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Person Radical FamilyThemes
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Cards in This Deck
53 Cards
- 01人personThe full kanji for a person establishes the visual core of this radical family.
- 02代substitute, change, convertA substitute often takes the place of another person, which is reflected in its left-side shape.
- 03体body, substance, objectThe shape for a body naturally includes the human element on the left to ground its meaning.
- 04作make, production, prepareCreating and making are central human activities, connecting this kanji to the person radical.
- 05側side, lean, opposeThe concept of a side or flank is depicted using a person standing next to something.
- 06任responsibility, duty, termEntrusting a duty or responsibility inherently involves a person taking charge.
- 07使use, send on a mission, orderUsing tools or sending envoys relies on the human presence marked on the left of this shape.
- 08係person in charge, connection, dutyA person in charge or a duty connection directly links back to human roles in society.
- 09住dwell, reside, liveDwelling and residing are activities tied to an individual, forming words like 住所 for address.
- 10付adhere, attach, refer toAttaching or appending something involves the direct action of a person, reflected in its components.
- 11何whatThe basic question of "what" incorporates the human shape to ask about things and people alike.
- 12伝transmit, go along, walk alongTransmitting a legend or reporting news depends on humans passing information along.
- 13働work, (kokuji)The kanji for work literally depicts a person moving heavily, forming vocabulary like 働き.
- 14仕attend, doing, officialAttending to official business or doing work revolves around individuals acting in society.
- 15他other, another, the othersThe concept of another or others is fundamentally rooted in identifying humans besides oneself.
- 16休rest, day off, retireA person leaning against a tree perfectly visualizes the idea of rest and taking a day off.
- 17僚colleague, official, companionCompanions and colleagues in official roles are represented using this person-based kanji.
- 18仲go-between, relationshipRelationships and go-betweens naturally require people, yielding vocabulary like 仲間.
- 19俳haiku, actorActors and performers of haiku are individuals whose professions are tied to this character's shape.
- 20偉admirable, greatness, remarkableGreatness and admirable qualities are traits of a person, leading to words like 偉大.
- 21傍bystander, side, besides傍 uses the person radical to represent a bystander watching from the side.
- 22僧Buddhist priest, monk僧 fits this person radical deck perfectly with its meaning of a Buddhist priest.
- 23磁magnet, porcelainLearners encounter 磁 when studying terms like 磁石 for magnet.
- 24怠neglect, laziness怠 reminds learners to avoid laziness while studying its reading だるい.
- 25鄭an ancient Chinese province鄭 introduces an ancient Chinese province used in historical names like 鄭州.
- 26弊abuse, evil, vice弊 pairs with 社 to form the humble business term 弊社.
- 27弦bowstring, chord, hypotenuse弦 expands your knowledge of musical terms by teaching the word for bowstring or chord.
- 28猶furthermore, still, yet猶 adds nuance to sentences with its meaning of furthermore or still.
- 29墳tomb, mound墳 provides the character needed to read archaeological terms like 墳墓 for tomb.
- 30遍everywhere, times, widely遍 helps express the concept of spreading widely or being everywhere.
- 31忌mourning, abhor, detestable忌 introduces vocabulary related to mourning and things considered detestable.
- 32譜musical score, music, note譜 connects to the earlier card 弦 to build your vocabulary for reading a musical score.
- 33逓relay, in turn, sending逓 teaches the concept of relaying or sending things in turn.
- 34賭gamble, wager, bet賭 gives you the exact character used for the verb 賭ける when placing a bet.
- 35箕winnowing箕 represents a traditional winnowing basket and shares its structure with other bamboo tools.
- 36拷torture, beat拷 is paired with the reading ごう to form serious terms like 拷問 for torture.
- 37桟scaffold, cleat, frame桟 highlights structural wooden elements like a scaffold or the jetty in 桟橋.
- 38鴈wild goose鴈 offers a beautiful representation of a wild goose for your nature vocabulary.
- 39楼watchtower, lookout, high building楼 illustrates a tall watchtower or high building through its tree radical.
- 40帖bundle of seaweed, counter for screens, notebook帖 serves as a counter for things like screens or paper quires.
- 41篭cage, coop, impliedThis kanji describes the human act of secluding oneself or staying inside a space like a kago cage.
- 42笘cane, whip, wooden writing slateThis character represents a wooden slate, an essential tool for human writing and record-keeping in ancient times.
- 43梓catalpaThe azusa or catalpa tree represented here was historically used by people to make woodblocks for printing.
- 44旺flourishing, successful, beautifulThis kanji describes a person’s flourishing success or the vigorous ousei energy they bring to their endeavors.
- 45蓋cover, lid, flapHumans use this kanji to describe covers and lids, like a futa, used to protect or close objects.
- 46毬burr, ballThis kanji refers to the mari balls used in traditional human games and play.
- 47倣emulate, imitateThis kanji explicitly uses the person radical to describe the human act of imitating others' narau examples.
- 48楕ellipseThis kanji describes the daen elliptical shapes often encountered by people in geometry and design.
- 49塚cemetery, tombThis kanji marks the mounds or tsuka and cemeteries where people honor and remember the deceased.
- 50塞close, shut, coverThis kanji represents the human action of blocking or fusagu a path or opening.
- 51楷square character style, correctnessThis character describes the kaisho style of writing, reflecting human efforts toward correctness and order.
- 52恕excuse, tolerate, forgiveThis kanji captures the deeply human virtues of forgiveness, tolerance, and the yurusu spirit of empathy.
- 53鞠ballThis character adds another way to describe the mari balls used by people for sports and recreation.