Kanji of the Week
Kanji Rule (6): Verticals and Horizontals
Pictures turned into kanji. Diagonal lines are used to draw pictures as well as vertical and horizontal lines. Most kanji are made with vertical and horizontal strokes. Let's fit the pictures into a square grid to make kanji.
- Meaning
fish
- Reading
On-reading: gyo
Kun-reading: sakana
- Mnemonics
There are three parts in this character: a fish head, body and tail fin. In the picture the body part is drawn with curved lines, but it changed into straight lines in kanji.
Click here to learn more about this kanji character. Click here for sound files for "Fish".
