Today’s first #kanji is #読, which is made of #ごんべん（言） and 売 (to sell). Its original form is 讀 and…
話
Today’s second #kanji is #話. It is made of #ごんべん（言） and 舌 (a tongue), although the original form was apparently…
聞
Today’s first #kanji is #聞, which is made of 門 (a gate) and 耳 (an ear). I think you can…
見
Today’s second #kanji is #見, which makes its own radical. However, 見 is made of 目 (an eye) + ひとあし（儿,…
言
Today’s first #kanji is #言 which is listed under its own radical 言. However, its original form was a combination…
来
Today’s second #kanji is #来, which is listed under the radical of 木. Its original form,來, is a pictograph for…
行
Today’s first #kanji is #行. 行 makes a radical called #ゆきがまえ or #ぎょうがまえ. There seem to be a few different…
飲
Today’s second #kanji is #飲, which is made of #しょくへん（飠） and 欠. 飲 was originally written as 㱃 (without しょくへん).…
食
Today’s first #kanji is #食.Apparently its original meaning was “gathered good grains.” When 食 becomes a へん (the left side…
語
Today’s second #kanji is #語, which is made of #ごんべん（言） and 吾（五 + 口）. 吾 (or 五) is the onyomi…
社
Today’s first #kanji is #社, which is made of #しめすへん（ﾈ ） and 土. しめすへん shows association with “god” and/or “spirit.”…
店
Today’s third #kanji is #店. It’s made of #まだれ（广） and 占. 广 is associated with a house, or a roof.…
道
Today’s second #kanji is #道. It’s made of #しんにょう/#しんにゅう（辶 ） and 首. 辶 is associated with “going.” 首 means “a…
本
Today’s first #kanji is #本. It’s listed under the radical of 木（き）. Meaning: origin, root, base, this, the counter for…
何
Today’s second #kanji is #何, which is made of #にんべん（ｲ ） and 可. 可 is the onyomi indicator, but it…
名
Today’s first #kanji is #名, which is listed under the radical of 口. “Jack and Jill” are often used as…
校
Today’s second #kanji is #校, which is made of #きへん（木） and 交. 交 serves as the pronunciation indicator and it…
車
Today’s first #kanji is #車, which is a pictograph for people/goods transported by a vehicle. The top and bottom horizontal…
国
Today’s second #kanji is #国, which is made of #くにがまえ（囗） and 玉. 玉 is a jewel or a precious stone,…
駅
Today’s first #kanji is #駅. This character is currently written with #うまへん（馬） and 尺 but its つくり (the right side)…
