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 Through
the first eight lessons, we've seen many kanji that can
be paired with ta or da to form simple
names: Yamada, Ueda, Kida, Furuta,
Morita and many others. These combinations are
simple to read and very common to find.Though
many of the characters on this page can be paired with
other kanji, you'll most likely see them with ta.
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front, former |
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making profit |
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town |
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rice; also the
symbol used to identify "America" |
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wharf, pier |
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rich |
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mulberry tree |
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black |
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peace, harmony |
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meal |
Two
of these characters could easily fit into other lessons.
The splash marks on the left side of tsu indicate
that it is a "water" kanji (Lesson 5) while the
small figure at the bottom of kuwa makes it a
"tree" kanji.
Machi
is also of special interest because it can also be read
as "cho" (town), and is found on many
train station names. Sakuragicho in Yokohama and
Yurakucho in Tokyo both use this symbol.
Wa
is the character for peace and harmony, the same word
that appears ironically in the title of You Gotta Have
Wa, Robert Whiting's book about foreign players
challenging their teams' harmony.
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to Lesson 10
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