The World of Kanji: Learn 2136 Japanese Characters through Real Etymology

Learn 2136 Japanese characters through real etymologies Foreword......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Introduction to kanji......Page 17 Guidelines for Reading Kanji......Page 28 Guidelines for Writing Kanji......Page 31 How to Use this Book......Page 38 Explanation of Entries......Page 42 THE HUMAN REALM......Page 47 1 | THE UPRIGHT MAN......Page 49 2 | THE DIFFERENT POSTURES......Page 53 3 | WOMEN AND GESTATION......Page 57 4 | THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY......Page 62 5 | HUMAN MEASURES......Page 70 REVIEW ON PEOPLE......Page 71 1 | BONES......Page 72 2 | HEART......Page 79 3 | EYES......Page 81 4 | NOSE, EARS AND HAIR......Page 85 5 | MOUTH......Page 87 REVIEW ON HUMAN BODY......Page 97 1 | HANDS......Page 98 2 | ARMS......Page 118 3 | FEET......Page 121 REVIEW ON LIMBS......Page 127 THE NATURAL REALM......Page 129 1 | ENERGY......Page 131 2 | STARS......Page 143 3 | WATER......Page 151 4 | FIRE......Page 166 5 | EARTH......Page 169 6 | HEAVEN......Page 182 REVIEW ON ELEMENTS......Page 186 1 | SMALL PLANTS......Page 188 2 | TREES......Page 209 3 | GRAINS......Page 230 REVIEW ON PLANTS......Page 242 1 | OVIPAROUS......Page 244 2 | MAMMALS......Page 258 3 | ANIMAL MANIPULATION......Page 276 4 | SILK PRODUCTION......Page 278 REVIEW ON ANIMALS......Page 289 THE MATERIAL REALM......Page 292 1 | WOODEN OBJECTS......Page 294 2 | BAMBOO OBJECTS......Page 310 3 | CLOTHS......Page 313 REVIEW ON EVERYDAY OBJECTS......Page 325 1 | COUNTING TOOLS......Page 326 2 | MONETARY TOOLS......Page 332 3 | WORK TOOLS......Page 342 REVIEW ON TOOLS......Page 364 1 | FOOD AND DRINKING VESSELS......Page 365 2 | BAGS AND BOXES......Page 382 3 | PLATES AND TRAYS......Page 391 4 | BOATS......Page 400 REVIEW ON VESSELS......Page 405 THE TERRITORIAL REALM......Page 408 1 | DAGGERS......Page 410 2 | POLE WEAPONS......Page 424 3 | AXES......Page 441 4 | DEFENSIVE WEAPONS......Page 449 5 | BOWS AND ARROWS......Page 451 REVIEW ON WEAPONS......Page 470 1 | THE VERTICAL PLANE......Page 472 2 | THE HORIZONTAL PLANE......Page 493 3 | THE CIRCULAR PLANE......Page 504 REVIEW ON SPACES......Page 532 1 | WALLS AND ROOFS......Page 534 2 | DOORS......Page 561 3 | TALL BUILDINGS......Page 569 4 | ROADS......Page 576 REVIEW ON CONSTRUCTIONS......Page 592 Hiragana......Page 595 Katakana......Page 597 Semantic Components......Page 599 Phonosemantic Components......Page 601 Strong Phonetic Components......Page 604 Onyomi Readings Index......Page 610 Kunyomi Readings Index......Page 623 Radicals’ Main Meanings......Page 639 Radicals Index......Page 642 2136 Characters Index......Page 643 Resources......Page 658 Foreword 9 Acknowledgements 10 Preface 12 Introduction to kanji 17 Guidelines for Reading Kanji 28 Guidelines for Writing Kanji 31 How to Use this Book 38 Explanation of Entries 42 THE HUMAN REALM 47 PEOPLE 49 1 | THE UPRIGHT MAN 49 2 | THE DIFFERENT POSTURES 53 3 | WOMEN AND GESTATION 57 4 | THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY 62 5 | HUMAN MEASURES 70 REVIEW ON PEOPLE 71 1 | BONES 72 2 | HEART 79 3 | EYES 81 4 | NOSE, EARS AND HAIR 85 5 | MOUTH 87 REVIEW ON HUMAN BODY 97 LIMBS 98 1 | HANDS 98 2 | ARMS 118 3 | FEET 121 REVIEW ON LIMBS 127 THE NATURAL REALM 129 ELEMENTS OF NATURE 131 1 | ENERGY 131 2 | STARS 143 3 | WATER 151 4 | FIRE 166 5 | EARTH 169 6 | HEAVEN 182 REVIEW ON ELEMENTS 186 PLANTS 188 1 | SMALL PLANTS 188 2 | TREES 209 3 | GRAINS 230 REVIEW ON PLANTS 242 ANIMALS 244 1 | OVIPAROUS 244 2 | MAMMALS 258 3 | ANIMAL MANIPULATION 276 4 | SILK PRODUCTION 278 REVIEW ON ANIMALS 289 THE MATERIAL REALM 292 EVERYDAY OBJECTS 294 1 | WOODEN OBJECTS 294 2 | BAMBOO OBJECTS 310 3 | CLOTHS 313 REVIEW ON EVERYDAY OBJECTS 325 TOOLS 326 1 | COUNTING TOOLS 326 2 | MONETARY TOOLS 332 3 | WORK TOOLS 342 REVIEW ON TOOLS 364 VESSELS 365 1 | FOOD AND DRINKING VESSELS 365 2 | BAGS AND BOXES 382 3 | PLATES AND TRAYS 391 4 | BOATS 400 REVIEW ON VESSELS 405 THE TERRITORIAL REALM 408 WEAPONS 410 1 | DAGGERS 410 2 | POLE WEAPONS 424 3 | AXES 441 4 | DEFENSIVE WEAPONS 449 5 | BOWS AND ARROWS 451 REVIEW ON WEAPONS 470 SPACES 472 1 | THE VERTICAL PLANE 472 2 | THE HORIZONTAL PLANE 493 3 | THE CIRCULAR PLANE 504 REVIEW ON SPACES 532 CONSTRUCTIONS 534 1 | WALLS AND ROOFS 534 2 | DOORS 561 3 | TALL BUILDINGS 569 4 | ROADS 576 REVIEW ON CONSTRUCTIONS 592 Syllabaries 595 Hiragana 595 Katakana 597 Semantic Components 599 Phonosemantic Components 601 Strong Phonetic Components 604 Onyomi Readings Index 610 Kunyomi Readings Index 623 Radicals’ Main Meanings 639 Radicals Index 642 2136 Characters Index 643 Resources 658