Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Who lives in a temple?

Today, let's try mathematical kanji exercise!

Q. Answer the following questions.

eg:イ(person) + 動 (to move) = 働 (to work)

① イ(person) + 賞 (prize, award) =

② イ(person) + 憂 (anxious) =

③ イ(person) + 夢 (dream) =

④ イ(person) + 寺 (temple) =

⑤ イ(person) + 為 (for, sake) =


Answer key:

① イ(person) + 賞 (prize, award) = 償 (compensate, recompense)
  Do we have to compensate when we win a prize!?

② イ(person) + 憂 (anxious) = 優 (kind, gentle)
  We can be kind because we feel anxious?

③ イ(person) + 夢 (dream) = 儚 (empty, fragile, frail)
  Having a dream is empty… (T T)

④ イ(person) + 寺 (temple) = 侍 (samurai)
  Samurai was in a temple?

⑤ イ(person) + 為 (for, sake) = 偽 (fake)
  Doing something for someone is fake!??

These are interesting...
Some of them seem difficult kanji, but maybe not so difficult to remember because of the meanings?? ;)

How to read the kanji...
働く (hataraku) 償う (tsugunau) 優しい (yasashii)
儚い (hakanai) 侍 (samurai) 偽 (nise)

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Today's kanji : 協

The blue part describes "to gather"
(It looks like "plus" (+), doesn't it?)

The red part describes "power + power + power"

To gether people's power


Can you guess the meaning?
See the comments page for the answer!

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Today's kanji : 枯

The blue part describes "tree"
The red part describes "old"

When the tree becomes very old...


Can you guess the meaning?
See the comments page for the answer!