| The Kanji |
Reading
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
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| 愛 |
あい
love |
愛している
– I love you!
愛妻 – beloved wife
愛知県 – Aichi prefecture
愛読 – a Book lover |
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| 圧 |
あつ
pressure |
気圧 – atmospheric pressure
電圧 – voltage
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| 委 |
| い commit; to entrust with |
委員 – committee member
任せる – to entrust, leave ~ to |
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| 胃 |
い
stomach |
胃 – stomach
胃液 – stomach juices, the gastric
juices |
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| 域 |
| いき boundary |
地域 – a region, area
地域時刻 – local time |
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| 宇 |
| う universe, eaves, house |
宇宙 – the universe, space
宇宙人 – an alien
宇宙飛行士 – an astronaut
宇宙旅行 – Space travel |
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| 液 |
| えき – liquid |
毒液 – venom (from a snake…)
血液型 – blood type |
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| 演 |
| えん to act;; to perform a play |
演歌 – Enka (style of Japanese music)
開演 – curtain opening (start of a play) |
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| 王 |
| おう king |
王国 – kingdom, monarchy
王子 – a prince
王手 – checkmate, check (shougi/chess)
王様 – a king |
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| 央 |
| おう center |
震央 – center of earthquake; epicenter中央 – the center; central; middle |
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| 欧 |
| おう Europe |
西欧 – Western Europe
欧風 – European style |
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| 億 |
| おく hundred million |
一億 – 100,000,000 |
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| 科 |
| か subject of study |
学科 – subject; course of study
科学 – science
教科書 – a textbook |
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| 貨 |
か
money, goods |
金貨 – a gold coin
硬貨 – a coin |
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| 課 |
か
section, lesson |
課長 – section chief
課税 – taxes, taxation |
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| 可 |
か
possible, approve |
許可 – permission, approval
可愛い – cute, pretty
不可能 – impossible
可能性 – possibility |
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| 菓 |
か
candy, confectionery |
お菓子– sweets, snack
菓子屋 – confectionery shop |
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| 貝 |
かい
shell; shellfish |
貝 – a shell
貝塚 – a shell mound (remains of ancient
socities’ dump) |
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| 階 |
かい (1st, 2nd) floor (of a building);
rank; |
音階 – music scale
武士階級 – warrior class
階段 – stairs |
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| 械 |
| かい machine |
機械 – a machine
機械翻訳 – machine translation |
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| 介 |
| かい mediate; come between; to aid |
紹介 – introduce
自己紹介 – self-introduction |
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| 害 |
| がい harm; calamity |
迫害 – persecution
煙害 – smoke pollution |
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| 活 |
| かつ active, live, activity |
生活 – life, living,lead a life
復活 – revival, restoration
活火山 – an active volcano
活動 – activity, movement |
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| 感 |
| かん feeling, sense, feel |
実感 – real feelings
第六感 – the 6th sense, a hunch
女の直感 – women’s intuition
感じる – to feel, experience
感謝 – thanks, gratitude
感動 – to be moved (emotionally)impressed |
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| 完 |
| かん complete, perfect |
完璧 – perfect, completeness
完全 – perfection, completeness
完全主義者 – a
perfectionist (person) |
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| 官 |
| かん government |
警察官
– a
policeman
官庁 – government office |
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| 観 |
| かん view |
観光 – sightseeing
観光ビザ – tourist visa |
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| 刊 |
| かん publish |
月刊 – a monthly publication
週刊 – published weekly
夕刊 – evening paper |
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| 簡 |
| かん simple |
簡単 – easy, simple
簡略 – simplicity |
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| 缶 |
| かん a can (drink or food can) |
空缶 – an empty can
缶詰 – packed can, canned goods
缶切り – a can opener |
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