The Kanji |
Readings &
Meanings |
Useful and/or
interesting words |
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相 |
あい each other; mutual:そう appearance; aspect: しょう minister of state |
首相 shu shou - prime
minister
相合傘 ai ai gasa -
2 people sharing an umbrella
相変わらず ai ka warazu -
same as always; same ole same ole...
相撲 sumou -
Sumo (has a special su sound) |
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愛 |
あい love |
愛している
- I
love you!
愛妻 ai sai -
beloved wife
愛知県 ai chi ken -
Aichi prefecture
愛読 ai doku - a
Book lover |
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合 |
あう:ゴウ : カッ
to be
together; to fit |
相合傘 ai ai gasa -
2 people sharing an umbrella
場合 ba ai - a
case, situation
具合 gu ai -
condition (of various things)
都合 tsu gou -
circumstances, condition, convenience
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商 |
あきなう :
しょう to sell; trade |
商港 shou kou -
a trade port
商業 shou gyou -
commerce, business |
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浅 |
あさい : せん
shallow,
superficial |
経験が浅い
kei
ken ga asai - have little experience
浅緑 asa midori -
light green, pale green |
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預 |
あずかる :
よ to keep; to take charge of あずける to deposit |
預け金
azuke
kin - key money (if you live in Japan, you
should know this word. related word: 高い)
預言 yo gen - a
prophecy (Note: 予言
yogen
also means prophecy) |
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汗 |
あせ:かん
sweat;
perspiration |
汗 ase - sweat
汗腺 kan sen -
sweat gland |
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遊 |
あそぶ:ゆう
play;
to be idle |
遊園地 yuu en chi
- an amusement park
遊星 yuu sei - a
planet
遊牧民 yuu boku min -
nomad (yes, this is useful!)
夢遊病 mu yuu byou -
sleepwalking |
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値 |
あたい value, price :ち:ね
price |
価値 ka chi -
worth, value |
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与 |
あたえる :よ
to
give; award; cause; to assign (a task) |
与える ataeru - to
give, to present |
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温 |
あたたかい:おん
warm;
temperature |
気温 ki on -
temperature
温泉 on sen -
Onsen, hot spring
温度 on do -
temperature (degree) |
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暖 |
あたたかい:だん
warm;
cordial |
地球温暖化
chi
kyuu on dan ka - global warming (also uses 温 double the study!)
暖まる atatamaru -
to warm up; warm oneself (note: 温まる is also ok) |
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頭 |
あたま:とう:ず
head;
top |
石頭 ishi atama -
hard headed person (stone head)
赤頭巾 aka zu kin
- Little Red Riding Hood (lit. red hood) |
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辺 |
あたり:へん:べ
vicinity;
neighborhood |
この辺 kono hen -
this vicinity, around here |
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当 |
あたる:とう
to hit;
to win:あてる
to hit;
to guess |
弁当 ben tou -
lunch box, Bento
本当 hon tou -
truth, really
当然 tou zen -
naturally, of course
適当 teki tou -
suitable, good, fit |
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圧 |
あつ pressure |
気圧 ki atsu -
atmospheric pressure
電圧 den atsu -
voltage |
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暑 |
あつい:しょ
summer
heat; hot |
暑中 sho chuu -
summer (middle of) |
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熱 |
あつい heat; hot:ねつ fever; heat; hot;
craze |
熱 ne tsu - a
fever
熱心 nesshin -
fervor, zeal
熱帯 nettai -
the tropical belt |
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厚 |
あつい:こう
thick |
厚さ atsusa -
thickness
厚紙 atsu gami -
thick paper |
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跡 |
あと:せき
trace;
marks, remains |
足跡 ashi ato -
footprints
遺跡 i seki - ruins,
historical remains
奇跡 ki seki - a
miracle |
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暴 |
あばく to disclose, open,
exoise:ぼう
violent |
乱暴 ran bou -
violent, rough |
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浴 |
あびる:よく
to
bathe |
日光浴
nikkou
yoku - sunbathing |
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危 |
あぶない:き:あやうい
dangerous;
unsafe; unsteady |
危機 ki ki - a
crisis
危機管理 kiki kanri -
crisis management
危急 kikyuu -
emergency
危険 kiken -
danger, peril
危険人物 kiken jinbutsu -
a dangerous person |
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油 |
あぶら:ゆ
oil |
醤油 shou yu -
Soy sauce
灯油 tou yu -
kerosene
油絵 abura e -
an oil painting |
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脂 |
あぶら:し
fat |
脂肪 shibou -
fat (body fat) |
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甘 |
あまい:かん
sweet |
甘口 ama kuchi -
mildness, sweet flavor |
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余 |
あます to leave over:よ more than:あまり the remainder:あまる to remain; to be
beyond (one's power) |
余地 yochi -
room, space
平均余命 hei kin yo mei -
life expectancy |
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編 |
あむ:へん
to
compile; to knit |
詩編 shi hen -
the Psalms
編集 hen shuu -
editing, compiling
編集部 hen shuu bu -
editing department |
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過 |
あやまち a fault, error:か to pass; elapse:すぎる to exceed:すごす to go to excess |
食べ過ぎ
tabe
sugi - eat too much
過去 kako - the
past
過去形 kakokei -
the past tense (grammar)
過ぎ越しの祭り
sugi
koshi no matsuri - the Passover |
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誤 |
あやまる:ご
mistake |
試行錯誤
shikou
sakugo - trial and error
誤解 gokai - a
misunderstanding |
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