But you can discover the appeal of kanji by learning a few basic ... Japanese kanji are descended from Chinese characters. ... Most kanji are created by combining two or more elements, ...

These elements are also linked to the five classical planets known in ancient times. Sunday (Nichiyōbi 日曜日): The kanji 日 (nichi) means "sun." Hence, Sunday is the "Sun day." ...

Patterns of kanji with shared elements and the same pronunciation 交 通 ( kō tsū ), traffic; 学 校 ( gak kō ), school; 効 率 ( kō ritsu ), efficiency 先 生 ( sen sei ), teacher; 惑 ...