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青(あお、あおい、セイ、ショウ) Meaning: blue/green* Readings: あお、あおい、セイ、ショウ Components: 月 (moon), and “growing” My hack: I think of the song “Blue Moon” and change some of the...
金(かね、かな‐、キン、コン) Meaning: gold Components: You can divide this up in whatever way works for you. Here are a couple of options: (roof), 干...
音(おと、ね、オン、イン) Meaning: sound Readings: おと、ね、オン、イン Components: 立 (stand), 日 (day, sun) My hack: If you had to stand on the sun, I’m pretty sure...
草(くさ、ソウ) Meaning: grass Readings: くさ、ソウ Components: 艹(grass), 早 (early) My hack: You should water your grass early (it’s better for the environment, you know). OR Grass...
雨(あめ、あま‐、ウ) Meaning: rain My hack: This looks a lot like rain on a window to me. The first stroke is the curtain...
空(そら、あく、あける、から、クウ) Meaning: empty, sky Readings: そら、あく、あける、から、クウ Components: 穴 (hole), 工 (construction) My hack: A hole at a construction site is the very definition of...
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    青(あお、あおい、セイ、ショウ)

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    公(おおやけ、コウ)

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    元(もと、ゲン、ガン)

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    What are radicals? [Kanji 101]

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    今(いま、コン、キン)

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