白

Acorns
Originally uploaded by dellvink.

White

• bijel, bijela, bijelo
  

白（しろ） - noun
shiro

白（しろ）い - adjective
shiroi

白

白 represents a nut such as an acorn, whose inside is "white".

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Radical : 白
Stroke Count: 5
音：ハク・ビャク・パク
訓：しろ・しら
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黒

FIRE
Originally uploaded by AMICHAELMURRAY.

Black

• crn, crna, crno
  

黒（くろ） - black (noun)
kuro

黒い - black (adjective)
kuroi

黒（コク）板（バン） - blackboard
kokuban

黒

(cf. 田, 土, 里）

* the four dots represent fire.

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Radical: 黒
Stroke Count: 11
音：コク
訓：くろ
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金

Flooded Goldmine
Originally uploaded by looneylusty.

Gold, money

• zlato, novac
  

金（かね）　- money, metal
kane

金（キン） - gold
kin

金（キン）曜日（ヨウビ）　- Friday
kin'youbi

金

* Imagine that two gold lumps are buried in 土 (soil/earth), underground.

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Radical: 金
Stroke Count: 8
音：キン・コン
訓：かね・かな
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