The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
少 |
1) shou,
2) sukunai , 3) sukoshi - few, little
Small is [小]
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少々お待ちください
shou shou omachi kudasai - Please wait a moment
少年 shou nen - youth, boy |
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場 |
1) jou,
2) chou, 3) ba - location, place
The bit on the left [土] means ground
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場所
ba sho - a place,
area
スキー場
suki- jou - ski
area
駐車場 chuu
sha jou - parking
lot |
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知 |
1) chi,
2) shiru - to know, wisdom
To the left [矢 - ya] means arrow and to
the right [口 - kuchi] is
a mouth.
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知恵
chi e - wisdom
知事 chi ji - governor
告知
koku chi -
announcement, notice |
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真 |
1) shin, 2) ma, 3) makoto
- true, reality
This kanji has a ten
[十 - juu] over
an eye [目 - me]
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写真
sha shin -
photograph
真っ暗
makkura - pitch
black
真に makotoni - really, truely |
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図 |
1) zu, 2) to, 3) e,
4) hakaru - map, drawing, plan,
unexpected
Think of it as a
treasure map where X marks the spot
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地図
chi zu - map
合図
ai zu - sign,
signal
意図
i to - intention,
aim |
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世 |
1) sei,
2) se, 3) yo -
generation, world, society
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世界
se kai - the world
世紀 sei ki - century
人生
jin sei - life |
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夕 |
1) seki,
2) yuu - evening
Think of it as the
moon in the evening sky
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夕方
yuu gata - evening
夕焼け
yuu yake - sunset
夕食
yuu shoku - dinner |
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走 |
1) sou,
2) hashiru - run
It looks like a runner
getting ready to start the race
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競走
kyou sou - race
脱走
dassou - escape,
desertion
逃げ走る
nige hashiru - to
run away |
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族 |
1) zoku - tribe, family
There is a person
[方 - kata]
with an arrow [矢 - ya] finding food for his tribe
and family
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民族
min zoku - tribe
家族 ka zoku - family
核家族
kaku ka zoku -
nuclear family |
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注 |
1) chuu, 2) sosogu, 3) sasu-
pour, flow into, concentrate on
The marks on the left
indicate water (pouring) and the
right means "lord"
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注意
chuu i - caution,
warning
注文
chuu mon - order (restaurant...)
注射
chuu sha -
injection, a shot |
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田 |
1) den,
2) ta - rice field
Think of 4 square
rice fields together
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油田
yu den - oil field
田植え
ta ue - rice
planting
田舎 inaka - the country (irreg. pron) |
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台 |
1) dai,
2) tai - stand, stage, pedestal
It looks like someone
sitting on a box and talking into a mic
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舞台
bu tai - stage
台風 tai fuu - taiphoon
台所
dai dokoro -
kitchen |
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待 |
1) tai,
2) matsu - wait,
depend on
Don't confuse with samurai [侍]
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待ってください
matte kudasai -
please wait a sec
期待
ki tai -
expectations, hopes
招待
shou tai -
invitation |
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題 |
1) dai - topic, subject
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宿題
shuku dai -
homework
話題 wa dai - topic, subject
問題
mon dai - problem |
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度 |
1) do, 2) to, 3) taku,
4) tabi - degree, time, times
occurred
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一度
ichi do - one
time, once
温度 on do - temperature
今度 kon do - next time |
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立 |
1) ritsu,
2) ryuu, 3) tatsu - to stand
Think of a person in
the act of standing up
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県立
ken ritsu -
prefectural
独立 doku
ritsu -
independence
日立 hi tachi - Hitachi company |
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旅 |
1) ryo, 2) tabi - trip,
travel
A person [方] packing his bag for a trip
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旅行
ryo kou - trip
旅人 tabi bito
- a traveller
旅券 ryo ken - passport |
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力 |
1) ryoku,
2) riki, 3) chikara - power, strength,
exertion
Don't confuse it with
nine [九 - kyuu]
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力持ち
chikara mochi -
strong person
能力 nou ryoku
- ability
協力 kyou
ryoku -
cooperation |
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昼 |
1) chuu,
2) hiru - noon, daytime
The sun [日 - hi] is in the middle
at noon
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昼寝
hiru ne - a nap
昼食 chuu
shoku - lunch,
noonmeal
昼休み hiru
yasumi - lunch
break, noon break |
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町 |
1) chou,
2) machi - town, village
Think of a small town
with a T shaped road leading to a rice
field
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港町
minato machi -
port city
町民 chou min - townspeople
町会 chou kai - town council |
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