The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
帰 |
1)
ki, 2) kaeru - return,
arrive at, come home
The first kanji of to
clean souji [掃除] looks like this
one. So coming home requires cleaning
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お帰りなさい
okaerinasai - Welcome home! Said when
someone comes home
帰り道 kaeri
michi - the way back home, the road home
帰国 ki koku - return to home
country |
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代 |
1)
dai - generation, price, 2) kawari,
3) kawaru - substitute, exchange
4) yo - age, generation
A lot of meaning
packed in this small kanji
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江戸時代
e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868)
古代 ko dai - ancient days
十代 juu dai - the teens,
teenager, from 11-19 |
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楽 |
1)
gaku, 2) raku, 3) tanoshii
- music, comfort, ease
Sipping white
[白] wine under a tree
[木] is comfortable
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安楽
an raku - ease, comfort
音楽 on gaku - music
楽器 gakki - a musical
instrument |
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風 |
1)
fuu, 2) fu, 3) kaze-
wind, air, style
Many insects [虫] fly in the air
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神風
kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze
台風 tai fuu - typhoon
日本風 nihon
fuu - Japanese style |
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貸 |
1)
tai, 2) kasu - lend
Many money related
kanji have shell kai [貝] as part of the kanji
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金貸し
kane kashi - money lending
貸家 kashi ya - a house for rent
ちょっと貸してください
chotto kashite kudasai - Let me borrow ___
for a sec |
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方 |
1)
hou - direction, 2) kata
person, way of
It looks like a person
running in direction
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貴方
anata - you (usually written in
hiragana)
使い方 tsukai
kata - how to use (something)
見方 mi kata - view point, way of
looking |
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紙 |
1)
shi, 2) kami - paper
Paper is made of threads
[糸] of wood
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手紙
te gami - letter (postal)
折り紙 ori
gami - origami, paper folding
和紙 wa shi - Japanese paper |
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通 |
1)
tsuu, 2) tooru, 3) toori-
go through, avenue, traffic
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普通
fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary
通り toori (or
doori) - street, avenue
通訳 tuu yaku - translate,
interprete |
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体 |
1)
tai, 2) karada, 3) katachi
- body, object
The left part means person
[人] and the right is book
[本]
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気体
ki tai - gas, vapour
具体的 gu tai
teki - concretely, tangible
体が弱い
karada ga yowai - body is weak |
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借 |
1)
shaku, 2) kariru -
borrow, rent
A person borrows
things during the day [日]
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借り物
kari mono - borrowed thing
借金 shakkin - debt, loan
借り家 kari
ie -
house for rent |
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漢 |
1)
kan, 2) han - China
China is across the
ocean from Japan so it has the 3 marks to the
left which mean water
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漢字
kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters
漢文 kan bun - Chinese literature
漢和 kan wa - Chinese character
- Japanese dictionary |
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館 |
1)
kan, 2) yakata -
building, palace
A large building has
a place to eat [食] (the left part is
related to this kanji)
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映画館
ei ga kan - movie theater
図書館 to sho
kan - library
水族館 sui
zoku kan - aquarium |
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元 |
1)
gen, 2) gan, 3) moto
- beginning, origin
It has two legs going
back to the beginning
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元々
moto moto - originally
身元 mi moto - ID, a person's
identity
次元 ji gen - dimension |
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考 |
1)
kou, 2) kangaeru -
think, consider , 3) kangae - a
thought
A lot of thought must
be put in to learning this kanji
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考古学
kou ko gaku - archaeology
考え直す
kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider
いい考え ii
kangae - a good thought |
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着 |
1)
chaku, 2) jyaku, 3) kiru
- to wear (clothes), arrive
This kanji has sheep
hitsuji [羊] in it. Perhaps
because of wool
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雨着
ama gi - rain wear
上着 uwa gi - a coat, jacket
到着 tou chaku
-
to arrive |
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究 |
1)
kyuu, 2) ku, 3) kiwameru
- research, study
The top is hole ana
[穴] and the botom is 9
[九] so you are
researching the 9 hole.
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研究
ken kyuu - research
研究会 ken
kyuu kai - research society
究明 kyuu mei - investigation |
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去 |
1)
kyo, 2) ko, 3) saru
- past, gone, leave
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過ぎ去る
sugi saru - to pass
過去 ka ko - the past
捨て去る
sute saru - to abandon (ship) |
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京 |
1)
kyou, 2) miyako, 3) kei
- capital
Both Tokyo [東京] and Kyoto [京都] have this
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東京
tou kyou - Tokyo
北京 pekin - Beijing, China
上京 jou kyou - going to the
capital (Tokyo) |
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強 |
1)
kyou, 2) gou, 3) tsuyoi-
strong
The left part means bow
yumi [弓] so it takes a strong
person to put a bow
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強敵
kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy
勉強 ben kyou - study
最強 sai kyou - the strongest |
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業 |
1)
gyou, 2) gou, 3) waza -
business, vocation
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営業
ei gyou - business, trade
軽業 karu waza
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acrobatics
産業 san gyou - industry |
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