Kanji 字: character, letter, word, section of village
Key takeaways
Kanji 字: character, letter, word, section of village. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 字
character, letter, word, section of village
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
Imagine a child (子) under a roof (宀) learning how to write. It originally referred to giving a child a name at home, which eventually evolved to mean 'character' or 'letter' in general.
