| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 給 |
| きゅう supply, pay |
給食 kyuu shoku -
school lunch
給料日 kyuu ryou bi -
pay day |
|
| 久 |
| きゅう：く：ひさしい
long
time |
久しぶり
hisashiburi
- it's been a long time
永久歯 ei kyuu shi -
permanant tooth |
|
| 旧 |
| きゅう old, former |
復旧 fukkyuu -
restoration, rehabilitation
旧姓 kyuu sei -
maiden name (former name)
旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei
sho - the Old Testament |
|
| 吸 |
| きゅう：すう
suck,
breathe in |
深呼吸
shin
ko kyuu - deep breath
人工呼吸 jin kou ko kyuu -
artificial respiration, mouth to mouth |
|
| 許 |
| きょ：ゆるす
permit,
pardon, forgive |
運転免許
un
ten men kyo - drivers licence
許し yurushi -
pardon, forgiveness, permission
許可 kyo ka -
permission, approval |
|
| 魚 |
| ぎょ：さかな：うお
fish |
金魚 kin gyo -
goldfish
飛魚 tobi uo -
flying fish
人魚 nin gyo -
mermaid, merman |
|
| 清 |
| きよい：せい：しょう：きよまる：きよめる
clean,
clear, pure |
清水 shi mizu -
spring water
清明 sei mei -
pure & clean |
|
| 橋 |
| きょう：はし
bridge |
石橋 ishi bashi -
stone bridge
歩道橋 ho dou kyou -
pedestrian bridge |
|
| 共 |
| きょう：とも
together |
公共 kou kyou -
public, community
と共に to tomo ni -
together with
共産 kyou san -
communist |
|
| 協 |
| きょう cooperate |
協会 kyou kai -
association,society, organization
日本放送協会
nippon
hou sou kyou kai - NHK (public television in
Japan) |
|
| 経 |
| きょう：へる
manage,
passage けい：circles of longitude |
経営 kei ei -
management
経験 kei ken -
experience
経済 kei zai -
economics, business |
|
| 境 |
| きょう：けい：さかい
boundary,
border line, situation |
環境 kan kyou -
environment
境界 kyou kai -
boundary |
|
| 供 |
| きょう：く：とも
attendant
：そなえる
offer |
子供 kodomo -
child, children
供給 kyou kyuu -
supply, provision
供え物 sonae mono -
an offering |
|
| 胸 |
| きょう：むね：むな
chest (body
part) |
胸毛 muna ge -
chest hairs
胸部 kyou bu -
chest area |
|
| 叫 |
| きょう：さけぶ
shout |
叫び sakebi - a
shout, scream
雄叫び otakebi - a
war cry,roar |
|
| 況 |
| きょう conditions, state of
things, still more |
状況 jyou kyou -
circumstances, situation
準備状況 jun bi jyou kyou
- preliminary conditions, initial conditions |
|
| 狭 |
| きょう：せまい：せばめる：せばまる
narrow |
狭苦しい
sema
kurushii - cramped, to small of a place
肩身が狭い kata mi ga semai
- feeling ashamed |
|
| 挟 |
| きょう：はさむ：はさまる
hold
between, clasp |
洗濯挟み
sentaku
basami - clothes pin
小耳に挟む ko mimi ni
hasamu - to happen to overhear |
|
| 曲 |
| きょく：まがる：まげる
music,
song, curve, turn |
一曲 ikkyoku - a
tune, one song
カバー曲 kaba- kyoku -
a cover, remake of a song
曲がり道 magari michi -
a winding road |
|
| 局 |
| きょく bureau, segment |
結局 kekkyoku -
after all, in the end
米航空宇宙局
bei
kou kuu u chuu kyoku - NASA (USA)
放送局 hou sou kyoku -
broadcasting office |
|
| 極 |
| きょく：ごく：きわめる：きわまる：きわみ
extreme,
pole (north and south) |
積極 sekkyoku -
positive
南極 nan kyoku -
the South Pole, Antarctic
北極 hokkyoku -
the North Pole |
|
| 玉 |
| ぎょく：たま
gem,
jewel, round object |
五百円玉
go
hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin
水玉 mizu tama -
a drop of water
お手玉 o te dama -
juggling |
|
| 際 |
| きわ：さい
verge,
occation |
交際 kou sai -
company, association
国際 koku sai -
international
実際 jissai -
actual condition, practical |
|
| 均 |
| きん even, level |
平均 hei kin -
equilibrium, balance,average
平均寿命 heikin jyu myou -
life expectancy |
|
| 禁 |
| きん prohibit, not
allowed |
禁煙 kin en - no
smoking!
禁煙車 kin en sha -
non-smoking car
禁止 kin shi -
prohibited, not allowed |
|
| 勤 |
| きん：ごん：つとめる：つとまる
service |
勤務 kin mu -
duty, service
勤務者 kin mu sha -
workers, men on duty
勤労 kin rou -
labor, exertion |
|
| 区 |
| く - district, ward |
行政区
gyou
sei ku - administrative district
区別 ku betsu -
distinction, to make a distinction |
|
| 苦 |
| く：くるしい：くるしむ：くるしめる：にがい：にがる
-
suffering; bitter; painful |
労苦 rou ku -
labor, toil, hardship
暑苦しい atsu kurushii -
sweltering hot
寝苦しい ne gurushii -
unable to sleep well
御苦労様 go ku rou sama -
good work! Thanks for your labors |
|
| 庫 |
| く：こ - storehouse |
倉庫 sou kou - a
warehouse
冷蔵庫 rei zou ko -
refrigerator |
|
| 紅 |
| く：こう：べに：くれない
- crimson |
口紅 kuchi beni -
lipstick
紅海 kou kai -
the Red Sea |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #10
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