Kanji
Kanji Foundations: Home and places
家と場所の漢字
Elementary
~35 min
~35 min
I can recognise common kanji for home, rooms, shops and organisations.
Can-do goal
I can recognise common kanji for home, rooms, shops and organisations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 家 | 10 | いえ | house / home | 家に帰ります いえにかえります — return home | A roof shelters the shape below. |
| 室 | 9 | しつ | room | 教室 きょうしつ — classroom | A roof covers the arriving component 至. |
| 店 | 8 | みせ | shop | 店の前 みせのまえ — in front of the shop | A roof shelters a place of business. |
| 会 | 6 | あ | meet | 会います あいます — meet | Two people come together under one cover. |
| 社 | 7 | しゃ | company / shrine | 会社 かいしゃ — company | The altar radical appears on the left. |
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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