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https://ochapress.com/the-kanji-code-study-guide/
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The 4 Kinds of Kanji
• Pictograph 人 木
• Ideograph 上 下
• Compound ideograph 休
• Keisei moji 訪 清

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The 4 Kinds of Kanji
• Pictograph 人 木
• Ideograph 上 下
• Compound ideograph 休
• Keisei moji 訪 清 80-90%

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Keisei Moji
形 声 文 字
form,
shape voice character
‘Semasio phonetic character’ (linguistics)
A kanji in which
the form or shape gives a clue to the sound.
form-sound character

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Keisei moji
How does a form-sound character work?
The radical tells you the meaning category.
Radical  meaning category
⺡水 water
泳 swim
河 river
泡 bubble

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Keisei moji
And the phonetic gives you a hint to the pronunciation .
Phonetic  On reading
泳 swim
河 river
泡 bubble
永
可
包
EI
KA
HOU

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水泳 swimming
radical = water phonetic = EI
SUI EI
meaning = to swim

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河川 river, stream
radical = water phonetic = KA
KA SEN
meaning = river

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明星 morning star
radical = sun phonetic = JOU (SEI, JOU)
MYOU JOU
meaning = star

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The Components: The Yin and Yang of Kanji
Radicals
meaning hints
Phonetics
reading hints
木 日
手 刀
青
方 中

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木
tree
手 扌
hand
日
sun
月
moon
心 ⺖
heart
刀
sword
Learn radicals by subject
nature body parts
weapons
弓
bow

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Phonetics
Take the guess work
out of reading kanji
for sound!
青 SEI
方 HOU
中 CHUU
KEN

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List of Phonetics

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List of Radicals by Subject

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The Kanji Code
Sample page
The Phonetic Code

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Sample pages

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The Kana Code

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The Kana Code

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The Visual Code

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Key Resources
• List of Radicals: https://ochapress.com/japanese-radicals-by-subject/
• List of Phonetic Components: https://ochapress.com/list-of-phonetic-components/
• The Kanji Code: https://ochapress.com/the-kanji-code-study-guide/

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https://ochapress.com/the-kanji-code-study-guide/
© Natalie Hamilton