The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
止 |
1)
shi, 2) tomaru, 3) tomeru,
4) tome - stop
Think of a policeman
standing on the road saying, "stop"
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禁止
kin shi - prohibited, not allowed
立入禁止
tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont
come in
中止 chuu shi - suspension,
interruption |
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自 |
1)
ji, 2) shi, 3) mizukara
- oneself
Don't confuse this
with eye [目 - me], and
white [白 - shiro]
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独自
doku ji - original, peculiar
自衛 ji ei - self-defense
自画自賛 ji
ga ji san - praising one's own work |
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仕 |
1)
shi, 2) ji, 3) tsukaeru
- official, serve, attend
A person
[人] serves
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奉仕
hou shi - service, attendance
仕上げ shi
age - finished, end
仕事 shi goto - work |
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死 |
1)
shi, 2) shinu - death,
die
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討ち死に
uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action
致死 chi shi - lethal, fatal
必死 hisshi - desperate,
inevitable death, frantic |
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始 |
1)
shi, 2) hajimeru -
begin
The woman
[女 - onna] on stage
[台 - dai] began
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開始
kai shi - commencement, begin
末始終 sue
shi jyuu - forever
始めまして
hajimemashite - nice to meet you |
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使 |
1)
shi, 2) tsukau, 3) tsukai-
use
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天使
ten shi - angel
大使 tai shi - ambassador
使いやすい
tsukai yasui - easy to use |
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私 |
1)
shi, 2) watashi, 3) watakushi
- I, me, private
This one's useful when talking to
oneself (and others) see also pronouns
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私 watashi / watakushi
- I || more...
私書箱 shi
sho bako - post office box
私事 shi ji - personal affairs |
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地 |
1)
chi, 2) ji - ground, earth
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居心地
igoko chi - comfort
宇宙基地 u
chuu ki chi - space station
現在地 gen
zai chi - you are here on a map, present
location |
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持 |
1)
ji, 2) motsu, 3) moteru
- hold, have
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気持ち
ki mochi - feeling, mood
お金持ち
okane mochi - rich man
力持ち
chikara mochi - strong man |
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質 |
1)
shitsu - quality, matter, substance
The bottom has the
kanji for shell [貝
-
kai]
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質問
shitsu mon - question
品質 hin
shitsu - quality
実質 jisshitsu
-
substance, essence |
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室 |
1)
shitsu, 2) muro - room,
chamber
The top part is a roof
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密室
misshitsu - hidden room
教室 kyou
shitsu - classroom
温室 on shitsu
-
greenhouse |
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品 |
1)
hin, 2) shina - goods,
article, elegance, dignity
The three mouths [口 - kuchi] are eating the goods
with dignity
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車用品
kuruma you hin - car parts
下品 ge hin - vulgar, indecent
化粧品 ke
shou hin - cosmetics |
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社 |
1)
sha, 2) yashiro -
company, firm, office
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社会
sha kai - society
会社 kai sha - office, company
出版社
shuppan sha - publisher |
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者 |
1)
sha, 2) mono - someone,
person
The sun
[日 - hi] is
needed to make out just who that someone
is
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医者
i sha - medical doctor
学者 gaku sha - a scholar
芸者 gei sha - Geisha, woman
performer |
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手 |
1)
shu, 2) zu, 3) te -
hand
After several years
of looking at this kanji, I still don't see the
hand the ancient Chinese saw!
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空手
kara te - Karate
下手 heta - not good at, poor
at
上手 jou zu - good at, excells
at
手紙 te gami - letter (postal) |
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週 |
1)
shuu - week
This is one of those
rare kanji with just one reading and meaning
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一週間
isshuu kan - one week
先週 sen shuu - last week
来週 rai shuu - next week
週末 shuu
matsu - weekend |
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習 |
1)
shuu, 2) ju, 3) narau
- learn
The top is feather
or wing [羽
- hane]
and the bottom is white [白 - shiro]
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練習
ren shuu - practice
自習 ji shuu - self study
復習 fuku shuu
-
review, study again |
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住 |
1)
juu, 2) chuu, 3) sumu
- live, reside, dwell
You are the lord
[主 - shu] of
the house
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住所
juu sho - (mailing) address
衣食住 i
shoku juu - necessities of life, clothing,
food, and housing
移住 i juu - migration |
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春 |
1)
shun, 2) haru - spring
(season)
The season where the
sun [日 - hi]
returns
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春休み
haru yasumi - spring break
初春 sho shun - early spring
青春 sei shun - youth |
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正 |
1)
sei, 2) shou, 3) tadashii
- correct, justice, right
If you stop
[止] and think about it
you will get it right
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正解
sei kai - correct
改正 kai sei - revisement,
amendment
正月 shou
gatsu - the New Year |
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