The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
少 |
1)
shou, 2) sukunai , 3) sukoshi
- few, little
Small is [小]
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少々お待ちください
shou shou omachi kudasai - Please wait a
moment
少年 shou nen - youth, boy
小学校 shou
gakkou - elementary school |
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場 |
1)
jou, 2) chou, 3) ba -
location, place
The bit on the left [土] means ground
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場所
ba sho - a place, area
スキー場
suki- jou - ski area
駐車場 chuu
sha jou - parking lot |
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知 |
1)
chi, 2) shiru - to
know, wisdom
To the left [矢 - ya] means arrow and to
the right [口 - kuchi] is
a mouth.
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知恵
chi e - wisdom
知事 chi ji - governor
告知
koku chi - announcement, notice |
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真 |
1)
shin, 2) ma, 3) makoto
- true, reality
This kanji has a ten
[十 - juu] over
an eye [目 - me]
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写真
sha shin - photograph
真っ暗
makkura - pitch black
真に makotoni - really, truely |
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図 |
1)
zu, 2) to, 3) e,
4) hakaru - map, drawing, plan,
unexpected
Think of it as a
treasure map where X marks the spot
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地図
chi zu - map
合図
ai zu - sign, signal
意図
i to - intention, aim |
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世 |
1)
sei, 2) se, 3) yo -
generation, world, society
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世界
se kai - the world
世紀 sei ki - century
人生
jin sei - life |
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夕 |
1)
seki, 2) yuu - evening
Think of it as the
moon in the evening sky
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夕方
yuu gata - evening
夕焼け
yuu yake - sunset
夕食
yuu shoku - dinner |
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走 |
1)
sou, 2) hashiru - run
It looks like a runner
getting ready to start the race
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競走
kyou sou - race
脱走
dassou - escape, desertion
逃げ走る
nige hashiru - to run away |
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族 |
1)
zoku - tribe, family
There is a person
[方 - kata]
with an arrow [矢 - ya] finding food for his tribe
and family
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民族
min zoku - tribe
家族 ka zoku - family
核家族
kaku ka zoku - nuclear family |
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注 |
1)
chuu, 2) sosogu, 3) sasu-
pour, flow into, concentrate on
The marks on the left
indicate water (pouring) and the
right means "lord"
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注意
chuu i - caution, warning
注文
chuu mon - order (restaurant...)
注射
chuu sha - injection, a shot |
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田 |
1)
den, 2) ta - rice field
Think of 4 square
rice fields together
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油田
yu den - oil field
田植え
ta ue - rice planting
田舎 inaka - the country (irreg.
pron) |
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台 |
1)
dai, 2) tai - stand, stage,
pedestal
It looks like someone
sitting on a box and talking into a mic
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舞台
bu tai - stage
台風 tai fuu - taiphoon
台所
dai dokoro - kitchen |
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待 |
1)
tai, 2) matsu, 3) machi
- wait, depend on
Don't confuse with samurai [侍]
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待ってください
matte kudasai - please wait a sec
期待
ki tai - expectations, hopes
招待
shou tai - invitation |
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題 |
1)
dai - topic, subject
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宿題
shuku dai - homework
話題 wa dai - topic, subject
問題
mon dai - problem |
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度 |
1)
do, 2) to, 3) taku, 4)
tabi - degree, time, times
occurred
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一度
ichi do - one time, once
温度 on do - temperature
今度 kon do - next time |
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立 |
1)
ritsu, 2) ryuu, 3) tatsu
- to stand
Think of a person in
the act of standing up
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県立
ken ritsu - prefectural
独立 doku
ritsu - independence
日立 hi tachi - Hitachi company |
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旅 |
1)
ryo, 2) tabi - trip,
travel
A person [方] packing his bag for a trip
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旅行
ryo kou - trip
旅人 tabi bito
-
a traveller
旅券 ryo ken - passport |
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力 |
1)
ryoku, 2) riki, 3) chikara
- power, strength, exertion
Don't confuse it with
nine [九 - kyuu]
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力持ち
chikara mochi - strong person
能力 nou ryoku
-
ability
協力 kyou
ryoku - cooperation |
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昼 |
1)
chuu, 2) hiru - noon,
daytime
The sun [日 - hi] is in the middle
at noon
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昼寝
hiru ne - a nap
昼食 chuu
shoku - lunch, noonmeal
昼休み hiru
yasumi - lunch break, noon break |
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町 |
1)
chou, 2) machi - town,
village
Think of a small town
with a T shaped road leading to a rice
field
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港町
minato machi - port city
町民 chou min - townspeople
町会 chou kai - town council |
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