This kanji has a rice plant on the left and a fire on the right. It shows the process of harvesting rice from the fields and drying it to store for later. This traditional scene represents autumn in Japan.
autumn(秋)
angry(怒)
This kanji is made up of three parts. The top-left means ‘woman,’ the top-right means ‘hand,’ and the bottom means ‘heart.’ Together, I think this kanji symbolizes a primal emotion that a man feels when his woman is taken by someone else—angry.
Words & Phrases
- 怒声（dosei）:A voice spoken in anger or indignation, often harsh, sharp, or loud.
- 怒髪（dohatsu）:Hair standing on end due to intense fury or boiling rage.
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sub-(亜)
Ancient people dug up the ground like this to make houses and tombs. Since this work was exhausting, they often couldn’t dig enough. Therefore, this kanji represents being “not quite enough” or “slightly incomplete”,”sub-“.
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again(再)
“You can see a structure made of many wooden posts in this drawing. It represents the act of assembling the same materials repeatedly—which is why this kanji means ‘again.'”
Words & Phrases
- 再会（saikai）:People meeting each other again after being separated for a long time.
- 再三（saisan):Two or three times / Multiple times
- 再生（saisei）:Being reborn into this world in a new body after death.
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a few(少)
By making a sharp cut into a shape, a piece is taken away so that there is less than before. Therefore, this character naturally carries the meaning of ‘a few’.
Words & Phrases
- 少子（shoushi）:The state of having given birth to only a small number of children.
- 少年少女（shounen,syoujo):A young boy and a young girl; youths who are in the early stages of life or adolescence.