Another kanji (grade 2/N3) with lots of meanings: 直ぐ(すぐ): immediately, at once, right away 直す(なおす): to repair, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit) 直 (ちょく): direct, honest, easygoing 直 (じき): soon, in a moment, shortly #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers pic.x.com/2Tq585A1xn

This fairly complicated kanji from grade 6/N3 means window. 窓口 (まどぐち) is used for ticket window or counter (at a bank). 同窓 (どうそう) means being a graduate of the same school, a fellow alumnus. #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers #study pic.x.com/8oZfmKP9Wx

The kanji for door (taught in grade 2/N2) is also used as counter for houses or households (on-yomi). Interesting: 下戸 (げこ) means somebody who can't or doesn't want to drink alcohol, 上戸 (じょうご) is the opposite: a heavy drinker. #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers #study pic.x.com/WHgZPvPeGn

Here we go with the kanji for world, boundary, community, circles, kingdom, field (electrical), border, division etc. The first word we learn with this kanji is probably 世界 (せかい): the world, society, universe. #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers pic.x.com/kdi0SFt7Tl

This is another kanji for child, also used for the offspring of animals. 小児(しょうに/しょうじ) is can be used instead of 子供(こども). Also, 双生児(そうせいじ) means twins (sorry about the pronunciation...) #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers #study pic.x.com/U2YpvpNHi3

Not very positive, this kanji from grade 3/N3. The on-yomi means pain, anguish, suffering, distress. The kun-yomi 苦しい (くるしい) means painful, difficult, tough. Handy phrase: 苦しい言い訳 (くるしいいいわけ): lame excuse! #Japanese #kanji #LanguageLovers #study pic.x.com/1IcJhQZvXT

This kanji appears very often in newspapers (#38 in the ranking) as it means person or someone. Japanese learners come across it pretty early in the word 若者(わかもの - young people). Do you speak 若者語 (わかものご- young people's language)? #Japanese #kanji #Languagelovers pic.x.com/yextusrs6u