2 kyuu Kanji with One Pronunciation Page 3

All the Kanji on the Level 2 Test with ONE reading: #3
NOTE: Actually, most of these kanji DO have more than one reading, however they are rarely used

The Kanji
Readings & Meanings Useful and/or interesting words
講
こう - lecture 講演 kou en - lecture
講師 kou shi - lecturer
講談 kou dan - story-telling
肯
こう - assent, consent 首肯 shu kou - assent, consent
肯定的 kou tei teki - affirmative
郊
こう - suburb 近郊 kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts
郊外 kou gai - suburbs, the outskirts
号
ごう - number, signal, sign 青信号 ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light
暗号 an gou - code, password, cryptic message
記号 ki gou - symbol, mark, code
背番号 se ban gou - number on player's back
婚
こん - marry, marriage 結婚 kekkon - marriage
新婚 shin kon - newly wed
婚約 kon yaku - engagement
査
さ - look into 検査 ken sa - inspection, examination
捜査 sou sa - search, investigation
探査機 tan sa ki - a probe (space)
才
さい - talent, age 天才 ten sai - genius, natural gift
才媛 sai en - a talented woman
材
ざい - timber, materials 教材 kyou zai - teaching materials
木材 moku zai - lumber, timber, wood
咲
さく - bloom, come out (flowers), blossom 咲き誇る saki hokoru - to be in full bloom
咲く saku - to bloom
昨
さく - yesterday, last... 昨日 saku jitsu - yesterday (note: this is also the kanji for kinou)
昨晩 saku ban - last night
察
さつ - inspect, guess 警察 kei satsu - police
観察 kan satsu - observation
皿
さら - plate, dish 皿洗い機 sara arai ki -a dishwasher machine
皿 sara - dish, plate
算
さん - to calculate 算数 san su - arithmetic
算盤 soroban - abacus (non-regular reading)
賛
さん - approve, praise 賛否 san pi - for & against, yes and no
賛美歌 san bi ka - hymn, praise song
史
し - history 史上 shi jyou - historical
史上最大 shi jyou sai dai - the greatest in history
師
し - master, teacher 教師 kyou shi - an instructor, teacher
講師 kou shi - a lecturer
牧師 boku shi - a pastor, minister, clergyman
資
し - resources 学資 gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school
資格 shi kaku - qualifications, requirements, capabilities
天然資源 ten nen shi gen - natural resources
詞
し - words 歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to a song
形容詞 kei you shi - adjective (grammar)
作詞 saku shi - write a song, song making
台詞 serifu - lines (of a play...), speech
誌
し - magazine 雑誌 zasshi - magazine
日誌 nisshi - diary
釣りバカ日誌 tsuri baka nisshi - 'the diary of a fishing fool' - a popular long running comedy movie series
式
しき - ceremony, style 結婚式 kekkon shiki - a wedding ceremony
最新式 sai shin shiki - the newest style
略式 ryaku shiki - informal, simplified
識
しき - know 知識 chi shiki - knowledge, information
識字率 shiki ji ritsu - literacy rate
術
じゅつ - an art 技術 gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill
読唇術 doku shin jutsu - lip reading
忍術 nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth & combat
順
じゅん - order,a turn, obey 従順 juu jun - obedience
順調 jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly
準
じゅん - standard, a rule, semi~ 水準 sui jun - water level
準備中 jun bi chuu - in preparation, not open yet (business)
純
じゅん - pure, purity 単純 tan jun - simplicity
単純に言えば tan jun ni ieba - to put it simply, simply put...
処
しょ - deal with, to manage 処理 sho ri - managment
処分 sho bun - disposal, punishment
署
しょ - government office 消防署 shou bou sho - fire station
税務署 zei mu sho - tax office
諸
しょ - many 諸君 sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!
諸国 sho koku - various countries
章
しょう - chapter (in a book) 序章 jo shou - preface
第一章 dai isshou - the first chapter
賞
しょう - prize, award ノーベル賞 no-beru shou - the Nobel Prize
賞品 shou hin - prize, trophy

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