The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
運 |
1)
un - luck, 2) hakobu
- to carry
In the army [軍], people have to carry
many things
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運河 un ga -
canal
運命 un mei -
fate, destiny
安全運転 an
zen un ten - safe driving |
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重 |
1)
juu, 2) chou, 3) omoi
- heavy
This is a heavy
village [里] because it has 1000
[千] people over it
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貴重
ki chou - precious, valuable
重ね着 kasane
gi -
wearing clothes over clothes
重点 juu ten - important point,
to stress something |
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英 |
1)
ei, 2) hanabusa,
3) - England, English, grand
There is a lot of grass
in the center [央] of England
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石英
seki ei - quartz
英会話 ei kai
wa -
English conversation
英訳 ei yaku - English
translation
英雄的 ei yuu
teki - heroic |
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駅 |
1)
eki - station (train)
A lot of horses
[馬] R
at the station
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駅前
eki mae - in front of a station
駅員 eki in - station attendant
駅弁 eki ben - station bento
(lunch) |
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終 |
1)
shuu, 2) owari,
3) tsui - end, finish
The last thread
[糸] finishes
the winter [冬] sweater
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最終
sai shuu - the final, last, closing
終戦 shuu sen - end of war
終電 shuu den - the last train
終了 shuu ryou
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end, termination |
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多 |
1)
ta, 2) ooi -
many, much, frequent
Two katakana ta's
[タ] are too many
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多すぎる
oosugiru - too much
多分 ta bun - probably, maybe
多目的 ta
moku teki - multi purpose |
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起 |
1)
ki, 2) okiru,
3) okosu - get up, wake up
Running
[走] in the morning
makes you wake up
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早起き
haya oki - getting up early
思い起こす
omoi okosu - to recall a memory
一念発起
ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ... |
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屋 |
1)
oku, 2) ya -
roof, house, shop
A roof starts from ground
[土] up
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本屋
hon ya - book store
芝居小屋 shi
bai go ya - playhouse, theater
屋敷 ya shiki - mansion |
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送 |
1)
sou, 2) okuru
- send
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衛星放送
ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting
生放送 nama
hou sou - live broadcast
送金 sou kin - sending money (through
mail...) |
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教 |
1)
kyou, 2) oshieru
- teach, faith, education
This kanji is part of
your education!
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キリスト教
kirisuto kyou - Christianity
宗教 shuu kyou
-
religion
ユダヤ教
yudaya kyou - Judaism
教育 kyou iku - education |
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弟 |
1)
dai, 2) tei, 3) otouto -
younger brother
A lot of younger
brothers like bows and arrows [弓]
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従兄弟
itoko - cousin
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
弟子 de shi - disciple, pupil
愛弟子 mana
deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet |
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同 |
1)
dou, 2) onaji
- same, agree, equal
When everyone agrees
they have one [一] mouth [口]
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同意
dou i - agreement, same thought
同音語 dou on
go -
homonym
同期 dou ki - same class, same
period, contemporaries |
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主 |
1)
shu, 2) su, 3) nushi -
Lord, master, principal matter
The Lord is above a
king [王]
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地主
ji nushi - landlord
城主 jou shu - lord of a castle
創造主 sou
zou shu - Creator |
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思 |
1)
shi, 2) omou -
think
A lot of thinking
can be done in one's heart [心] in a rice patty
[田]
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意思
i shi - intention, purpose
片思い kata
omoi - one sided love, unrequited love
両思い ryou
omoi - mutual love
思い出す
omoi dasu - to recall, remember |
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親 |
1)
shin, 2) oya,
3) shitashii - parent, relative,
familiar
Becoming close
to someone takes looking [見] closely at them
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父親
chichi oya - father parent
母親 haha oya - mother parent
両親 ryou shin
-
parents
親指 oya yubi - thumb |
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花 |
1)
ka, 2) ke, 3) hana -
flower
Grass changes
[化] into a beautiful flower
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生け花
ike bana - flower arrangement
火花
hi bana - a spark
花火 hana bi - fireworks
花見 hana mi - flower viewing (cherry
blossoms) |
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夏 |
1)
ka, 2) natsu -
summer
Compare with winter fuyu
[冬]
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夏休み
natsu yasumi - summer vacation
夏祭り natsu
matsuri - summer festival
夏期時間 ka
ki ji kan - daylight savings time |
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画 |
1)
ga, 2) kaku - picture
Many words pertaining
to pictures, art, and movies use this kanji
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映画
ei ga - a movie, film
計画 kei kaku - plan, schedule,
program
山水画 san
sui ga - landscape picture |
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界 |
1)
kai - world
The world is like one
big rice field [田], isn't it?
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世界
se kai - the world, society
世界一 se kai
ichi - the best in the world
視界 shi kai - field of vision,
sight |
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買 |
1)
bai, 2) kau -
buy
A lot of money words
also have shell kai [貝] as part of the kanji. A long time
ago shells were used as money.
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買い物
kai mono - something to buy, shopping
売買 bai bai - selling &
buying, trade
買主 kai nushi
-
the buyer, purchaser |
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