Learn Kanji | 1st Grade
ๅฐ (ใกใใใ)
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Definition: small |
| Kun-yomi: ใกใ・ใใ、ใกใ・ใ（ใช） | |
| On-yomi: ใทใงใฆ |
Overview
The Kanji for “small” is almost as easy to visualize as its opposite （ๅคง）, if you think of the strokes as representing three tiny things.
Similar to 「ๅคงใใช」, 「ๅฐใใช」 is another one of those funny adjectives that you can’t conjugate and only use as is. Stick with the i-adjective 「ๅฐใใ」 for conjugations eg 「ๅฐใใใชใ」 NOT 「ๅฐใใใใชใ」.
Examples
Example 1
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ใชใใงใใกใใใใใใฐใใใใใฟใใใใญ。Anything looks cute if (you) make (it) small, doesn’t it?
Example 2
A: ใใใใใใใใฎใจใใซใชใซใซใชใใใใจใใใฃใฆใ？
A: What were (you) thinking (you) want to become when (you) were elementary school student?
B: ใ～ใ、ใใใใผใใฆใชใใญ。ใใฃใกใฏ？
B: Hmm… (I) don’t remember well. How about (your) side?
A: ใใใฎใใใใใใจใใกใ
ใ ใฒใใใ。ใใฉใใฃใฆใใซใ ใใญ。
A: Papa’s bride and astronaut. Kid(s) are stupid, huh?
B: ใใใฏใปใปใใพใใใฃใฆใใใใ！
B: Let’s call that heart warming!Next Suggestions
ๅคง（ใใใใ）
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Definition: big |
| Kun-yomi: ใใ・ใใ、ใใ・ใ（ใช） | |
| On-yomi: ใใค、ใฟใค |
Overview
As you can see by this image of the Pope, 「ๅคง」 is yet another one of those simple Kanji that is easy to memorize AND visualize.
The only tricky part is figuring out which reading to use in Kanji compounds. There is no rhythm nor reason for why 「ๅคงๅญฆ」 is read as 「ใ ใ」 vs 「ๅคงไฝฟ้คจ」 as 「ใใ」 except perhaps those readings roll easier on the tongue. If you’re new to Kanji, you’ll see this is often the case for common characters with multiple readings.
As for 「ๅคงใใช」, this is one of those funny adjectives that you can’t conjugate and only use as is. Stick with the i-adjective 「ๅคงใใ」 for conjugations eg 「ๅคงใใใชใ」 NOT 「ๅคงใใใใชใ」.
Examples
Example 1
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ใใใใใในใชใใจใใใใใชใใชใใ！If (you) don’t eat a lot, (you) can’t become big, you know!
Example 2
A: ใใใใใใ、ใใฃใฑใใใใกใใ ใใใ ใใญ。
A: (The) shape is more important than size, isn’t it?
B: ใชใใฎใฏใชใใใใฆใใใฎ？
B: What are (you) talking about?
A: ใใฃ？ใใ、ใฒใใใใซใใกใใใใฆใซใใคใฎใฏใชใใงใใ・・・。
A: Huh? Um, (it’s) about hand luggage that (you) can take into (the) airplane…
B: ใใ、ใใฃใใ ใใใ ใใญ。
B: That’s definitely a lie, isn’t it?Example 3
A: ใญใ、ใ ใใใชใใจใใใใใฆใชใ？
A: Hey, aren’t (you) forgetting something important?
B: ใใ、ใใ？ใชใใจใใใพใใใใใ ใใใ ใใใใใถใ ใ。
B: Oh, that? Looks like (I) can somehow fake it so it’s ok.
A: ใใ？ใพใ、ใใใใจใซใชใใชใใใฐใใใใฉ・・・。
A: Is that so? Well, as long as it doesn’t become a big incident.
B: ใใพ、ใกใใใใใใใใชใใใใใง่จใใชใใฃใ？
B: Did you say a different word by the same Kanji right now?
A: ใชใซใใใฃใฆใใใฎ？ใใใใใใใใงใใใใใใชใใงใใใ？ใใใจใ、ใชใซ？ใใใใใใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใใใฆ、ใใซใฟใใฆใใใ？ใพใใใใใใใพใใ。
A: What are (you) saying? There’s no way I can say a Kanji in conversation, right? Or what? Are you concluding that what I’m saying materializes and is visible to the eye? It’s not like this is a Manga.
B: ใ ใใ、ใชใใงใใใชใพใใใใใใใใใ、ใใใใใใใใใจใถใใฝใใใคใใฃใฆใใใใ ใ？！ใใใใในใใใใใใฏใใใใฐใใใฎใฒใจใใใใใฏใซใชใฃใฆใซใใกใใใ ใใใ！
B: So why are you using such confusing Kanji and difficult words and grammar? People that just started studying Kanji will fall into a panic and run away!A: ใฏใ？
A: Huh?
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ๅฃ（ใใก）
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Definition: mouth |
| Kun-yomi: ใใก | |
| On-yomi: ใณใฆ |
Overview
You might be asking why is mouth a square, not a circle? Honestly, I have no frickin’ clue. Oddly enough, circle is a shape that is not used in Kanji （○ is a symbol, not Kanji）. Even the Kanji for “circle” （ไธธ） is not round in the slightest! Maybe something to do with how brush strokes work, I dunno.Anyway, it is what it is, a square to symbolize a big, open mouth. Take EXTRA care to learn the stroke order because this is also a very important radical that will be used in quite a few other characters.
Also, this is visually identical to the Katakana: ใญ but totally different OBVIOUSLY. (Rolls eyes)
Examples
Example 1
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ใฒใจใฎใใกใฏใพใใใฎใซ、ใใกใฎใใใใฏ、ใชใใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใ。Despite people’s mouths being round, (the) Kanji for “mouth” is square for some reason.
Example 2
A: ใญใ、ใซใปใใใ ใใใใใฏ、ใชใใงใใใ ใจใใซใใกใใจใใฆใงใใใใฎ？
A: Hey, why do Japanese women hide (their) mouth with (their) hand when (they) laugh?
B: ใใถใ、ใฏใใใฐใใใจใซใชใฃใฆใใใใใงใใใ？
B: Probably because (their) teeth are in serious trouble.
A: ใใคใใใญ！ใใใชใฎใจใใใใใชใใ！ใใฃใจใถใใใฎใกใใใ。
A: That’s rude! That has nothing to do with it! I’m sure (it’s a) cultural difference
B: ใใใใใฃใฆใใชใ、ใใใซใใใชใ。
B: If (you) know already then don’t ask me.Example 3
Even though Alien registration card is no longer a thing in Japan, the individual words are still very worthwhile to learn.
A: ใใใใใซใปใใซใใฃใใจใใฏ、ใใใใใใ ใจใใใ ใใใใใใใใใชใใจใใใใใฎใใใใใฒใใใชใใฃใใช。
A: When I went to Japan, (I) couldn’t open (a) bank account without alien registration card.
B: ใธใ、ใใใชใใงใใ？
B: Huh, is that so?
A: ใงใ、ใใใใจใฉใใพใงใใใใใคใใใฃใฆ、ใใ
ใใใใ ใตใใใฟใใงใใชใใฆ、ใปใใจใใซใใใธใใ ใฃใ！ใใพใฏใฉใใชใใ ใใ？
A: But that took months to arrive and couldn’t get payroll direct deposit and (it) was really rough! How is it now (I wonder)?
B: ใธใ、ใใใชใใงใใ？
B: Huh, is that so?
A: ใฏใชใ、ใใใฆใชใใ・・・。
A: (You’re) not listening to my story…Next Suggestions
ๅ（ใใ）
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Definition: four |
| Kun-yomi: ใใ、ใใฃ・ใค | |
| On-yomi: ใท |
Overview
Well, the easy ride is over but it was great while it lasted, wasn’t it? 「ไธไบไธ」, let’s see, that’s 3 out of about 2,000+ characters so… progress?
There’s several explanations on how 「ๅ」 came to be and most of them involve the fact that it comes from a combination of: ๅฃ＋ๅ ซ. However, the inside part more clearly resembles the 「ๅฟ」 leg radical (note: this radical is not a kanji by itself). If these Kanji are new to you and you prefer to learn in radical order, you may want to skip to the next suggestions.
One suggested memonic was an image of an open mouth to signify that your breath is impossible to count (one, two, three, many). This one must go back to the caveman days where four was considered a bigly number? In any case, this Kanji is still common and simple enough you could probably memorize it by brute repetition anyway. Hmph!
Examples
Example 1
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ใใใฎใใใใฏใฉใใใฆใใใชใฃใใฎใ！Why did the Kanji for ๅ become this way?!
Example 2
A: ใใคใฐใฎใฏใญใผใใผใใฟใคใใใใใใใใซใชใใใใฃใ ใฃใฆ。
A: (They) say if (you) find a four-leaf clover, (you) can become happy.
B: ใใ、ใใใใฏใใใใใใใชใใฃใฆใใฃใฆใใใฎ？
B: Then, are (you) saying I’m not happy?
A: ใใ、ในใคใซ・・・
A: No, not particularly…
B: ใใใใฏใใพใงใใใ
ใใถใ ใใใใใ ใ！
B: I’m plenty happy even now, you know!
A: ใใฎใ、ใ ใใใใใถ？
A: Um, (are you) ok?Example 3
A: ใใคใใฐใใซใชใฃใฆ、ใชใซใใฆใใใฎ？
A: What are (you) doing crawling on all fours?
B: ใณใณใฟใฏใใใใจใใกใใฃใใใ 。
B: (It’s that) I dropped (my) contact lens.
A: ใใใธใใ ใญ。ใใ、ใพใใญ！
A: (That’s) rough. Well, see you later!
B: ใกใใฃใจใฆใคใ ใฃใฆใ！
B: Hey, help (me) a little!Next Suggestions
ไบบ（ใฒใจ）
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Definition: person |
| Kun-yomi: ใฒใจ | |
| On-yomi: ใใณ、ใธใณ |
Overview
This one is pretty easy and given my (lack) of drawing ability, this is what my pathetic attempts to draw a person typically look like. My drawing ability is so bad, xkcd practically looks like Monet in comparison.
However, don’t be lulled into a false sense of security as the tricky part is remembering whether to read it as 「ใใ」 eg 「ๆฅๆฌไบบ、ๆชไบกไบบ」 or 「ใซใ」 eg 「่ทไบบ」. Not to mention some of those tricky words with readings completely divorced from the actual characters: 「ๅคงไบบ、ไธไบบ、ไบไบบ、ไปฒไบบ、่ฅไบบ、็ไบบ」 etc. Don’t worry about them if you’re still relatively new to Kanji for now.
Examples
Example 1
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ใฒใจใฏใใใใใชใใจ、ใใจใชใซใชใ。ใใถใ。When people become big, (they) become adults. Maybe.
Example 2
A: PDAใฃใฆใฒใจใจใใฆใใใใชใใจใใใใชใ？
A: Don’t (you) think PDA is inconceivable as a person?
B: ใชใซใใ？
B: What is that?
A: ใใใชใฎใใใใชใใฎ？ใฒใจใพใใงใคใใฃใคใใใจใ ใ。
A: (You) don’t even know that kind of thing? (It’s) getting all frisky in front of people.
B: ใธ〜、ใชใใฎใใใ？
B: Huh, what’s (it) stand for?A: ใใใจ、ใใใจ、「ใใใชใใฏ・ใใผใ・ใใ、ใฏใใใชใ」ใ ใฃใใฃใ？
A: Umm, umm, was it “Public Date Ah, so shameful”?
B: ใใใใใใชใใใฉ、ใใ、ใใฃใใ ใกใใ！
B: (I) don’t know all that well but (that’s) definitely not it!Example 3
A: ใซใปใใใใฏ、ใ・・・
A: Hey, about Japanese people…
B: ใกใใฃใจใพใฃใฆ。ใพใใ、ใใใใ
ใในใคใฎใฏใคใใใใใใใจใใฆใใใใใชใใงใใใใญ？
B: Wait a sec. (You’re) not by any means about to say something racist, right?
A: ใใใใใ ！ใใใฏ、ใฉใใชใฒใจใ ใใใฃใฆใใใฎ？
A: How could you think that! What kind of person do (you) think I am?
B: ใ～ใ、ใใ、ใใกใใ ใใใฆใใใ。ใใใง？
B: Ummm, then, let’s hear (it) for now. So then?
A: ใซใปใใใใฏ、ใฉใใใฆใซใปใใใใชใใ ใใ？
A: (I) wonder why are Japanese people Japanese?
B: ใใใฆใใใใ。
B: (I) listened/asked and lost out.Next Suggestions
ไธ（ใใ）
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Definition: three |
| Kun-yomi: ใฟใฃ・ใค | |
| On-yomi: ใตใณ |
Overview
This Kanji thing is a cinch! At this rate, we’ll learn everything in no time, right guys?
Examples
Example 1
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ใใใฎใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใใชใ！(The) Kanji for “three” is also not hard at all!
Example 2
In this next example, 「ๅงฆใใ」 is not very commonly used (better to memorize 「ใใใพใใ」 or 「้จใใใ」). However, the proverb is interesting in terms of the actual Kanji, I just had to include it here.
A: ใใใช ใใใซใ ใใใฐใใใพใใ。
A: If 3 women gather, (it) gets noisy.
B: ใใซใใใฎใใใ？
B: Do (you) want to die?
A: ใใจใใใในใใใใใใฆใใ ใใ ใ！
A: (I’m) just studying proverbs!Example 3
A: ใใใใ ใใใใใฃใฆ、ใชใใใใใงใใใญ。
A: Something about love-triangle, isn’t (it) nice?
B: ใใ、ใใถใ、ใใพ ใใใใใใฆใใฎใฏ、ใใใใ ใกใใใใ。
B: Yeah, (what you’re) probably imagining right now is totally wrong so…
A: ใใใใใใใชใฎใ ใตใใใซใใใพใใฆใงใใญ。
A: (You’re) surrounded by two cute girls and then, right?
A: ใใฃใฑใ。ใพใฃ、ใใใใใฃใฆใใใใใใชใ？
B: I knew it. Well, (I guess it’s) good to have dreams.Next Suggestions
ไบ（ใซ）
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Definition: two |
| Kun-yomi: ใตใ・ใค | |
| On-yomi: ใ |
Overview
Just two horizontal lines to mean “two”. Awesome, Kanji is so logical. You got this!This Kanji also happens to look exactly like the Katakana 「ใ」, which is also how it’s read! I don’t know if that’s helpful or confusing.
If we’re talking about 「ใซ」, how could I forget the Knights who say Ni! I assume not the same word but at least it sounds the same!
Examples
Example 1
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ใซใฎใใใใใใใใ！(The) Kanji for “two” is also easy!
Example 2
A: ใใฃใใ ใซใกใใใ 。
A: One stone, two birds. (Kill two birds with one stone.)
B: ใใ、ใฉใใถใค ใใใใใใ ใ。
B: That’s animal abuse.A: ใใจใใใ ใ！
A: (It’s) a proverb!
Example 3
A: ใตใคใ ใใใงใใใพใใฌใณใฌใณใใใ。
A: (My) head is pounding from (a) hangover.
B: ใซใใใใซใใใใใใใชใใฎใ。
B: (It) ends up that way because (you) went to the after-party.
B: ใซใใใ、ใใฃใใฃใ？
B: Was there (an) after-party?A: ใ ใใ ใใใ
A: This is no good.
In case you’re not familiar with the expression 「ใ ใใ ใใใ」, check out the video below.
Sorry, has nothing to do with Kanji!
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ไธ（ใใก）
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Definition: one |
| Kun-yomi: ใฒใจ・ใค | |
| On-yomi: ใคใ |
Overview
What could be easier than this single-stroke Kanji for one! Maybe Kanji isn’t so hard after all?Examples
Example 1
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ใใกใฏ、ใใกใฐใใงใ！One is number 1 (the best)!
Example 2
A: ใใใใฏ、ใใฃใใใงใ。
A: (I’m) one year old.
B: ใใ、ใชใใงใฏใชใใใฎ？
B: Then, how come (you) can talk?Example 3
A: ใใฎใใใใใซใใใใใใฒใจใคใใ ใใ。
A: Please give (me) one (of) this cute doll.
B: ใใฎใถใใฟใชใใฃใใญใผใฎใใใชใใซใใใใใงใใญ。ใใใใพใใพใใ。
B: That disturbing doll that looks like Chucky then? Certainly.A: …
A: …
Example 4
A: ใฒใจใใงใใณใใใฎ？
A: (You’re) traveling alone?
B: ใใ、ใใถใ ใใใใฎใใณ。
B: That’s right, trip to find myself.
A: ใใฎใใ、ใใชใใใ 。
A: You don’t have (a) girlfriend, (I see).
B: ใกใใใ！
B: That’s not it!
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