Kanji Lesson 10

男 (ダン、ナン、おとこ)

Man

Consist of Power/Strength (力) and Rice-field (田) to describe men, those who work on rice fields with their strength.

• 男の人（おとこのひと） Man
• 男の子（おとこのこ） Boy

石 (セキ、いし)

Stone

By pchgorman (Flickr)
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Picture of round objects (口) under the cliff to represent the meaning of stones. Notice that the cliff here has a protruding edge.

• 石川 (いしかわ) Ishikawa (one of the Prefecture in Japan)
• 化石 (かせき) Fossil

出 (シュツ、で.る)

courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey

Coming out, Emerging

Consist of two mountain (山) to describe a smaller mountain (a lava dome) that's coming out of a bigger mountain (a volcano). A lava dome is a common feature of a volcano. It grows over a long period of time and can reach heights of several hundred meters before it either erupts or collapses. After that, another lava dome is formed and the cycle continues.

• 出口 (でぐち) Exit
• 出力 (しゅつりょく) Output
• 見出し (みだし) Subtitle, Index
• 出生 (しゅっしょう) Birth

工 (コウ、ク、グ) 

Workman, Craft

By jamesjyu (Flickr)
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Picture of a building's pillar to represent human's craftmanship.

• 人工 (じんこう) Artificial, Manmade
• 大工 (だいく) Carpenter
• 工学 (こうがく) Engineering

立 (リツ、リュウ、た.つ、 た.てる)

Stand up 

Picture of the middle lower part (torso, hip & legs) of a person standing on the ground. 

• 目立つ (めだつ)  To be conspicuous, To stand out
• 立ち上がる (たちあがる)  To get up

止 (シ、と.まる)
Stop, Halt
Picture of a small plant above the ground (small vertical line at the left side) which growth has stopped, while another plant next to it is still branching & growing up (上).

• 中止 (ちゅうし)  Suspension, Stoppage