Five Second Hanja (5) Day –날-일 (sun, daily, Japan)
Another easily remembered pictogram. With a slight twist of the imagination, ‘Day’ resembles the sun and is the character used for days of the week, eg: Friday – 금요일, and Birthday – 생일. It is also used...
View ArticleFive Second Hanja (12) Winter –겨울 –동
This character, meaning ‘winter,’ comprises two parts; the lower two strokes are what is known as the ‘radical’ and in this case signify ‘ice.’ These two strokes never appear independently as they are...
View ArticleFive Second Hanja (13) Gate; Family (문-문)
This was the first hanja character I learnt as being sat next to the emergency exit on my first flight to Korea, it stared down at me for some 12 hours. As a pictogram it is self explanatory. ©...
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