One horizontal line — everything begins with one stroke.
一
On: イチ・Kun: ひと(つ)
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Two horizontal lines — double the foundation, double the balance.
一 + 一
On: ニ・Kun: ふた(つ)
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Three lines — like steps toward something greater.
一 + 一 + 一
On: サン・Kun: みっ(つ)
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Legs inside an enclosure — as if four is trying to run but can’t get out.
👄 + 🦵
On: シ・Kun: よん・よっ(つ)
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Visualize a "T" running through a "2". For meaning, think of a monk with five senses.
T + 2
On: ゴ・Kun: いつ(つ)
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A lid over legs — six is hiding or offering shelter.
🎩 + 🦵
On: ロク・Kun: むっ(つ)
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A cut — like a sword slashing downward and bending up again.
🍀 (🔪)
On: シチ・Kun: なな(つ)
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A parting of the ways — like two legs walking in different directions.
△
On: ハチ・Kun: やっ(つ)
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A bent line with a hook — almost ten, but not quite.
⚾️ ／ 🪝
On: キュウ・Kun: ここの(つ)
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A perfect cross — balance and completeness. All directions, all things.
一 + | → ✞
On: ジュウ・Kun: とお
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A square mouth — open, ready to speak or eat.
👄
On: コウ・Kun: くち
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A radiant square — the sun’s shape sealed in ancient lines.
🌞
On: ニチ・ジツ・Kun: ひ・か
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A crescent form — waxing, waning, always watching.
🌙 (🍗）
On: ゲツ・ガツ・Kun: つき
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A window to the world — eye-shaped lines gazing outward.
👁️🗨️
On: モク・Kun: め・ま
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Four plots enclosed — a rice field seen from above.
圓
On: デン・Kun: た
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