Kanji
Kanji Foundations: Time and calendar
時間と曜日の漢字
Elementary
~35 min
~35 min
I can recognise common kanji used in dates, days and time.
Can-do goal
I can recognise common kanji used in dates, days and time.
Learn kanji through words
Notice the shape and core meaning, then learn the reading used in the example word. A kanji may have other readings later.
| Kanji | Strokes | Target reading | Core meaning | Example word | Shape cue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | 4 | にち | day / sun | 日曜日 にちようび — Sunday | A sun simplified into a rectangle. Contrast: 日 has one inner line; 目 has two. |
| 月 | 4 | げつ | month / moon | 月曜日 げつようび — Monday | The crescent moon became a vertical form. |
| 年 | 6 | ねん | year | 一年 いちねん — one year | Think of the yearly harvest. |
| 時 | 10 | じ | time / hour | 七時 しちじ — seven o'clock | The sun radical combines with temple 寺. |
| 分 | 4 | ふん | minute / part | 五分 ごふん — five minutes | A knife divides something into parts. |
Practice sequence
- Say the example word.
- Identify the kanji inside it.
- Recall its core meaning.
- Type the character from memory.
- Review again on a later day.
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