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Kanji Flashcards

1
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一

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One stick = one

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二

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Two sticks = two

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三

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Three sticks = three

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山

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Outline of a series of mountains

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川

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Current of a river

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目

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Rotate the kanji 90° and you will see an eye

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口

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A simple pictograph of a mouth**. This also means **thing when used as part of another kanji.

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人

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A walking **person / **people seen from sideways.

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木

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The long vertical stroke is the main trunk. The horizontal line shows the ground. And the two diagonal lines being the roots, you see a tree.

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亻

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Radical: This means person** or **people

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休

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亻＋木＝休

A person is resting beside a tree

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本

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Roots are the essential** part and they are marked with a line. This kanji also means **book. Remember that book is a set of sheets of paper which is made from wood.

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体

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亻＋本＝体

What is the most essential part of a person? It is his/her body.

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田

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Rice fields seen from above

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力

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A bent arm with muscles = strength

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男

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田＋力＝男

It is a strong man who works in the rice field

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女

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A woman holding a baby in her arms

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宀

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Radical: The roof of a house

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安

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宀＋女＝安

When there is a woman with you in the house, you have great comfort**. This also means **inexpensive.

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上

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An arrow pointing upwards

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下

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An arrow pointing downwards

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中

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A stick through the middle of a box

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大

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A person shows big with his/her arms wide open

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太

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A person who has too much body weight is a fat person

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小

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A person shows small with his/her arms closed

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少

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There are a few pieces on the plate

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入

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A person ducks to enter

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出

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山＋山＝出

People living in the mountain want to go out to the city

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29
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子

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A child is calling his mother

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30
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学

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Children study underneath the roof of the school

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四

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There are four window pains with curtains in the room

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32
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五

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7-2=5 (five) You see the kanji for five when you overlay 7 and 2

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33
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六

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You start going to school at the age of six

34
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七

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You write 7 (seven) with a line through it in some countries. You see 七 when you rotate that 7 180°

35
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八

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An octopus has eight tentacles

36
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九

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十＋１＝九

10 - 1 = 9 (nine)

You see the kanji for nine when you put together the kanji for ten (十) and the Arabic numeral 1.

37
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十

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Ten commandments

38
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古

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十＋口＝古

Something mentioned ten times is old

39
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百

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Rotate the Arabic numeral ‘100’ (one hundred) ninety degrees

40
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千

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十３

The cube of ten is a thousand

41
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万

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一＋力＝万

Ten thousand yen is money good enough for a person to make a purchase. Remember that the line of 万 is not sticking out to the left side of the diagonal line.

42
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円

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When you count yen**, you need glasses. This kanji can also mean **round.

43
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日

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When the sun** rises above the horizon, the **day starts

44
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月

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The shape of the moon** with craters. This also means a **month.

45
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明

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日＋月＝明

The sun and the moon are both bright

46
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立

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The shape of a person standing on the ground

47
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音

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A person is standing and making sounds during the daytime

48
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暗

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Darkness awaits for the sun and the sound of a person waking up

49
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火

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Fire and flames

50
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水

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What runs through a tree is water

51
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土

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You place a cross in the soil

52
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王

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Radical: The person who reigns over the land (soil) is a king. This kanji can also be used by itself.

53
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玉

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Radical: What the king has is jewels (treasure). This kanji can also be used by itself.

54
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国

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A place where treasure is surrounded by a wall is a country

55
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全

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The king protected in the hall has all

56
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金

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Something glittering which a king in the hall has is gold**. This also means **money.

57
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工

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The craftwork of a blacksmith is train rails

58
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左

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There is a landmark to the left of the train tracks

59
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右

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There is something to the right side of the landmark

60
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友

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Friends are talking on a bench near the landmark

61
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何

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People ask themselves what they can do

62
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手

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The lines on the palm of a hand

63
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刀

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Radical: A pictograph of a sword. This kanji can be used by itself.

64
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切

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七＋刀＝切

Seven samurai cut things with their swords

65
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分

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一＋刀＝分

One line is cut and _divide_d with a sword. This also means to _understand_.

66
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今

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An arrow, which stands for the time flow, under the roof of the hall indicates the present.

67
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半

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If you try to gut an ox in half, you get a flew drops of blood.

68
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止

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With your hand, you try to stop your cake from falling down

69
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正

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It is correct** / **right to stop at the STOP sign

70
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歩

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止＋少＝歩

What is the man doing when he stops only a few times? He is walking.

71
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足

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口＋止＝足

When you see a friend, you stop moving your legs and speak with your mouth. Beware of the modified 止 at the bottom of this kanji.

72
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走

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土＋止＝走

A running person raises some dust behind him/her. Beware of the modified 止 at the bottom of this kanji.

73
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起

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We get up and run to work like snakes with their heads raised running after their prey.

74
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夕

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The sun 日 is half seen behind a mountain. It is evening time.

75
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外

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In the evening, every door is locked with a key, so that no one can enter from outside

76
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多

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夕＋夕＝多

Every evening, there are many people and cars going home

77
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名

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夕＋口＝名

A mother calls her child’s name for home in the evening

78
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亠

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Radical: A hat** / **lid

79
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夜

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亻＋亠＋夕＝夜

A person with a hat on is watching the sun set as the night gradually starts

80
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生

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As a plant grows up, it sprouts leaves and a stalk. You see life.

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