Basic Kanji

Very basic kanji.

Character	Definition
日	ニチ, ジツ, ひ, -び, -か day, sun, Japan, counter for days
本	ホン, もと book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
人	ジン, ニン, ひと, -り, -と person
大	ダイ, タイ, おお-, おおきい, -おおいに large, big
小	ショウ, ちいさい, こ-, お-, さ- little, small

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