96. What would make these poor characters look better? 岡 監 真 東 段


Answer:

岡  KOU, oka - hill

監  KAN - keep watch over

真  SHIN, ma - real, true, pure

東  TOU, higashi - east

段  DAN - step, stairs, rank

Give them a little money (金 KIN, kane) and they change completely!

鋼  KOU, hagane - steel

鑑  KAN - model, pattern, example, mirror

鎮  CHIN, shizu(meru), shizu(maru) - calm, quell, calm down

錬  REN - temper, forge, polish, refine, drill

鍛  TAN, kita(eru) - forge, temper, drill, discipline