The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
速 |
すみやか:そく:はやい:はやめる
- fast,
quick |
音速 on soku -
the speed of sound
早速 sassoku -
immediately, at once |
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背 |
せ:はい:せい:そむく:そむける
- back
(body part) |
猫背 neko ze -
bent back, stooping over
背番号 se ban go -
number on backs of players |
|
晴 |
せい:はれる:はらす
- fine
weather |
素晴らしい
su
barashii - wonderful
晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku -
work the fields on sunny days, and read on rainy
days. (proverb) |
|
制 |
せい - system, control |
規制 ki sei -
regulation
無制限 mu sei gen -
limitless |
|
製 |
せい - manufactured, made
in ~ |
アメリカ製
amerika
sei - made in America
木製 moku sei -
made of wood |
|
税 |
ぜい - tax |
関税 kan zei -
customs, duty, tarrif
税制改革 zei sei kai kaku
- tax reform |
|
説 |
ぜい:せつ:とく
-
explain |
解説 kai setsu -
explanation, commentary
仮説 ka setsu -
hypothesis |
|
席 |
せき - seat |
運転席
un
ten seki - driver seat
欠席 kesseki -
absence, non-attendance |
|
積 |
せき:つむ:つもる
- to
accumulate |
見積もり
mi
tsu mori - estimation
積極的 sekkyoku teki -
positive, active |
|
責 |
せき:せめる
-
burden, blame |
引責辞任
in
seki ji nin - taking responcibility for
one's actions and resigning
無責任 mu seki nin -
irresponsibility |
|
績 |
せき - achievements |
実績 jisseki -
actual results, achievements
成績表 sei seki hyou -
report card |
|
隻 |
せき - one of a pair;
counter for boats |
数隻の船
suu
seki no fune - several boats
一隻 isseki -
one (counter for boats) |
|
籍 |
せき - register |
国籍 koku seki -
nationality
本籍地 hon seki chi -
permanent residence |
|
雪 |
せつ:ゆき
- snow |
豪雪 gou setsu -
tremendous snowfall
初雪 hatsu yuki -
first snowfall (of the season)
花吹雪 hana fubuki -
falling flowers (usually cherry blossoms) |
|
設 |
せつ:もうける
- set
up |
設計図
sekkei
zu - blueprint, plan
モデムの設定
modemu
no settei - modem (computer) setup |
|
接 |
せつ:つぐ
- to
contact, touch |
直接 choku setsu -
direct, immediate
面接 men setsu -
interview (for a job...) |
|
絶 |
ぜつ:たえる:たやす:たつ
- to
die out, cut off |
断絶 dan zetsu -
become extinct, cease to exist
絶頂 zecchou -
peak, climax, summit |
|
線 |
せん - a line |
境界線
kyou
kai sen - boundary line
曲線 kyoku sen -
curve |
|
専 |
せん:もっぱら
-
exclusive, sole |
専売 sen bai -
monopoly
専門 sen mon -
speciality, major (in university) |
|
全 |
ぜん:まったく
- whole |
安全運転
an
zen un ten - safe driving
全開 zen kai -
full throttle, all the way, full speed |
|
然 |
ぜん:ねん - yes, but, however |
偶然 guu zen -
by chance
自然 shi zen -
nature
全然 zen zen -
not at all, entirely |
|
祖 |
そ - ancestor |
祖国 so koku -
father land, native country
祖先 so sen -
ancestor |
|
想 |
そ:そう - conceive, image |
感想 kan sou -
comments, thoughts, impressions
理想的 ri sou teki -
ideal, the most suited
想像 sou zou -
imagination |
|
総 |
そう - total, general |
総合的
sou
gou teki - synthetic
総理大臣 sou ri dai jin -
Prime Minister |
|
窓 |
そう:まど
-
window |
窓口 mado guchi -
ticket window
同窓生 dou sou sei -
alumni, school mates |
|
層 |
そう - stratum, layer |
階層 kai sou -
class, level
成層圏 sei sou ken -
stratosphere |
|
双 |
そう:ふた
- set
of two, double, twin |
双眼鏡
sou
gan kyou - binoculars
双子 futa go -
twins |
|
掃 |
そう:はく
- sweep |
清掃車
sei
sou sha - garbage truck
掃除機 sou ji ki -
a vacuum cleaner |
|
燥 |
そう - dry up |
乾燥 kan sou -
dried, dehydrate
乾燥洗濯 kan sou sen taku
- dry cleaning |
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