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Kanji: 星

star, spot, dot, mark

セイ　ショウ
ほし　-ぼし

星空 (ほしぞら) — starry sky
衛星 (えいせい) — satellite
惑星 (わくせい) — planet
人工衛星 (じんこうえいせい) — artificial satellite
白星 (しろぼし) — white circle
星座 (せいざ) — constellation
黒星 (くろぼし) — black spot
星人 (せいじん) — person from (the planet of)
星学 (せいがく) — astronomy
火星 (かせい) — Mars (planet)

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Kanji of the Day 1d ago

Kanji: 援

abet, help, save

エン

支援 (しえん) — support
応援 (おうえん) — aid
援助 (えんじょ) — assistance
声援 (せいえん) — encouragement
後援会 (こうえんかい) — support group
救援 (きゅうえん) — relief
後援 (こうえん) — support
応援団 (おうえんだん) — cheering group
支援策 (しえんさく) — support measures
支援者 (しえんしゃ) — supporter

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Kanji of the Day 2d ago

Kanji: 批

criticism, strike

ヒ

批判 (ひはん) — criticism
批評 (ひひょう) — criticism
批判的 (ひはんてき) — critical
批准 (ひじゅん) — ratification
批評家 (ひひょうか) — critic
批難 (ひなん) — criticism
批准書 (ひじゅんしょ) — instrument of ratification
自己批判 (じこひはん) — self-criticism
無批判 (むひはん) — uncritical
文芸批評 (ぶんげいひひょう) — literary criticism

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MaskAndMantle 2d ago

#Hanzi, the characters of the Chinese #language, and their counterparts #Hanja (of the #Korea s), the #Kanji (of #Japan) and #ChuHan (of #Vietnam) were all used between the four nations (before Vietnam adopted a #Latin -based #script) to conduct trade in ancient times.
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kanjidraw 2d ago

Kanji of the day: 水 (water 💧)

3 strokes. The trick: it's a flowing stream — the center stroke is the main current, the sides are splashes.

on'yomi: スイ (sui) · kun'yomi: みず (mizu)
Seen in: 水曜日 (Wednesday), 水道 (tap water).

What kanji still trips you up on stroke order?

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Loek van Kooten, MA 3d ago

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Kanji of the Day 3d ago

Kanji: 塀

fence, wall, kokuji

ヘイ　ベイ

ブロック塀 (ブロックべい) — concrete-block wall
板塀 (いたべい) — wooden fence
石塀 (いしべい) — stone wall
土塀 (どべい) — mud wall
煉瓦塀 (れんがべい) — brick wall
船板塀 (ふないたべい) — fence made from disused ship planks
練塀 (ねりべい) — mud and tile wall topped with tiles
練り塀 (ねりべい) — mud and tile wall topped with tiles
塀を巡らす (へいをめぐらす) — to fence in
れんが塀 (れんがべい) — brick wall

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Kanji of the Day 4d ago

Kanji: 美

beauty, beautiful

ビ　ミ
うつく.しい

美術館 (びじゅつかん) — art museum
美しい (うつくしい) — beautiful
美人 (びじん) — beautiful woman
美少女 (びしょうじょ) — beautiful girl
美味しい (おいしい) — good(-tasting)
美術 (びじゅつ) — art
美味 (びみ) — good flavor
美容 (びよう) — beauty
美容院 (びよういん) — beauty parlour
美容師 (びようし) — beautician

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Loek van Kooten, MA 4d ago

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