Kanji

Kanji are Chinese characters used in Japanese. About 2500 of them are in common use.

土 (つち) - soil
天 (テン) - sky
夕 (ゆう) - evening
口 (くち) - mouth
何 (なに) - what
皆 (みんな) - everyone (in this room, for instance)
私 (わたし) - I am
国 (くに) - country
趣味 (しゅみ) - hobby
本 (ほん) - book
好き (すき) - to like
日本語 (にほんご) - Japanese
凄い (すごい) - great!
母 (はは) - mother
下 (した) - under, below
大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ) - all right
見て! (みて) - look!