| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 頼 |
| たのむ：らい：たのもしい：たよる
- to rely on, ask |
依頼 irai - request, commission
信頼性 shin rai sei - credibility, authenticity |
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| 卵 |
| たまご：らん
- an egg |
生卵 nama tamago - raw egg
産卵 san ran - laying eggs |
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| 民 |
| たみ：みん
- people |
国民 koku min - citizens, people of a country
民主主義 min shu shu gi - democracy
民俗学 min zoku gaku - folklore |
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| 便 |
| たより：べん：びん
- convenient, post |
航空便
kou
kuu bin - air mail
水洗便所 sui sen ben jo - flush toilet |
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| 短 |
| たん：みじかい
- short |
短歌 tan ka - a 31 syllable Japanese poem
短期大学 tan ki dai gaku - 2 year college; community college
短調 tan chou - minor key in music |
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| 単 |
| たん - single |
単身赴任
tan
shin fu nin -
transfer without family; the father working in
another city
単独会見i tan doku kai ken - exclusive interview |
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| 談 |
| だん - talk |
怪談 kai dan - ghost story
冗談抜き jou dan nuki
- no joking,
jesting aside |
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| 段 |
| だん - step |
手段 shu dan - means, way
段ボール dan bo-ru - cardboard |
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| 乳 |
| ち：にゅう：ちち
- milk |
豆乳 tou nyuu - soy milk
哺乳動物 ho nyuu dou
butsu - mammal |
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| 恥 |
| ち：はじる：はじ：はじらう
- shame ：はずかしい
- shy |
恥ずかしがらないで
hazukashi
garanaide - don't
be shy
赤恥 aka haji - shame |
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| 畜 |
| ちく - livestock |
家畜 ka chiku - domesticated animals, cattle
畜産 chiku san - stock breeding |
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| 虫 |
| ちゅう：むし
- insect |
毛虫 ke mushi - catepillar
弱虫 yowa mushi - a weakling, coward
虫眼鏡 mushi megane - magnifying glass
虫歯 mushi ba - cavity (tooth) |
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| 柱 |
| ちゅう：はしら
- pillar |
氷柱 tsurara - icicle
電柱 den chuu - telephone poles |
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| 仲 |
| ちゅう：なか
- intermediary |
仲介者
chuu
kai sha -
middleman, go-between
仲間 naka ma - partner, friend, comrade
仲好し naka yoshi - intimacy, being on good terms |
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| 宙 |
| ちゅう
- outer space |
宇宙基地
u
chuu ki chi -
space station
宇宙人 u chuu jin - alien, space man
宙返り chuu gaeri - somersault |
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| 駐 |
| ちゅう
- stationed |
駐車場
chuu
sha jou - parking
lot
駐屯所 chuu ton jo - military station, post |
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| 貯 |
| ちょ - lay up |
貯金 cho kin - savings, save money
貯水池 cho sui chi - reservoir (of water) |
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| 庁 |
| ちょう
- government agency |
環境庁
kan
kyou chou -
environmental agency
県庁 ken chou - prefectural headquarters |
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| 珍 |
| ちん：めずらしい
- rare |
物珍しい
mono
mezurashii -
curious
珍奇 chin ki - strange, rare, novel |
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| 都 |
| し：と：みやこ
- metropolis, city |
首都 shu to - capital city
姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities |
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| 費 |
| ついえる：ひ：ついやす
- expense |
運動費
un
dou hi - campaign
fund
消費者 shou hi sha - consumer |
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| 捕 |
| つかまえる：ほ：とらえる：とらわれる：とる：つかまる
- catch,arrest |
逮捕状
tai
ho jou - arrest
warrant
生け捕り ike dori - capture alive |
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| 疲 |
| つからす：ひ：つかれる
- tired |
お疲れ様
o
tsukare sama -
thanks! nice job
肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - dead tired, beat & worn out |
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| 付 |
| つく：ふ：つける
- attach, add |
受付 uke tsuke - reception, reception desk
寄付 ki fu - contribution, donation |
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| 突 |
| つく：とつ
- dash, thrust |
煙突 en totsu - chimney
正面衝突 shou men shou
totsu - head-on
collision
突然 totsu zen - suddenly |
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| 包 |
| つつむ：ほう
- envelop, wrap (a present) |
小包 ko zutsumi - package, parcel
縫い包み nui gurumi - a stuffed toy |
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| 努 |
| つとめる：ど
- exert |
努力 do ryoku - effort, endeavour
努める tsutomeru - to exert oneself, make an effort |
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| 務 |
| つとめる：む
- duty |
義務 gi mu - duty, obligation
医務 i mu - medical affairs |
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| 募 |
| つのる：ぼ
- raise |
募集 bo shuu - recruiting, taking applications
募金 bo kin - raising of funds |
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| 粒 |
| つぶ：りゅう
- grain |
米粒 kome tsubu - a grain of rice
雨粒 ama tsubu - raindrop |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #20
