KML – Chapter Sixteen
Ceremony and structure—this kanji shows the order behind formality.
工 (craft) + 弋 (ceremony)
On: シキ ・ Kun: —
Words are put to the test—this kanji shows trying something out in action.
言 (speech) + 式 (style)
On: シ ・ Kun: こころ-みる、ため-す
A formal version of “two,” used in legal and financial contexts to avoid tampering.
⿱ 一 弓 ⿱ 又
On: ニ ・ Kun: —
A land enclosed within a boundary—this is your area or domain.
土 (earth) + 或 (certain, boundary)
On: イキ ・ Kun: —
A shellfish-loving rebel—this kanji combines wealth and violence to show a thief.
貝 (money/shell) + 戎 (weapon/warrior)
On: ゾク ・ Kun: —
Roots of order—this kanji grows structured cultivation, as in managed planting.
木 (tree) + 𤴓 (judge)
On: サイ ・ Kun: —
A vehicle bearing fruit—this kanji is about loading, publishing, or recording.
車 (vehicle) + 戈 (weapon) + 木 (tree)
On: サイ ・ Kun: の-せる、の-る
Grasses growing wild and thick—this kanji bursts with nature’s energy.
艹 (grass) + 戊 (weapon)
On: モ ・ Kun: しげ-る
Joy and sorrow among kin—this kanji links emotion and family ties.
戈 (spear) + 上 (above) + 小 (small)
On: セキ ・ Kun: —
A weapon brought to completion—this kanji means to achieve or become.
戈 (weapon) + 丁 (exact)
On: セイ、ジョウ ・ Kun: な-る、な-す
A castle rises from the earth, defended with strength—solid and immovable.
土 (earth) + 成 (become)
On: ジョウ ・ Kun: しろ
Words that truly become action—this kanji speaks of honesty and heart.
言 (speech) + 成 (become)
On: セイ ・ Kun: まこと
A woman and weapons—this kanji holds an aura of authority and fear.
女 (woman) + 戍 (military might)
On: イ ・ Kun: —
Like water extinguishing flame—this kanji shows ruin or annihilation.
氵 (water) + 火 (fire) + 戈 (weapon)
On: メツ ・ Kun: ほろ-びる、ほろ-ぼす
Water that slowly disappears—this kanji captures reduction and loss.
氵 (water) + 咸 (together, reduced)
On: ゲン ・ Kun: へ-る、へ-らす
Overgrown with contempt—this kanji shows disregard and scorn.
艹 (grass) + 目 (eye) + 戈 (weapon)
On: ベツ ・ Kun: さげす-む
A wooden bridge or beam—this kanji suggests structure and support above ground.
木 (tree) + 戔 (cutting tool)
On: サン ・ Kun: —
Metal shaped into value—this kanji represents money in its everyday form.
金 (metal) + 戔 (small pieces)
On: セン ・ Kun: ぜに
When water doesn’t run deep—this kanji marks superficial depth or simplicity.
氵 (water) + 戔 (shallow/cut)
On: セン ・ Kun: あさ-い
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