| The Kanji |
| Readings
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
|
| 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) |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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) |
|
| 汗 |
| あせ：かん
sweat; perspiration |
汗 ase - sweat
汗腺 kan sen - sweat gland |
|
| 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 |
|
| 値 |
| あたい
value, price ：ち：ね
price |
価値 ka chi - worth, value |
|
| 与 |
| あたえる
：よ to give; award;
cause; to assign (a task) |
与える ataeru - to give, to present |
|
| 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) |
|
| 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) |
|
| 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) |
|
| 辺 |
| あたり：へん：べ
vicinity; neighborhood |
この辺 kono hen - this vicinity, around here |
|
| 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 |
|
| 圧 |
| あつ
pressure |
気圧 ki atsu - atmospheric pressure
電圧 den atsu - voltage |
|
| 暑 |
| あつい：しょ
summer heat; hot |
暑中 sho chuu - summer (middle of) |
|
| 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 |
|
| 厚 |
| あつい：こう
thick |
厚さ atsusa - thickness
厚紙 atsu gami - thick paper |
|
| 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 |
|
| 暴 |
| あばく
to disclose, open, exoise：ぼう
violent |
乱暴 ran bou - violent, rough |
|
| 浴 |
| あびる：よく
to bathe |
日光浴
nikkou
yoku - sunbathing |
|
| 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 |
|
| 油 |
| あぶら：ゆ
oil |
醤油 shou yu - Soy sauce
灯油 tou yu - kerosene
油絵 abura e - an oil painting |
|
| 脂 |
| あぶら：し
fat |
脂肪 shibou - fat (body fat) |
|
| 甘 |
| あまい：かん
sweet |
甘口 ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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