KAN |
Genghis KHAN was not Chinese, he was Mongolian. |
This water came from China, so it's Chinese! |
漢字 |
kanji
★★★★★
of course |
痴漢 |
train pervert
★★★★☆
FR1/2 KANA
Usually 漢 means Chinese: it's used in a lot of obscure words ('Chinese dictionary,' 'Chinese herbal medicine,' 'Chinese classical literature,' etc.) HOWEVER - aside from 漢字 - the only time 漢 is really used in daily life is here: 痴漢, meaning a guy who molests or gropes women on crowded trains. So the literal reading is: 'sick Chinese' !WTF??? |
Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
---|---|---|---|
横 | side / arrogant | TREE | 木 |
漢 | Chinese | WET | 水 |
黄 | yellow | NO TREE |
The TREE got knocked over on its side.
Kanji came to Japan from across the WET sea.
Yellow has NO TREE, so you can say: pee, not tree!!