meaning: rain reading: ウ、あめ、あま 雨期(ウキ): the rainy season (It can be written as 雨季)雨天決行(ウテンケッコウ): No postponement for rain豪雨(ゴウウ): a…
天
meaning: sky, heaven reading: テン、あめ、あま 天(テン、あめ): the sky, the air, the heavens天下(テンカ): the world, the whole land天才(テンサイ): a genius天災(テンサイ):…
川
meaning: a river reading: セン、かわ(がわ) 川柳(センリュウ): a senryu – a style of Japanese poem similar to haiku but without…
山
meaning: mountain reading: サン(ザン)、セン、やま 山地(サンチ): a mountainous district山脈(サンミャク): a mountain range富士山(フジサン): Mt. Fuji 火山(カザン): a volcano鉱山(コウザン): a mine登山(トザン): mountain-climbing,…
友
meaning: a friend reading: ユウ、とも 友人(ユウジン): a friend友情(ユウジョウ): friendly feelings, friendship友禅(ユウゼン): a dyeing method for kimono親友(シンユウ): a best friend,…
女
Meaning: woman, female Reading: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め 女子(ジョシ): a woman, a female, a girl女児(ジョジ): a girl, a female child女性(ジョセイ): a woman,…
男
Meaning: a male Reading: ダン、ナン、おとこ(おのこ) 男女(ダンジョ): man and woman; male and female男児(ダンジ): a boy, a male child男子(ダンシ): a man,…
子
Meaning: a child Reading: シ(ジ)、ス、こ 帰国子女(キコクシジョ): school children who have returned from abroad子弟(シテイ): sons, children子息(シソク): a son母子(ボシ): mother and…
母
Meaning: mother Recognized Reading: ボ、モ、はは、おも 母子(ボシ): mother and child(ren)母語(ボゴ): one’s mother tongue母国(ボコク): one’s native country父母(フボ/ちちはは): parents, father and mother祖母(ソボ):…
父
Meaning: father Recognized Reading: フ(プ)、ちち 父母(フボ/ちちはは): parents, father and mother父兄(フケイ): a parent, a guardian父子(フシ): father and (a) child(ren)祖父(ソフ): a…
足
Meaning: foot Reading: ソク(ゾク)、あし、た 足跡(ソクセキ、あしあと): a foot print, a foot mark頭寒足熱(ズカンソクネツ): keeping one’s head cool and one’s feet warmご足労(ソクロウ):…
気
Meaning: gas, spirit Reading: キ、ケ(ゲ) 気候(キコウ): climate気体(キタイ): a gas, a vapour空気(クウキ): air, the atmosphere天気(テンキ): the weather元気(ゲンキ)(な): healthy, lively病気(ビョウキ): illness,…
手
Meaning: a hand Reading: シュ、ズ、チョウ、て(で)、た 手話(シュワ): sign language選手(センシュ): a player; an athlete 上手(ジョウズ)(な): clever, skilled. good (at) 手水(チョウズ): washing…
耳
Meaning: an ear Reading: ジ、みみ 耳鼻科(ジビカ): otorhinolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat specialist耳目(ジモク): the eye and ear.内耳(ナイジ): the inner ear中耳(チュウジ):…
口
Meaning: a mouth Reading: ク、コウ、くち(ぐち) 口調(クチョウ): a tone of voice; a manner of talking異口同音(イクドウオン): unanimously 口論(コウロン): a dispute,…
目
Meaning: an eye, a pivot Reading: モク(モッ)、ボク、め、ま 目標(モクヒョウ): a target, a goal目下(モッカ): now, currently注目(チュウモク): attention, recognition名目(メイモク): a name, a…
白
#白 is listed under its own radical 白. My dictionary says it is a pictograph but it lists 3 different…
長
#長 is a character and it makes its own radical although characters with that radical are not part of the…
安
#安 is made of #うかんむり and 女 (female). うかんむり is associated with a house – “having a woman in the…
高
Although #高 looks as if it is made of many different parts, it makes its own radical and it is…