手紙

Kanji breakdown

• 手 (shǒu) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a hand.

• 紙 (zhǐ) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 氏 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. はい、手紙。 — Here's a letter for you.
2. 手紙書いてね。 — Write me sometime, OK?
3. 手紙を下さい。 — Let me hear from you.
4. 手紙は書かれた。 — The letter was written.
5. 手紙は出したよ。 — I sent them a letter.

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