The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
切 |
1)
setsu, 2) sai, 3) kiru
- cut, cut off
Seven [七 - shichi] swords [刀 - katana] cut better than
one
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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
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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 |
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銀 |
1)
gin, 2) shirogane -
silver
Silver is related to
gold [金 - kin]
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金銀
kin gin - gold & silver
銀行 gin kou - bank
純銀 jun gin - pure silver |
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口 |
1)
kou, 2) ku, 3) kuchi -
mouth
The opened mouth of a
robot
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出口
de guchi - exit
辛口 kara
kuchi - spicy taste
人口 jin kou - population |
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工 |
1)
kou, 2) ku, 3) gu -
craft, construction
Capital 'i'
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人工
jin kou - manmade, artificial
大工 dai ku - carpenter
工場 kou jou - factory |
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黒 |
1)
koku, 2) kuro, 3) kuroi
- black
There is a village [里 - sato] there
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暗黒
an koku - darkness
白黒 shiro
kuro - black and white
真っ黒
makkuro - pitch black |
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計 |
1)
kei, 2) hakaru - plan,
measure
Planning
and measuring takes talk
[言]
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計画
kei kaku - plan, scheme
時計 to kei - watch, clock
温度計 on do
ke -
thermometer |
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研 |
1)
ken, 2) togu - study
of, sharpen
Sharpen
your study of rocks
[石 - ishi]
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研究
ken kyuu - research
研究生 ken
kyuu sei - research student
研修 ken shuu - training |
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建 |
1)
ken, 2) kon, 3) tateru
- build
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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 |
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験 |
1)
ken, 2) tamesu, 3) -
testing, examine, effect
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試験
shi ken - exam, test
実験 jikken - experiment
体験 tai ken - (personal)
experience |
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古 |
1)
ko, 2) furui - old
It looks like an old
gravestone
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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 |
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広 |
1)
kou, 2) hiroi, 3) hiromeru
- wide, broad
There is a lot of space
around this kanji
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広場
hiro ba - an opened space, plaza
広告 kou koku - advertisement
広報 kou hou - public relations,
publicity |
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心 |
1)
shin, 2) kokoro -
heart, mind
This is a very basic
kanji found in many other kanjis relating to the
heart or emotions
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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 |
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試 |
1)
shi, 2) kokoromiru, 3) tamesu
- test, try, experiment
Saying words [言] during a ceremony [式] makes an experiment
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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 |
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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
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問答
mon dou - questions and answers
応答 ou tou - reply, answer
解答 kai tou - answer, solution |
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事 |
1)
ji, 2) zu, 3) koto
- matter, thing, fact, business
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仕事
shi goto - work
大事 dai ji - important
家事 ka ji - housework
記事 ki ji - article (newspaper) |
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転 |
1)
ten - revolve, turn around
The wheels of a car
[車] turn around
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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
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作家
sakka - author, writer
手作り te
zukuri - handmade
盗作 tou saku - plagiarism |
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茶 |
1)
cha, 2) sa - tea
Tea is made from
grass (leaves) which is represented by the top
part of this kanji
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お茶
o cha - Japanese tea, green tea
烏龍茶 u-ron
cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea
麦茶 mugi cha - barley tea |
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早 |
1)
sou, 2) hayai - fast,
early
The sun [日] rises early
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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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