| 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
|
|
| 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 |
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| 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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