| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 切 |
1) setsu,
2) sai, 3) kiru - cut, cut off
Seven [七 - shichi] swords [刀 - katana] cut better than
one
|
親切
shin setsu -
kindness
爪切り tsume
kiri - (finger)
nail clippers
踏み切り
fumi kiri -
railway crossing |
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| 近 |
1) kin,
2) kon, 3) chikai - near, early
|
最近
sai kin - recently
近畿 kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)
近頃 chika
goro - recently,
lately
近所 kin jo - neighborhood |
|
| 銀 |
1) gin, 2) shirogane -
silver
Silver is related to
gold [金 - kin]
|
金銀
kin gin - gold
& silver
銀行 gin kou - bank
純銀 jun gin - pure silver |
|
| 口 |
1) kou,
2) ku, 3) kuchi - mouth
The opened mouth of a
robot
|
出口
de guchi - exit
辛口 kara
kuchi - spicy
taste
人口 jin kou - population |
|
| 工 |
1) kou,
2) ku, 3) gu - craft,
construction
Capital 'i'
|
人工
jin kou - manmade,
artificial
大工 dai ku - carpenter
工場 kou jou - factory |
|
| 黒 |
1) koku,
2) kuro, 3) kuroi - black
There is a village [里 - sato] there
|
暗黒
an koku - darkness
白黒 shiro
kuro - black and
white
真っ黒
makkuro - pitch
black |
|
| 計 |
1) kei, 2) hakaru - plan,
measure
Planning
and measuring takes talk
[言]
|
計画
kei kaku - plan,
scheme
時計 to kei - watch, clock
温度計 on do
ke - thermometer |
|
| 研 |
1) ken, 2) togu - study
of, sharpen
Sharpen
your study of rocks
[石 - ishi]
|
研究
ken kyuu -
research
研究生 ken
kyuu sei -
research student
研修 ken shuu - training |
|
| 建 |
1) ken,
2) kon, 3) tateru - build
|
建国
ken koku -
founding of a nation
二階建て ni
kai date - a 2
story building
再建 sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction |
|
| 験 |
1) ken, 2) tamesu, 3) -
testing, examine, effect
|
試験
shi ken - exam,
test
実験 jikken - experiment
体験 tai ken - (personal) experience |
|
| 古 |
1) ko,
2) furui - old
It looks like an old
gravestone
|
使い古す
tsukai furusu - to
wear out something
考古学 kou ko
gaku - archaeology
古本屋 furu
hon ya - used
bookstore |
|
| 広 |
1) kou,
2) hiroi, 3) hiromeru -
wide, broad
There is a lot of space
around this kanji
|
広場
hiro ba - an
opened space, plaza
広告 kou koku - advertisement
広報 kou hou - public relations, publicity |
|
| 心 |
1) shin,
2) kokoro - heart, mind
This is a very basic
kanji found in many other kanjis relating to the
heart or emotions
|
愛国心
ai koku shin -
patriotism
安心 an shin - relief, peace of mind
以心伝心 i
shin den shin -
telepathy
下心 shita
gokoro - hidden
intentions, secret motive |
|
| 試 |
1) shi, 2) kokoromiru, 3)
tamesu - test, try, experiment
Saying words [言] during a ceremony [式] makes an experiment
|
入試
nyuu shi -
entrance examination
腕試し ude
dameshi - testing
one's abilities (arm)
卒業試験
sotsu gyou shi ken -
graduation test |
|
| 答 |
1) tou,
2) kotaeru, 3) kotae -
solution, answer
The two parts at the
top represent bamboo [竹] so using bamboo as a mic shout
your answer
|
問答
mon dou -
questions and answers
応答 ou tou - reply, answer
解答 kai tou - answer, solution |
|
| 事 |
1) ji,
2) zu, 3) koto - matter, thing, fact, business
|
仕事
shi goto - work
大事 dai ji - important
家事 ka ji - housework
記事 ki ji - article (newspaper) |
|
| 転 |
1) ten - revolve, turn around
The wheels of a car
[車] turn around
|
運転
un ten - driving
移転 i ten - transfer, moving
回転 kai ten - revolution, rotate |
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| 作 |
1) saku,
2) sa, 3) tsukuru - make, produce, prepare
The mark to the left
means a person [人] so a person is
making something
|
作家
sakka - author,
writer
手作り te
zukuri - handmade
盗作 tou saku - plagiarism |
|
| 茶 |
1) cha, 2) sa - tea
Tea is made from
grass (leaves) which is represented by the top
part of this kanji
|
お茶
o cha - Japanese
tea, green tea
烏龍茶 u-ron
cha - Oolong tea,
Chinese tea
麦茶 mugi cha - barley tea |
|
| 早 |
1) sou,
2) hayai - fast, early
The sun [日] rises early
|
早口
haya kuchi - talk
fast
朝早い asa
hayai - early
morning
早速 sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound) |
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All the Kanji on
the Level 3 Test: #5 
