Kanji of the Week
Kanji Rule (8): A Combination of Pictures
Pictures turned into kanji. A combination of pictures also became kanji.
- Meaning
east
- Reading
On-reading: tou
Kun-reading: higashi
- Mnemonics
The sun rises in the east. There is a tree in the east. The sun appears behind the tree. The kanji "east" is a combination of kanji "sun" and "tree."
Click here to learn more about this kanji character. Click here to learn how to write "the four points of the compass" in hiragana.
