Now Out: Radical Note 39 on the "Child" Radical, 16 Revisions, and 7 New-Monics

It's been a very busy time on this end!

Radical Note 39 on the “child” radical 子 has posted. Among other things, this free resource tells you why children are stuck inside kanji such as 学 (10: study), 字 (28: character), and 孤 (1229: solitary).

I've posted revisions of 16 essays! Check the links for details:

• essay 1032 on 凹 (concave, hollow; sunken) 
• essay 1093 on 甘 (sweet; fragrant; tempting; indulgent; "sweet" radical)
• essay 1141 on 菊 (chrysanthemum)
• essay 1176 on 斤 (loaf (of bread), unit of weight (600 grams), ax; “ax” radical)
• essay 1196 on 恵 (blessing; favor)
• essay 1470 on 井 (well; town, community)
• essay 1626 on 滴 (drop (of liquid), dripping)
• essay 1681 on 濃 (concentrated; dense; thick (consistency); dark, deep (color))
• essay 1743 on 浜 (beach, seashore; Yokohama)
• essay 1809 on 房 (chamber, room; cluster; tuft; tassel; cell)
• essay 1835 on 又 (again; and, also; on the other hand, or; “again” radical)
• essay 1889 on 頼 (reliance; request; trust)
• essay 1922 on 零 (zero; to spill; small) 
• essay 1980 on 鎌 (sickle)
• essay 1987 on 臼 (mortar; millstone; hand mill; “mortar” radical)
• essay 2007 on 喉 (throat; singing voice)

If you've bought these essays before or if you have a subscription, you can download the new versions for free.

I also added a paragraph about 慣用音 (かんようおん), the "popularly accepted pronunciation of a kanji" to both the Glossary (first section) and Guide to the PDFs (section 1.c.). The paragraph (which is identical in each case) starts with "I've been puzzled ..."

Finally, Ulrike created the following new-monics (which are free!):

波 (367: wave)
発 (370: to emit)
淡 (1565: light)
徴 (1596: to collect)
懲 (1599: to chastise)
泥 (1623: mud)
尼 (1674: nun)