Kanji course · Day 1 of 30
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Numbers one to three
3 characters today. Each one gets a breakdown, a memory hook, its readings, example words, and two writing passes.
一 one
- On
- イチ
- Kun
- ひと(つ)
One horizontal stroke. One line, one thing. イチ in compounds, ひと(つ) when you are counting things.
二 two
- On
- ニ
- Kun
- ふた(つ)
Two strokes, the lower one longer. Two lines, two things. ニ in compounds, ふた(つ) when you are counting things.
三 three
- On
- サン
- Kun
- みっ(つ)
Three stacked lines. This is where the easy pattern stops. サン in compounds and on its own, みっ(つ) when you are counting things.
Write today's characters
Write the set as often as you like. Extra rounds are practice: XP is paid for the first round, and a character only moves along your review schedule when it is due.
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
Stroke order data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors, used and modified under CC BY-SA 3.0. The stroke data and our changes to it stay under that licence; see the terms.
Two passes each: trace it with the guide on, then write it from memory with the guide off and let the guide come back over your strokes. The second pass is the one that teaches you anything.
Check yourself
8 questions. Get 5 right to finish the day.