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( Kanji made from a combination of the meanings)
What does the Kanji   r h j  mean?   It means 'the sun.'   What does the Kanji  ^ Jf\ j mean?   It means 'the moon.'   Then, what do you think the Kanji '"B^j  means?   It means 'bright'!
Some Kanji are made by combining rather simple characters. Now, guess the meaning of the following Kanji.
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. fa 2. # 3. ^ 4. $J i. fa      6. H      7. HQ      8. jfC
Look at the following examples and see how each character was combined and made into a new meaning.
Combination
Kanji 'KUN'
'ON'
Meaning
B
sun
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n
moon
0^      $>fr-h^ [MEI] bright
both the sun and the moon are 'bright'
A
man
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tree
fa      *i-tr [KYUU] rest
a man is 'resting' beside a tree
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man
origin
fa       frhtz [TAI]        the body
the origin of a man is 'the body'
woman
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child
#J [KOU]        love, like
a woman 'loves' a child
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Combination
Kanji 'KUN'
'ON' Meaning
m   + *
rice field power
&t^. [DAN]        a man, male
'a man' is powerful in the rice field
tree tree
# ti^L [RIN] two trees make 'a wood'
a wood a grove
TK   +   ^   +   ^tv-^^        i>*) [SHIN]        a forest
tree        tree        tree three trees make 'a forest' a Jun^e
H +
gate
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sun
Bj        M**f [KAN] betwt
the sun can be seen 'between' the doors
'X    + E
fire field
\tfzl~f a cultivated field
burn up the field and make 'a cultivated field'
Hi    + 5
mountain
stone
[GAN]        a rock
a big stone in the mountain is 'a rock'
~it Most Kanji were transmitted from China, however, there are some Kanji that originated in Japan.   For example, jfl](lifzij'), ^}(ittzh) < (to work),       t 7 If) (a mountain pass) are of Japanese origin. Therefore, they do not have 'ON YOMF (Chinese Reading).   Many Kanji used to express the names of fish and plant are of Japanese origin. e.g. jg(£<b)<a cod)
fg(v»*>L)(a sardine)
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2-1. >i^<Dfrf#£ (Kanji Writings)
																
	bright light					Jb-fth (8)										
)	n	R	B	B)			m									
																
$3 (£>    & V>   bright, cheerful EJEJ (£>)          (dawn) to break																
	rest					(6)										
																
																
tf   to rest, to be absent           fö(^i~)<&   a break, a holiday ikB(£$>r> • Co)   a holiday																
	body					frhtz 94 (7)										
	f	r														
																
ifc(frhtz)   a body                              'ffcW (tz^^ •     O   physical exercises • 0 <t <)   physical strength																
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ft	love, like favorite					t-< (6)										
	Ji				tí											
																
fcř("f)c*& favorite ta-WfrtLZ   to be loved																
	man male					& t z. vy -ry (7)										
\	n		ff?	ffl	9											
																
%(&tZ.)   aman                                #§ (£1 Z.) <D=ř (Z.)   a boy HŤ^O1^ • L •        •           a boy student																
	wood *" grove					(8)										
	t						**									
																
ffOá-^L)   a wood                           /Jvff(<I • ii"-"^ L)   Japanese name ffÜ (Á, • forestry																
	forest ^. jungle					A fy                      'y y (12)										
—	+			*		J*										
																
3&(& ty)   a forest                               ^ffl(í>    • 7t:) Japanese name f£ff (l^ • fy k)   woods and forests																
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Pal	between interval					Ž (12)										
1	P		P	P'	n	PI	n	Pil	Pni	Pfl	Pal					
																
W(afeWi)   between                             (t)      ($>) 7   to be on time -^ffi (V^ . fa A - ^A,)   a year       B#fä ( C • 7>A) time																
																
	cultivated field					(9)										
			*	ft												
																
iffl(íifclt)   cultivated field BB'JrEB (7^ • táľt:)   fields of rice and crops																
																
;&	rock					(8)										
1		lU			lu r	H	lu 75									
																
iH^fo)   a rock                              Sill (l^fa •    ž)   a rocky mountain • -ttcO   rocks and stones																
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2 — 2. <£<frft/l U $ 9   ( Reading Exercises)
I .   Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana.
1. #        2. $        3. #        4. H 5. g        6. iffl        7. FbI
8. 9. 10. $^£1"       11. H£        12. U#Ph1
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II .   Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana.
1. &{i^W#s£Fi"C*"f o    I like physical exercise.
2. H-p^^ il^C^-^^fe     male students and female students
3. ^COAi:^CCOA men and women
4. #t#^)Kt-Jlt3&?2b   ito       There is a river between the forests.
5. ^S^iO^fr^JLto       We took a rest in a light forest.
It takes about one hour to that small mountain.
7. Sffl£/UiB3&V>A"C1~o Mr. Iwata is a cheerful man.
8. lJjC0±H'jffl^^ Hto There are cultivated fields on the top
of the mountain.
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3.     # tl/t> U Hl> 9 (Writing Exercises)
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Kanji. 1. a tree X 2 = a wood 2. a tree X 3 — a forest
X 2 = [   1 | [X3-
4. rice field -f~ power = a man
h
3. woman + child = like
t
5. sun ~h moon = light
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6. man + tree — to rest t
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7. gate + sun = between
8. body's power = physical strength
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9. fire + field — cultivated field      10. mountain + stone = a rock
t |    | = |    | |    |<7)5 =
11. a boy
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12. man and woman
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A. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Kanji.
1. for one minute
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4. for four weeks
2. for two hours 3. for three days
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5. for five months 6. for six years
													
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7. forests and woods				8	. a holiday				9	. an inactive volcano			
10. physical exercises
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11. I like cheerful people.
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12. Those men are Mr. Kobayashi and Mr. Iwata.
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