カテゴリー: T

“This kanji features a roof (or house) radical on top. Below it are symbols for shell money, a jar filled with sake, and a king (or jade). Together, they represent a house filled with precious things, meaning ‘treasure.’

This kanji depicts a bundle of thread. As you might expect, it simply means ‘thread’.

This kanji depicts two people standing side by side. So, as you can imagine, it means ‘together’ or ‘side by side.’

This kanji consists of the radical for ‘road’ on the left, and a symbol representing ‘something passing through a tube’ on the right. Therefore, it means ‘to pass through,’ and by extension, ‘street’ or ‘path.

This kanji combines the radical for ‘rain’ at the top with the symbol for flashing lightning at the bottom. Therefore, this kanji carries the meaning of ‘thunder’ or ‘lightning’.

This kanji depicts a long tongue sticking out of a mouth. Therefore, it carries the meaning of ‘tongue’.

This kanji consists of ‘water’ on the left and an ‘eye’ on the right. As you can see, the combination of water and the eye creates the meaning of ‘tear’.

The kanji combines the radical for “speech” with the character for “river”. This implies explaining things kindly by flowing along with and gently embracing people’s natural emotions, just like a river.

In the left area of this figure, you can find the symbol for a road, while on the right, a person stands guard with a staff. Therefore, this character brings these elements together to mean a specific task that one must perform as their duty or job.

This character carries a beautifully simple meaning that you will easily recognize too. As you can see, it directly describes the shape of a turtle viewed from above!