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漢字 4 KANJI characters are related in MOUTH

Donnerstag, 30. Januar 2025, 18:42

こんにちは。I'm a Japanese tutor, Nanami.

If you learn origins of Kanji, you will more enjoy learning Japanese and also be able to memorize Kanji easier.


Most of Kanji have a common part if they have similar mearnings.
Please look at below the 4 kanji characters.

(1) 口 (Kuchi) - Mouth
(2) 言う (I woo) - Saying
(3) 語る (Kataru) - Speaking 
(4) 話す (Hanasu) - Talking



(1) 口 is expressing the shape of human mouth like; human is opening his mouth.
(2) 言う (Saying) is one of the activities using our mouth. 言う includes 口 
(3)(4) 語る(Speaking),話す(Talking) are one of the activities related in 言う(Saying). 言う is also included in their left side.

If you learn origins of Kanji like this, you will more enjoy learning Japanese and also be able to memorize Kanji easier.
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