| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 運 |
1) un
- luck, 2) hakobu - to carry
In the army [軍], people have to carry
many things
|
運河 un ga - canal
運命 un mei - fate, destiny
安全運転 an
zen un ten - safe
driving |
|
| 重 |
1) juu,
2) chou, 3) omoi - heavy
This is a heavy
village [里] because it has 1000
[千]
people over it
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貴重
ki chou -
precious, valuable
重ね着 kasane
gi - wearing
clothes over clothes
重点 juu ten - important point, to stress
something |
|
| 英 |
1) ei, 2) hanabusa,
3) - England, English, grand
There is a lot of grass
in the center [央] of England
|
石英
seki ei - quartz
英会話 ei kai
wa - English
conversation
英訳 ei yaku - English translation
英雄的 ei yuu
teki - heroic |
|
| 駅 |
1) eki - station (train)
A lot of horses
[馬] R
at the station
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駅前
eki mae - in front
of a station
駅員 eki in - station attendant
駅弁 eki ben - station bento (lunch) |
|
| 終 |
1) shuu,
2) owari, 3) tsui - end,
finish
The last thread
[糸] finishes
the winter [冬] sweater
|
最終
sai shuu - the
final, last, closing
終戦 shuu sen - end of war
終電 shuu den - the last train
終了 shuu ryou
- end, termination |
|
| 多 |
1) ta,
2) ooi - many, much, frequent
Two katakana ta's
[タ] are too many
|
多すぎる
oosugiru - too
much
多分 ta bun - probably, maybe
多目的 ta
moku teki - multi
purpose |
|
| 起 |
1) ki,
2) okiru, 3) okosu - get
up, wake up
Running
[走] in the morning
makes you wake up
|
早起き
haya oki - getting
up early
思い起こす
omoi okosu - to
recall a memory
一念発起
ichi nen hokki -
be resolved to ... |
|
| 屋 |
1) oku,
2) ya - roof, house, shop
A roof starts from ground
[土] up
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本屋
hon ya - book
store
芝居小屋 shi
bai go ya -
playhouse, theater
屋敷 ya shiki - mansion |
|
| 送 |
1) sou,
2) okuru - send
|
衛星放送
ei sei hou sou -
satellite broadcasting
生放送 nama
hou sou - live
broadcast
送金 sou kin - sending money (through mail...) |
|
| 教 |
1) kyou,
2) oshieru - teach, faith, education
This kanji is part of
your education!
|
キリスト教
kirisuto kyou -
Christianity
宗教 shuu kyou
- religion
ユダヤ教
yudaya kyou -
Judaism
教育 kyou iku - education |
|
| 弟 |
1) dai,
2) tei, 3) otouto - younger brother
A lot of younger
brothers like bows and arrows [弓]
|
従兄弟
itoko - cousin
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
弟子 de shi - disciple, pupil
愛弟子 mana
deshi - favorite
student, teacher's pet |
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| 同 |
1) dou,
2) onaji - same, agree, equal
When everyone agrees
they have one [一] mouth [口]
|
同意
dou i - agreement,
same thought
同音語 dou on
go - homonym
同期 dou ki - same class, same period,
contemporaries |
|
| 主 |
1) shu, 2) su, 3) nushi -
Lord, master, principal matter
The Lord is above a
king [王]
|
地主
ji nushi -
landlord
城主 jou shu - lord of a castle
創造主 sou
zou shu - Creator |
|
| 思 |
1) shi,
2) omou - think
A lot of thinking
can be done in one's heart [心] in a rice patty
[田]
|
意思
i shi - intention,
purpose
片思い kata
omoi - one sided
love, unrequited love
両思い ryou
omoi - mutual love
思い出す
omoi dasu - to
recall, remember |
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| 親 |
1) shin, 2) oya,
3) shitashii - parent, relative,
familiar
Becoming close
to someone takes looking [見] closely at them
|
父親
chichi oya -
father parent
母親 haha oya - mother parent
両親 ryou shin
- parents
親指 oya yubi - thumb |
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| 花 |
1) ka,
2) ke, 3) hana - flower
Grass changes
[化] into a beautiful flower
|
生け花
ike bana - flower
arrangement
火花
hi bana - a spark
花火 hana bi - fireworks
花見 hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms) |
|
| 夏 |
1) ka,
2) natsu - summer
Compare with winter fuyu
[冬]
|
夏休み
natsu yasumi -
summer vacation
夏祭り natsu
matsuri - summer
festival
夏期時間 ka
ki ji kan -
daylight savings time |
|
| 画 |
1) ga, 2) kaku - picture
Many words pertaining
to pictures, art, and movies use this kanji
|
映画
ei ga - a movie,
film
計画 kei kaku - plan, schedule, program
山水画 san
sui ga - landscape
picture |
|
| 界 |
1) kai - world
The world is like one
big rice field [田], isn't it?
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世界
se kai - the
world, society
世界一 se kai
ichi - the best in
the world
視界 shi kai - field of vision, sight |
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| 買 |
1) bai,
2) kau - buy
A lot of money words
also have shell kai [貝] as part of the kanji. A long time
ago shells were used as money.
|
買い物
kai mono -
something to buy, shopping
売買 bai bai - selling & buying, trade
買主 kai nushi
- the buyer,
purchaser |
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All the Kanji on
the Level 3 Test: #3 
