CHAPTER 2
PERSON
| 人 | person, man | 2 strokes NN0099 |
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hito, jin, nin
| NI 日 | HON 本 | JIN 人 | Japanese person | |
| NANI 何 | JIN 人 | What nationality (is s/he)? |
A PERSON stands on two legs.
Person 人, ｲ
| 仙 | hermit, wizard | 5 strokes NN0120 |
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sen
| SEN 仙 | DAI 台 | Sendai [city] | |
A HERMIT often lives on mountains and can sometimes be a WIZARD.
| 仕 | attend, serve (gentleman, samurai) | 5 strokes NN0123 |
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tsuka(eru), shi
| SHI 仕 | KATA 方 | way of doing |
An retainer would SERVE his samurai and ATTEND to all his needs.
| 佐 | assistant, help | 7 strokes NN0155 |
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sa
The person on the left (左) will HELP the other climb upon an I-beam.
| 侍 | waiter, samurai, serve | 8 strokes NN0192 |
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samurai, ji
A SAMURAI accompanies his master to a temple (寺).
| 仲 | go-between, relationship | 6 strokes NN0140 |
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naka, chū
| NAKA 仲 | YO 良 | SHI し | close friend | |
A GO-BETWEEN gets in the middle (中) of things to help foster a new RELATIONSHIP.
| 佑 | help, assist | 7 strokes NN0150 |
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yū, u
| YŪ 佑 | SUKE 介 | Yusuke [male name] |
A person comes to HELP the person on the right (右) climb upon a box.
| 住 | dwell, reside | 7 strokes NN0164 |
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su(mu), jū
| JŪ 住 | TAKU 宅 | residence, housing |
A man had to ask the landlord for permission to RESIDE in the building where he wanted to LIVE.
| 付 | attach, adhere | 5 strokes NN0124 |
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tsu(ku), tsu(ke), ~zuke, fu
| TSU 付 | KE け | RU る | to attach | |
| FU 付 | SEN 箋 | sticky-note, post-it |
A man measures (寸) a space to ATTACH new fixtures and to ADHERE pictures to the wall.
yasu(mu), kyū
A person can REST against a tree (木).
| 供 | accompany | 8 strokes NN0195 |
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sona(eru), tomo, kyō, ku
A third person ACCOMPANIES his two friends at table.
| 作 | make, build | 7 strokes NN0167 |
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tsuku(ru), saku, sa
| SAKU 作 | BUN 文 | writing [essay, etc.], composition |
| SA 作 | ＧYŌ 業 | operation, work |
This man will MAKE finishing touches on his new bookcase.
| 伸 | expand, stretch, increase | 7 strokes NN0163 |
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no(basu), shin
| NO 伸 | BA ば | SU す | to lengthen | |
A person STRETCHES to read a tall sign post as an advertiser EXPANDS his business.
| 伝 | transmit | 6 strokes NN0141 |
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tsuta(eru), den
| TSUTA 伝 | E え | RU る | to transmit | |
| TE 手 | TSUDA 伝 | U う | to lend a hand |
| DEN 伝 | SETSU 説 | legend, folklore |
A person TRANSMITS two (二) lines of information to me.
tsuka(u), shi
| SHI 使 | YŌ 用 | utilization, application |
A man USES a table saw to cut one piece of wood.
| 借 | borrow, rent | 10 strokes NN0259 |
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ka(riru), sha
Truly old (昔) things are only BORROWED by us over tens (十) and tens of days (日), or RENTED.
| 入 | enter, insert | 2 strokes NN0366 |
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i(reru), hai(ru), nyū
| NYŪ 入 | GAKU 学 | SHIKI 式 | school entrance ceremony |
A person (人) leans back as he ENTERS a room.
| 内 | inside, within, between, house, home | 4 strokes NN0386 |
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uchi, nai
| UCH 内 | within, house, home | |
| AN 案 | NAI 内 | information, to guide |
A person (人) hangs INSIDE an enclosure.
ima, kon, kin
NOW, look at the person (人) in mid-air jumping a hurdle.
| 会 | meeting, meet, association, join | 6 strokes NN0143 |
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a(u), kai, e
| SHA 社 | KAI 会 | social studies |
I will MEET with another to rehearse one or two (二) lines.
| 傘 | umbrella | 12 strokes NN0283 |
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kasa, san
One man acts as an UMBRELLA for four to ten (十) of his closest friends.
| 全 | all, entire | 6 strokes NN0145 |
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matta(ku), sube(te), zen
| ZEN 全 | BU 部 | all, everything | |
| SUBE 全 | TE て | all, everything | |
| MAT 全 | TAKU く | really, truly |
ALL people in a king’s (王) ENTIRE realm were his subjects.
| 化 | change, take the form of, -ization | 4 strokes NN0580 |
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ba(keru), ka, ke
| BUN 文 | KA 化 | culture, civilization | |
| BA 化 | KE け | RU る | to take the form of |
| O お | BA 化 | KE け | goblin, ghost |
A person uses a spoonful of spice to CHANGE the flavor and make it TAKE THE FORM OF a new dish.
nan, nani, ka
When someone wonders WHAT something is, he might both measure it for size and taste it.
| 仮 | temporary, assumed (name), informal | 6 strokes NN0144 |
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kari, ka
A man sets up a TEMPORARY table at the base of a cliff (厂).
tato(eru), rei
| TATO 例 | E え | BA ば | for example | |
A person holds up the kanji for evening (夕) that has been cut with a knife as an EXAMPLE of how to maximize efforts.
| 便 | convenience | 9 strokes NN0219 |
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tayo(ri), ben, bin
A tall mailbox is a CONVENIENCE for a tall person.
| 傷 | wound, injure, pain | 13 strokes NN0301 |
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kizu, ita(mu), shō
| ITA 傷 | MU む | to be damaged, to go bad |
A person with too much sun (日) can become INJURED or their hair may fall out from the stress of their WOUNDS.
| 俵 | bag, bale, sack | 10 strokes NN0243 |
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tawara, hyō
| HYŌ 俵 | SŪ 数 | number of bales | |
| KOMED 米 | AWARA 俵 | bag of rice |
A wealthy merchant took BAGS of garments (衣) to the samurai (士) lord as tax.
| 個 | individual, counter for articles | 10 strokes NN0258 |
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ko
| DŌ ドー | NA ナ | TSU ツ | NI ２ | KO 個 | two doughnuts | |
| KO 個 | JIN 人 | private person, individual |
A person has a box with an INDIVIDUAL object that is very old (古).
| 値 | price, cost, value | 10 strokes NN0257 |
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ne, atai, chi
| ATAI 値 | SU す | RU る | to be worth, to deserve |
A person should PRICE goods on a shelf with his own eyes (目) at least ten (十) times to check COSTS.
| 倍 | double, twice, times | 10 strokes NN0252 |
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bai
A person standing (立) on a box can be heard TWICE as loud.
gawa, soba, soku
