#青 is listed under the radical of 靑, which is the old form of this character 青. My dictionary lists…
休
Today’s second #kanji is #休, which is made of #にんべん（亻） and 木. This is an ideogram showing a person leaning…
立
Today’s second #kanji is #立, which makes its own radical. Meaning: to stand up, to build Reading: リツ（リッ）、リュウ、た（だ）、リットル* 立案（リツアン）する:…
会
Today’s second #kanji is #会, which is listed under the radical of 人. 会 and 合 are both used in…
買
Today’s first #kanji is #買. 買 is listed under the radical of 貝, which is a shellfish and ancient people…
生
Today’s second #kanji is #生, which probably is the most difficult kanji to read, as it has 8 official readings…
学
Today’s first #kanji is #学, which is listed under the radical of 子. 学 used to be written as 學.…
入
Today’s second #kanji is #入, which makes its own radical #いる（入）. Many students confuse this with 人 (a person), so…
出
Today’s first #kanji is #出, which is listed under the radical of #かんにょう/#うけばこ（凵）. Some of my students wrote two 山s…
書
Today’s second #kanji is #書, which is listed under the radical of #ひらび（曰）. The top part 聿 means “a brush”…
読
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…
