The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
止 |
1) shi,
2) tomaru, 3) tomeru, 4) tome
- stop
Think of a policeman
standing on the road saying, "stop"
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禁止
kin shi -
prohibited, not allowed
立入禁止
tachi iri kin shi -
keep off! dont come in
中止 chuu shi - suspension, interruption |
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自 |
1) ji, 2) shi, 3) mizukara
- oneself
Don't confuse this
with eye [目 - me], and
white [白 - shiro]
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独自
doku ji -
original, peculiar
自衛 ji ei - self-defense
自画自賛 ji
ga ji san -
praising one's own work |
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仕 |
1) shi, 2) ji, 3) tsukaeru
- official, serve, attend
A person
[人] serves
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奉仕
hou shi - service,
attendance
仕上げ shi
age - finished,
end
仕事 shi goto - work |
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死 |
1) shi, 2) shinu - death,
die
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討ち死に
uchi ji ni - die
in battle, die in action
致死 chi shi - lethal, fatal
必死 hisshi - desperate, inevitable death,
frantic |
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始 |
1) shi,
2) hajimeru - begin
The woman
[女 - onna] on stage
[台 - dai] began
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開始
kai shi -
commencement, begin
末始終 sue
shi jyuu - forever
始めまして
hajimemashite -
nice to meet you |
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使 |
1) shi,
2) tsukau, 3) tsukai- use
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天使
ten shi - angel
大使 tai shi - ambassador
使いやすい
tsukai yasui -
easy to use |
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私 |
1) shi,
2) watashi, 3) watakushi - I,
me, private
This one's useful when talking to
oneself (and others) see also pronouns
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私 watashi / watakushi
- I || more...
私書箱 shi
sho bako - post
office box
私事 shi ji - personal affairs |
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地 |
1) chi, 2) ji - ground, earth
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居心地
igoko chi -
comfort
宇宙基地 u
chuu ki chi -
space station
現在地 gen
zai chi - you are
here on a map, present location |
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持 |
1) ji,
2) motsu, 3) moteru - hold,
have
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気持ち
ki mochi -
feeling, mood
お金持ち
okane mochi - rich
man
力持ち
chikara mochi -
strong man |
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質 |
1) shitsu - quality, matter, substance
The bottom has the
kanji for shell [貝
-
kai]
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質問
shitsu mon -
question
品質 hin
shitsu - quality
実質 jisshitsu
- substance,
essence |
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室 |
1) shitsu, 2) muro - room,
chamber
The top part is a roof
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密室
misshitsu - hidden
room
教室 kyou
shitsu - classroom
温室 on shitsu
- greenhouse |
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品 |
1) hin, 2) shina - goods,
article, elegance, dignity
The three mouths [口 - kuchi] are eating the goods
with dignity
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車用品
kuruma you hin -
car parts
下品 ge hin - vulgar, indecent
化粧品 ke
shou hin -
cosmetics |
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社 |
1) sha, 2) yashiro -
company, firm, office
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社会
sha kai - society
会社 kai sha - office, company
出版社
shuppan sha -
publisher |
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者 |
1) sha,
2) mono - someone, person
The sun
[日 - hi] is
needed to make out just who that someone
is
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医者
i sha - medical
doctor
学者 gaku sha - a scholar
芸者 gei sha - Geisha, woman performer |
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手 |
1) shu,
2) zu, 3) te - hand
After several years
of looking at this kanji, I still don't see the
hand the ancient Chinese saw!
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空手
kara te - Karate
下手 heta - not good at, poor at
上手 jou zu - good at, excells at
手紙 te gami - letter (postal) |
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週 |
1) shuu - week
This is one of those
rare kanji with just one reading and meaning
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一週間
isshuu kan - one
week
先週 sen shuu - last week
来週 rai shuu - next week
週末 shuu
matsu - weekend |
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習 |
1) shuu, 2) ju, 3) narau
- learn
The top is feather
or wing [羽
- hane]
and the bottom is white [白 - shiro]
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練習
ren shuu -
practice
自習 ji shuu - self study
復習 fuku shuu
- review, study
again |
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住 |
1) juu,
2) chuu, 3) sumu - live, reside, dwell
You are the lord
[主 - shu] of
the house
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住所
juu sho - (mailing)
address
衣食住 i
shoku juu -
necessities of life, clothing, food, and housing
移住 i juu - migration |
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春 |
1) shun,
2) haru - spring (season)
The season where the
sun [日 - hi]
returns
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春休み
haru yasumi -
spring break
初春 sho shun - early spring
青春 sei shun - youth |
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正 |
1) sei,
2) shou, 3) tadashii - correct, justice, right
If you stop
[止] and think about it
you will get it right
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正解
sei kai - correct
改正 kai sei - revisement, amendment
正月 shou
gatsu - the New
Year |
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