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)…
電
Today’s first #kanji is #電, which has #あめかんむり(雨). The bottom part 甩 is apparently a pictograph for “lightning.” Meaning: electricity,…
北
Today’s second #kanji is #北, which is listed under #さじのひ(匕). Meaning: north, to be defeated, to escape Reading: ホク(ホッ、ボク)、きた …
南
Today’s first #kanji is #南, which is listed under the radical of 十. Some people draw a 羊 (sheep) inside,…
西
Today’s second #kanji is #西, which is listed under #にし/#かなめのかしら(襾). 西 looks similar to 四 (4). Meaning: West Reading: セイ(ゼイ)、サイ(ザイ)、にし…
東
Today’s first #kanji is #東, which is listed under the radical of 木. Meaning: eastReading: トウ、ひがし、あずま(あづま)* 東京(トウキョウ): Tokyo (the capital…
外
Today’s second #kanji is #外, which is listed under #ゆうべ(タ). Its つくり (the right side) looks like the katakana ト…
中
Today’s first #kanji is #中, which is listed under the radical of #たてぼう(丨). Its original meaning is an arrow (丨)…
後
Today’s second #kanji is #後, which is made of #ぎょうにんべん(彳)+ 幺 (young) + 夂 (to delay) and its original meaning…
前
Today’s first #kanji is #前 which is listed under the radical of #りっとう(刂). Be careful that the top 3 strokes…
右
Today’s second #kanji is #右, which is listed under the radical of 口. Both 左 and 右 has a part…