Kanshudo Example: 小さな裸電球が唯一の明りだった。 - Kanshudo

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To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
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でんきゅう

が

の

りだった。

A small, naked bulb gave the only illumination.

Words

さな

pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

small; little; tiny (see also: 大きな)

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noun, 'no' adjective

naked; nude; bare

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でんきゅう

noun

light bulb (see also: 白熱電球)

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'no' adjective, adverb

only; sole; unique

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り

Most common form: 灯

noun

1. light; illumination; glow; gleam (this meaning is restricted to form 明かり, 明り)

2. lamp; light (see also: 明かりを消す)

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だった

expression

was (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)

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Kanji

小

ショウこ- お- ちいさい small

裸

ラはだか naked

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果

カ result はたす to carry out はて end, extremity はてる to come to an end

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田

デンた rice field

木

モクボクきこ- tree

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大

ダイタイおおきい big おおいに very much おお-

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一

イチイツひとつひと- one

人

ジンニンひと person

丨

stick

衤

イころもきぬ clothes

電

デン electricity

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电

electricity

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乚

second おつ

日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

⻗

フあめ rain

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球

キュウたま ball

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王

オウ king

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土

ドト ground; earth つち ground, earth, soil

求

キュウもとめる to request, want, demand

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丶

dot

水

スイみず water

唯

ユイイ only

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隹

little bird

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口

コウクくち mouth

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明

メイミョウあかり light あかるい bright あかるむ to brighten あからむ to become luminous (at dawn) あきらか obvious あかす to lay bare あく to open あける to empty

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月

ガツゲツつき month; moon

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