#少 is listed under the radical of #小. With one stroke added to 小, 少 is a logo-graph which depicts…
多
#多 is listed under the radical of #ゆうべ(夕/evening). With 2 夕 put together, 多 means something that continues unlimitedly from…
古
#古 is listed under the radical of #くち(口/mouth), 口 combined with 十 (10), 古 means “something which has passed down…
新
#新 is listed under the radical of #おのづくり(斤). 斤 means “an axe” so 新’s original meaning was “to cut down a tree,” from which the meaning of “new” was developed.
小
#小 used to have 3 short strokes and is a logograph to mean “small.” It makes its own radical. meaning:…
大
#大 is a pictograph that depict a person with all limbs spread out, from which it means “big.” 大 itself…