Today’s kanji is 人, one of the most essential characters in Japanese. It appears in words about people, nationality, and identity. 🔤 Meaning person people human someone 🗣️ Readings ひと (hito) – common everyday reading じん (jin) – nationality / “person of” にん (nin) – counting people 🧩 Common Words 人（ひと） – person 日本人（にほんじん） – Japanese person 一人（ひとり） – one person / alone 二人（ふたり） – two people 人間（にんげん） – human being 人口（じんこう） – population 大人（おとな） – adult (irregular reading) 📝 Simple Example Sentences 1. 日本人です。 → I am Japanese. / They are Japanese. 2. 今日は人が多いです。 → There are a lot of people today. 3. 一人で行きます。 → I’ll go alone. 4. あの人は先生です。 → That person is a teacher. ✨ Memory Tip The shape looks like a person standing—legs apart. Once you see “a person” in the shape, you’ll never forget it. You can try writing it, upload a photo or video and get feedback! :)

Today's kanji is 国, the character for country or nation. It is one of the first kanji you learn and is essential for geography, citizenship, and talking about different cultures. 🔤 Meaning country / nation homeland region 🗣️ Readings こく (koku) – The main on-yomi reading, used in most compounds. ごく (goku) – Used when 国 is the final element in a compound (e.g., \text{外国} \rightarrow がいごく). くに (kuni) – The main kun-yomi reading, used for the word "country" or "homeland." 🧩 Common Words 国 (\text{くに}) – Country / Homeland 外国 (\text{がいこく}) – Foreign country 外国人 (\text{がいこくじん}) – Foreigner (person from a foreign country) 中国 (\text{ちゅうごく}) – China 国語 (\text{こくご}) – National language (often referring to Japanese) 母国 (\text{ぼこく}) – Motherland 国立 (\text{こくりつ}) – National (e.g., National University) 📝 Simple Example Sentences どこの国から来ましたか？ → Which country are you from? 私は外国の文化に興味があります。 → I am interested in foreign cultures. 日本の国語は難しいです。 → The Japanese national language is difficult.

Today’s kanji is 日, one of the most important and frequent kanji in Japanese. It appears in dates, days of the week, time expressions, and words for sunlight. 🔤 Meaning day sun Japan (when paired with 本 → 日本) date / daytime 🗣️ Readings にち (nichi) じつ (jitsu) ひ (hi) – day / sun び (bi) – used in some compounds か (ka) – counters for days (ついたち・ふつか・みっか etc.) 🧩 Common Words 日本（にほん / にっぽん） – Japan 日曜日（にちようび） – Sunday 毎日（まいにち） – every day 今日（きょう） – today 日記（にっき） – diary 休日（きゅうじつ） – holiday 太陽（たいよう） – the sun 📝 Simple Example Sentences 1. 毎日日本語を勉強しています。 → I study Japanese every day. 2. 日曜日に友だちと会います。 → I will meet a friend on Sunday. 3. 今日はとても日が強いです。 → The sun is strong today. 4. 日本の日記を書くのが好きです。 → I like writing a Japanese diary.

Jouyou Kanji Spotlight: 一（いち / ひと） Today’s kanji is 一, the simplest kanji in Japanese — just one horizontal stroke! It appears everywhere and is essential for numbers, counting, and basic expressions. 🔤 Meaning one first single beginning 🗣️ Readings いち (ichi) いつ (itsu) ひと（つ） (hito/–tsu) – native Japanese counting 🧩 Common Words 一人（ひとり） – one person / alone 一つ（ひとつ） – one thing 一日（いちにち / ついたち） – one day / the 1st of the month 一番（いちばん） – number one / the best 一年（いちねん） – one year 一回（いっかい） – one time 📝 Simple Example Sentences 1. 一つください。 → One, please. 2. 今日は一日、家で休みました。 → I rested at home all day. 3. これは私の一番好きなゲームです。 → This is my number-one favourite game. 4. 一人で行きます。 → I will go alone. ✨ Memory Tip It’s one straight line — easy to remember: One stroke = “one.” Also the base shape used in many other kanji.