Lesson 1

Question 1

one

Answer 1

[1]

一

a roman one on it’s side

strokes: 1
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Question 2

two

Answer 2

[2]

二

a roman two on it’s side

strokes: 2
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Question 3

three

Answer 3

[3]

三

a roman three on it’s side

strokes: 3
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Question 4

four

Answer 4

[4]

四

four year olds put their foot in their mouths

strokes: 5
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Question 5

five

Answer 5

[5]

五

三 + two vertical lines = five

strokes: 4
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Question 6

six

Answer 6

[6]

六

indicates six parts of the human body: head, body, four limbs

strokes: 4
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Question 7

seven

Answer 7

[7]

七

an upside down seven

strokes: 2
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Question 8

eight

Answer 8

[8]

八

looks like katakana ハ, eight is pronounced ha-chi

strokes: 2
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Question 9

nine

Answer 9

[9]

九

looks kinda like kanji 1 一 plus the kanji of 8 八

strokes: 2
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Question 10

ten

Answer 10

[10]

十

a roman ten rotated 45°

strokes: 2
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Question 11

mouth

Answer 11

[11]

口

looks like an open mouth

strokes: 3
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Question 12

day

Answer 12

[12]

日

looking at a window on a sunny day

strokes: 4
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Question 13

month

Answer 13

[13]

月

a month is longer than a day 日

strokes: 4
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Question 14

rice field

Answer 14

[14]

田

a rice field divided into four parts

strokes: 5
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Question 15

eye

Answer 15

[15]

目

looks like an eye 目 _ 目

strokes: 5
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