Part2:-2=WAAtAHT 1 4F, 47, BEL BE(D) Meaning: one Shape: Symbolizing the concept "one" by single line. * Could be horizontal, or slightly tilted upwards (beginning lower, ending higher). Click button to see the stroke order animation. Word | Reading | Meaning Class oe we 1 n [ -2 wed 1 (counter for things) n Kh wey 1 person n —#A DS Ist day of the month (date) n | Loic 1 day (duration) n “A Wono January (date) n A BEDE 1 month (duration) n —*®H | Womlfo | 1 month (duration) n ti] BIA, first, best, number one Pi adv~H} and —H can be used for date and for duration. The reading is different in each case. AL(Oe£ DS) and -#H (lLy>A FD) mean the same. ~#'H is used more often. E, E(D) Meaning: two Shape: Symbolizing the concept "two" by double lines. * Two lines are parallel. The upper line should be shorter. * Could be horizontal, or slightly tilted upwards. & 2 fn a kD 2 (counter for things) fn Kr bY 2 persons n A bon 2nd of the month, 2 days n | kD February n Notes -H(4;2%) can be used for date and for duration. The reading is the same. The same rule applies for other numbers except for I]. =i ty, & &2(9), &(D) Meaning: three Shape: Symbolizing the concept “three” by triple lines. © Three lines are parallel, and each has different length * The 2nd line is the shortest, and the 3rd is the longest. cA 3 n = 42D 3 (counter for things) n 2A aon 3rd of the month / 3 days n me SAND March nNotes There are two ways of counting numbers 1 to 10. One is 9, c, FA, £A (L), 2,36, BH (LH) , tb, 5 (<) , U4. Thisis the standard way, and is commonly used. Another set is WED, 39, 499, £99,099, G99, HHI, PID, TIMI, EB, Nowadays, this way is used mostly for counting things. Note that you cannot count more than 10 in this way. 1Y. &, £0(2). k(9), KA Meaning: four * The whole shape is horizontally long. * The two short lines inside should be properly curved. my ALL 4 n There are two ways of reading yon and shi. Yon is used more often. Wo £20 4 (counter for things) n WA ton 4th of the month / 4 days n wa Lao April n Be: Ay wo, W3(9) Meaning: five * The Ist & the 2nd lines are not crossed, just touching. * The 2nd line should be tilted properly. fi c 5 n a? Woo 5 (counter for things) n HA Won 5th of the month / 5 days n HA Zao May nWAZ, & BY. G2(9), G(>) Meaning: six + The Ist & the 2nd lines are not crossed, just touching. * The last two lines should be tilted properly. nw aS 6 n nD boo 6 (counter for things) n AA bua 6th of the month / 6 days fn AA BSaD June n bi vF. BR, BE(P). EO Meaning: seven * The 1st line is slightly tilted upwards. * The 2nd line is curved, not bent at an angle. 4G WIE, LS 7 n There are two ways of reading nana and shichi. Nana is used more often. b> eo 7 (counter for things) n GA DAY 7th of the month / 7 days n GHA Lbato July n INL INFL RL P9(9). P(D), FS Meaning: eight * Tilt two lines properly. * The distance between two lines should be proper. K ae 8 n Ko P20 8 (counter for things) n KEL £5m 8th of the month / 8 days nJNA laba>o August n fu: #29. 9. ZZO, ZZ0(9) Meaning: nine * The Ist line should be tilted and curved properly. * The 2nd stroke bends sharply at the top, then curves at the bottom, and then goes up. an Be5,¢ 9 n There are two ways of reading kyi and ku. Kyii is used more often. nh? IzM7 9 (counter for things) n AA xrcoPr ‘9th of the month / 9 days n nA December nWriting Practice Handwriting practice improves your character recognition ability. It is recommended to do the writing practice to get familiar with the shape of letters. Printable writing practice sheet is available at Kanji Writing Practice page. Structure of Kanji There are some patterns of structure; Left+Right: Wi(H +H), H(A++), KOR +A), (ROAD Upper+Lower: S47), HCb+H), BY +E, I+) Outside-+Inside: [aI(-1+E1), [H(EI-+38), IIC+EE), [IO'+ AD) Kanji symbols are composed of limited number of components. Some Kanji symbols you have learned are commonly used as a component of other Kanji. Az fy fit, Be, HE, A, K, BE A: 81, EF, TH, JB, A, Be, tik 4, FE, &, JB, 8, EB