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The Kanji Readings & Meanings
term expect 延期 en ki - to postpone, postponement
学期 gakki - a (school) term, semester
同期 dou ki - same class, entered (work, school) at the same time
rare, aspire, desire 希望 ki bou - wish, desire, hope
希望者 ki bou sha - person wishing to do something (join something...)
season (of the year) 四季 shi ki - the 4 seasons
季節 ki setsu - the seasons, season
季節的 ki setsu teki - seasonal
よろこjoy, happy 大喜び oo yorokobi - great joy
喜び歌う yorokobi utau - joyfully singing
はた machine, occation 機械 ki kai - a machine
乾燥機 kan sou ki - a dryer, drying machine
危機 ki ki - crisis
自動販売機 ji dou han bai ki - a vending machine (drinks...)
扇風機 sen puu ki - an electric fan
rule, regulation, compass 規格 ki kaku - norm, standard
規則 ki soku - rule, regulations
to approach, to drop in, to gather せる contribute, to draw up a chair 年寄り toshi yori - the aged, old people
言い寄る ii yoru - to court, to make a pass
つくえ desk tsukue - desk
机上の空論 ki jou no kuu ron - amchair theory; academic gossip, empty theory
discuss, debate 会議 kai gi - a meeting, conference
不思議 fu shi gi - strange, mysterious
議会 gi kai - Diet, congress, parliament
わざ skill 裏技 ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick
特技 toku gi - a special skill
技術 gi jutsu - technology, technique, art
える:しょうextinguish, put out, spend 解消 kai shou - to cancel, cancellation
消える kieru - to vanish
消しゴム keshi gomu - an eraser
く: advantage, profit 権利 ken ri - right, privilege
勝利 shou ri - victory, win,triumph
便利 ben ri - convenient, handy, useful
く:こう effect, efficancy 効果 kou ka - effectiveness, result
効果的 kou ka teki - effective, successful
きざし:ちょうきざtrillion (US) billion (Eng) sign, symptom 兆し kizashi - a sign, omen
前兆 zen chou - omen, premonition
きざむ:こく engrave, carve, to cut fine 深刻 shin koku - serious
遅刻 chi koku - lateness, to be late
きずto build ちく constuct(tion) 改築 kai chiku - reconstruction
建築 ken chiku - construction
修築 shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, repair
きそう:きょうけいcompete (in a race...) 競泳 kyou ei - swimming race
競技 kyou gi - a match, game
競争 kyou sou - competition
きつ inhale, drink 受動喫煙 ju dou kitsu en - passive smoke
喫茶店 kissaten - coffee house, coffee shop
きつto call to account める:まる:to cram, to put close to, to shorten 缶詰 kan zume - canned food, canning
すし詰め sushi zume - packed in like sushi (sardines)
まる:けつ to be decided める decide 解決 kai ketsu - solution, settlement
決議 ketsu gi - vote, decide
雨天決行 u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will proceed (not cancelled)
きみ you (familiar) くん ruler, added to names of boys 諸君 sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen!
kimi - you (to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude)
きゃくかく guest, customer 観光客 kan kou kyaku - a tourist
お客様 o kyaku sama - customer, honored customer
ぎゃくさからう:さか reverse, opposite 逆さま saka sama - up-side down
逆効果 gyaku kou ka - back fire, opposite of what was hoped for
逆説 gyaku setsu - paradox
きゅう grade 一級 ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade
高級 kou kyuu - high class (expensive)
上級 jou kyuu - advanced level, upper class
武士階級 bu shi kai kyuu - the warrior class
きゅうたま ball 卓球 takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis
地球 chi kyuu - the Earth
きゅうもとめる seek 探求 tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit
要求 you kyuu - to demand, request
求愛 kyuu ai - courting
求職 kyuu shoku - searching for a job, job-hunting
きゅうcry 感泣 kan kyuu - to be moved to tears
泣き笑い naki warai - a tearful smile, smile through one's tears
きゅうすくsave, rescue 救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance
救世主 kyuu sei shu - Messiah, Savior
救命 kyuu mei - life saving

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