Mastering kanji is a great thing! But it is むずかしい! You know that kanji is often made up of radicals and other simpler kanji. But beware! Sometimes their meaning is not quite as logical as you would expect. Look up these kanji characters... 大 太 犬 角 虫 触 女 台 始 And then see if you can find the meaning of this one... 憂鬱 I wonder if you've come to the same conclusion as to this guy Jason who has appeared on many Japanese Variety Shows (笑い番組)asking Japanese people "WHY?!" such strange kanji combinations exist!
Kanji Radicals
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Which kanji characters do you need to know by the end of Year 12?
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