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Elevator Kanji

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These are kanji you will see in an elevator at the station. Starting at the top; 改札 Reading; かい・さつ Meaning; Ticket Gate And below a character you will see in almost all elevators in Japan 階. The radical on the left is hill 阝(ぎふのふ)and the remainder of the character 皆(みな、みんな) means "everybody". Reading; かい Meaning; Floor, story  Both of the above kanji use gate 門 (もん), on the left  "open" which to me looks like a person with arms wide holding the gates open.  On the right "close" looks like a person running into a closing elevator. `開く Reading; あ(く) Meaning: Open 閉める Reading; しめる Meaning; Close Kanjisigns4U Directory Page 2018  If you liked this post please tell your friends, leave comments, subscribe and share to facebook, pinterest, twitter etc...  It will help me to continue produc ing interesting free material.  Please feel free to use any of the photos on this site  only for non co

Japanese Street Kanji

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Starting with the main kanji down the bottom of the picture. 注意 Reading; ちゅう・い Meaning; Caution, warning At the top we have. 歩行者 Reading; ほ・こう・しゃ Meaning; Pedestrian and に in this case meaning "of "or "to". So it means "caution pedestrians" or "beware of pedestrians". Kanjisigns4U Directory Page 2018  If you liked this post please tell your friends, leave comments, subscribe and share to facebook, pinterest, twitter etc...  It will help me to continue produc ing interesting free material.  Please feel free to use any of the photos on this site  only for non commercial use , as long as you link back to this site. Thank you

Japanese Notices in Kanji

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This comes from the verb 知る(しる)to know, feel, understand. Reading; おしらせ Meaning; Notice This will often be written in red... Reading; けい・こく Meaning; Warning, advice. The first character is used for police 警察(けいさつ)and means admonish or commandment. The second 告(こく)means tell, inform. Kanjisigns4U Directory Page 2018  If you liked this post please tell your friends, leave comments, subscribe and share to facebook, pinterest, twitter etc...  It will help me to continue produc ing interesting free material.  Please feel free to use any of the photos on this site  only for non commercial use , as long as you link back to this site. Thank you

The kanji you find on Japanese Doors...

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Here is a kanji you will see on doors everywhere, it is comprised of hand 手 and armor or shell 甲.   Reading;  押す (おす) Meaning; Push You guessed it!  It`s pull. Comprised of bow 弓 and bowstring. Reading; ひく Meaning; Pull Now we have two characters, the first means "Self" and the second means "Move". Reading: じ・どう Meaning; Automatic (door) Kanjisigns4U Directory Page 2018 If you liked this post please tell your friends, leave comments, subscribe and share to facebook, pinterest, twitter etc...  It will help me to continue produc ing interesting free material.  Please feel free to use any of the photos on this site  only for non commercial use , as long as you link back to this site. Thank you