山 looks like mountain!

The below 5 kanji made from their shapes.
Can you guess which kanji describes which picture? 
There is the answer in the below explanations.

These are simple, basic and important kanji.
Japanese kids learn them for the first year of elementary school.
These kanji almost look like pictures!
Don’t you think so?
By the way, the above kanji, especially 山, 川 and 田 are often used in Japanese family names because a lot of Japanese people decided their family name depend on where they lived.
Do you have any Japanese friends with these kanji?

These are example words including the above kanji.

山 mountain
山（yama）：mountain
富士山（fujisan）：Mt.Fuji
火山（kazan）：volcano

田 field
田んぼ（tanbo）：rice field
田畑（tahata）：field
田植え（taue）：rice planting

口 mouth
口（kuchi）：mouth
入り口（iriguchi）：entrance
口づけ（kuchizuke）：kiss

門 gate
門（mon）：gate
門限（mongen）：curfew
門番（monban）：doorkeeper, gatekeeper

川 river
川（kawa）：river
川原（kawara）：riverbank, river side
ナイル川（nairu gawa）：Nile river


Are you interested in kanji?
Our school will have an event "Kanji Recognition Challenge" on the 14th December.
Click here for the details!

Written by Akiko

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