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申
Today’s #kanji is 申, which is listed under the radical of #た（田） but 申 is a pictogram depicting a spine and ribs to mean “to stretch straight.”
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由
Today’s #kanji is 由, which is listed under the radical of #た（田） but 由 is a pictogram depicting a basket to filter unrefined sake.
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留
Today’s #kanji is 留, which is listed under its semantic element of #た（田）, farm land. 留 used to be written as 畱 and 丣 is the phonetic element although 留 and 丣…
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越
oday’s #kanji is 越, which is listed under its semantic element of #そうにょう（走）, to walk. Its phonetic element is 戉.
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対
Today’s #kanji is 対, which is listed under the radical of #スン（寸）. 対 used to be written as 對, which is a compound ideograph made of 丵 + 口 + 寸.
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辞
Today’s #kanji is 辞, which is listed under the radical of #しん（辛）. 辞 used to be considered an informal variant of 辭, which is a compound ideograph made of the…
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当
Today’s #kanji is 当, which is listed under the radical of #けいがしら（彐） in my dictionary, but some dictionaries list it under #しょうがしら（小）. 当 is a simplified form …
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示
Today’s #kanji is 示, which is listed under its own radical of #しめすへん（礻、示）, which implies some connection with a god. 示 is apparently a logogram.
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礼
Today’s #kanji is 礼, which is listed under the radical of #しめすへん（礻、示）, which implies a connection with a god. Apparently 礼 is a logogram …
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式
Today’s #kanji is 式, which is listed under its semantic element of #しきがまえ（弋）. Its phonetic element is 工, although 式 and 工 don’t share a sound in Japanese.
