| The Kanji |
Readings & Meanings |
| 凍 |
| こおる：とう：こごえる
- to
freeze |
冷凍 rei tou -
refrigeration, freezing
凍結機 tou ketsu ki -
freezer |
|
| 谷 |
| こく：たに
-
valley |
谷間 tani ai -
valley
谷底 tani soko -
the bottom of a valley |
|
| 告 |
| こく：つげる
-
notify |
警告 kei koku -
a warning
広告 kou koku -
advertisement
報告 hou koku -
report, information |
|
| 腰 |
| こし：よう
-
waist, hip |
腰掛け
koshi
kake - a bench, stool, chair
腰弱 koshi yowa -
weak kneed |
|
| 骨 |
| こつ：ほね
- bone |
拳骨 gen kotsu -
a fist
顎骨 ago bone -
jaw bone |
|
| 断 |
| ことわる：だん：たつ
- cut
off, resolve |
横断 ou dan -
cross (a street)
決断 ketsu dan -
decision, determination |
|
| 細 |
| こまか：こまかい
small,
fine, minute：さい：ほそい：ほそる
-
slender, thin |
細菌 sai kin -
germs
細工 sai ku -
workmanship, craft (used as a suffix for type of
workmanship)
委細面談 i sai men dan -
details when we meet. (official sounding) |
|
| 困 |
| こまる：こん - be in trouble |
困難 kon nan -
difficulty,distress
困惑 - bewilderment |
|
| 込 |
| こむ：こめる
- into,
be crowded |
折り込み
iri
komi - a foldout, insertion
税込み zei komi -
tax included
飛び込み tobi komi -
a leap, jump,plunge, dive |
|
| 米 |
| こめ：べい：まい
- rice,
America |
中米 chuu bei -
Central America
日米 nichi bei -
Japan and America |
|
| 殺 |
| ころす：さつ：さい：せつ
- kill |
暗殺 an satsu -
assassination
必殺 hissatsu -
a certain kill |
|
| 怖 |
| こわい：ふ
-
fearful, scared |
恐怖 kyou fu -
dread, terror, fear
怖じ気 oji ke - a
fear |
|
| 根 |
| こん：ね
- root |
語根 go kon -
the root (origin) of a word
大根 dai kon -
Japanese radish
屋根 ya ne -
roof, housetop |
|
| 混 |
| こん：まじる：まざる：まぜる
- mix,
blend, associate with |
混乱 kon ran -
confusion,chaos, disorder
混ぜる mazeru - to
mix |
|
| 婚 |
| こん - marry, marriage |
結婚 kekkon -
marriage
新婚 shin kon -
newly wed
婚約 kon yaku -
engagement |
|
| 差 |
| さ：さす
-
difference |
時差 ji sa -
time difference
人差し指 hito sashi yubi -
index finger
差し上げる sashi ageru -
to offer, to give (polite)
指差す yubi sasu -
to point at
時差ぼけ ji sa boke -
jet lag |
|
| 査 |
| さ - look into |
検査 ken sa -
inspection, examination
捜査 sou sa -
search, investigation
探査機 tan sa ki -
a probe (space) |
|
| 砂 |
| さ：しゃ：すな
- sand |
砂岩 sa gan -
sand stone
砂糖 sa tou -
sugar
砂漠 sa baku -
desert |
|
| 再 |
| さ：さい：ふたたび
-
repeat, another time, again |
再建 sai ken -
rebuilding, reconstruction
再犯 sai han -
second offense |
|
| 座 |
| ざ：すわる
- seat,
sit down |
星座 sei za - a
constellation (stars)
正座 sei za -
sitting Japanese style, sitting correctly
座席 za seki - a
seat |
|
| 才 |
| さい - talent |
天才 ten sai -
genius, natural gift
才媛 sai en - a
talented woman |
|
| 祭 |
| さい：まつり：まつる
-
festival |
文化祭
bun
ka sai - Culture Day
夏祭 natsu matsuri -
Summer festival
祭日 sai jitsu -
national holiday |
|
| 菜 |
| さい：な
-
vegetable |
野菜 ya sai -
vegetables
山菜 san sai -
edible wild plants |
|
| 最 |
| さい：もっとも
- most,
-est |
最悪 sai aku -
the worst
最近 sai kin -
recently, these days
最高 sai kou (not
psycho) - the highest, the best, the supreme |
|
| 妻 |
| さい：つま
- wife |
愛妻 ai sai -
beloved wife
稲妻 ina zuma -
lightning |
|
| 採 |
| さい：とる
- pick,
gather |
採取 sai shu -
picking, collecting, gathering, harvesting
採点 sai ten -
grading, marking |
|
| 済 |
| さい：すむ：すます
-
settle, relieve |
経済 kei zai -
economics, business, economy
救済 kyuu sai -
relief, rescue, help |
|
| 歳 |
| さい：せい - year, age suffix |
何歳 nan sai -
how old?
万歳 ban zai -
Hurrah!, Cheers! live 10,000 years! |
|
| 財 |
| さい：ざい - wealth |
私財
shi
zai - private property
財産 zai san -
property, fortune, assets
財布 sai fu -
wallet |
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| 材 |
| ざい - timber, materials |
教材 kyou zai -
teaching materials
木材 moku zai -
lumber, timber, wood |
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All the Kanji on the Level 2
Test: #13
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