| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 速 |
| すみやか：そく：はやい：はやめる
- fast, quick |
音速 on soku - the speed of sound
早速 sassoku - immediately, at once |
|
| 背 |
| せ：はい：せい：そむく：そむける
- back (body part) |
猫背 neko ze - bent back, stooping over
背番号 se ban go - number on backs of players |
|
| 晴 |
| せい：はれる：はらす
- fine weather |
素晴らしい
su
barashii -
wonderful
晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - work the fields on sunny days, and
read on rainy days. (proverb) |
|
| 制 |
| せい - system, control |
規制 ki sei - regulation
無制限 mu sei gen - limitless |
|
| 製 |
| せい - manufactured, made in ~ |
アメリカ製
amerika
sei - made in
America
木製 moku sei - made of wood |
|
| 税 |
| ぜい - tax |
関税 kan zei - customs, duty, tarrif
税制改革 zei sei kai kaku
- tax reform |
|
| 説 |
| ぜい：せつ：とく
- explain |
解説 kai setsu - explanation, commentary
仮説 ka setsu - hypothesis |
|
| 席 |
| せき - seat |
運転席
un
ten seki - driver
seat
欠席 kesseki - absence, non-attendance |
|
| 積 |
| せき：つむ：つもる
- to accumulate |
見積もり
mi
tsu mori -
estimation
積極的 sekkyoku teki - positive, active |
|
| 責 |
| せき：せめる
- burden, blame |
引責辞任
in
seki ji nin -
taking responcibility for one's actions and
resigning
無責任 mu seki nin - irresponsibility |
|
| 績 |
| せき - achievements |
実績 jisseki - actual results, achievements
成績表 sei seki hyou - report card |
|
| 隻 |
| せき - one of a pair; counter for boats |
数隻の船
suu
seki no fune -
several boats
一隻 isseki - one (counter for boats) |
|
| 籍 |
| せき - register |
国籍 koku seki - nationality
本籍地 hon seki chi - permanent residence |
|
| 雪 |
| せつ：ゆき
- snow |
豪雪 gou setsu - tremendous snowfall
初雪 hatsu yuki - first snowfall (of the season)
花吹雪 hana fubuki - falling flowers (usually cherry
blossoms) |
|
| 設 |
| せつ：もうける
- set up |
設計図
sekkei
zu - blueprint,
plan
モデムの設定
modemu
no settei - modem
(computer) setup |
|
| 接 |
| せつ：つぐ
- to contact, touch |
直接 choku setsu - direct, immediate
面接 men setsu - interview (for a job...) |
|
| 絶 |
| ぜつ：たえる：たやす：たつ
- to die out, cut off |
断絶 dan zetsu - become extinct, cease to exist
絶頂 zecchou - peak, climax, summit |
|
| 線 |
| せん - a line |
境界線
kyou
kai sen - boundary
line
曲線 kyoku sen - curve |
|
| 専 |
| せん：もっぱら
- exclusive, sole |
専売 sen bai - monopoly
専門 sen mon - speciality, major (in university) |
|
| 全 |
| ぜん：まったく
- whole |
安全運転
an
zen un ten - safe
driving
全開 zen kai - full throttle, all the way, full
speed |
|
| 然 |
| ぜん：ねん
- yes, but, however |
偶然 guu zen - by chance
自然 shi zen - nature
全然 zen zen - not at all, entirely |
|
| 祖 |
| そ - ancestor |
祖国 so koku - father land, native country
祖先 so sen - ancestor |
|
| 想 |
| そ：そう
- conceive, image |
感想 kan sou - comments, thoughts, impressions
理想的 ri sou teki - ideal, the most suited
想像 sou zou - imagination |
|
| 総 |
| そう - total, general |
総合的
sou
gou teki -
synthetic
総理大臣 sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister |
|
| 窓 |
| そう：まど
- window |
窓口 mado guchi - ticket window
同窓生 dou sou sei - alumni, school mates |
|
| 層 |
| そう - stratum, layer |
階層 kai sou - class, level
成層圏 sei sou ken - stratosphere |
|
| 双 |
| そう：ふた
- set of two, double, twin |
双眼鏡
sou
gan kyou -
binoculars
双子 futa go - twins |
|
| 掃 |
| そう：はく
- sweep |
清掃車
sei
sou sha - garbage
truck
掃除機 sou ji ki - a vacuum cleaner |
|
| 燥 |
| そう - dry up |
乾燥 kan sou - dried, dehydrate
乾燥洗濯 kan sou sen taku
- dry cleaning |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #18
