Lesson 2

Question 1

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

古

Answer 1

old

primitive: old (in an abstract way)

hint: think of a tombstone!

Question 2

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

old

Answer 2

古

hint: think of a tombstone!

Question 3

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

吾

Answer 3

I

“perceiving subject”; first-person

Question 4

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

I

“perceiving subject”; first-person

Answer 4

吾

Question 5

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

冒

Answer 5

risk

composed of:「sun」&「eye」

hint: it’s a risk to look directly at the sun!

Question 6

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

risk

Answer 6

冒

composed of:「sun」&「eye」

hint: it’s a risk to look directly at the sun!

Question 7

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

朋

Answer 7

companion

composed of:「flesh」x2

hint: flesh of my flesh!

Question 8

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

companion

Answer 8

朋

composed of:「flesh」x2

hint: flesh of my flesh!

Question 9

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

明

Answer 9

bright

composed of:「sun」&「moon」

hint: the brightest sources of natural light, in day and night.

Question 10

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

bright

Answer 10

明

composed of:「sun」&「moon」

hint: the brightest sources of natural light, in day and night.

Question 11

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

唱

Answer 11

chant

composed of:「mouth」&「mouth w/wagging tongue」x2

hint: many voices led by a choirmaster.

Question 12

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

chant

Answer 12

唱

composed of:「mouth」&「mouth w/wagging tongue」x2

hint: many voices led by a choirmaster.

Question 13

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

晶

Answer 13

sparkle

composed of:「sun」x3

hint: tiny suns everywhere; like the sparkling facets of a diamond, .

Question 14

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

sparkle

Answer 14

晶

composed of:「sun」x3

hint: tiny suns everywhere; like the sparkling facets of a diamond, .

Question 15

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

品

Answer 15

goods

composed of:「mouth」x3

hint: people everywhere; you are providing goods for the masses.

Question 16

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

goods

Answer 16

品

composed of:「mouth」x3

hint: people everywhere; you are providing goods for the masses.

Question 17

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

呂

Answer 17

spine

hint: this kanji looks like two vertebrae.

Question 18

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

spine

Answer 18

呂

hint: this kanji looks like two vertebrae.

Question 19

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

昌

Answer 19

prosperous

composed of:「sun」x2

hint: sunny days bring prosperity. SUNny DAY.

Question 20

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

prosperous

Answer 20

昌

composed of:「sun」x2

hint: sunny days bring prosperity. SUNny DAY.

Question 21

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

早

Answer 21

early

primitive: sunflower

hint: it looks like a flower with the sun as the blossom– a sunflower! the sun shines on its namesake early in the morning.

Question 22

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

early

Answer 22

早

hint: it looks like a flower with the sun as the blossom– a sunflower! the sun shines on its namesake early in the morning.

Question 23

RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean?

旭

Answer 23

rising sun

hint: the sun is rising up above the companion kanji.

Question 24

RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning?

rising sun

Answer 24

旭

hint: the sun is rising up above the companion kanji.

Question 25

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 世

Answer 25

generation ## Footnote **hint:** the kanji for 10 appears three times. generations are typically periods of thirty years.

Question 26

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? generation

Answer 26

世 ## Footnote **hint:** the kanji for 10 appears three times. generations are typically periods of thirty years.

Question 27

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 胃

Answer 27

stomach ## Footnote *composed of:*「rice field」&「part of the body」 **hint:** the *stomach* is the part of the body you could feed with a rice field. it is the part of the body most interested in a rice field.

Question 28

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? stomach

Answer 28

胃 ## Footnote *composed of:*「rice field」&「part of the body」 **hint:** the *stomach* is the part of the body you could feed with a rice field. it is the part of the body most interested in a rice field.

Question 29

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 旦

Answer 29

daybreak/dawn | referred to as "nightbreak" in the book. ## Footnote *composed of:*「sun」&「floor」 **hint:** the sun is rising above the horizon.

Question 30

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? daybreak/dawn | referred to as "nightbreak" in the book.

Answer 30

旦 ## Footnote *composed of:*「sun」&「floor」 **hint:** the sun is rising above the horizon.

Question 31

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 胆

Answer 31

gallbladder

Question 32

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? gallbladder

Answer 32

胆

Question 33

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 亘

Answer 33

span ## Footnote **hint:** the sun is rising and setting, representing the *span* of a day.

Question 34

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? span

Answer 34

亘 ## Footnote **hint:** the sun is rising and setting, representing the *span* of a day.

Question 35

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 凹

Answer 35

concave ## Footnote **hint:** the kanji creates a crevice, like a *cave*.

Question 36

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? concave

Answer 36

凹 ## Footnote **hint:** the kanji creates a crevice, like a *cave*.

Question 37

# RECOGNIZE: What does this kanji mean? 凸

Answer 37

convex

Question 38

# RECALL: What kanji represents this meaning? convex

Answer 38

凸