カテゴリー: R

This kanji depicts a rice paddy, showing rice plants growing in a flooded field.

This kanji consists of two parts. On the left is the “word” radical, which originally represented a sacred oath made before God—one so absolute that breaking it meant punishment by the sword. On the right is the symbol for a thread reel. Together, this kanji means to write down or record someone’s words accurately, just like reeling thread onto a spool.

This kanji depicts a captured person bound in manacles, an ancient torture device. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘retribution’ or ‘punishment’ for a crime committed.

This kanji depicts a right hand holding a stone. Ancient people knew that the right hand was much better than the left hand at throwing things at targets or gripping objects firmly. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘right.’

This kanji consists of two parts: a footprint moving forward on the left, and an inverted person on the right. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘going backward’ or ‘reverse.’

This kanji depicts a footprint stopping in front of a line.
It represents halting a person before they head in the wrong direction. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘right’ or ‘correct.’

This kanji depicts a man at the top of a tree, watching his surroundings carefully. From the image of being positioned high up, it came to mean ‘to ride’ on things like horses or in automobiles.

This kanji depicts a person illuminated by fire. Therefore, it carries the meaning of the color ‘red’

In this figure, you can see a person taking a comfortable rest under a big, shading tree. Yes, as you can see, this character beautifully captures that peaceful moment to mean ‘rest’!

In this figure, you can see a person completely relaxing under a sheltering roof. Therefore, this specific character fundamentally represents the concept of a ‘roof’ or a ‘house’ itself.