Kanji

💡 A picture of the sun with a line through it. 日 means sun or day — the sun marks each day.

💡 Two legs of a walking figure. 人 is a person — the simplest picture of someone standing on two legs.

💡 The sun (日) beside a temple measuring the hours. 時 means time or hour.

💡 A crossroads where streets meet — people go in every direction. 行 means to go or to carry out.

💡 An eye (目) on legs, going out to look. 見 means to see or look.

💡 A roof over a table of food. 食 means to eat or food.

💡 People gathering under one roof to meet. 会 means to meet, or an association/company.

💡 An altar (示) beside the earth — a shrine, and by extension a company. 社 means company or shrine.

💡 Think of a person standing and working for someone. The left side is a person (亻), helping someone complete work — so 仕 means to serve, do, or perform a task.

💡 Imagine a hand holding a brush, recording every matter and affair. 事 means a thing, matter, or job — the events you write down.

💡 The sun (日) seen through a gate (門) — the space and interval between. 間 means interval, space, or between.

💡 Rain (雨) with lightning streaking below. 電 means electricity.

💡 A cart seen from above, with axle and wheels. 車 means car or vehicle.

💡 A child (子) under a roof studying. 学 means study or learning.

💡 A young plant sprouting from the soil — new life. 生 means life, birth, or raw.

💡 A stream of water flowing with droplets on each side. 水 means water.

💡 A roof over treasure buried in the earth — precious metal. 金 means gold or money.

💡 A person stretching their arms out as wide as possible. 大 means big.

💡 Three small strokes, like tiny specks. 小 means small.

💡 An axe (斤) cutting a standing tree (立 + 木) to make something fresh. 新 means new.

💡 一 means "one". Its on'yomi イチ and kun'yomi ひと(つ). To remember it, picture "one" every time you see 一, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 二 means "two". Its on'yomi ニ and kun'yomi ふた(つ). To remember it, picture "two" every time you see 二, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 三 means "three". Its on'yomi サン and kun'yomi みっ(つ). To remember it, picture "three" every time you see 三, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 四 means "four". Its on'yomi シ and kun'yomi よん・よっ(つ). To remember it, picture "four" every time you see 四, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 五 means "five". Its on'yomi ゴ and kun'yomi いつ(つ). To remember it, picture "five" every time you see 五, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 六 means "six". Its on'yomi ロク and kun'yomi むっ(つ). To remember it, picture "six" every time you see 六, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 七 means "seven". Its on'yomi シチ and kun'yomi なな(つ). To remember it, picture "seven" every time you see 七, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 八 means "eight". Its on'yomi ハチ and kun'yomi やっ(つ). To remember it, picture "eight" every time you see 八, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 九 means "nine". Its on'yomi キュウ・ク and kun'yomi ここの(つ). To remember it, picture "nine" every time you see 九, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 十 means "ten". Its on'yomi ジュウ and kun'yomi とお. To remember it, picture "ten" every time you see 十, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 百 means "hundred". Its on'yomi ヒャク. To remember it, picture "hundred" every time you see 百, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 千 means "thousand". Its on'yomi セン and kun'yomi ち. To remember it, picture "thousand" every time you see 千, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 万 means "ten thousand". Its on'yomi マン・バン. To remember it, picture "ten thousand" every time you see 万, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 円 means "yen / circle". Its on'yomi エン and kun'yomi まる(い). To remember it, picture "yen" every time you see 円, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 A crescent moon shape. 月 means moon, and by extension a month — one cycle of the moon.

💡 A figure with sparks flying off to the sides — flames. 火 means fire.

💡 A tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. 木 means tree or wood.

💡 A mound of earth pushed up from the ground. 土 means earth or soil.

💡 曜 means "day of the week". Its on'yomi ヨウ. To remember it, picture "day of the week" every time you see 曜, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 A tree (木) with a line at its base marking the root — the origin. 本 means origin, root, and also book.

💡 A baby with outstretched arms wrapped up. 子 means child.

💡 A figure of a kneeling woman. 女 means woman.

💡 Power (力) used in the rice field (田) — historically the man's role. 男 means man.

💡 An eye stood on its end, with the pupil lines inside. 目 means eye.

💡 An open square like an open mouth. 口 means mouth or opening.

💡 A hand with fingers and a wrist. 手 means hand.

💡 A knee and foot together. 足 means foot or leg, and also "to be enough."

💡 耳 means "ear". Its on'yomi ジ and kun'yomi みみ. To remember it, picture "ear" every time you see 耳, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

💡 A mark sitting above the baseline. 上 means up or above.

💡 A mark hanging below the baseline. 下 means down or below.