Japanese Kanji Basics: Days, Elements, Directions & Numbers

日 (hi, nichi)

sun; day

本 (hon)

book; origin

人 (hito, jin)

person

月 (tsuki, getsu)

moon; month

火 (hi, ka)

fire

水 (mizu, sui)

water

木 (ki, moku)

tree; wood

金 (kane, kin)

gold; money

土 (tsuchi, do)

earth; soil

曜 (you)

weekday marker

上 (ue, jou)

up; above

下 (shita, ka)

down; below

中 (naka, chuu)

inside; middle

半 (han)

half