N5Lesson 29 of 437 min
Kanji: people, places and nature
The pictographic characters: the ones that still look like what they mean.
Many of the oldest kanji began as pictures, and a few still resemble their subject. Where the picture helps, use it; where it does not, do not force a story.
People and family
人ひと / じん / にん
हितो / जिनperson男おとこ / だん
ओतोकोman女おんな / じょ
ओन्नाwoman子こ / し
कोchild父ちち / とう
चिचिfather母はは / かあ
हाहाmother友とも / ゆう
तोमोfriend名な / めい
ना / मेइnameNature
山やま / さん
यामा / सानmountain川かわ / せん
कावाriver田た / でん
ताrice field木き / もく
कि / मोकुtree, wood花はな / か
हानाflower水みず / すい
मिज़ु / सुइwater火ひ / か
हि / काfire土つち / ど
त्सुचि / दोearth, soil空そら / くう
सोरा / कूsky, empty雨あめ / う
अमेrainPlaces and direction
国くに / こく
कुनि / कोकुcountry学がく
गाकुstudy, learning校こう
कोउschool駅えき
एकिstation店みせ / てん
मिसे / तेनshop上うえ / じょう
उएabove, up下した / か
शिताbelow, down中なか / ちゅう
नाका / चूinside, middle外そと / がい
सोतो / गाइoutside右みぎ / う
मिगिright左ひだり / さ
हिदारिleft