Kanji of the Week
Kanji Rule (5): Circles Became Squares.
Pictures are turned into kanji, but there are no circles used in kanji. Therefore circles became squares. The curved lines also became straight lines.
- Meaning
ear
- Reading
On-reading: ji
Kun-reading: mimi
- Mnemonics
A ear has curved lines. In kanji the curved lines became straight lines. Can you see the shape of the ear from this character?
Click here to learn more about this kanji character. For another kanji character with the "ear" symbol, click here.
