| The Kanji |
Readings
& Meanings |
| 覚 |
| おぼえる：かく
to remember; to understand |
感覚 kan kaku - sense; sensation
目覚し時計 me zamashi to
kei - alarm clock
目を覚めます
me
o samemasu - to
wake up (eyes wake up) |
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| 面 |
| おも
face; surface：めん
side; phase; mask：おもて
face; outside; front |
月面 getsu men - the surface of the moon
地面 ji men - ground; earth's surface
赤面 seki men - to blush (red face)
両面 ryou men - both sides
面接 men setsu - interview (for job...) |
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| 折 |
| おり：せつ：おる
to break; to fold |
折り紙
ori
gami - paper
folding, origami
右折 u setsu - to turn right |
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| 降 |
| こう：ふる
to fall (rain, snow)：おりる
to get off; to come down |
降雨 kou u - rainfall, rain
降参 kou san - to surrender, give into...
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| 御 |
| おん：ぎょ：ご
honorific prefix |
御飯 go han - rice (rice is important)
御苦労様 go ku rou sama - thanks for your hard work
御馳走 go chi sou - feast! treating someone to food |
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| 香 |
| か：こう：きょう：かおり：かおる
fragrance |
香水 kou sui - perfume
香港 hon kon - Hong Kong |
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| 科 |
| か subject of study |
学科 gakka - subject; course of study
科学 ka gaku - science
教科書 kyou ka sho - a textbook |
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| 化 |
| か：け：ばける：ばかす
change (into) |
国際化
koku
sai ka -
internationalization
地球温暖化 chi kyuu on dan
ka - global
warming
文化 bun ka - culture
お化け o bake - ghost |
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| 荷 |
| か：に
load |
荷物 ni motsu - luggage, baggage
重荷 omo ni - a heavy load; burden |
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| 加 |
| か：くわえる：くわわる
add |
参加 san ka - participation
増加 zou ka - an increase |
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| 果 |
| か：はたす：はてる：はて
fruit, end |
効果 kou ka - effect, results
果たし状 hatashi jou - a letter of challenge (from an
enemy)
果汁 ka juu - fruit juice |
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| 貨 |
| か
money, goods |
金貨 kin ka - a gold coin
硬貨 kou ka - a coin |
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| 課 |
| か
section, lesson |
課長 ka chou - section chief
課税 ka zei - taxes, taxation |
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| 可 |
| か
possible, approve |
許可 kyo ka - permission, approval
可愛い kawaii - cute, pretty
不可能 fu ka nou - impossible
可能性 ka nou sei - possibility |
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| 河 |
| か：かわ
river |
銀河 gin ga - The Milky Way
氷河 hyou ga - a glacier
河馬 ka ba - hippopotamus |
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| 菓 |
| か
candy, confectionery |
お菓子
okashi
- sweets, snack
菓子屋 kashi ya - confectionery shop |
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| 靴 |
| か：くつ
shoes |
靴下 kutsu shita - socks
靴磨き kutsu migaki - shoe shine, shining shoes |
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| 貝 |
| かい
shell; shellfish |
貝 kai - a shell
貝塚 ka zuka - a shell mound (remains of ancient
socities' dump) |
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| 階 |
| かい (1st, 2nd) floor (of a building);
rank; |
音階 on kai - music scale
武士階級 bushi kai kyuu - warrior class
階段 kai dan - stairs |
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| 械 |
| かい machine |
機械 ki kai - a machine
機械翻訳 ki kai hon yaku - machine translation |
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| 快 |
| かい：こころよい
pleasant |
愉快 yu kai - pleasant, happy
快速 kai soku - express (train), high speed |
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| 解 |
| かい：げ：
explanation とく：とかす：とける
to solve; untie; dissolve |
誤解 go kai - a misunderstanding
正解 sei kai - answers, solution
理解 ri kai - understanding, comprehension
問題解決 mon dai kai
ketsu - solve a
problem, problem-solving |
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| 灰 |
| かい：はい
ashes |
火山灰
ka
zan bai - volcanic
ash
灰色 hai iro - grey (color) |
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| 介 |
| かい mediate; come between; to aid |
紹介 shou kai - introduce
自己紹介 ji ko shou kai - self-introduction |
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| 皆 |
| かい：みな
all; everything; everyone |
皆さん
mina
san - everyone
皆既日食 kai ki nisshoku - total solar eclipse |
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| 害 |
| がい harm; calamity |
迫害 haku gai - persecution
煙害 en gai - smoke pollution |
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| 交 |
| かう：こう：まじる
to be mixed まじわる
to associate with |
外交 gai kou - diplomacy
見交わす mi kawasu - to exchange glances, to look at
each other
交換 kou kan - to exchange, trade |
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| 返 |
| かえす：へん：かえる
return |
繰り返し
kuri
kaeshi - to repeat
息を吹き返す
iki
o fuki kaesu - to
come back to life
返事 hen ji - reply, answer |
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| 省 |
| かえりみる
to reflect upon せい
to look しょう
suffix 'government department'
はぶく to omit; cut down |
文部省
mon
bu shou - Ministry
of Education
各省 kaku shou - each ministry (of the govenment) |
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| 変 |
| かえる：へん：かわる
change; abnormal |
相変わらず
ai
kawarazu - same as
always; nothing changed
大変 tai hen - dreadful, terrible, very...
変身 hen shin - metamorphosis, transformation |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #6 
