Thursday, November 12, 2015

Common Kanji

I've got 4 kanji for you today; these are very common and very important.

The first two are Chiisai and Ookii.
Ookii is a person standing with their arms and legs spread to make themselves bigger. Chiisai is a person standing side-on, with their arms by their sides, to make themselves smaller.

In case you're wondering ... I took this photo in a toilet. You can probably work out why these symbols are important.


The next two kanji are tojiru/shimeru (to close) and hiraku (to open).

The key thing is to look at the 'flags' which look like a set of elevator or train doors ... Then look at the little 'man' between the doors.

Akeru is a man holding the doors open, using his arms to force the doors apart.

Shimeru is a man diving through, right before the doors close.



Bonus question: knowing what you do, what does this mean?


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