| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 星 |
| しょう：せい：ほし
- star |
衛星 ei sei -
satellite
火星人 ka sei jin -
a martian, an alien from Mars
惑星 waku sei -
a planet |
|
| 政 |
| しょう：せい：まつりごと
-
politics, rule |
行政 gyou sei -
administration
民主政治 min shu sei ji -
democratic government |
|
| 精 |
| しょう：せい - refine, essence |
無精ひげ
bu
shou hi ge - unshaved due to laziness
妖精 you sei -
elf, fairy |
|
| 乗 |
| じょう：のる：のせる
- to
ride, get on |
乗っ取り
nottori
- hi-jack, take over, capture
曲乗り kyoku nori -
trick riding, stunt riding
波乗り nami nori -
surfing, riding waves |
|
| 状 |
| じょう - form, letter |
果たし状
hatashi
jou - letter of challenge, challenge to a
duel
招待状 shou tai jou -
invitation card |
|
| 常 |
| じょう：つね：とこ
-
normal, regular |
異常 i jou -
strange, abnormal
非常 hi jou -
emergency, unusual, extraordinary |
|
| 情 |
| じょう：せい：なさけ
-
condition, emotion |
愛情 ai jou -
love, affection
事情 ji jou -
conditions, situation |
|
| 城 |
| じょう：しろ
- a
castle |
万里の長城
ban
ri no chou jou - the Great Wall of China
平城京 hei jou kyou -
ancient Nara |
|
| 蒸 |
| じょう：むす：むれる：むらす
- to
evaporate, steam |
蒸し暑い
mushi
atsui - humid & hot
蒸発 jou hatsu -
evaporation, mysterious disappearance (of a
person) |
|
| 畳 |
| じょう：たたみ：たたむ
-
tatami mat, to fold up |
畳み掛ける
tatami
kakeru - to press hard for an answer, ask
many questions
畳替え tatami gae -
renew tatami mats, change mats |
|
| 成 |
| じょう：せい：なる：なす
- to
become, form, achieve |
行き成り
iki
nari - suddenly, without warning
完成 kan sei -
perfect, complete
賛成 san sei -
approval, agreement |
|
| 職 |
| しょく - employment |
求職 kyuu shoku -
seeking employment, looking for work
辞職 ji shoku -
resignation |
|
| 調 |
| しらべる：ちょう：ととのう：ととのえる
- look
up, research, tone |
強調 kyou chou -
emphasis, stress
順調 jun chou -
smoothly, good, doing well
下調べ shita shirabe -
preliminary investigation |
|
| 退 |
| しりぞく：たい：しりぞける
- to
retreat |
退嬰的
tai
ei teki - conservative, unadventurous
退却 tai kyaku -
retreat, withdrawal |
|
| 森 |
| しん：もり
-
forest |
森林 shin rin -
forest
森閑 shin kan -
silence |
|
| 申 |
| しん：もうす
-
report, call |
申し込み
moushi
komi - an application
申し訳 moushi wake -
an excuse, apology |
|
| 身 |
| しん：み
- body,
self |
受け身
uke
mi - passive (grammar)
出身 shusshin -
come from, where you are from |
|
| 深 |
| しん：ふかい：ふかまる：ふかめる
- deep |
奥深い
oku
fukai - profound (can also be: oku Bukai)
深刻 shin koku -
serious |
|
| 進 |
| しん：すすむ：すすめる
- to
advance, move forward |
一歩前進
ippo
zen shin - a step forward
行進 kou shin -
parade, march |
|
| 臣 |
| しん：じん - subject, retainer |
総理大臣
sou
ri dai jin - Prime Minister
文部大臣 mon bu dai jin -
Minister of Education |
|
| 信 |
| しん - believe, message |
確信 kaku shin -
confidence, conviction
信仰 shin kou -
faith, creed
遭難信号 sou nan shin gou
- distress signal, SOS |
|
| 針 |
| しん：はり
-
needle |
短針 tan shin -
the hour hand, the small hand (on the clock)
針金 hari gane -
wire |
|
| 伸 |
| しん：のびる：のばす
- to
stretch |
欠伸 akubi -
yawn, yawning
追伸 tui shin -
postscript (of a letter) |
|
| 寝 |
| しん：ねる：ねかす
- to go
to sleep |
朝寝坊
asa
ne bou - sleep too late, oversleep
寝顔 ne gao -
sleeping face
寝言 ne goto -
talking in your sleep |
|
| 震 |
| しん：ふるう：ふるえる
- to
shake, quake |
大地震
oo
ji shin - big earthquake
武者震い mu sha burui -
shaking with excitement
地震雷火事親父
jishin
kaminari kaji oyaji - (proverb) the things
most feared: Earthquake, thunder, fire, and
fathers |
|
| 吹 |
| すい：ふく
- to
blow |
潮吹き
shio
fuki - the spouting of a whale
花吹雪 hana fubuki -
falling flowers (mainly cherry blossoms)
吹き替え版 fuki kae ban -
dubbed version (of a movie) |
|
| 末 |
| すえ：まつ：ばつ
- the
last part, end |
結末 ketsu matsu -
end, conclusion
週末 shuu matsu -
weekend
幕末 baku matsu -
end of the Edo period |
|
| 優 |
| すぐれる：よう
excellent
：やさしい
-
gentle, tender, kind, nice |
女優 jo yuu -
actress
優柔不断 yuu juu fu dan -
indecisiveness, can't decide on things |
|
| 涼 |
| すずしい：りょう：すずむ
- cool
(temp) |
清涼飲料水
sei
ryou in ryou sui - soft drink (you are
not required to know this one)
清涼 sei ryou -
cool, refreshing |
|
| 炭 |
| すみ：たん
- coal,
charcoal |
石炭 seki tan -
coal
炭酸水 tan san sui -
carbonated water
木炭 moku tan -
charcoal |
|
All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #17
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