Learn Kanji in 45 minutes - How to Read and Write Japanese

trying to learn kanji click here to get a free e-book and study along with this lesson hi welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series my name is Alicia and I'm joined by hi everyone I'm Risa in this series we will teach you the best method for learning japanese kanji and teach you some of the most useful kanji characters along the way that's right and we're here to help guide you on your journey in this first episode you'll learn exactly what kanji is and why you need it the best method of learning kanji and about the building blocks that make up a kanji character okay Risa let's get right into it first let's explain what kanji is exactly it's quite simple actually kanji is the use of Chinese characters in Japanese writing so Japanese actually uses Chinese characters in part of its writing that's because Japanese writing actually originated from China right right a long time ago Japan only used Chinese characters today we use three different scripts together to write Japanese those three scripts are key lagana katakana and kanji so for comparison English only uses one script the English alphabet but Japanese uses three different ones kanji is the interpretation of Chinese characters into Japanese and hiragana and katakana are scripts created after by Japanese people you can kind of think of the latter two as the Japanese alphabet we refer to them as kana learning kana is easy it's just like learning the alphabet you learn a limited number of letters and using those letters you can put them together to form words on their own though they don't really hold any meaning kanji however is different there are thousands of them and hidden beneath each one lies a secret message one Kanji character can say more than a hundred of these letters because it represents an idea a wealth of meaning can be uncovered from the single character that concept in meaning however will only reveal itself if you know where to look and this is the true power of kanji okay now that we know what kanji is how do we actually start learning kanji there are many ways to start learning kanji the most obvious way or though not the most effective is to simply memorize them like learning the alphabet or learning new words you can start learning kanji by memorizing a few each day every day until you've memorized them all unlike learning the alphabet however which consists of only a small set of letters there are thousands and thousands of kanji characters each with their own unique concept and meaning you can memorize the alphabet in a few days about memorizing every country there is let's just say that you'll be active for a very very long time and let's hope that you don't forget a few along the way memorizing each individual kanji one by one just isn't practical there are simply too many of them thankfully there's a more effective way to learn kanji and that's by learning the radicals a kanji character can be broken down into smaller components these smaller components are called radicals you can think of radicals simply as the building blocks of kanji every kanji character has at least one radical sometimes the radical itself can be a kanji on its own and several attackers put together could be another kanji by lining that occurs the building blocks of kanji you can understand the general meaning of kanji characters you've yet to learn instead of learning individual kanji characters one at a time we essentially learn the building blocks instead you only have to learn a few radicals to be able to read some of the most common kanji characters out there in this series will teach you ten useful radicals that will get you started learning kanji quickly and easily we've covered quite a lot of things already so why don't we wrap up the first lesson and recap on what we've learned in this lesson you learned that kanji is the interpretation of Chinese characters into Japanese writing kanji your characters that represent an idea and therefore contain a wealth of meaning and the quickest and most effective way to learn kanji is by watching this series at japanesepod101.com where we teach the building blocks of kanji radicals in the next lesson we'll teach you one of the most common useful and basic radicals used in kanji the person radical see you in the next lesson bye bye hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn your very first radical the person radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters in the previous lesson we learned that kanji characters are made up of radicals the building blocks of kanji these radicals give us tremendous clues to the meaning behind kanji characters can you identify the common element in all of these kanji characters it's this part here this particular radical is called mean then it's otherwise known as the person radical and it's used in some of the most common of all kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail on its own the person radical looks like this we mentioned before that some radicals can be kanji on their own this radical is one such example the meaning behind this particular kanji is human or parcel when this radical appears as a part of another kanji like in these examples the appearance changes slightly when it's a component like this it adds the meaning of human or person to the entire kanji character if you can identify a let it go in a kanji collector there is a good chance that you can guess the meaning of the collector itself the first kanji has the person radical paired with the second character this second character is also a common radical and kanji in itself it's the character for tree when paired together a person leaning on a tree means that they are resting so this kanji character means to rest the second kanji has the person radical paired with this character it's identical to the tree character from before except with this small horizontal line at the bottom the meaning of this character is root or trunk when paired together the root or a trunk of a person differs to their body so this kanji means body the last kanji has the person radical paired with the character for word human and word paired together means trust or place can you see how we can determine the meaning of each kanji character by identifying the radicals in them by following this process we can deduce the meaning of kanji characters we've yet to learn n the more let occurs you learn that easier it will be to learn even more kanji the person radical most commonly occurs in the left position as can be seen in these examples this will be the position you'll most likely encounter it in sometimes though you may find it in the top of the kanji collector this position is known as the Crown position as can be seen in some of these examples however this is less common just remember the left and Crown positions and you'll be able to identify the person radical okay now let's learn how to write this radical learning the stroke order of radicals is important because it's designed to help you flow from one character to the next knowing how to write a radical demonstrates understanding of the components that make up a kanji character while it may not seem important at first particularly for basic kanji characters learning the proper stroke order is important down the line when you learn more difficult kanji some kanji characters are written in many strokes and they can get very complex so unless you're writing it in the correct order the end result may be unreadable therefore it's important for you to know how to write each kanji collector in the correct order while there are some rules to kanji stroke order there are no hard and fast rules to learning them the more radicals you learn how to write the easier and more intuitive it will become to write whole kanji characters now let's take a look at the stroke order of the person radical the person latigo is very simple they are only two strokes when the let it go is on its own it looks like this the fast stroke starts from the epicenter and then carves down to the bottom left the second stroke starts a tiny bit below the first stroke and goes directly to the bottom right when this radical is a part of another kanji it usually takes on the left position and the appearance is distorted a little the first stroke goes from right to left at the top and the second stroke attaches to the center of the first stroke and goes all the way down when the radical takes the crown position it's written in much the same way it starts from the epicenter going right to left and then from left to right and that's it you're done kanji characters can have multiple readings they're usually broken down into two groups called own and kun readings the own reading mimics the original sound made in Chinese while the kun reading is a revised reading used to integrate with the Japanese alphabet the only way to determine which reading to use is mainly via the context own reading will usually be used when multiple kanji characters are grouped together into a compound word whereas kun readings will usually be used when it's a standalone kanji like in the first example in the case of the original examples the own and kun readings of each are as follows cute yes for the kanji meaning to rest high Colada for the body kanji and xin for the trust country reading kanji may be difficult to start off with but then only get easier as you learn more let occurs over time in this lesson you learned about the person radical the idea behind this radical is person or human you also learn the kanji characters for person rest body and Trust in which this radical appears it's most commonly found in the left position making it appear like this and it's written with two strokes going from right to left and then top to bottom hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the human legs radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here it looks like a pair of legs this particular radical is called menial or stylish it it's the human legs radical and it's used in some of the most common of all kanji let's take a look at it in more detail in some of the previous lessons you learned that some radicals are kanji characters on their own this is the first radical we've encountered that isn't a kanji character in itself this basically means that you'll only encounter it as a component in other kanji characters the meaning behind this radical is legs particularly gives of a possum unlike the previous radicals that we've learned the meaning of the human legs radical is less literal it generally alludes more to the sense of structural support that our legs provide us with from left to right the first kanji means origin or foundation the second means light or to shine and the third character means to see if you think of this kanji characters from the viewpoint of support the meaning of each character makes much more sense the first kanji has the human legs radical at the bottom which is connected to a wide horizontal line with a smaller parallel horizontal line on top the wide horizontal line represents the body and the smaller horizontal line represents the head notice how the legs are connected and are supporting the body the legs that are supporting the body and head represent the foundation or basis which is the meaning of this kanji character ii kanji has the legs on the bottom once again with what appears to be a fire burning on top fire evokes light so the meaning of this kanji is light and the foundation or origin of the emitting Ray's refers to the point source light emanating from a source means that it's shining so this kanji can also mean to shine the final kanji has human legs on the bottom supporting the character for I and I that is mobile is one that can see so this kanji character means to see the human legs radical will always be at the bottom position where it's supporting something just remember where your legs are on your body and you won't forget it where are your legs on the bottom okay now let's learn how to write this radical the human legs radical only has two strokes the first stroke starts near the center and curves from right to the bottom left the second stroke also starts in yet Essenza but it goes straight down and then flattens out at the floor only to flake upward slightly the beginning of each stroke usually connects to another radical so keep that in mind and that's it you're done the human legs radical isn't a kanji on its own so you'll only see it as a part of another kanji in the case of the original examples common readings are again motile for the origin or foundation kanji whole scottie for the kanji meaning to shine and can meet for the kanji meaning to see in this lesson you learned about the human legs radical the idea behind the human legs radical is support this radical isn't a kanji character on its own so you'll only see it in other kanji characters such as the foundation shine and see kanji characters that you learned in this lesson you'll always find this radical in the bottom position and it's written with two vertical strokes one curved stroke and one that flattens out and flicks upwards slightly hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the 10 radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here it looks like a cross this particular radical is called Jew which literally means 10 in Japanese the 10 radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the ten radical means exactly that ten but it also means completeness likely because Chinese uses a base ten number system as you can see that 10 radical is also the conch character on its own from left to right the first kanji means 10 the second means thousand the third character means noon and the fourth collector means old ii kanji has the ten radical at the bottom paired with the person radical the very first radical you learned we covered it in lesson two in the olden days people aspired to lift 100 so if one person lived to 100 then the idea is that 10 human lifetimes would equate to a thousand which is the meaning of this character thousand the third kanji means noon to remember this kanji identified that the ten radical is at the bottom and imagine that the top two strokes signify the number two ten plus two it goes twelve and throw means that it's noon the origin of the fourth and final kanji is a little contested but it has the ten radical on top below it is mouth another useful radical which we will learn in the next lesson it's thought that something that has completed its cycle and relating to the mouth means that it's old food or food that has dried out when something is dry it hardens and so this congee carries a sense of something that is old dry or hard the ten radical will usually sit in the bottom position and connect with another radical above it it can also be in the crown position when it's in this position the bottom latigo is likely to be the most radical in which case it asks the sense of ordinance dryness or hardness that we talked about before be careful when trying to identify this radical though as there will often be crosses in many kanji due to the nature in which kanji characters are written some characters may look like they use the ten radical but don't be fooled here's a small list of characters which do and do not use the ten radical okay now let's learn how to write this radical the ten radical is very simple it only has two strokes the first stroke is a horizontal one that goes from left to right this horizontal stroke rises ever so slightly as it approaches the right side the second stroke is a vertical stroke that starts at the top and goes down to the bottom split in the fast horizontal stroke in half and forming a cross sign when this radical is part of another kanji it'll usually connect to another radical at the vertical ends of the second stroke and that's it you're done when the 10 radical is on its own the kanji can be read as jus for the on reading and tall for the kun reading and when the 10 radical is part of another kanji like in the original examples common readings are sin Chi for the kanji meaning thousand go ma for the kanji meaning noon cool who'd it for the kanji meaning old in this lesson you learned about the 10 radical the 10 radical looks like a cross it signifies the number 10 and the idea of completeness you also learn the kanji characters for ten thousand noon and old in which this radical appears it's commonly found in the bottom or crown position and it's written with one horizontal stroke and one vertical stroke hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the mouth radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters at this part here this particular radical is called cootie or Koji Han the mouth radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the most radical stands for exactly that the mouse keep in mind though that it encapsulate s-- the many senses of the word mouse and isn't limited to the mouth of a person or animal the mouth of a river for instance alludes to an opening where water moves through to enter an ocean the mouth radical embodies this sense of the word - from left to right the first kanji means Mouse the second means older brother the third character means old and the fourth collector means same this radical is a kanji by itself as seen in the first example the second kanji has the mouth radical on top and the human legs radical which we learned in Lesson four on the bottom the third kanji has the mouth radical on the bottom and the ten radical which we learned in the previous lesson on top do you remember this kanji character it's the calyx afford the fourth kanji has the mouth radical enclosed in a type of hood representing a group a group of people who share one voice have the same opinion so the meaning of this kanji is same or equaled the mouths radical appears in multiple positions it can appear in the crown position like in the kanji for older brother or it can appear at the bottom in the foot position like in the kanji fold and just as often it can appear in the right position like in this can't collect our meaning harmony as you can see the mouth radical appears in many different positions so keep your eyes peeled okay now let's learn how to write this static Oh the mouths radical is very simple it's written in three strokes and it looks like a box the first stroke occurs on the left side and is a vertical stroke that goes from top to bottom the second looks like a right corner and starts from left to right and then bends downwards it's important to note that this second stroke should be completed in one smooth motion finally close the box by connecting the first stroke to the second stroke at the bottom and that's it you're done when the mouth radical is on its own the kanji can be read as coal for the own reading and catch it for the kun leading and when the mouth radical is a part of another kanji Choa unnie for the older brother kanji cool who did for the kanji meaning old and though all not for the kanji meaning same or equal in this lesson you learned about the mouth radical the mouth radical looks like a square the idea behind this radical encapsulate s-- all senses of the word mouse equivalent to english you also learn the kanji characters for mouth older brother old and same or equal in which this radical appears it can be found in multiple positions the crown foot or right position and is written with one vertical stroke one right corner stroke and one connecting horizontal stroke hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the one radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here it's a single horizontal stroke this particular radical is called Ichi which literally means one the one radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the one logical means exactly that the number one from left to right the first kanji means one the second means word or era the soil character means above and the fourth character means child as you can see in the first example the one radical is also a kanji character on its own the second kanji is actually a reduction of another kanji meaning leaf the leaves and branches that grow on top of the tree are thought to represent a different age or generation of leaves and branches the water radical here unifies the leaves and branches from a generation the meaning of this kanji can be interpreted as word or ebook the third kanji is an ideogram which shows the concept of up or above by having one horizontal line above another the fourth kanji is a pictogram the top portion represents the baby's head while the lower portion represents its body wrapped in a blanket now one right ago here signifies the baby's arm spreading while growing into a child so the meaning of this kanji is charged the one radical appears in many different positions it commonly sits in the crown position like in de kanji for words or era another common position is at the bottom in the foot position as seen in the kanji for above okay now let's learn how to write this radical the one radical is incredibly simple to write it has only one stroke the concept of one is represented by a single stroke that goes from left to right it's important to note that this horizontal stroke rises ever so slightly as it approaches the right side and that's it you're done when the one radical is on its own the kanji can be read as eg for the own reading and stop for the current reading when the one radical is part of another kanji say yo for the world or epoch kanji Jo lit for the kanji meaning above and she call for the child kanji in this lesson you learned about the one radical the one radical looks like a single horizontal stroke and it signifies the concept of one you also learn the kanji characters for one world or epoch above and child in which this radical appears it's most commonly found in the crown or bottom position and it's written with just one horizontal stroke going from left to right hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the word radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here this particular radical is called goal bent the word radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the meaning for the word radical relates to words or speech from left to right the first kanji means to say the second means to talk or story the third character means language and the fourth character means plan as you can see in the first example the word radical is a kanji character on its own did you spot the smaller mass logical that we learn in lesson six it's this part here the other parts above it it's actually the heart logical the heart spewing from the mouse is symbolic of wars or meaning to say you can imagine the lines as words except in the mass ii kanji has the word radical on the left and this other character on the right once again there's the small mouth radical that we learned sitting at the bottom there can you guess with the radical on the right is I'll give you a clue it's a physical mass or in your body the large radical on the right represents the tongue here's the mouth on the bottom and there's the tongue sticking out of it do you see it now the word radical paired with the town radical gives you the kanji meaning to talk the 3rd kanji has the word radical on the left and this other radical on the right and guess what there's that mouth radical again there's this other tiny character above the Mars it means five but why five it's traditionally thought that we experience language through five paths using our two eyes two ears in our mouth which adds up to five together this character stands for language the fourth kanji is the word radical paired with the ten radical which we learned in lesson five think for a moment and guess what it might mean remember the radical on the right can mean 10 but it can also mean complete the meaning of this angie is to plan words thought to completion means that something has been planned out we've only learned six radicals so far in this series but are you starting to see how we can already break down and guess the meanings of many kanji characters imagine what you could do if you just learned a few more radicals okay let's move on the word radical will almost always be in the left position as seeing in the original examples for toke langauge in plan notice how the word radical is squished horizontally when it's in the left position okay now let's learn how to write this radical the word radical is written in seven strokes the first stroke is a diagonal stroke that starts at the top and goes from left to right the second stroke is a long and flat horizontal stroke which also goes from left to right in the sits just under the five stroke the third and fourth strokes are identical to the previous stroke except shorter the last section is a box which sits at the bottom it's written in the same way as the melodica that we learn in lesson six so the fifth stroke is a vertical stroke that goes from top to bottom on the left side the sixth stroke goes from left to right been and continues downwards the seventh and final stroke closes the box at the bottom and that's it you're done when the word radical is on its own the kanji can be read as again for the all reading and eat pull the kun reading when the word radical is part of another kanji voix Hana for the top kanji go cut that for the language kanji and Kate huh cup for the plan kanji in this lesson you learned about the word radical it signifies word or speech you also learn the kanji characters for word talk language and plan in which this radical appears it's almost always in the left position and it's written with seven strokes one diagonal three horizontal and another three making a box hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the day radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here this particular radical is called heat or he hem the day radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the day radical is a kanji character on its own it's a pictogram of the Sun and it means Sun or day from left to right the first kanji means Sun or day the second day means bright the third character means time in the fourth collector means projection or reflection the first kanji is actually one of two kanji characters used to write Japan as we mentioned before the first kanji means Sun and the second character means root since Japan is to the east of China and the Sun rises from the east Japan is written as the land where the Sun originates or more commonly the Land of the Rising Sun the second kanji has the day radical on the left and this other character on the right which means moon the Sun and Moon together are depicting daybreak where the sky changes rapidly from night into day and so demeaning of disk Alexa is bright the next kanji has the day radical on the left and this other character on the right which means temple in historic times the time of day was announced by chiming a large bell at the temple so they in temple together means time the fourth kanji has the day radical on the left again in this other character meaning the center or middle of a person's body the character on the right is actually a pictograph of a man in math standing next to the Sun alludes to the idea of something being reflected or projected which is the meaning of this kanji okay let's move on add a radical will usually appear in the left position as seen in the original examples will bright time and reflect or project when the day radical is part of another kanji character it shrinks in size okay now let's learn how to write this radical the day reticle is written in four strokes the first stroke is a vertical stroke that starts on the left and goes from top to bottom the second stroke is a toe right hand corner it connects with the fire stroke and goals left to right bend and then go straight down the third stroke is a horizontal stroke that occurs at the halfway point and goes left to right the force and final stroke is a horizontal stroke closing out the box and that's it you're done when the day radical is a kanji on its own it can be read as Nietzsche for the are reading and he pull the kun reading and when the day radical is part of another kanji may a cop for the bright kanji ji Toki for the time kanji and a suit for the reflect or project kanji in this lesson you learned about the day radical the day radical looks like this and it represents the Sun or day you also learn the kanji characters for Sun or day bright time and reflect or project in which this radical appears it usually appears in the left position and it's written with four strokes one vertical a right hand corner stroke and two horizontal strokes hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the movement radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here this particular radical is called genial the movement radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the meaning behind this radical is movement or path this radical doesn't exist on its own so you'll only find it in other country characters from left to right the first kanji means near the second means to return the third character means weak and the fourth collector means to carry the first kanji has the movement radical in the bottom surrounding position and the portion above it is the character for acts the function of an axe is essentially to chop things and to make them smaller so together a small movement can mean that something is nearby so the meaning of this character is close or nearby ii kanji has the movement radical in the bottom surrounding position again and the portion above it is the character for reverse or oppose reverse movement means to return so this kanji means to return the third kanji has the radical in the same position but this time with the character for circumference movement around a circumference alludes to a cycle this particular kanji is used to signify the cycle of the week the final kanji has the movement radical paired with the character for army a moving army transports weapons foods and goods therefore the meaning of this kanji is to transport or to carry okay let's move on the movement radical will always be in the bottom surrounding position and because of this it's easily recognizable as can be seeing in the original examples for near to return week and to carry okay now let's learn how to write this radical the movement ratico is written in three strokes the first stroke is a short diagonal stroke that starts on the left it goes from left to the bottom right the second stroke looks like a zigzag it starts below the far stroke and goes left to right then going downward slightly and then repeat ensure that you write the second stroke in one smooth motion the third and final stroke is a slightly curved horizontal stroke which connects to the previous stroke it starts from the left and goes all the way to the right and that's it you're done the movement radical isn't a kanji character on its own so it'll only appear as part of another kanji when it does it can be read as follows King chika for the kanji meaning close or nearby hen Chi for the kanji meaning return Shu for the kanji meaning weak and boom huh cool for the kanji meaning to transport or carry in this lesson you learned about the movement radical the concept behind the character is movement or path you also learn the kanji characters for clothes return week and transport or carry in which this radical appears it'll always appear in the bottom surrounding position and it's written with three strokes a diagonal stroke a zigzag looking stroke and a long curved horizontal stroke hi everyone welcome to the Japanese Kanji video series in this lesson you'll learn the gate radical take a look at these kanji characters can you guess what they mean by the end of this lesson you'll be able to grasp the meaning behind these kanji characters first off can you spot the radical that's common in all of these kanji characters it's this part here it looks like a gate or window with two sliding doors this particular radical is called manga light the gate radical is used in some of the most common kanji characters let's take a look at it in more detail the concept behind this radical is gate division or Department from left to right the first kanji means gate the second means period the third character means question and the first collector means to listen the first example shows that this radical exists as a kanji collector on its own the second kanji has the gate radical in the enclosing position and this other character in the center it's the day radical that we learned in lesson 9 the concept of the gate radical together which day gives us a division of Z which we can associate with a period of time the third kanji has the same radical paired with another character that we've learned it's the mouth radical that we learned in lesson 6 the Department of Mouse means to question or to ask the final kanji has the same radical paired with another character which is the kanji character for ear the Department of ear means the lesson okay let's move on the gate radical will always appear in the enclosing position whether it's by itself or if it's used in other kanji characters and because of this it's easily recognizable as sin in the original examples for gate period question and to listen it will always be in this position okay now let's learn how to write this radical the gate ratico is written in eight strokes the first stroke is a straight vertical down stroke on the left side the second stroke looks like a right corner it connects to the fast stroke and goes from left to right bends and continues downward slightly the third and fourth strokes are two horizontal strokes that close out the box the fifth stroke is a short vertical stroke which Stastny at Ascenta and goes downward slightly the sixth stroke connects to the previous stroke it goes from left to right bends and continues all the way downwards reaching the floor where it flicks upwards slightly towards the center the last two strokes are horizontal strokes that close out the books and that's it you're done when the gate radical appears on its own the kanji character can be read as mome for the own reading and cuddle for the kun reading when the gate radical is part of another kanji come either for the kanji meaning period mon hope for the kanji meaning ask or question and boom heat for the kanji meaning listen in this lesson you learned about the gate radical the concept behind the character is gate division or Department you also learn the kanji characters for gate period ask or question and listen in which this radical appears this radical will always be in the enclosing position and it's written in eight strokes demonstrated here well done you just learned your tenth radical in this series with this set of ten radicals alone you can deduce the meaning of 30% of all practical everyday kanji in Japanese was this video cities have full let us know if you'd like to see more of this series by replying in the comment and if you want to learn more Japanese or see more of Risa and I go to japanesepod101.com we have a host of different videos on various topics for you to choose from will link them at the end of the video good luck as you continue learning Japanese stay tuned for more kanji lessons in the future until next time bye bye [Music]

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Apologies if this has been found before or proven to be an unhelpful link -

As a bare-bones beginner I feel I have learned a whole heap ! Over 45min it goes through 10 common Kanji Radicals or the building blocks of Kanji so that you can be better prepared to learn more as they come. It also has examples of how its used, said and written. It seems pretty common on this sub that people want to pick up Kanji but don't quite know where to start and I think this may be helpful to a heap of people !

Veteran speakers do let me know how accurate this is and how useful a technique learning this way is, Id hate to send anyone off on the wrong foot.

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