日本共同社

• 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.

• 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
• 一(mark; position indicator)ASSOCIATIVE

A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.

• 廾(two hands lifting up)ASSOCIATIVE
• 一(one; together)ASSOCIATIVE
• 八(eight)PHONETIC

Two hands lifting an object together convey the meaning of "together" or "shared."

• 凡(frame; everything)ASSOCIATIVE
• 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

Everyone's mouth speaking the same word means agreement.

• 礻(spirit; ritual)RADICAL
• 土(land; earth)ASSOCIATIVE

Worshipping the earth deity is the root ritual of a community's society.