Today’s #kanji is 任, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. Its phonetic element is 壬, although 任 and 壬 don’t share a sound.
備
Today’s #kanji is 備, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. Its phonetic element is the character on the right hand side.
鳴
Today’s #kanji is 鳴, which is listed under the radical of #とり(鳥). 鳴 is a compound ideograph made of 口 (mouth) and 鳥 (bird).
~にて
Today’s grammar point is the old-fashioned particle ~にて, which is the original form of a common particle ~で. These days ~にて is used in a very formal setting.
似
Today’s #kanji is 似, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. Its phonetic element is 以, although 似 and 以 don’t quite share a sound.
倒
Today’s #kanji is 倒, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), which suggests a connection with a person. Its phonetic element is 到.
伝
Today’s #kanji is 伝, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. 伝 used to be written as 傳 and 専 is its phonetic element.
供
Today’s #kanji is 供, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), which suggests a connection with a person. Its phonetic element is 共.
例
Today’s #kanji is 例, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. Its phonetic element is 列 though 例 and 列 don’t quite share a sound in Japanese.
値
Today’s #kanji is 値, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), a person. Its phonetic element is 直, though 値 and 直 don’t share a sound in Japanese
~につれて/~につれ
Today’s grammar point is ~につれて/~につれ. This つれて is the same as that in つれて行く/つれて来る, “to take/bring.” So if ~につれて is used with a verb other than 行く/来る/帰る, …
宿
Today’s #kanji is 宿, which is listed under its semantic element of #うかんむり(宀), “a house.” Its phonetic element is 佰 although 宿 and 佰 don’t share a sound.
~につき
Today’s grammar point is ~につき. It is usually used in these 3 meanings:
to state a rate: “per ~”
to state the topic: “about ~”
to give a reason: “because of ~”
~にたいして/~たいし
Today’s grammar point is ~にたいして/~たいし, which is used either to clarify the target of an action or to show a contrast between 2 things.
富
Today’s #kanji is 富, which is listed under its semantic element of #うかんむり(宀), “a house.” Its phonetic element is 畐, although 富 and 畐 don’t quite share a sound.
~にしたがって/~にしたがい
Today’s grammar point is ~にしたがって/~にしたがい. They are both a form of the verb (~に)したがう. ~にしたがって/~にしたがい can mean “in compliance with ~” or “as ~.”
~にくらべて/~にくらべると/~とくらべて/~とくらべると
くらべる/比べる means “to compare.” When we use くらべる as part of a sentence like, “compared with/to ~,” we use either ~に/とくらべて or ~に/とくらべると.
阪
Today’s #kanji is 阪, which is listed under its semantic element of #こざとへん(阝), which means a hill. Its phonetic element is 反.
~にきまっている/~ときまっている
Today’s grammar point is きまっている, Depending on the particle used before きまっている, ~がきまっている, ~にきまっている and ~ときまっている all describe something quite different.
~にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする
Today’s topic is ~にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする. They are all a form of the verb 関する, which is an intransitive verb meaning “to be connected,” etc.