Base, book
本（もと） - the base of something
moto
本（ホン） - a book
hon
基（キ）本（ホン） - basis, foundation
kihon
本（ホン）当（トウ） - truth
hontou
本（ホン）質（しつ） - essence
honshitsu
本
The little horizontal line (-) in 本 indicates the base of 木 (tree).
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Radical: 木
Stroke Count: 5
音：ホン
訓：もと
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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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