THE FIRST 103 KANJI

About this book
This book helps beginners of the Japanese language memorizing andwriting the first 103 kanji characters required for the Japanese
Language Proficiency Test N5.
Each kanji is represented on one page featuring:Its meaning
The onyomi and kunyomi readings
Vocabulary that includes this kanji
The number of strokes and the stroke order with a link to the
NIHONGO ICHIBAN website to video showing the stroke order The radicals (components) the kanji consists of A hint to help memorizing the kanji A grid to exercise writing
You can print each page on your own printer and repeat the writing
exercises as often as you like.

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The Japanese writing system
The Japanese written language consists of a combination of three types of characters. To
a lesser extend it nowadays also uses some Latin alphabet for abbreviations andnumbers.
1) Kanji (漢字)Kanji originally came from China to Japan. The term “kanji” literally means “Hancharacters” or “Chinese characters” and it is identical to the characters in China to
describe their writing.
Kanji are mainly used to describe names and nouns. When used in verbs and adjectives
they mostly are written in combination with hiragana. Most sentences include kanji as wellas hiragana.
Japanese dictionaries list around 10,000 kanji. The Japanese government limited the kanji
used in official publications to the 1945 touyou kanji with about 4000 readings. The
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is based on these 1945 touyou kanji.
A Japanese with average education knows around 3000 kanji and it is estimated thataround 4000 kanji are used in Japanese literature.
2) Hiragana (平仮名)Hiragana is a phonetic alphabet that was developed in the ninth century to simplify writing.
It nowadays is mainly used for native Japanese words. Hiragana are derived from more
complex kanji and each hiragana represents a syllable. A total of 46 hiragana are used incontemporary Japanese writing.
List of the 46 hiragana and their 25 diagritics (with ゛or ゜)
A

I

U

E

O

あ (a)

い (i)

う (u)

え (e)

お (o)

か (ka)き (ki)く(ku)

け (ke)

こ (ko)が (ga)ぎ (gi)ぐ (gu)げ (ge)

ご (go)さ (sa)し (shi)す (su)せ (se)

そ (so)ざ (za)じ (ji)ず (zu)ぜ (ze)ぞ (zo)た (ta)ち (chi)つ (tsu)て (te)と (to)だ (da)ぢ (ji)づ (zu)で (de)ど (do)な (na)に (ni)ぬ (nu)ね (ne)の (no)

A

I

U

E

O

は (ha)

ひ (hi)

ふ (fu)へ (he)ほ (ho)ば (ba)び (bi)ぶ (bu)ベ (be)ぼ (bo)ぱ (pa)ぴ (pi)ぷ (pu)ぺ (pe)ぽ (po)

ま (ma)み (mi)む (mu)め (me)

も (mo)や (ya)

ゆ (yu)ら (ra)り (ri)る (ru)わ (wa)よ (yo)れ (re)ろ (ro)を (o/wo)ん (n)The combination of some of these hiragana is used to express a few additional sounds
used in Japanese. The first character is written in normal size whereas the second
character is written a little bit smaller. These combinations are called digraphs.
List of 21 hiragana digraphs and their 15 diagritics
YA

YU

YO

きゃ (kya)

きゅ (kyu)

きょ (kyo)

ぎゃ (gya)

ぎゅ (gyu)

ぎょ (gyo)

しゃ (sha)しゅ (shu)

しょ (sho)じゃ (ja)じゅ (ju)じょ (jo)ちゃ (cha)ちゅ (chu)

ちょ (cho)

ぢゃ (ja)ぢゅ (ju)ぢょ (jo)

にゃ (nya)にゅ (nyu)にょ (nyo)

ひゃ (hya)

ひゅ (hyu)

ひょ (hyo)

びゃ (bya)

びゅ (byu)

びょ (byo)

ぴゃ (pya)

ぴゅ (pyu)

ぴょ (pyo)

みゃ (mya)

みゅ (myu)

みょ (myo)

りゃ (rya)

りゅ (ryu)

りょ (ryo)3) Katakana (片仮名)Katakana also is a phonetic alphabet covering the same syllable as hiragana and it
therefore also has 46 different characters. It is mainly used for foreign loanwords andsometimes to replace kanji or hiragana for emphasis. Katakana were developed in the
ninth century and are also derived from more complex kanji.

List of the 46 basic katakana and their 25 diagritics (with ゛or ゜)
A

I

U

E

O

ア (a)

イ (i)

ウ (u)

エ (e)

オ (o)

カ (ka)

キ (ki)ク (ku)ケ (ke)

コ (ko)ガ (ga)

ギ (gi)

グ (gu)

ゲ (ge)ゴ (go)サ (sa)シ (shi)ス (su)セ (se)

ソ (so)ザ (za)

ジ (ji)ズ (zu)

ゼ (ze)

ゾ (zo)

タ (ta)チ (chi)ツ (tsu)テ (te)ト (to)ダ (da)

ヂ (ji)

ヅ (zu)デ (de)

ド (do)ナ (na)

ニ (ni)ヌ (nu)ネ (ne)ノ (no)ハ (ha)ヒ (hi)フ (fu)ヘ (he)

ホ (ho)

バ (ba)

ビ (bi)ブ (bu)ベ (be)

ボ (bo)パ (pa)ピ (pi)プ (pu)

ペ pe)

ポ(po)

マ (ma)ミ (mi)ム (mu)メ (me)

モ (mo)ヤ (ya)

ユ (yu)ラ (ra)

リ (ri)ル (ru)

ワ (wa)

ヨ (yo)レ (re)

ロ (ro)
ヲ (o/wo)ン (n)As with hiragana there also are combinations to express the other sounds required for theJapanese language.
List of 21 katakana digraphs and their 15 diagritics
YA

YU

YO

キャ (kya)

キュ (kyu)

キョ (kyo)ギャ (gya)

ギュ (gyu)

ギョ (gyo)

シャ (sha)シュ (shu)

ショ (sho)

ジャ (ja)ジュ (ju)ジョ (jo)チャ (cha)チュ (chu)

チョ (cho)

ぢゃ (ja)ヂュ (ju)ヂョ (jo)ニャ (nya)

ニュ (nyu)

ニョ (nyo)

YA

YU

YO

ヒャ (hya)

ヒュ (hyu)

ヒョ (hyo)

ビャ (bya)ビュ (byu)

ビョ (byo)

ピャ (pya)

ピュ (pyu)

ピョ (pyo)

ミャ (mya)

ミュ (myu)

ミョ (myo)

リャ (rya)

リュ (ryu)

リョ (ryo)

These 46 katakana and their variations are sufficient to express all sounds used forJapanese words. In order to get closer to the pronunciation of foreign words, a list of notso common extended katakana is used.
List of extended katakanaAIU

イィ (yi)EO

イェ (ye)ウァ (wa)ウィ (wi)ウゥ (wu)ウェ (we)ウォ (wo)ヴァ (va)ヴィ (vi)ヴ (vu)ヴェ (ve)ヴォ (vo)ヴィェ (vye)
キェ (kye)ギェ (gye)クァ (kwa)

クィ(kwi)クェ (kwe)クォ (kwo)

グァ (gwa)

グィ (gwi)

グェ (gwe)グォ (gwo)シェ (she)ジェ (je)スィ (si)ズィ (zi)チェ (che)ツァ (tsa)

ツィ (tsi)ツェ (tse)ティ (ti)テゥ (tu)ディ (di)デゥ (du)ニェ (nye)ヒェ (hye)ビェ (bye)

ツォ (tso)

A

I

U

E

O

ピェ (pye)ファ (fa)フィ (fi)フェ (fe)フォ (fo)フィェ (fye)
ホゥ (hu)ミェ (mye)リェ (rye)ラ゜(la)リ゜(li)ル゜(lu)レ゜(le)ロ゜(lo)

4) Writing a Japanese text
It is possible to write everything in hiragana or katakana since both scripts cover the entityof sounds of the Japanese language, although this is not very practical due to the highnumber of words having the same pronunciation but different meanings.
All characters are written one by one and in the same size. There are no spaces between
different words, which feels a little bit unusual for most foreigners. It takes time to get used
to this and easily distinguish different words.
It is important to write the strokes in the correct order and directions to give the characters
the right shape. The reason why becomes obvious when practicing with a brush pen1 ,which is very much recommended for beginners.
Japanese writing is made in two directions. Horizontal writing (yokogaki) is from the left tothe right as in western style. Traditional writing (tategaki) is vertical starting from the right
top and ending at the left bottom. A book printed in tategaki opens from what Westerners
would call the back, while a book printed in yokogaki opens from what traditionally inJapan would have been considered the back.2

1 A brush pen is a pen with a brush instead of a brush instead of the nib. You can get them in someJapanese shops or via mail order.
2 Wikipedia, Japanese writing system

Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:One
Ichi / Itsu [いち/いつ]Hito [ひと]一口 - ひとくち - hitokuchi One bite

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1 stroke★ 一 is just one stroke

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Two
Ni [に]
Futa [ふた]二人 - ふたり - futari - Two
persons

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2 strokes★ 二 is made of two strokes 一 + 一 = 二
1+1=2

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Three
San [さん]Mitsu / Mi- [みつ/みっ]
3日 - みっか - mikka - The 3rd

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3 strokes★ 三 is the result of 一 + 二
1+2=3

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Four
Shi [し]Yo / Yu / Yon [よ/ゆ/よん]
四季 - しき - shiki - The 4
seasons

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5 strokes★ There are four sides to a square

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Five
Go [ご]
Itsu [いつ]五つ - いつつ - itsutsu - Five(ordinal number)

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4 strokes★ It looks like the number 5

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Six
Roku [ろく]Mu/Mut/Mui [む/むっ/むい]
六つ - むっつ - muttsu - Six(ordinal number)

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4 strokes★ 6 can be written VI if you turn themaround you get 六

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Seven
Shichi [しち]Nana/Nano [なな/なの]
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2 strokes★ It is a 7 inverted

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Eight
Hachi [はち]Yat/Ya/You [やっ/や/よう]
八つ - やっつ - Yattsu – Eight(ordinal number)

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2 strokes★ When following the simple shapeof the 8 you get 八

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Nine
Kyuu/Ku [きゅう/く]Kokono [ここの]九日 - ここのか - Kokonoka The 9th

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2 strokes★ You can see the shape of a 9with a little imagination

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:
10th

Ten
Juu/Ji [じゅう/じ]Too [とお]十日 - とおか - Tooka – The

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2 strokes★ 10 can be written X

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

HundredHyaku [ひゃく]/百貨店 - ひゃっかてん Hyakkaten - A mall

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100 ->

I00

6 strokes

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:nisenenThousandSen [せん]
Chi [ち]二千円 - にせんえん - Two thousand Yen

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3 strokes★ Thousand starts with the letter T

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Ten thousand
Man/Ban [まん/ばん]/
万引き - まんびき - manbiki –Shoplifting

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3 strokes★ It looks like a capital T and a h combined likein Thousand and the capital T also stands for Ten

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Water
Sui [すい]Mizu [みず]水道 - すいどう - suidou Water pipe

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4 strokes★ It can represent the current of water

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Fire
Ka [か]Hi [ひ]
火山 - かざん - kazan –VolcanoTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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4 strokes★ It looks like a camp fire with flames flying
around.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Tree, wood
Boku/Moku [ぼく/もく]
Ki/Ko [き/こ]木曜日 - もくようび mokuyoubi – Thursday

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4 strokes★ It is easy to remember since it looks like a tree!

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Sky
Ten [てん]Ame, Ama [あめ/あま]天気 - てんき - tenki –Weather

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4 strokes★ Heaven is one (一) big (大) place !

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Meaning:
Onyomi: :Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Earth, GroundDo / To [ど/と]Tsuchi [つち]土 - つち - tsuchi – Earth

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3 strokes★ It looks like a cross on a grave buriedin the ground

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:North
Hoku [ほく]Kita [きた]北米 - ほくべい - hokubei North America

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Meaning:
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East
Tou [とう]Higashi [ひがし]東京 - とうきょう - toukyou Tokyo

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8 strokes★ The sun (日) rise behind a tree (木) on the
East.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:West
Sei /Sai [せい/さい]Nishi [にし]西暦 - せいれき - seireki Christian era

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6 strokes★ The  upper  part  looks  like  the  Greek  symbol  π  (Pi). Greek is a western country

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:South
Nan [なん]
Minami [みなみ]南米 - なんべい - nanbei South America

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9 strokes★ In the South there are many believers
who give lots of money(¥) to the churches

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Left
Sa [さ]
Hidari [ひだり]左折 - させつ - sasetsu - Toturn left

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5 strokes★ The hand (working (工)) is on the left of something

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Right
U / Yuu [う / ゆう]
Migi [みぎ]右岸 - うがん - ugan - Right
Shore

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5 strokes★ On a map the restaurant(mouth 口) is on the right of the intersection

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Day, Sun
Nichi/Jitsu [にち/じつ]Hi/Ka [ひ/か]日本 - にほん - nihon - JapanTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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4 strokes★

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Month, moon
Getsu/Gatsu [げつ/がつ]Tsuki [つき]満月 - まんげつ - mangetsu Full moon

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4 stroke★ It looks like a quarter of the moon

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Flower, blossom
Ka [か]
Hana [はな]花瓶 - かびん - kabin - Vase

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7 strokes★ Weed (flowers (花)) sometime changes (化) into

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Fish
Gyo [ぎょ]Sakana / Uo [さかな/うお]
金魚 - きんぎょ - kingyo –Goldfish

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10 strokes★ It looks like a fish swimming upward.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:け
Vocabulary:

Sky, to become free, empty
Kuu [くう]Sora/A(keru)/Kara [そら/あ(る)/から]
空港 - くうこう - kuukou Airport

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8 strokes★ Working (工) in a hole (穴) makes you feel
empty.

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Meaning:
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Mountain
San [さん]
Yama [やま]山羊 - やぎ - yagi - A goat

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3 strokes★ This Kanji has the shape of the mountain it
stands for.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:

Shogun of
shogunate.

3 strokes

River
Sen [せん]
Kawa [かわ]徳川 - とくがわ - Tokugawa Togugawa (Ieyasu) first
the Tokugawa

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Meaning:
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Rain
U [う]
Ame [あめ]梅雨 - つゆ - tsuyu - RainyseasonTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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8 strokes★ It looks like rain drops hitting a window

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Book, Source
Hon [ほん]
Moto [もと]本物 - ほんもの - honmono –Original

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5 stroke★ Books are made from trees cut at theirbottom (hence the bottom line)

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Meaning:
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Eye
Moku [もく]Me [め]
目的 - もくてき - mokuteki purpose, goal

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5 strokes★

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Meaning:
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Mouth
Kou/Ku [こう/く]Kuchi [くち]火口 - かこう - kakou - Craterof a volcano

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3 strokes★ It looks like a mouth wide open

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Meaning:
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Ji [じ]
Mimi [みみ]耳孔 - じこう - jikou - Earhole

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6 strokes★ It looks a little like an ear with a hole in the
middle and one part sticking out down

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Meaning:
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Hand
Shu [しゅ]Te [て]
空手 - からて - karate - Karate

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4 strokes★ It is a simplified Hand drawing giving a thumb
down

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Foot, to be sufficient, to add
Soku [そく]Ashi/Ta(riru)/Ta(su) [あし/た(りる)/た(す)]満足 - まんぞく - manzoku Satisfaction

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Meaning:
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PersonJin / Nin [じん/にん]
Hito [ひと]人口 - じんこう - jinkou Population

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2 strokes★ It looks like a Man standing with his legs
spread.

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MotherBo [ぼ]Haha [はは]祖母 - そぼ - sobo –GrandmotherTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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5 strokes★ It  is  suppose  to  represent  a  Mother’s  breast.  

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FatherFu [ふ]
Chichi [ちち]祖父 - そふ - sofu Grandfather

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4 strokes★ It looks like the shape of a man with his hands
up because he became a Father.

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Meaning:
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Woman, female
Jo [じょ]Onna / Me [おんな/め]
女性 - じょせい - josei Female

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3 strokes★ It looks like a ballerina

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Man, Male
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7 strokes★ The upper part means rice field while thelower part means strength thus you need to be astrong Man to work in the field.

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Meaning:
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Shi/Su [し/す]Ko [こ]
子供 - こども - kodomo - A
child

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3 strokes★

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Meaning:
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Small
Shou [しょう]Chii(sai) / Ko / O [ちい(さい)/こ/お]小麦 - こむぎ - komugi – FlourTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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3 strokes★ You may think of two Small fishes swimmingaround a hook

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Inner, Center, Between
Chuu [ちゅう]Naka [なか]中国 - ちゅうごく - chuugoku
China

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4 strokes★ The vertical stroke cross right in the Middle ofthe square

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Meaning:
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Big, a lot
Dai/Tai [だい/たい]Oo(kii)/Oo(i) [おお(きい)/おお(い)]大学 - だいがく - daigaku University

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3 strokes★ It looks like a Big man with his arms and legs
spread wide open

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Meaning:
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good

Above, upper
Jou/Shou [じょう/しょう]Ue/ Kami/ A(geru/garu) [うえ/かみ/あ(げる/がる)]
上手 - じょうず - jouzu - Be

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:ろVocabulary:chikatetsu

3 strokes

Below, down
Ka/Ge [か/げ]Shita /Sa(geru)/O(rosu)/
Ku(daru) [した/さ(げる)/お(す)/く(だる)]
地下鉄 - ちかてつ - METRO

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What/How many/WhichKa [か]
Nani [なに]何時 - なんじ - nanji - Whattime

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7 strokes★ What exactly can (可) a person (人) do ?

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:To walk, to go, to carry out
Kou [こう]I(ku)/Yu(ku)/Okona(u) [い(く) /ゆ（く）/おこな(う)]Vocabulary:
銀行 - ぎんこう - ginkou –Bank

6 strokes

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To see, to be visible, to show
Ken [けん]Mi(ru)/Mi(eru)/Mi(seru) [み(る)/み(える)/み(せる)]見物 - けんぶつ - kenbutsu Sight seeing

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7 strokes★ It is the character for eye on the character forhuman legs, a walking eye See and is visible.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Word, to talk
Gen/Gon [げん/ごん]I(u) [い(う)]無言 - むごん - mugon –Silence

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7 strokes★ The lower character means mouth so it is likelines  of  Words  going  off  one’s  mouth

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Word, to talkGo [ご]
Kata(ru)/Kata(rau) [かた(る)/かた(らう)]
日本語 - にほんご - nihongo Japanese

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14 strokes★ Word ( ) + 5 () + Mouth (word spoken is already a language.

) = Five

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:meal

Food, To eat
Shoku [しょく]Ta(beru)/ Ku(u)/ Ku(rau) [たべ(る)/く(う)/く(らう)]食事 -しょくじ - shokuji - A

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9 strokes★ It is the character for good under what looks
like a roof: there is nothing better thanhomemade Food.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Drink
In [いん]No(mu) [の(む)]飲食 - いんしょく - inshoku Food and drinks

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12 strokes★ Drinking is like eating (食) but lacking (欠) thesolids.

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To meet / society
Kai/E [かい/え]A(u) [あ(う)]会社 - かいしゃ - kaisha –Company

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6 strokes★

You handshake when
Meeting people(by KansaiBanzai)

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Meaning:
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School, Science, to learn
Gaku [がく]Mana(bu) [まな(ぶ)]大学 - だいがく - daigaku University

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8 strokes★ It is the character for child under what looks
like a roof. School is the place where children
Learn

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To restKyuu [きゅう]Yasu(mu) [やす(む)]休日 - きゅうじつ - kyuujitsu
Day off

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6 strokes★ It is the radical of a person next to the radicalof the tree = when laying on a tree you can rest.

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To buyBai [ばい]Ka(u) [か(う)]買物 - かいもの - kaimono Shopping

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12 strokes★ When catching a shell ( ) with a net (then  you  don’t  have  to  Buy  (ばい) it)

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Meaning:
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To hear, To listen, to ask
Bun/Mon [ぶん/もん]Ki(ku)/Ki(koeru) [き(く)/き(こる)]
新聞 - しんぶん - shinbun Newspaper

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14 strokes★ With the radical for gate and ear = someone isputting his ear on the gate to hear

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Meaning:
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Next

To comeRai [らい]Ku(ru)/Kita(ru)/Kita(su) [く(るきた(る)/きた(す)]来年 - らいねん - rainen year

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6 strokes★ From rice (米) Comes at least ten (十)benefits

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:To stand, to establish
Ritsu [りつ]Ta(tsu)/Ta(teru) [た(つ)/た(てる)]

Vocabulary:

国立 - こくりつ - kokuritsu Public establishment

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5 strokes★ If you move the strokes a bit it looks
like a man Standing

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Meaning:
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To live, to grow, be born, raw
Sei / Shou [せい/しょう]I(kiru)/U(mu)Nama/Ki [い(きる)/う(む)/なま/き]学生 - がくせい - gakusei - a
Student

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5 strokes★ It is like a small tree on which water
poured so that is Grows and Lives.

is

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Speech, to talk, conversation
Wa [わ]
hanashi/Hana(su) [はなし/はな(す)]会話 - かいわ - kaiwa Conversation

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13 strokes★ Radical for say, word (言) and the one for
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Meaning:
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To leave, to get out
Shutsu [しゅつ]De(ru)/Da(su) [で(る)/だ(す)]日の出 - ひので - hinode Sunrise

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6 strokes★ It is two mountains on top of each other,when mountains are two times higher to hike,you better leave.

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Meaning:
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To readDoku/Toku [どく/とく]Yo(mu) [よ(む)]読書 - どくしょ - dokusho Reading

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14 strokes★ Composed of say (言) and sell (売) = books
are sold for people to Read what others say

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Meaning:
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To enter, to insert
Nyuu [にゅう]Hai(ru)/I(ru)/I(reru) [はい(る)/い(る)/い(れる)]入口 - いりぐち - iriguchi Entrance

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Meaning:
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To write
Sho [しょ]Ka(ku) [か(く)]文書 - ぶんしょ - bunsho Sentence

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10 strokes★ To Write you need a brush (from the sun (日)) and light

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Meaning:
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Afternoon

After, later, back
Go/Kou [ご/こう]Ato/Okure(ru)/Nochi [あと/おくれ(る)/のち]
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9 strokes★ If you walk slowly () with small (Steps ( ) you will be left Behind)

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Old, used
Ko [こ]
Furu(i) [ふる(い)]中古車 - ちゅうこしゃ chuukosha - Used car

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5 strokes★ When you say (口) something ten (十) times
it becomes Old

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:る)]
Vocabulary:High

10 strokes

High, expensive, increase
Kou [こう]Taka(i)/Taka(maru)/Taka(meru)[たか(い)/たか(まる)/たか(め高速 - こうそく - kousoku speed

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Meaning:
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Cheap, Peace, Safety
An [あん]Yasu(i) [やす(i)]安全 - あんぜん - anzen Safety

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Many
Ta [た]
Oo(i) [おお(い)]多分 - たぶん - tabun Probably

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6 strokes★ One evening (夕) out is good but two (多) is
too Many

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:い)/Vocabulary:New
Shin [しん]Atara(shii)/ Ara(ta)[あたら(しあら(た)]
新聞 - しんぶん – shinbun
Newspaper

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13 strokes★ When you cut ( ) the links with yourrelatives( ) you can start a New life.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:い)/Vocabulary:

A little, Few
Shou [しょう]Suko(shi)/Suku(nai) [すこ(しすく(ない]
少女 - しょうじょ - shoujo –Young girl

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4 strokes★ Something small (小) slashed ( ) to make iteven smaller.

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:–

Long, leader
Chou [ちょう]Naga(i) [なが(い)]社長 - しゃちょう - shachou
CEO

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8 strokes★ It looks like a comb going through long hair

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:White
Haku/Byaku [はく/びゃく]
Shiro(i)/Shiro [しろ(い)/しろ]
白人 - はくじん - hakujin White person, Caucasian

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5 strokes★ It is a drop on the sun, if a big drop was to fallon the sun it would turn white

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Meaning:

Part, Minute, To divide, To
understandOnyomi:Fun/Bu [ふん/ぶ]Kunyomi:Wa(keru)/Wa(karu)/
Wa(kareru) [わ(ける)/わ(かる)/わ(かれる)]
Vocabulary:
自分 - じぶん - jibun - Oneself

4 strokes

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Meaning:
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Time, HourJi [じ]
Toki [とき]時計 - とけい - tokei - A watch

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10 strokes★ Composed of sun (日) and temple (寺), in
Temples, monks know the Time by watching theposition of the sun.

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Meaning:
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Kan/Ken [かん/けん]Aida [あいだ]週間 - しゅうかん - shuukan week time

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12 strokes★ The sun (日) going through the gate (門) is agood indicator of the Time span

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Week
Shuu [しゅう]Hito [ひと]今週 - こんしゅう - konshuu This week

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11 strokes★ When the days have gone (full circle () it is a Week

) through one

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Meaning:
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Nen [ねん]Toshi [とし]今年 - ことし - kotoshi - Thisyear

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6 strokes★ Originally a rice plant ( ) and a bending
person above for the Annual harvest symbolizing
the cycle of the years.

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Meaning:
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Now
Kon/Kin [こん/きん]Ima [いま]今朝 - けさ - kesa - ThisTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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4 strokes★ The bottom stokes
looks like the hands of aclock that indicates what time it is Now.

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Before, in future
Sen [せん]
Saki [さき]先ず - まず - mazu - First of all

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6 strokes★ It looks like a man with long legs standing
Before everyone else leading the way with his
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BeforeZen [ぜん]Mae [まえ]
名前 - なまえ - namae - Name

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9 strokes★ Eat your vegetables (Before it gets cold.

) and meat ()

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MorningNoon
Go [ご]/
午前 - ごぜん- gozen -To check the strokes order click on the link or
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4 strokes★ You may think of the kanji for ten (十) plus two
strokes which gives 12 like in 12:00 or noon

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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:Half, middle, semiHan [はん]Naka(ba)[なか(ば)]半分 - はんぶん - hanbun –Half

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5 strokes★ The vertical stroke cut the = sign in Half andpass in the middle of the Two dots.

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Shop
Ten [てん]Mise [みせ]店長 - てんちょう - tenchou Store Manager

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8 strokes★ The  fortune  teller’s  Shop  (占) is in amysterious cave ()

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Meaning:
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Gai/Ge[がい/げ]Soto/Hoka [そと/ほか]
外国人 - がいこくじん gaikokujin - A foreigner

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5 strokes★ It looks like the katakana タ and ト that with
the Other Katakana are usually use for Foreign
words

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Electricity
Den [でん]/電気- でんき - denki electricity

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13 strokes★ During rain (雨) storms the air is filled with
Electricity and lightning

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Meaning:
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Dou [どう]
Michi [みち]国道 - こくどう - kokudou National Highway

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12 strokes★ I twisted my neck (首) while searching forsigns indicating the right Way

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Every

Each, every
Mai [まい]/毎回 - まいかい - maikai time

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6 strokes★ Each and Every one of us (人) has a mother (母)

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FriendYuu [ゆう]Tomo [とも]友達 - ともだち - tomodachi Friend

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4 strokes★ It looks like two human (人) one is falling (ナ)and the other one is helping him stands, friends
always help you and get your back

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Name
Mei/Myou [めい/みょう]Na [な]
名前 - なまえ - namae - Name,
firstnameTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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6 strokes★ At dusk (夕) it gets hard to see thus you have tocall people by their NameNIHON ICHIBAN is the largest online shop forauthentic Japanese craft, designs and food.
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Meaning:
Onyomi:Kunyomi:Vocabulary:-Gold, metal, money
Kin/Kon [きん/こん]Kane [かね]金曜日 - きんようび - kinyoubi
FridayTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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8 strokes★ A good king (王) does in his kingdom like in his
house ( ) divides the Money evenly ()

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Circle, yen, roundEn [えん]Maru(i) [まる(い)]円い - まるい - marui - RoundTo check the strokes order click on the link or
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Car, Wheel
Sha [しゃ]Kuruma [くるま]電車 - でんしゃ - densha –Train

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7 strokes★ It looks like a car axle seen from above

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StationEki [えき]/
発駅 - はつえき - hatsueki Departure station

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14 strokes★ Before taking the train you have to go to
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Meaning:
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Ki/Kei [き/け]/天気 - てんき - tenki –weather

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6 strokes★ Spirit or Vapor symbolized by the floatinglines ( ) comes from the point X

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Koku [こく]Kuni [くに]国籍 - こくせき - kokuseki Nationality

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8 strokes★ Balls (玉) can represent the heads of people
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Shinto/Shrine/society
Sha [しゃ]Yashiro [やしろ]会社 - かいしゃ - shakai Society

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7 strokes★ Modern Societies always put a sign (the ground (土) they own) on

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SchoolKou [こう]/学校 - がっこう - gakkou School

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10 strokes★ You may think of the tree (木) of knowledge,
school is a place to exchange (交) knowledge

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