JapanesePod101.com A RADICAL APPROACH TO MASTERING KANJI THE SECRET TO LEARNING 1500+ KANJI A RADICAL APPROACH TO MASTERING KANJI: THE SECRET TO LEARNING 1500+ KANJI Master the radicals that appear in 75% of all jōyō kanji! AN INTRODUCTION TO RADICALS Hello there! Are you starting your kanji learning adventure And jōyō kanji? These are the 2000 most commonly and noticing that it’s a big, scary world out there? 2,000 used kanji characters, as set by the Japanese Ministry kanji is a lot! Well, this book puts your fears to rest You’ll of Education Knowing these is necessary to reach a learn kanji using one very powerful method comfortable literacy level as possessed by Japanese adults By learning the top 50 radicals These 48 radicals (plus two By the time you’re done with this book, you’ll easily bonus radicals) appear in over 75% of the jōyō kanji! recognize, read and know the meanings of 75% of the must-know kanji What are radicals? They each carry their own meanings and sounds Radicals are the building blocks of kanji Simply by knowing the radicals inside of unknown kanji, you get an instant general understanding of the kanji you haven’t yet learned Simply put, you’ll know more Japanese words and read and understand a ton of Japanese! Check out our site for a basic overview of kanji: http://www.japanesepod101.com/write-japanese/ THE 48 RADICALS THAT APPEAR IN 75% OF THE JŌYŌ KANJI most frequent + 12 most frequent + 30 most frequent = 25% = 50% = 75% How to use this book There are over 2,000 jōyō kanji How long would it take to memorize all of these kanji one by one? Years! If you try to learn kanji while ignoring radicals, you will need to learn each stroke separately Some kanji have over 20 strokes! For example: The powerful technique in this book will help you understand radicals, so you can recognize them inside of kanji characters Soon you’ll be seeing kanji as just a group clearly easier than remembering 20 strokes, and most kanji are made up of only radicals! The kanji examples on the main pages, and the first three kanji in each radical section of the appendix, are the most frequently used We recommend learning these first Most of the vocabulary is designed for beginner levels, associated with the JLPT Levels and We’ve also included some useful examples which are at an advanced level These are indicated with the following icon: Advanced Feel free to skip over these advanced readings and come back to them at a later stage In this book we introduce the top 50 kanji radicals; these are the most common radicals you will find in everyday situations Good luck on your great kanji learning adventure! Each radical component is displayed over two pages The first page shows the visual aspects of the radical; the shape, name, meaning and stroke order The second page gives kanji examples and associated vocabulary for both the On and Kun readings The appendix displays more example vocabulary attached to each reading Types of radicals on the left side or the right side Radicals are generally formed from characters that have been simplified Some radicals retain a square shape, while many others are distorted to fit into the block format of the There is , which is derived and simplified from , meaning ”city.” The radical is placed on the right side of the kanji For example, kanji character And , , which is derived and simplified from , meaning ”hill.” The radical is placed on the left side of meaning the kanji For example, and (“human”) and are derived from (“heart”) and are derived from (“water”) and (“sword”) and (“fire”) and (“animal”) and (“point out”) and (“clothing”) and (“hand”) , , for “moon” or “meat” as radicals The form is the same, just means “moon.” Of course, as “moon” was created to symbolize “crescent moon.” But meaning ”meat” is derived from (“meat”) So this radical is often used with kanji related to the body For example, (”arm”), (“shoulder”), (”chest”), and so on.” Radical Positions Radicals can be categorised by their position in the kanji character: / hen left-sided element / ashi Foot element / tsukuri right accompanying element / tare Dangle / left shoulder element / kanmuri Crown element / kamae Posture (box, enclosure) element / nyō Surround / left and bottom element MASTER JAPANESE AT 20% OFF – Reader Exclusive – All our plans are 20% off! CLICK HERE INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR FREE JAPANESEPOD101 AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID, IPHONE, IPAD & KINDLE FIRE CHAPTER An Introduction to Radicals WHAT ARE RADICALS? HOW TO USE THIS BOOK RADICAL POSITIONS TYPES OF RADICALS CHAPTER The Top 50+ Radicals Radical meaning: clothing Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary weaken, decline praise heart, mind, inside supplement, make up, offset incur, suffer, cover 522 Radical meaning: clothing Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary double, duplicate, multiple surplus, rich, fertile Adv sleeve, extension naked, uncovered collar, lapel, neck 523 Radical meaning: clothing Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary woolen clothing, brown Adv cuff, hem, foot of mountain 524 CHAPTER 61 Appendix – Sample Vocabulary Radical meaning: millet Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary private, me tax, duty shift, move seed, species, kind degree, extent, degree 526 Radical meaning: millet Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary department, course, section heap, load volume autumn excel, surpass secret, conceal 527 Radical meaning: millet Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary name, praise, appellation second (time) rice plant earn money, work order, sequence, regularity manuscript, draft, copy 528 Radical meaning: millet Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary calm, quiet, peaceful child, immature harvest, reap ear, head, ear grain grain, cereal crop tax, tariff, crop 529 CHAPTER 62 Appendix – Sample Vocabulary Radical meaning: grotto Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary degree, measure, times government office, capital city wide, broad, spacious store, shop 531 Radical meaning: grotto Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary squat, seat, sit down abolish, discard, abandon peace, composure government office yard, garden, courtyard 532 Radical meaning: grotto Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary warehouse, storehouse bottom, sole, depth beginning, order, precedence floor, bed all, commoner corridor, hall, tower 533 Radical meaning: grotto Kanji Kanji Meaning Radical name: Vocabulary commonplace, mediocre, ordinary honest, bargain, suspicious 534 Credits A RADICAL APPROACH TO MASTERING KANJI Published by Innovative Language Learning, LLC 672 Dogwood Ave #198 Franklin Square, NY 11010 United States Text, illustrations and design: © Innovative Language Learning, LLC 2016 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher Writer: Yuki Mori Editor: Mayumi Kishimoto Designer: Carly Hitchcock Design Manager: Aleister Kelman www.innovativelanguage.com/books ... APPROACH TO MASTERING KANJI: THE SECRET TO LEARNING 1500+ KANJI Master the radicals that appear in 75% of all jōyō kanji! AN INTRODUCTION TO RADICALS Hello there! Are you starting your kanji learning... jōyō kanji How long would it take to memorize all of these kanji one by one? Years! If you try to learn kanji while ignoring radicals, you will need to learn each stroke separately Some kanji. .. recognize them inside of kanji characters Soon you’ll be seeing kanji as just a group clearly easier than remembering 20 strokes, and most kanji are made up of only radicals! The kanji examples on the