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Kanji composed with Radicals (2) (2)
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酒 L15 meaning: rice wine, wine on reading: シュ kun reading: さけ The
radical 酉 means "wine jug". The addition of the water element could be interpreted
as meaning something like "the liquid in the wine jug (is wine)". |
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汽 L26 meaning: steam on reading: キ The
right hand side of this character means "air". so combining
the radicals for "water" and "air" to make the
character for "steam" is straightforward. |
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池 L45 meaning: pond on reading: チ kun reading: いけ The
element 也 is
the reason this character is read チ.
In this character this element is associated with the meaning "embankment".
So, as a memory aid:
"water surrounded by an
embankment is a pond." |
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沼 L45 meaning: swamp on reading: ショウ kun reading: ぬま
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湖 L45 meaning: lake on reading: コ kun reading:
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meaning: sea, ocean on reading: カイ kun reading: うみ The
element on the right, 毎,
means "each" or "every". so we could remember the character
for ocean this way, "all water comes from the sea". |
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洋 L31 meaning: ocean on reading: ヨウ |
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河 L45 meaning: large river on reading: ガ kun reading: かわ |
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泳 L33 meaning: swim on reading: エイ kun reading: およ （ぐ） On
the right we have 永 which means "a long time". So, "to be in the water a long time is to
swim" comes to mind as a good memory aid. |
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港 L48 meaning: harbor on reading: コウ kun reading: みなと By
now you've realized that if we try and explain each and every
character in detail, you will actually have to learn more meanings as
the kanji become more complex. |
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