Grade One Kanji Part 2: 目 立 力 林 六
This is the second part of a series for learning grade one kanji. These are the 80 characters Japanese students learn the first year in elementary school. In this post you will learn the following kanji:
目 立 力 林 六
You can find the previous post in Grade One Kanji: 一 右 雨 円 王
INDEX
目(め、もく) : Eye
The word for eye in Japanese is 目 (め). When you want to talk about eyes, you would just write the kanji as is, 目. In combination with other characters, 目 is often pronounced as もく. It has the meaning of aiming for something.
目てき (もくてき) : Aim, Purpose
目ひょう(もくひょう) : Goal, Target
目ざす (めざす) : to aim for
立(た(つ)、りつ) : Stand
立つ（たつ）is a verb in Japanese that means to stand. The kanji 立 pronounced as りつ when on its own. When 立 is used in words it can mean several things such as standing upright, establishing something, or starting something.
立つ (たつ) : to stand
どく立 (どくりつ) : Independence
せい立 (せいりつ) : Realization, Formation, Materialization
力(ちから、りょく) : Power, Strength
Force, power, strength, or function are some explanations of the kanji 力. This character is pronounced りょく or りき. ちから is the word for power in Japanese and is written with 力.
のう力 (のうりょく) : Ability
ど力 (どりょく) : Effort
きょう力 (きょうりょく) : Cooperation
林(はやし、りん) : Forest, Woods
はやし is forest or woods in Japanese. The character itself 林 is pronounced as りん.
こ林 (こばやし) : Kobayashi (Japanese Surname)
のう林しょう (のうりんしょう) : Department of Agriculture and Forestry
しん林 (しんりん) : Forest, Woods
六(ろく) : Six
六 (ろく) is the number six in Japanese.
六がつ (ろくがつ) : June
六にん (ろくにん) : Six People
六じ (ろくじ) : Six-o-Clock
Resources
Japanese Ministry of Education
