| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings
|
| 華 |
| 1) カ, 2)
ケ, 3) はな -
flower, shine,
showy |
華氏 ka shi -
Fahrenheit
華道 ka dou - flower
arrangement
華やか hanayaka - gorgeous,
bright
中華 chuu ka -
China | |
| 稼 |
| 1) カ, 2)
かせ・ぐ - work, earning
money |
稼業 ka gyou -
occupation
稼ぐ kasegu - to
work | |
| 架 |
| 1) カ, 2)
か・ける, 3) か・かる - support, construct, mount |
十字架 juu ji ka - the cross
(of Christ)
担架 tan ka - a
stretcher
架け橋 kake hashi - bridge
building | |
| 概 |
| 1) ガイ, 2)
おおむ・ね - outline,
approximately |
一概に ichi gai ni -
usually, as a rule
会社概要
kai sha gai
you
- company outline
概念 gai nen - concept,
notion | |
| 該 |
| 1) ガイ - specific |
該当 gai tou - come under,
corresponding
該当者
gai tou
sha
- person concerned,
qualified | |
| 涯 |
|
1) ガイ, 2)
はて - horizon,
shore
|
生涯教育 shou gai kyou iku -
life-long education, never stop learning
天涯孤独
ten gai ko doku - someone without any
relatives | |
| 暇 |
| 1) カ, 2)
ひま - leisure, free time,
rest |
暇 hima - free time,
spare time
休暇 kyuu ka -
holiday
暇潰し hima tsubushi - waste
of time, kill time | |
| 霞 |
|
1) カ, 2)
ゲ, 3) かすみ, 4)
かす・む - haze, mist, grow dim
|
霞ヶ関 kasumi ga seki -
Japanese Foreign Ministry (the name of the place)
霞む
kasumu - grow dim
(eyes) | |
| 慨 |
|
1) ガイ - lamentation, sadness, sigh |
感慨深い kan gai bukai - deep
emotions, strong feelings
憤慨
fun
gai
- get very angry | |
| 嘩 |
| 1) カ, 2)
ゲ - noisy |
喧嘩 ken ka - quarrel,
fight | |
| 戒 |
|
1) カイ, 2)
いまし・める - commandment
|
警戒 kei kai -
warn
厳戒 gen kai - guard
strictly
十戒 ji kkai - The 10
Commandments | |
| 懐 |
|
1) カイ, 2)
なつ・かしい, 3) なつ・かしむ, 4)
なつ・く, 5) ふところ - feelings, yearn for, miss
(something) |
懐かしい natsukashii -
remember sweetly, long for, miss (something)
懐古 kai ko - nostalgia,
reminiscence
懐中時計
kai chuu do
kei
- pocket watch
懐妊
kai nin
- pregnancy (used with very erai
people) | |
| 劾 |
|
1) ガイ - criminal investigation
|
弾劾 dan gai - accuse,
accusation | |
| 街 |
|
1) ガイ, 2)
カイ, 3) まち - street,
town
|
ウォール街 uo-ru gai - Wall
Street
商店街 shou ten gai -
shopping district
スラム街
suramu
gai
- slum area
街灯
gai
tou
- street lamps,
lights | |
| 芽 |
| 1) ガ, 2)
め - bud, sprout |
芽生える me baeru - to bud, to
sprout | |
| 賀 |
|
1) ガ - congratulations, joy |
年賀状 nen ga jou - New
Year's Card
滋賀県 shi ga ken - Shiga
Prefecture | |
| 我 |
|
1) ガ, 2)
われ, 3) わ, 4)
わが - I, oneself
|
自我 ji ga - self,
ego
我がまま waga mama -
selfish
我が国 waga kuni - my
country, my homeland
我慢
ga
man
- patience, endurance, self
control | |
| 雅 |
| 1) ガ, 2)
みやび - elegant, graceful |
優雅 yuu ga - elegance,
grace, refinement
雅歌
ga
ka
- Song of Solomon | |
| 餓 |
| 1) ガ, 2)
う・える - hungry, starve |
飢餓 ki ga - hunger,
starvation
飢え死に ue ji ni - death from
starvation | |
| 壊 |
| 1) カイ, 2)
エ, 3) こわ・す, 4)
こわ・れる - destroy,
break |
破壊 ha kai -
destruction
壊滅
kai
metsu
-
annihilation | |
| 悔 |
|
1) カイ, 2)
く・いる, 3) く・やむ, 4)
くや・しい - regret, repent |
後悔 kou kai -
regret
悔い改める kui aratameru
- to repent
悔しい
kuyashii
- too bad,
regrettable | |
| 拐 |
|
1) カイ -
kidnap |
誘拐 yuu kai -
kidnapping, abduction
誘拐犯
yuu kai
han
- abduction, crime of
kidnapping | |
| 怪 |
| 1) カイ, 2)
ケ, 3) あや・しい, 4)
あや・しむ - suspicious,
mysterious |
妖怪 you kai -
monster [of Japan]
怪盗
kai
tou
- phantom thief
怪物 kai butsu
-
monster | |
| 塊 |
| 1) カイ, 2)
ケ, 3) かたまり - lump, mass |
金塊 kin kai - gold
bullion
団塊の世代
dan kai no
sedai
- baby boom generation of
Japan | |
| 禍 |
|
1) カ, 2)
わざわい - evil, calamity |
災禍 sai ka -
accident, catastrophe
禍
wazawai
- disaster,
trouble | |
| 寡 |
|
1) カ -
widow, few |
寡 yamome -
widow
寡婦 ka fu -
widow
寡黙 kamoku - shy
or silent person | |
| 佳 |
|
1) カ, 2)
よい - good, beautiful, skilled
|
佳作 ka saku - a
fine piece of work (pictures, contests)
佳境 ka kyou -
climax | |
| 箇 |
|
1) カ - counter (for things) |
箇条書き ka jou gaki -
itemized statement
一箇月
ikka
getsu
- one month (usually written as 一ヶ月)
箇所
ka
sho
- place,
part | |
| 嫁 |
|
1) カ, 2)
よめ, 3) とつ・ぐ - bride,
marry
|
嫁 yome - a
bride
許婚 iinazuke -
fiancé (old word)
花嫁
hanayome
-
bride
嫁ぐ totsugu - to
marry | |
| 渦 |
|
1) カ, 2)
うず - swirl, eddy, whirlpool
|
渦 uzu -
swirl
渦巻き uzu maki -
whirlpool | |
