da hand
Originally uploaded by Inknstein.
Hand
  • ruka
手(て)
te

te

hand
  • The original shape of 手 represents five fingers of a hand.



  • cf. 手 makes the hand radical (才)
    - grip
    - push
    - dig
    - finger(s)
    - give
    - pick off

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    Radical : 手
    Stroke Count: 4
    音:シュ
    訓:て・た
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    eye
    Originally uploaded by
    Rafael Coelho Salles / rscsales.
    Eye
    • oko (plural: oči)
    目(め)
    me



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    Radical : 目
    Stroke Count: 5
    音:ボク・モク
    訓:め
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    Not quite the top.
    Originally uploaded by matt.



    009-遠處的山脈
    Originally uploaded by RitaTeng.


    Mountain
    • planina
    山(やま)
    yama

    富(フ)士(ジ)山(サン)
    fuji-san
    • planina Fuji



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    Radical : 山
    Stroke Count: 3
    音:サン
    訓:やま
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    右 (#2)


    Hanami ladies
    Originally uploaded by jlhopes.


    Another way of remembering the kanji is, to imagine you are using the right hand to hold chopsticks, taking food to your (mouth). In Japan, most people use their right hand to do it.

    See


    Chiseling the Hole
    Originally uploaded by sagenepal.
    Craft, making something
    • zanat, izrada, napraviti nešto
    工(コウ)事(ジ) - construction
    kouji
    • konstrukcija, izrada
    人(ジン)工(コウ) - artificiality
    jinkou

    大(ダイ)工(ク) - carpenter
    daiku



    • The 工 shape indicates something being penetrated between the two surfaces.

    See

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    Radical : 工
    Stroke Count: 3
    音:コウ・クウ
    訓:(たくみ)
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    nange-with-a-handaxe
    Originally uploaded by Brian Wood.

    Father

    • otac, tata

    父(ちち) - father
    chichi

    • otac

    お父(とう)さん - father
    otousan

    • tata

    父(フ)母(ボ) - father and mother
    fubo



    Father

  • 父 represents a hand holding a stone axe, which is used by a father who works to take care of his children.


  • See the 又 radical

    cf.
    (おの, ono) - large axe
    (じじ, jiji) - old man

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    Radical: 父
    Stroke Count: 4
    音:フ
    訓:ちち
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    又 (the 又 radical)


    my right hand
    Originally uploaded by sohin.
    又 (as a radical) represents a right hand.
    • desna ruka

    matacf. 又(また) is often used with a kanji that relates to a hand.

    受 receive
    取 take
    反 return, go against

    See



    Originally uploaded by massproduced.
    Right
    • desno
    右(みぎ)
    migi

    右(ウ)折(セツ) - turning to the right
    usetsu
    • okretati desno
    左(サ)右(ユウ) - left and right
    sayuu
    • lijevo i desno


    left-right-mini
  • It is said that from 右 represents a prayer recited by a priest, and エ from is a table that he lays the prayer on.






  • left-right
  • Note that ノ of 右 is slightly shorter than ノ of 左, and 一 of 右 is a little longer than that of 左.

  • ノ of 左 is actually the left arm, so it's longer. On the other hand, ノ of 右 is the hand part, so it's shorter.

  • Besides, ノ is the first stroke of 右, and 一 is the first stroke of 左 (in Japan).







  • Also see the 又 radical右(#2).

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    Radical: 口
    Stroke Count: 5
    音:ユウ・ウ
    訓:みぎ
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    fingerless glove
    Originally uploaded by Trinity.
    Left
    • lijevo
    左(ひだり)
    hidari

    左(サ)折(セツ) - turning to the left
    sasetsu
    • okretati lijevo



    left

    • Some say that エ from 左 is a table that a priest lays a prayer on [possibly with his left hand]. ( See and the 又 radical. )
    • Others say エ indicates handwork. ( See . )
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    Radical: 工
    Stroke Count: 5
    音:サ
    訓:ひだり
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    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



    (cf. , ,

    * the four dots represent fire.

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    Radical: 黒
    Stroke Count: 11
    音:コク
    訓:くろ
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    man under tree
    Originally uploaded by sanderovski.

    Rest

    休(やす)む - rest (verb)
    yasumu

    • odmoriti
    休(キュウ)憩(ケイ) - rest (noun)
    kyuukei
    • odmor
    休(キュウ)日(ジツ) - holiday, a day off
    kyuujitsu



    (cf. , )

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    Radical: 人
    Stroke Sount: 6
    音:キュウ
    訓:やす
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    Days of the Week

    Review: Days of the Week

    曜日 - にちようび nichiyoubi Sunday - nedjelja
    曜日 - げつようび getsuyoubi Monday - ponedjeljak
    曜日 - かようび kayoubi Tuesday - utorak
    曜日 - すいようび suiyoubi Wednesday - srijeda
    曜日 - もくようび mokuyoubi Thursday - četvrtak
    曜日 - きんようび kin'youbi Friday - petak
    曜日 - どようび doyoubi Saturday - subota

    *
    曜日 is written as ようび(youbi), but it's pronounced "yohbi" or "yoobi".


    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



    * Imagine that two gold lumps are buried in (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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    Japan from above
    Originally uploaded by wakarimasen82.
    Village
    • selo
    里(さと)
    sato

    郷(キョウ)里(リ) - hometown
    kyouri



    cf. + = 里

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    Radical: 里
    Stroke Count: 7
    音:リ
    訓:さと
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    Steve's Broke Back Mountain
    Originally uploaded by honeybongos.
    Soil, earth
    • zemlja
    土(つち)
    tsuchi

    土(ド)曜日(ヨウビ) - Saturday
    doyoubi



    *土 represents a heap of dirt, which was respected by the ancients as the source of all creation and life.

    cf. 社 - shrine

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    Radical: 土
    Stroke Count: 3
    音:ド・ト
    訓:つち
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