The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
覚 |
おぼえる:かく
to
remember; to understand |
感覚 kan kaku -
sense; sensation
目覚し時計 me zamashi to
kei - alarm clock
目を覚めます
me
o samemasu - to wake up (eyes wake up) |
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面 |
おも face; surface:めん side; phase; mask:おもて face; outside; front |
月面 getsu men -
the surface of the moon
地面 ji men -
ground; earth's surface
赤面 seki men -
to blush (red face)
両面 ryou men -
both sides
面接 men setsu -
interview (for job...) |
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折 |
おり:せつ:おる
to
break; to fold |
折り紙
ori
gami - paper folding, origami
右折 u setsu -
to turn right |
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降 |
こう:ふる
to fall
(rain, snow):おりる
to get
off; to come down |
降雨 kou u -
rainfall, rain
降参 kou san -
to surrender, give into...
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御 |
おん:ぎょ:ご
honorific
prefix |
御飯 go han -
rice (rice is important)
御苦労様 go ku rou sama -
thanks for your hard work
御馳走 go chi sou -
feast! treating someone to food |
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香 |
か:こう:きょう:かおり:かおる
fragrance |
香水 kou sui -
perfume
香港 hon kon -
Hong Kong |
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科 |
か subject of study |
学科 gakka -
subject; course of study
科学 ka gaku -
science
教科書 kyou ka sho -
a textbook |
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化 |
か:け:ばける:ばかす
change
(into) |
国際化
koku
sai ka - internationalization
地球温暖化 chi kyuu on dan
ka - global warming
文化 bun ka -
culture
お化け o bake -
ghost |
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荷 |
か:に
load |
荷物 ni motsu -
luggage, baggage
重荷 omo ni - a
heavy load; burden |
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加 |
か:くわえる:くわわる
add |
参加 san ka -
participation
増加 zou ka - an
increase |
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果 |
か:はたす:はてる:はて
fruit,
end |
効果 kou ka -
effect, results
果たし状 hatashi jou -
a letter of challenge (from an enemy)
果汁 ka juu -
fruit juice |
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貨 |
か money, goods |
金貨 kin ka - a
gold coin
硬貨 kou ka - a
coin |
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課 |
か section, lesson |
課長 ka chou -
section chief
課税 ka zei -
taxes, taxation |
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可 |
か possible, approve |
許可 kyo ka -
permission, approval
可愛い kawaii -
cute, pretty
不可能 fu ka nou -
impossible
可能性 ka nou sei -
possibility |
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河 |
か:かわ
river |
銀河 gin ga -
The Milky Way
氷河 hyou ga - a
glacier
河馬 ka ba -
hippopotamus |
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菓 |
か candy, confectionery |
お菓子
okashi
- sweets, snack
菓子屋 kashi ya -
confectionery shop |
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靴 |
か:くつ
shoes |
靴下 kutsu shita -
socks
靴磨き kutsu migaki -
shoe shine, shining shoes |
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貝 |
かい shell; shellfish |
貝 kai - a
shell
貝塚 ka zuka - a
shell mound (remains of ancient socities' dump) |
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階 |
かい (1st, 2nd) floor (of
a building); rank; |
音階 on kai -
music scale
武士階級 bushi kai kyuu -
warrior class
階段 kai dan -
stairs |
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械 |
かい machine |
機械 ki kai - a
machine
機械翻訳 ki kai hon yaku -
machine translation |
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快 |
かい:こころよい
pleasant |
愉快 yu kai -
pleasant, happy
快速 kai soku -
express (train), high speed |
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解 |
かい:げ: explanation とく:とかす:とける
to
solve; untie; dissolve |
誤解 go kai - a
misunderstanding
正解 sei kai -
answers, solution
理解 ri kai -
understanding, comprehension
問題解決 mon dai kai
ketsu - solve a problem, problem-solving |
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灰 |
かい:はい
ashes |
火山灰
ka
zan bai - volcanic ash
灰色 hai iro -
grey (color) |
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介 |
かい mediate; come
between; to aid |
紹介 shou kai -
introduce
自己紹介 ji ko shou kai -
self-introduction |
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皆 |
かい:みな
all;
everything; everyone |
皆さん
mina
san - everyone
皆既日食 kai ki nisshoku -
total solar eclipse |
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害 |
がい harm; calamity |
迫害 haku gai -
persecution
煙害 en gai -
smoke pollution |
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交 |
かう:こう:まじる
to be
mixed まじわる
to
associate with |
外交 gai kou -
diplomacy
見交わす mi kawasu -
to exchange glances, to look at each other
交換 kou kan -
to exchange, trade |
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返 |
かえす:へん:かえる
return |
繰り返し
kuri
kaeshi - to repeat
息を吹き返す
iki
o fuki kaesu - to come back to life
返事 hen ji -
reply, answer |
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省 |
かえりみる to reflect upon せい to look しょう suffix 'government
department' はぶく
to
omit; cut down |
文部省
mon
bu shou - Ministry of Education
各省 kaku shou -
each ministry (of the govenment) |
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変 |
かえる:へん:かわる
change;
abnormal |
相変わらず
ai
kawarazu - same as always; nothing changed
大変 tai hen -
dreadful, terrible, very...
変身 hen shin -
metamorphosis, transformation |
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