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Kanji for nature and animals

Kanji for landscapes, weather and animals. Many began as pictures: 山 looks like a mountain, 川 like a flowing river and 雨 like rain falling from a cloud.

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).