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Learn 2136 Japanese characters through real etymologies

Author(s): Alex Adler
Publisher: Alex Adler
Year: 2018

Language: English
Pages: 659

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