tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303653262024-10-05T11:07:54.573+09:00Kanji Picture Diary 漢字絵日記Visual kanji diary shared by friends from Japan and CroatiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-24839827458999864702008-05-08T17:59:00.004+09:002008-05-08T20:32:36.724+09:00脈 Red Sand RoadOriginally uploaded by natemeg2006 Blood vessel, pulse, a line of connection脈（ミャク） - the pulsemyaku山（サン）脈（ミャク） - a mountain rangesanmyaku脈（ミャク）絡（ラク） - coherencemyakuraku-----Radical: 肉Stroke Count: 10音：ミャク訓： ------Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-87875210771526644372008-01-27T20:51:00.002+09:002008-04-19T16:39:56.380+09:00犬 Dog Jumping 1Originally uploaded bysmileywhiley05 Dog犬（いぬ） - a doginu野（ヤ）犬（ケン） - a stray dogyaken犬犬 shows a side view of a dog, and it makes the animal radical (けものへん）.cf.狼 - wolf猫 - cat狐 - fox猪 - wild boar猿 - monkey狩 - to hunt (verb)狂 - crazy, wild (adjective)-----Radical: 犬Stroke Count: 4音：ケン訓：いぬ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-54851594229425066772007-12-15T22:21:00.003+09:002010-09-13T13:25:50.447+09:00内
in da box.
Originally uploaded by eisenbergInside
内（うち）気（キ） -shyness
uchiki
内（ナイ）臓（ゾウ） - internal organs
naizou
冂 + 入 (enter) ＝ 内
The inside part is written almost like 人, but it originally came from the 入 kanji.
cf. 中
Antonym: 外
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Radical: 冂
Stroke Count: 4
音：ナイ・ダイ
訓：うち
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-1597988929380155992007-09-21T16:46:00.001+09:002007-09-21T17:12:02.822+09:00本 DSC_4898.JPGOriginally uploaded by autan Base, book本（もと） - the base of somethingmoto本（ホン） - a bookhon基（キ）本（ホン） - basis, foundationkihon本（ホン）当（トウ） - truthhontou本（ホン）質（しつ） - essencehonshitsu本The little horizontal line (-) in 本 indicates the base of 木 (tree).-----Radical: 木Stroke Count: 5音：ホン訓：もと-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-60408974984593383592007-09-21T15:33:00.001+09:002007-09-21T16:13:48.114+09:00入 tent viewOriginally uploaded by ronk53. SharpenerOriginally uploaded by Big-E-Mr-G Enter, insert入（はい）る - to enterhairu入（い）れる - to insertireru入（い）り口（ぐち） - entranceiriguchi入（い）れ物（もの） - containeriremono入（ニュウ）学（ガク） - enter (a) schoolnyuugakuNote: 入 is different from 人!!Imagine 入 as the head of an arrow-shaped object (↑) to insert.-----Radical: 入Stroke Count: 2音：ニュウ・ジュ訓：い・はい-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-2784327144132640592007-09-10T20:46:00.000+09:002007-11-09T23:47:12.257+09:00曇 Cloudy sky...Originally uploaded by hoshizora Cloudy, gloomy曇（くも）る - to become cloudykumoru曇（くも）り - being cloudykumori日 + 雲 = 曇It gets cloudy when the clouds hide the sun.-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 16音：ドン訓：くも-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-60168113651998981772007-09-10T19:28:00.000+09:002007-09-10T20:38:06.436+09:00雷 Thunderstorm IOriginally uploaded by MontyPython Thunder雷（かみなり） - thunderkaminari雷（ライ）雨（ウ） - thunderstormraiuThe kanji 雷 originally looked like .The (+) marks indicate rolling thunders under 雨 (rain).cf. 雨 、電-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 13音：ライ訓：かみなり-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-47768421789912089022007-09-09T22:33:00.001+09:002007-09-11T10:56:04.632+09:00電 LightningOriginally uploaded by feel_the_green Electricity電（デン）気（キ） - electricitydenki電（デン）子（シ） - an electrondenshi電（デン）車（シャ） - a traindensha電（デン）話（ワ） - a telephonedenwaThe part looking like 甲 under 雨 (rain) represents lightning.rain + lightning = electricitycf. 雷-----Radical: 雨Stroke Count: 13音：デン訓：------Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-58110955199809704972007-09-01T22:15:00.001+09:002007-09-01T22:36:57.725+09:00名 Attractive Women Amuse MeOriginally uploaded by "CAVE CANEM". Name名（な） - namena名（な）前（まえ） - namenamae名（ミョウ）字（じ） - family name, surnamemyouji名（メイ）人（ジン） - a master, an expert, a person whose name is well-known for his/her skill.meijin名夕 + 口 = 名Do you think the girl in the picture would reveal her name? :)名 indicates that you speak up in darkness to let others know where/who you are.-----RadicalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-28236699984874886992007-09-01T21:06:00.001+09:002007-12-15T22:27:02.155+09:00外 Total Lunar EclipseOriginally uploaded by Minouchette. Outside外（そと） - outsidesoto外（ガイ）国（コク） - overseas, foreign countrygaikoku外（ガイ）食（ショク） - eating out. dining outgaishoku夕 + ト = 外In ancient times, people tried to tell fortunes by looking at the moon phases. When the moon wanes, you see "the outside" of the darkened part.See 占 for more information on ト.→ usage examplesAntonym: 内----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-47818991043398701542007-09-01T20:32:00.001+09:002007-09-28T14:21:38.337+09:00夕 Crescent MoonOriginally uploaded by markkilner Evening夕（ゆう）方（がた） - evening, nightfallyuugata夕（ゆう）食（ショク） - supper, dinner [eaten in the evening]yuushoku夕（ゆう）日（ひ） - the evening/setting sunyuuhi夕夕 represents the crescent moon. See 月.cf. 外、名-----Radical: 夕Stroke Count: 3音： セキ訓： ゆう-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-76837430941769223322007-08-31T21:37:00.001+09:002007-08-31T23:18:35.855+09:00畑 Field FiresOriginally uploaded by preilley. Field polje (plural: polja)畑（はたけ） - fieldhatake田（た）畑（はた） - the fieldstahata畑火 + 田 = 畑Imagine a burnt field or the slash-and-burn method of cultivation.→ usage examples-----Radical: 田Stroke Count: 9音： -訓： はた・はたけ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-50048522227507537372007-08-19T18:09:00.001+09:002007-08-20T16:47:33.995+09:00回 Spirals on pinkOriginally uploaded by tanakawho. Turn around, spinokretati - (imperfective) to turn around onceokrenuti - (perfective) to turn around oncevrtiti - (imperfective) to spin, to turn around and aroundzavrtiti - (perfective) to spin, to turn around and around回る - (vi.) to turn around, to spinmawaru回す - (vt.) to turn (something) around, to spinmawasu回想 - reminiscences, recollectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-30642986440888398012007-08-15T17:21:00.001+09:002007-08-15T19:37:33.670+09:00店 Carpet storeOriginally uploaded by janraposa. Edo Era corner storeOriginally uploaded by chi-jin Shoptrgovina, prodavnica店（みせ） - shop, storemise店（テン）員（イン） - salesperson, store clerk, shop assistantten'intrgovac (m.) , prodavač（m.) , prodavačica (f.)店（テン）長（チョウ） - a store managertenchou店（テン）主（シュ） - a shopkeeper, a shop ownertenshuvlasnik trgovine (m.), vlasnica trgovine (f.)店广 (house, roof) +Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-65871791287769034862007-08-15T17:05:00.001+09:002007-09-11T11:23:18.297+09:00占 _MG_8217Originally uploaded by ahmat. Fortune-telling, to ruleproricanje - fortune tellingvladati - to rule占（うらな）う - to tell fortunesuranauproricati占（し）める - to occupyshimeruzauzumati, zauzeti占（セン）領（リョウ） - to occupysenryouzauzimati, zauzeti占（セン）星（セイ）術（ジュツ） - astrologysenseijutsuastrologija占ト + 口 ＝ 占ト represents a burnt marking on tortoise/turtle shells or animal bones, which was performed to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-33471717754156495162007-08-05T22:52:00.000+09:002007-08-05T23:33:33.888+09:00今 Moroccan Lamb TagineOriginally uploaded by Sunshine Hanan Take off the lidOriginally uploaded by houze Now今（いま） - nowima今日（きょう）- today, this daykyou今（コン）日（ニチ） - nowadays, these days, todaykon'nichi今今 represents Ａ (a lid) and － (an object) , and it indicates to quickly put a lid on an object like Ａ . Imagine you try to hold the passing time by putting a lid on it, for now.-----Radical: 人Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-79303244427384241712007-08-03T22:40:00.001+09:002007-08-03T23:31:56.751+09:00町 Rice Field MirrorOriginally uploaded by timtak. Town町 - townmachi田 + 丁 = 町町 originally represented a T-shaped path between rice fields (田), but it came to mean streets in a town, and then the town itself as well.- watashi no itoko wa hokkaidou asahikawa-shi no kamui-chou ni sunde imasu.- 私のいとこは北海道旭川市の神居町に住んでいます。- My cousin lives at Kamui-chou (the section called Kamui-chou) in Asahikawa, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-84441000109099217552007-08-03T22:23:00.001+09:002014-08-31T17:26:03.554+09:00丁
nailsOriginally uploaded by Tomhee.
丁 has various meanings; for example, it is used when counting particular things such as tofu or towns/municipalities.
丁（チョウ）
chou
丁 represents a nail driven into a board, and it often indicates a T shape or a right angle. (See 町)
- o-tofu yon-chou kudasai.
- お豆腐四丁ください。
- Please give me four cakes of tofu. (= I'll take ... )
- Suzuki-san wa Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-67457384807805460312007-07-23T23:49:00.001+09:002007-07-23T23:52:07.390+09:00竹 BambooOriginally uploaded by hargtimothy Bamboo竹（たけ） - bambootake竹（チク）林（リン） - bamboo forestchikurin-----Radical: 竹Stroke Count: 6音： チク訓： たけ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-80694532455937258622007-07-22T22:20:00.001+09:002007-11-11T21:42:17.938+09:00砂 up closeOriginally uploaded by piggley Sandpjesak砂（すな） - sandsuna砂（サ）漠（バク） - desertsabakupustinja砂（サ）丘（キュウ） - sand hillsakyuupješčano brdo石 + 少 = 砂Sand is finely fragmented rocks.-----Radical: 石Stroke Count: 9音： サ・シャ訓： すな-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-50933848173101514842007-07-22T21:51:00.001+09:002007-07-22T22:32:47.845+09:00少 chipping awayOriginally uploaded by apormarkos A few, a littlenekoliko, malo少ない - a few, a little (adjective)sukunai少し - a few, a little, some (noun)sukoshi少小 ＋ ノ (to chip away) ＝ 少-----Radical: 小Stroke Count: 4音： ショウ訓： すく・すこ-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-84938256577154635352007-07-22T18:01:00.001+09:002007-07-22T21:38:11.778+09:00小 Ruby - North CarolinaOriginally uploaded by adamantine. Smallmal, mala, malomalen, malena, maleno小（ちい）さい - smallchiisai小（こ）型（がた） - small sizekogata小（ショウ）学（ガッ）校（コウ） - elementary schoolshougakkou小（お）川（がわ）ogawa - stream, brook, creekantonym: 大--> usage examples-----Radical: 小Stroke Count: 3音： ショウ訓： こ・ちい・お-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-37720266096589123602007-07-20T23:21:00.001+09:002007-07-21T20:43:34.723+09:00石 Cliffs of StoneOriginally uploaded by Rexton Cave womanOriginally uploaded by kasiahalka. Stonekamen石（いし） - stoneishi石（セキ）炭（タン） - coalsekitanugalj石石 shows a stone （口） under a cliff.Make sure to distinguish between 石 and 右.-----Radical: 石Stroke Count: 5音： セキ・シャク・コク訓： いし-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-54896801185417785152007-07-14T22:24:00.001+09:002007-07-21T20:42:50.756+09:00玉 Cool beads!Originally uploaded by charmednblum 飴 AmeOriginally uploaded by kamoda Ball, Sphere, Jewellopta, kugla, sfera, dragulj玉（たま） - ball, sphere, jeweltama玉（たま）子（ご） - egg （＝卵）tamago玉（ギョク）座（ザ） - thronegyokuza玉It is said that 玉 represents three jewels connected with a string.-----Radical: 玉Stroke Count: 5音： ギョク訓： たま-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30365326.post-33819754512379984712007-07-14T21:38:00.000+09:002007-07-21T20:41:44.381+09:00王 Redentor Christ statue (Christ the Redeemer)Originally uploaded by Carrie J Kingkralj王（オウ） - kingou (pronounced "oh")kralj女（ジョ）王（オウ） - queenjo'oukraljica王（オウ）子（ジ） - princeoujiprinc王（オウ）女（ジョ） - princessoujoprinceza王王 represents a person standing between the sky and the ground.一 (the top horizontal line, the sky) + 大 + __ (the bottom horizontal line, the ground) = 王cf. 大、立、天-----Radical: 玉Unknownnoreply@blogger.com