The Kanji |
Readings
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
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相 |
あい
each other; mutual:そう
appearance; aspect: しょう
minister of state |
首相 shu shou - prime minister
相合傘 ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella
相変わらず ai ka warazu - same as always; same ole same ole...
相撲 sumou - Sumo (has a special su sound) |
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愛 |
あい
love |
愛している
- I love you!
愛妻 ai sai - beloved wife
愛知県 ai chi ken - Aichi prefecture
愛読 ai doku - a Book lover |
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合 |
あう:ゴウ : カッ
to be together; to fit |
相合傘 ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella
場合 ba ai - a case, situation
具合 gu ai - condition (of various things)
都合 tsu gou - circumstances, condition,
convenience
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商 |
あきなう
: しょう to sell;
trade |
商港 shou kou - a trade port
商業 shou gyou - commerce, business |
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浅 |
あさい
: せん shallow,
superficial |
経験が浅い
kei
ken ga asai - have
little experience
浅緑 asa midori - light green, pale green |
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預 |
あずかる
: よ to keep; to
take charge of あずける
to deposit |
預け金
azuke
kin - key money (if
you live in Japan, you should know this word.
related word: 高い)
預言 yo gen - a prophecy (Note: 予言 yogen also means prophecy) |
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汗 |
あせ:かん
sweat; perspiration |
汗 ase - sweat
汗腺 kan sen - sweat gland |
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遊 |
あそぶ:ゆう
play; to be idle |
遊園地 yuu en chi - an amusement park
遊星 yuu sei - a planet
遊牧民 yuu boku min - nomad (yes, this is useful!)
夢遊病 mu yuu byou - sleepwalking |
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値 |
あたい
value, price :ち:ね
price |
価値 ka chi - worth, value |
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与 |
あたえる
:よ to give; award;
cause; to assign (a task) |
与える ataeru - to give, to present |
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温 |
あたたかい:おん
warm; temperature |
気温 ki on - temperature
温泉 on sen - Onsen, hot spring
温度 on do - temperature (degree) |
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暖 |
あたたかい:だん
warm; cordial |
地球温暖化
chi
kyuu on dan ka -
global warming (also uses 温 double
the study!)
暖まる atatamaru - to warm up; warm oneself (note: 温まる is also ok) |
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頭 |
あたま:とう:ず
head; top |
石頭 ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head)
赤頭巾 aka zu kin - Little Red Riding Hood (lit. red
hood) |
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辺 |
あたり:へん:べ
vicinity; neighborhood |
この辺 kono hen - this vicinity, around here |
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当 |
あたる:とう
to hit; to win:あてる
to hit; to guess |
弁当 ben tou - lunch box, Bento
本当 hon tou - truth, really
当然 tou zen - naturally, of course
適当 teki tou - suitable, good, fit |
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圧 |
あつ
pressure |
気圧 ki atsu - atmospheric pressure
電圧 den atsu - voltage |
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暑 |
あつい:しょ
summer heat; hot |
暑中 sho chuu - summer (middle of) |
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熱 |
あつい
heat; hot:ねつ
fever; heat; hot; craze |
熱 ne tsu - a fever
熱心 nesshin - fervor, zeal
熱帯 nettai - the tropical belt |
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厚 |
あつい:こう
thick |
厚さ atsusa - thickness
厚紙 atsu gami - thick paper |
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跡 |
あと:せき
trace; marks, remains |
足跡 ashi ato - footprints
遺跡 i seki - ruins, historical remains
奇跡 ki seki - a miracle |
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暴 |
あばく
to disclose, open, exoise:ぼう
violent |
乱暴 ran bou - violent, rough |
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浴 |
あびる:よく
to bathe |
日光浴
nikkou
yoku - sunbathing |
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危 |
あぶない:き:あやうい
dangerous; unsafe; unsteady |
危機 ki ki - a crisis
危機管理 kiki kanri - crisis management
危急 kikyuu - emergency
危険 kiken - danger, peril
危険人物 kiken jinbutsu - a dangerous person |
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油 |
あぶら:ゆ
oil |
醤油 shou yu - Soy sauce
灯油 tou yu - kerosene
油絵 abura e - an oil painting |
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脂 |
あぶら:し
fat |
脂肪 shibou - fat (body fat) |
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甘 |
あまい:かん
sweet |
甘口 ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor |
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余 |
あます
to leave over:よ
more than:あまり
the remainder:あまる
to remain; to be beyond (one's
power) |
余地 yochi - room, space
平均余命 hei kin yo mei - life expectancy |
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編 |
あむ:へん
to compile; to knit |
詩編 shi hen - the Psalms
編集 hen shuu - editing, compiling
編集部 hen shuu bu - editing department |
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過 |
あやまち
a fault, error:か
to pass; elapse:すぎる
to exceed:すごす
to go to excess |
食べ過ぎ
tabe
sugi - eat too
much
過去 kako - the past
過去形 kakokei - the past tense (grammar)
過ぎ越しの祭り
sugi
koshi no matsuri -
the Passover |
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誤 |
あやまる:ご
mistake |
試行錯誤
shikou
sakugo - trial and
error
誤解 gokai - a misunderstanding |
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