: 5音: ギョク訓: たま-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-33819754512379984712007-07-14T21:38:00.000+09:002007-07-21T20:41:44.381+09:00王 Redentor Christ statue (Christ the Redeemer)Originally uploaded by Carrie J Kingkralj王(オウ) - kingou (pronounced "oh")kralj女(ジョ)王(オウ) - queenjo'oukraljica王(オウ)子(ジ) - princeoujiprinc王(オウ)女(ジョ) - princessoujoprinceza王王 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-----Radical: 玉Unknownnoreply@blogger.com