calendar(暦)

At the top of this kanji, you can see plants being stored under a roof for food. Below that is a ‘foot’ symbol, which means ‘to walk.’ Together, these parts show humans storing food for the coming season, which gives the kanji its meaning: calendar or history/record.

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danger(危)

This kanji consists of two parts. First, you can see a person standing on the edge of a cliff. Second, there is a person sitting with their knees bent below. Together, both parts represent an unstable or dangerous situation.

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