2587. One small addition to these characters would make them very different. How? イ+一+斗 言+刃+、+U 一+日+目 女+甘+一 人+工+一+定


イ+一+斗  Katakana "I" or The "Ninben" radical - person / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / TO - unit of volume

言+刃+、+U  GEN, GON, i(u), koto - say, speech / JIN, ha - blade / Comma / Alphabet "U"

一+日+目  ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / NICHI, JITSU, hi, ka - sun, day / 目

女+甘+一  JO, NYO, NYOU, onna, me - female, woman / KAN, ama(i), ama(eru), ama(yakasu) - sweet, indulgent, coax, optimistic / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one

人+工+一+定  JIN, NIN, hito - person / KOU, KU - artisan, skill, work / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / TEI, JOU, sada(maru), sada(ka) - decide, definite

Add 小 (SHOU, chii(sai), ko - small) for a big change!  

科  KA - department, faculty

認  NIN, mito(meru) - recognise, percieve, approve

帽  BOU - cap, hat, headgear

媒  BAI - go-between, medium

錠  JOU - lock, pill, tablet