| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 荒 |
| あらい：こう
violent; rude; wild：あれる
become rough |
荒い arai - wild, rough
荒れ地 are chi - desert, wasteland |
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| 洗 |
| あらう：せん
wash |
お手洗い
o
te arai - toliet,
bathroom
洗い熊 arai guma - racoon (lit. washing bear) usually written in katakana
洗濯 sen taku - washing; laundry
洗脳 sen nou - brain washing |
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| 争 |
| あらそう
to struggle, quarrel：そう：あらそい
quarrel; dispute |
競争 kyou sou - competition, contest
戦争 sen sou - war
南北戦争 nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War |
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| 改 |
| あらためる
to change; reform：あらたまる
to be reformed：かい
reform |
改革 kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation
経済改革 kei zai kai kaku
- economic reform
改訂 kai tei - revision |
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| 表 |
| あらわす
to show; to indicate：ひょう
list; table; schedule：おもて
the outside; surface |
座席表
za
seki hyou -
seating chart
時間表 ji kan hyou - time table
代表 dai hyou - representative
発表 happyou - announcement |
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| 現 |
| あらわす：げん
actual; appear |
表現 hyou gen - expression
愛の表現 ai no hyou gen - an expression of love
現金 gen kin - cash, ready money
現在 gen zai - now, present days, current
現場 gen ba - the actual spot, scene of the
crime |
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| 著 |
| あらわす
author; to write a book：ちょ：いちじるしい
remarkable; conspicuous |
著者 cho sha - author
著しい ichijirushii - remarkable |
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| 在 |
| ある：ざい
to exist; country; suburbs |
存在 son zai - existence
滞在 tai zai - stay, sojourn |
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| 暗 |
| あん：くらい
dark |
真っ暗
makkura
- total darkness
暗闇 kura yami - darkness, the dark
暗記 an ki - memorization, to learn by heart |
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| 委 |
| い commit; to entrust with |
委員 i in - committee member
任せる makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to |
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| 衣 |
| い：ころも
clothes garments |
浴衣 yukata - a yukata; summer kimono
衣服 i fuku - clothes |
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| 囲 |
| い：かこむ：かこう
enclose; surround |
雰囲気
fun
i ki - an
atmosphere
囲炉裏 irori - a fireplace, hearth |
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| 位 |
| い：くらい
rank; position; about (approximately) |
一位 ichi i - first place
どの位 dono kurai - about how much; how far
位置 i chi - place, location, point |
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| 胃 |
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| 易 |
| い：えき：やさしい：やすい easy |
使い易い
tsukai
yasui - easy to
use
分かり易い wakari yasui - easy to understand |
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| 移 |
| い：うつる
to transfer, to infect, to
move ：うつす to remove; to infect |
移民 i min - immigration, immigrant
移住 i juu - migrate, migration |
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| 依 |
| い：え
depend on |
依る yoru - depends on, to depend on
状況に依る jyou kyou ni
yoru - depends on
the situation
依願 i gan - a request |
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| 偉 |
| い：えらい
great, remarkable |
偉い erai - great, important
偉大 i dai - greatness |
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| 違 |
| い：ちがう：ちがえる
differ; wrong |
間違い
ma
chigai - a mistake
~に違いない ~ni chigai nai - I am sure of ~
違反 i han - violation , infrigement |
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| 怒 |
| いかる：ど：おこる
get angry |
怒る okoru - get angry
怒声 do sei - a roar
怒らす ikarasu - to anger someone
怒り ikari - anger; hatred |
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| 息 |
| いき：そく
breath |
安息 an soku - rest, repose
ため息 tame iki - a sigh
息子 musuko - a son (irregular reading) |
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| 域 |
| いき boundary |
地域 chi iki - a region, area
地域時刻 chi iki ji koku - local time |
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| 勢 |
| いきおい：せい
power |
勢力 sei ryoku - influence, power, might
勢い込む ikioi komu - to go heart and soul into... |
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| 幾 |
| いく：き
how many; some |
幾つ ikutsu - how much?, how many?
幾多 iku ta - many, a number of |
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| 育 |
| いく：そだつ：そだてる
to bring up; to educate; to
grow |
教育 kyou iku - education
生涯教育 shou gai kyou
iku - education
for life
体育 tai iku - P.E.; gymnastics
体育館 tai iku kan - a gym |
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| 戦 |
| いくさ：せん：たたかう
war |
雪合戦
yuki
gassen - snow ball
fight
冷戦 rei sen - the Cold War
戦場 sen jyou - a battlefield
作戦 saku sen - tactics, stategy |
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| 池 |
| いけ：ち
pond |
電池 den chi - a battery
池 ike - a pond |
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| 勇 |
| いさむ：ゆう
brave |
勇気 yuu ki - bravery
勇者 yuu sha - a brave man, hero |
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| 石 |
| いし：せき：しゃく：こく
stone |
隕石 in seki - a meteorite
化石 ka seki - a fossil
磁石 ji shaku - magnet
宝石 hou seki - gem, jewel
石鹸 sekken - soap
一石二鳥 isseki ni chou - killing 2 birds with one stone |
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| 泉 |
| いずみ：せん
spring |
温泉 on sen - hot spring, onsen
泉水 sen sui - a fountain |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #2 
