| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 望 |
| のぞむ：ぼう：もう
- hope,
desire, to expect |
願望 gan bou -
desire, wish, aspiration
失望 shitsu bou -
disappointment, despair
ハッブル望遠鏡
habburu
bou en kyou - the Hubble telescope |
|
| 葉 |
| は：よう
leaf,
leaves |
合い言葉
ai
kotoba - password
押し葉 oshi ba - a
pressed leaf
葉書 ha gaki -
post card |
|
| 破 |
| は：やぶる：やぶれる
- to
tear, break |
読破 doku ha -
read through a book, finish a book
島破り shima yaburi -
escape from exile on an island |
|
| 敗 |
| はい：やぶれる
- be
defeated |
失敗 shippai -
mistake, blunder
連戦連敗 ren sen ren pai -
succession of defeats |
|
| 倍 |
| ばい - times X, double |
二倍 ni bai -
twice, double x2
倍増 bai zou -
double |
|
| 量 |
| はかる：りょう
-
quantity |
雨量 u ryou -
rainfall, amound of rain
記憶容量 ki oku you ryou -
memory capacity
~量 ryou -
amount, quantity (of something) |
|
| 麦 |
| ばく：むぎ - wheat |
小麦 ko mugi -
wheat
蕎麦 so ba -
soba, buckwheat noodles
麦茶 mugi cha -
barley tea |
|
| 爆 |
| ばく - to explode |
原爆 gen baku -
atomic bomb
爆弾 baku dan -
bomb
爆発 baku hatsu -
explosion |
|
| 箱 |
| はこ - box |
ごみ箱
gomi
bako - garbage box, trash can
主の箱 shu no hako -
the Ark of the Lord
巣箱 su bako -
nest, hive (bees) |
|
| 畑 |
| はた：はたけ
- a
field |
畑地 hata chi -
farmland
野菜畑 yasai batake -
vegetable garden |
|
| 肌 |
| はだ - skin |
鳥肌 tori hada -
goose bumps, get goose pimples
肌寒い hada samui -
chilly |
|
| 法 |
| はっ：ほう：ほっ
- law |
憲法 ken pou -
constitution
忍法 nin pou -
the ninja arts
無法者 mu hou sha -
an outlaw |
|
| 鼻 |
| はな：び
- nose |
鼻が高い
hana
ga takai - to be proud
鼻血 hana ji -
nose bleed |
|
| 放 |
| はなす：ほう：はなつ：はなれる
- let
go, separate |
解放 kai hou -
liberation, release
追放 tsui hou -
exile, banishment
放射性 hou sha sei -
radioactive
火炎放射器 ka en hou sha ki
- flame thrower
生放送 nama hou sou -
live broadcast |
|
| 幅 |
| はば：ふく
- width |
増幅器
zou
fuku ki - amplifier
幅跳び haba tobi -
the long jump |
|
| 林 |
| はやし：りん
-
woods, forest |
林間 rin kan -
in the forest
林檎 rin go -
apple (kanji not used)
林道 rin dou -
nature path, trail through the woods |
|
| 腹 |
| はら：ふく
-
belly, stomach |
空腹 kuu fuku -
hunger, empty stomach
復笑い fuku warai -
a Japanese game like 'pin the tail on the donkey' |
|
| 払 |
| はらう：ふつ
- to
pay, to clear away |
支払い
shi
harai - payment
酔っ払い yopparai -
drunkard |
|
| 判 |
| はん：ばん - judge |
小判 ko ban -
Koban, old Japanese coin
裁判 sai ban -
judgement, trial
評判 hyou ban -
reputation, fame |
|
| 版 |
| はん - print, publishing |
英語版
ei
go ban - English edition
吹き替え版 fuki kae ban
- dubbed version (videos...) |
|
| 般 |
| はん - to sort, generally |
一般的
ippan
teki - generally, typically
全般的 zen pan teki -
universally |
|
| 販 |
| はん - to sell |
自動販売機
ji
dou han bai ki - vending machine
通信販売 tsuu shin han
bai - mail order |
|
| 番 |
| ばん - order, turn, watch |
一番 ichi ban -
#1, the best, favorite
交番 kou ban -
police box
夜番 yo ban -
night watch |
|
| 晩 |
| ばん - evening |
一昨晩
issaku
ban - night before last
一晩中 hito ban chuu -
all night, over night |
|
| 非 |
| ひ - not, not good |
是非 ze hi -
certainly, of course
非金属 hi kin zoku -
non-metal
非常に hi jou ni -
extremely, very |
|
| 匹 |
| ひき - counter for small
animals ：ひつ
-
equal, comparable |
一匹 ippiki -
one animal
馬匹 ba hitsu -
horses |
|
| 筆 |
| ひつ：ふで
-
brush, writing |
悪筆 aku hitsu -
poor handwriting
万年筆 man nen hitsu -
fountain pen |
|
| 兵 |
| ひょう：へい - a soldier |
伏兵 fuku hei -
soldiers in an ambush
兵営 hei ei -
barracks |
|
| 秒 |
| びょう - a second |
数秒 suu byou -
a few seconds
秒読み byou yomi -
countdown |
|
| 貧 |
| ひん：びん：まずしい
- poor,
poverty |
貧乏 bin bou -
poverty, poor
貧血 hin ketsu -
anemia |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #23
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