Kanji of the Week
Kanji Rule (4):
Verbs Can Also Become Pictures.
Pictures can be drawn for both nouns and adjectives. How about verbs? If there is a shape for the verb, you can also draw a picture.
- Meaning
to chirp
- Reading
On-reading: mei
Kun-reading: na(ku), na(ru)
- Mnemonics
Birds chirp with their mouths. Look at this character. There is a bird on the right and a mouth on the left.
Click here to learn more about this kanji character. Click here for the kanji character for "bird".
