hirigana <=> kanji
As I mentioned earlier, not all hiragana characters have a direct correlation to a particular kanji, but here are some hiragana characters that do have kanji origins:
- あ (a) is believed to be derived from the kanji 安 (an), which means "peaceful" or "calm".
- い (i) is believed to be derived from the kanji 以 (i), which means "to use" or "compared to".
- う (u) is believed to be derived from the kanji 宇 (u), which means "outer space" or "universe".
- え (e) is believed to be derived from the kanji 衣 (i), which means "clothing" or "garment".
- お (o) is believed to be derived from the kanji 於 (o), which can mean "at" or "in".
- か (ka) is believed to be derived from the kanji 加 (ka), which means "add" or "increase".
- き (ki) is believed to be derived from the kanji 木 (ki), which means "tree" or "wood".
- く (ku) is believed to be derived from the kanji 久 (kyuu), which means "long time" or "eternity".
- け (ke) is believed to be derived from the kanji 気 (ki), which means "spirit" or "energy".
- こ (ko) is believed to be derived from the kanji 己 (ki), which can mean "self" or "oneself".
- さ (sa) is believed to be derived from the kanji 左 (sa), which means "left".
- し (shi) is believed to be derived from the kanji 之 (shi), which is an archaic character that can mean "of" or "this".
- す (su) is believed to be derived from the kanji 寸 (sun), which is a unit of measurement equivalent to approximately 3.03 centimeters.
- せ (se) is believed to be derived from the kanji 世 (se), which means "world" or "generation".
- そ (so) is believed to be derived from the kanji 曽 (so), which can mean "formerly" or "once".
- た (ta) is believed to be derived from the kanji 多 (ta), which means "many" or "much".
- ち (chi) is believed to be derived from the kanji 知 (chi), which means "to know" or "knowledge".
- つ (tsu) is believed to be derived from the kanji 川 (kawa), which means "river".
- て (te) is believed to be derived from the kanji 手 (te), which means "hand".
- と (to) is believed to be derived from the kanji 止 (to), which means "stop" or "halt".
- な (na) is believed to be derived from the kanji 奈 (na), which is a very old and rare character that doesn't have a clear meaning.
- に (ni) is believed to be derived from the kanji 仁 (jin), which means "benevolence" or "humanity".
- ぬ (nu) is believed to be derived from the kanji 奴 (nu), which is a derogatory term for a man or servant.
- ね (ne) is believed to be derived from the kanji 祢 (ne), which is a very rare character that doesn't have a clear meaning.
- の (no) is believed to be derived from the kanji 乃 (nai), which is an archaic character that can mean "from" or "therefore".
- は (ha) is believed to be derived from the kanji 波 (ha), which means "wave".
- ひ (hi) is believed to be derived from the kanji 日 (hi), which means "sun" or "day".
- ふ (fu) is believed to be derived from the kanji 不 (fu), which means "not" or "un-".
- へ (he) is believed to be derived from the kanji 部 (bu), which means "part" or "division".
- ほ (ho) is believed to be derived from the kanji 保 (ho), which means "to protect" or "to preserve".
- ま (ma) is believed to be derived from the kanji 末 (matsu), which means "end" or "tip".
- み (mi) is believed to be derived from the kanji 見 (mi), which means "to see" or "to look".
- む (mu) is believed to be derived from the kanji 武 (bu), which means "military" or "warrior".
- め (me) is believed to be derived from the kanji 女 (onna), which means "woman" or "female".
- も (mo) is believed to be derived from the kanji 毛 (ke), which means "hair" or "fur".
- や (ya) is believed to be derived from the kanji 也 (ya), which is an archaic character that can mean "also" or "too".
- ゆ (yu) is believed to be derived from the kanji 由 (yuu), which means "cause" or "reason".
- よ (yo) is believed to be derived from the kanji 余 (yo), which means "excess" or "surplus".
I hope this helps!
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