| A | B |
|---|
| day, sun, Sunday | 日 |
| tree, Thursday | 木 |
| root, source, true, book, this, cylinder-counter | 本 |
| one | 一 |
| two | 二 |
| three | 三 |
| four | 四 |
| five | 五 |
| six | 六 |
| seven | 七 |
| eight | 八 |
| nine | 九 |
| ten | 十 |
| moon, month, Monday | 月 |
| fire, Tuesday | 火 |
| water, Wednesday | 水 |
| gold, money (metal), Friday | 金 |
| earth, soil, ground, Saturday | 土 |
| year | 年 |
| person/people, counter for people | 人 |
| big | 大 |
| small | 小 |
| mountain | 山 |
| river | 川 |
| rice field/paddy | 田 |
| hundred | 百 |
| thousand | 千 |
| yen, round | 円 |
| go, hold (an event) | 行 |
| eye, -th (ordinal counter) | 目 |
| look, see, show | 見 |
| mouth, opening | 口 |
| word, say, speak | 言 |
| tell, speak, talk ~language | 語 |
| temple (Buddhist) | 寺 |
| time, hour | 時 |
| sword | 刀 |
| divide, minute, understand | 分 |
| half, middle | 半 |
| day of the week | 曜 |
| heaven, sky | 天 |
| spirit | 気 |
| rain | 雨 |
| ear | 耳 |
| gate | 門 |
| listen, hear; ask | 聞 |
| hand | 手 |
| friend | 友 |
| right | 右 |
| left | 左 |
| rest | 休 |
| buy | 買 |
| middle, inside, China | 中 |
| up, top, over, go up | 上 |
| under, lower, base | 下 |
| woods or forest (fewer but perhaps more stately trees) | 林 |
| forest or woods (many trees) | 森 |
| come, next, forthcoming | 来 |
| food, eat | 食 |
| to drink or swallow | 飲 |
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