何 meaning “what?” is sometimes pronounced なに and なん at other times. This post explains when to read なに and when to use なん.
あにが 二人 います。
The combination of the kanji characters 二人 should be usually read as ふたり, so b. is the correct answer. The…
四日
四 and 日 are both very basic Kanji characters and their meanings are easy to remember but when it comes to reading, they can cause a headache.
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).…
