人(ジン、ニン、ひと)
Person
Picture of a person.
- 一人 (ひとり) One person, Alone
- 男の人(おとこのひと) Man
- 女の人(おんなのひと) Woman
Big
Picture of a person with stretched arms & legs, makes him looks big.
- 大きい (おおきい) Big
- 大きな (おおきな) Big
- 大人(おとな) Adult
Small
Picture of a person with lowered arms & closed legs, makes him looks small.
- 小さな (ちいさな) Small
- 小さい (ちいさい) Small
日(ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か)
Sun
Sun
- 日曜日 (にちようび) Sunday
- 子供の日(こどものひ) Children's day (in Japan)
子(シ、こ)
Picture of a child. Children have a relatively large head in proportion to their body, compared to those of adults. Especially in newborn babies, where their cranium (part of the head where hair grows) is very large compared to their face.
- 男の子(おとこのこ) Boy
- 女の子(おんなのこ) Girl
入(ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、はい.る)
Enter
Enter
- どうぞお入りください(どうぞおはいりください) "Please come in" (a set phrase to welcome a guest in one's house)
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ありがとう。
Hello Ming,
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The 1993 book "Tracing the Roots of Chinese Characters: 500 Cases"
explains the 子 character as: a baby with legs wrapped in swaddling cloths
(and with arms sticking out).
Two cartoonish pictures of such a swaddling arrangement:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sBOG5WZrWiA/SK4j_ffiC-I/AAAAAAAAAF8/3hGv-mZrk-0/s320/swaddling_cartoons_3.gif
http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Jobs_and_People/Babies/crying_baby.gif
Hello,
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