Kanji of the Week
Kanji Rule (7): The Chinese Invented Kanji
The Chinese made kanji characters by observing their culture. If you look at the kanji, you can see the lifestyle of the Chinese.
- Meaning
disaster
- Reading
On-reading: sai
Kun-reading: wazawa(i)
- Mnemonics
In China, a flood or a big fire were the worst disasters. The top part of the character expresses a river. The river can cause a flood. The bottom part is fire.
