The Kanji
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Readings & Meanings
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| 打 |
| うつ：だ
strick; hit; to beat |
舌打ち
shita
uchi - click one's
tongue, smacking lips
抜打ち nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be surprised by...;
to draw a katana and strike with the same stroke
打ち上げる uchi ageru - to launch, shoot up (a rocket,
space shuttle or fireworks) |
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| 美 |
| うつくしい
beautiful：び beauty |
賛美 san bi - praise
讃美歌 san bi ka - a hymn, praise song
美人 bi jin - a beautiful woman
美術 bi jutsu - art, fine arts |
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| 器 |
| うつわ：き
vessel; tool |
火炎放射器
ka
en hou sha ki - a
flame thrower
楽器 gakki - a musical instument
消化器 shou ka ki - a fire extinguisher
炊飯器 sui han ki - a rice cooker |
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| 腕 |
| うで：わん
arm; talent; ability |
腕 ude - an arm
両腕 ryou ude - both arms
腕相撲 ude zumou - arm wrestling (arm Sumo) |
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| 産 |
| うぶ：さん
childbearing; product; fortune：うむ
to give birth; to produce |
お土産
o
mi yage - a
souvenir, present from a trip for someone
国産 koku san - a national product
破産 ha san - bankrupt
不動産 fu dou san - real estate |
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| 馬 |
| うま：ば：ま
horse |
馬 uma - horse
河馬 ka ba - a hippo; hippopotamus
縞馬 shima uma - a zebra
流鏑馬 yabu same - archery from horseback
馬鹿 baka - foolish, an idoit, stupid |
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| 埋 |
| うまる
to be buried; to be filled up：まい：うめる
to bury; to fill up |
埋まる
umaru
- to be buried
穴埋め ana ume - to fill in the blanks (of a form...) |
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| 敬 |
| うやまう：けい
respect |
尊敬 son kei - repect, honor,esteem
敬語 kei go - honorific language, terms of
respect |
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| 裏 |
| うら：り
reverse side; back; opposite |
裏技 ura waza - an underhanded trick; using secret
knowledge
裏口 ura guchi - back door
手裏剣 shu ri ken - a throwing star (ninja!)
裏切る ura giru - to betray |
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| 占 |
| うらなう
to divine：せん：うらない
divination：しめる
to occupy; to hold (a seat) |
独占 doku sen - a monopoly
占領地 sen ryou chi - occupied territory (by an army) |
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| 得 |
| うる：とく：える
acquire; gain |
心得 kokoro e - information, knowledge
得る eru - to get; to gain |
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| 絵 |
| え：かい
picture |
油絵 abura e - oil painting
浮世絵 uki yo e - Ukiyoe, everyday life in Edo
period
絵本 e hon - a picture book (children) |
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| 回 |
| え：かい
a turn ：まわる：まわす
to turn |
一回 ikkai - once, one time
今回 kon kai - this time, now
回し mawashi - Sumo's lioncloth
回復 kai fuku - recovering, recovery |
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| 泳 |
| えい：およぐ
swim |
遠泳 en ei - long-distance swimming
水泳 sui ei - swimming
寒中水泳 kan chuu sui ei - swimming in dead of winter |
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| 栄 |
| えい：さかえる：はえ：はえる
flourish; glory |
栄光 ei kou - glory
栄養 ei you - nutrition |
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| 永 |
| えい：ながい
eternal |
永遠 ei en - forever, eternity
永続 ei zoku - permanence, persistent |
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| 鋭 |
| えい：するどい
sharp |
鋭い surudoi - sharp
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| 役 |
| えき war：やく office; duty; role; service |
悪役 aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the
villian
毒見役 doku mi yaku - a taster for posion
役に立つ yaku ni tatsu - be useful; be helpful |
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| 液 |
| えき - liquid |
毒液 doku eki - venom (from a snake...)
血液型 ketsu eki gata - blood type |
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| 枝 |
| えだ：し
a branch (of a tree) |
枯れ枝
kare
eda - a dead
branch
爪楊枝 tsuma you ji - toothpick
枝垂れ柳 shi dare yanagi - a Weeping Willow |
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| 越 |
| えつ：こえる
to go over; to exceed：こす
to cross; to exceed; to move
to |
引越し
hikkoshi - moving, changing residence
追い越し oi koshi - passing |
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| 笑 |
| えむ：わらう：しょう
to laugh; to smile |
可笑しい
okashii
- funny, strange,
amusing
笑顔 e gao - a smiling face |
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| 選 |
| えらぶ：せん
to choose |
選ぶ erabu - to choose, select
選挙 sen kyo - elections (very noisy!) |
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| 園 |
| えん：その
garden |
公園 kou en - park
幼稚園 you chi en - kindergarten |
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| 遠 |
| えん：おん：とおい
far |
永遠 ei en - forever, eternity
耳が遠い mimi ga tooi - poor hearing
望遠鏡 bou en kyou - telescope
遠足 en soku - trip; hike; picnic |
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| 塩 |
| えん：しお
salt |
食塩 shoku en - table salt
塩水 shio mizu - salt water |
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| 演 |
| えん to act;; to perform a play |
演歌 enka - Enka (style of Japanese music)
開演 kai en - curtain opening (start of a play) |
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| 延 |
| えん：のびる
to be postponed; to be
extended：のばす to postpone; to extend：のべ
total |
延ばす
nobasu
- to lengthen; to
stretch; to grow a beard
延期 en ki - to postpone |
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| 煙 |
| えん：けむる：けむり：けむい
smoke |
禁煙 kin en - NO SMOKING!
煙い kemui - smokey\ |
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緒
|
| しょ：ちょ
beginning (lineage); お cord, string (of a musical
instrument) |
一緒 issho - together
内緒 nai sho - secret, private
内緒話 nai sho banashi - a secret talk |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #4 
