The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings
|
華 |
1) カ, 2)
ケ, 3) はな -
flower, shine,
showy |
華氏 ka shi -
Fahrenheit 華道 ka dou - flower
arrangement 華やか hanayaka - gorgeous,
bright 中華 chuu ka -
China | |
稼 |
1) カ, 2)
かせ・ぐ - work, earning
money |
稼業 ka gyou -
occupation 稼ぐ kasegu - to
work | |
架 |
1) カ, 2)
か・ける, 3) か・かる - support, construct, mount |
十字架 juu ji ka - the cross
(of Christ) 担架 tan ka - a
stretcher 架け橋 kake hashi - bridge
building | |
概 |
1) ガイ, 2)
おおむ・ね - outline,
approximately |
一概に ichi gai ni -
usually, as a rule 会社概要
kai sha gai
you
- company outline 概念 gai nen - concept,
notion | |
該 |
1) ガイ - specific |
該当 gai tou - come under,
corresponding 該当者
gai tou
sha
- person concerned,
qualified | |
涯 |
1) ガイ, 2)
はて - horizon,
shore
|
生涯教育 shou gai kyou iku -
life-long education, never stop learning 天涯孤独
ten gai ko doku - someone without any
relatives | |
暇 |
1) カ, 2)
ひま - leisure, free time,
rest |
暇 hima - free time,
spare time 休暇 kyuu ka -
holiday 暇潰し hima tsubushi - waste
of time, kill time | |
霞 |
1) カ, 2)
ゲ, 3) かすみ, 4)
かす・む - haze, mist, grow dim
|
霞ヶ関 kasumi ga seki -
Japanese Foreign Ministry (the name of the place) 霞む
kasumu - grow dim
(eyes) | |
慨 |
1) ガイ - lamentation, sadness, sigh |
感慨深い kan gai bukai - deep
emotions, strong feelings 憤慨
fun
gai
- get very angry | |
嘩 |
1) カ, 2)
ゲ - noisy |
喧嘩 ken ka - quarrel,
fight | |
戒 |
1) カイ, 2)
いまし・める - commandment
|
警戒 kei kai -
warn 厳戒 gen kai - guard
strictly 十戒 ji kkai - The 10
Commandments | |
懐 |
1) カイ, 2)
なつ・かしい, 3) なつ・かしむ, 4)
なつ・く, 5) ふところ - feelings, yearn for, miss
(something) |
懐かしい natsukashii -
remember sweetly, long for, miss (something) 懐古 kai ko - nostalgia,
reminiscence 懐中時計
kai chuu do
kei
- pocket watch 懐妊
kai nin
- pregnancy (used with very erai
people) | |
劾 |
1) ガイ - criminal investigation
|
弾劾 dan gai - accuse,
accusation | |
街 |
1) ガイ, 2)
カイ, 3) まち - street,
town
|
ウォール街 uo-ru gai - Wall
Street 商店街 shou ten gai -
shopping district スラム街
suramu
gai
- slum area 街灯
gai
tou
- street lamps,
lights | |
芽 |
1) ガ, 2)
め - bud, sprout |
芽生える me baeru - to bud, to
sprout | |
賀 |
1) ガ - congratulations, joy |
年賀状 nen ga jou - New
Year's Card 滋賀県 shi ga ken - Shiga
Prefecture | |
我 |
1) ガ, 2)
われ, 3) わ, 4)
わが - I, oneself
|
自我 ji ga - self,
ego 我がまま waga mama -
selfish 我が国 waga kuni - my
country, my homeland 我慢
ga
man
- patience, endurance, self
control | |
雅 |
1) ガ, 2)
みやび - elegant, graceful |
優雅 yuu ga - elegance,
grace, refinement 雅歌
ga
ka
- Song of Solomon | |
餓 |
1) ガ, 2)
う・える - hungry, starve |
飢餓 ki ga - hunger,
starvation 飢え死に ue ji ni - death from
starvation | |
壊 |
1) カイ, 2)
エ, 3) こわ・す, 4)
こわ・れる - destroy,
break |
破壊 ha kai -
destruction 壊滅
kai
metsu
-
annihilation | |
悔 |
1) カイ, 2)
く・いる, 3) く・やむ, 4)
くや・しい - regret, repent |
後悔 kou kai -
regret 悔い改める kui aratameru
- to repent 悔しい
kuyashii
- too bad,
regrettable | |
拐 |
1) カイ -
kidnap |
誘拐 yuu kai -
kidnapping, abduction 誘拐犯
yuu kai
han
- abduction, crime of
kidnapping | |
怪 |
1) カイ, 2)
ケ, 3) あや・しい, 4)
あや・しむ - suspicious,
mysterious |
妖怪 you kai -
monster [of Japan] 怪盗
kai
tou
- phantom thief 怪物 kai butsu
-
monster | |
塊 |
1) カイ, 2)
ケ, 3) かたまり - lump, mass |
金塊 kin kai - gold
bullion 団塊の世代
dan kai no
sedai
- baby boom generation of
Japan | |
禍 |
1) カ, 2)
わざわい - evil, calamity |
災禍 sai ka -
accident, catastrophe 禍
wazawai
- disaster,
trouble | |
寡 |
1) カ -
widow, few |
寡 yamome -
widow 寡婦 ka fu -
widow 寡黙 kamoku - shy
or silent person | |
佳 |
1) カ, 2)
よい - good, beautiful, skilled
|
佳作 ka saku - a
fine piece of work (pictures, contests) 佳境 ka kyou -
climax | |
箇 |
1) カ - counter (for things) |
箇条書き ka jou gaki -
itemized statement 一箇月
ikka
getsu
- one month (usually written as 一ヶ月) 箇所
ka
sho
- place,
part | |
嫁 |
1) カ, 2)
よめ, 3) とつ・ぐ - bride,
marry
|
嫁 yome - a
bride 許婚 iinazuke -
fiancé (old word) 花嫁
hanayome
-
bride 嫁ぐ totsugu - to
marry | |
渦 |
1) カ, 2)
うず - swirl, eddy, whirlpool
|
渦 uzu -
swirl 渦巻き uzu maki -
whirlpool | |