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1) kai, 2) e - meeting, 3) a(u) - to meet:Think of the kanji as a person sitting at a desk under a roof. Most meetings take place in a house with desks (KANJI CẤP BA)
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1) kai, 2) e - meeting, 3) a(u) - to meet u
o
h ei kai wa - English conversation [only kai
wa means any conversation]
Think of the kanji as a person sitting at a desk m kai gi - meeting, conference
under a roof. Most meetings take place in a
- kyou kai - church
house with desks, ne.
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1) sei, 2) shou, 3) ao(i) - blue (sometimes x
) ao zora - blue sky
green)
b
- ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture
Blue moon! You saw me standing alone. I saw - ao iro - blue color
you standing at the bottom part of this kanji.
It becomes aoi (add the i) when placed with a
noun --> aoi ahiru - a blue duck. (strange
example but you get the drift, right?)
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1) seki, 2) shaku, 3) aka(i) - red e
s
( aka chan - a child, infant
- seki dou - the equator
This kanji has done something embarrassing
and is running away with it's face turned red - aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit
(see the arms and legs running?)
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1) mei, 2) myou, 3) aka(rui) - light, bright, to r
( akarui - bright, cheerful
dawn
- hatsu mei - invention
In the sky the 2 brightest objects are the sun - setsu mei - explanation
(left) and the moon (right)
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1) shuu, 2) aki - fall (the season), autumn h
t
i
w shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox
holiday [see more on holidays]
In the fall, many people burn leaves and things ]
e aki kaze - autumn breeze
with fire (right part)
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1) kuu, 2) kara, 3) sora - sky, air, empty r
b kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]
- kuu ki - air, atmosphere
Think of a karate expert jumping in the air to
break a board in two - kuu kou - airport
- sora - sky
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1) kai, 2) hira(ku), 3) a(keru) - to open
Maybe you will recognize mon (gate) [ ] I e
s
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l
c doa o akeru - open a door
think of a man (in the middle) opening a large
- zen kai - full throttle, fully open
gate door by pushing with both arms
Be careful to not confuse open with close [[ ] I think of
close as a man kicking the door closed
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1) aku, 2) waru(i) - bad, evil e
h warui mono - a bad fellow, someone
(something) bad
It looks like an anvil or some heavy object on s
( sai aku - the worst
top of a heart [t ] When you do something - aku ma - devil, demon
bad, your conscience (should) weigh heavy on
your heart
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1) chou, 2) asa - morning m
- asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper
- ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]
- mai asa - every morning
e
- asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]
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1) ji, 2) aza - letter (from the alphabet...), n
u mo ji – letter
character, mark
l
– aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross]
Think of a young child learning his alphabet i kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]
under a roof
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1) soku, 2) ashi - foot, feet, leg, 3) ta(riru) - to t
o ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
be enough sufficient
- migi ashi - right foot, leg
A person doing a split with his legs - man zoku - satisfaction
When you say, 'ashi' it means both leg and foot.
Japanese doesn't distinguish where one starts and the
other stops
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1) mi, 2) aji - taste, experience
(
] aji mi - try the taste, have a taste
Of course the kanji that deals with tastes has a e i mi - meaning
kuchi (mouth) in it [ ] - shu mi - hobby
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1) shin, 2) atara(shii) - new, fresh
Try to begin to look at kanji and get a feel for L
k
o atarashii kuruma - a new car
their meaning. I know it sounds strange, but as - shin bun - newspaper
you progress you should be able to - shin nen - new year
automatically catch its meaning at a glance.
Look at this kanji and think of something new
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1) shuu, 2) atsu(meru) - to collect, gather f
o hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...)
e
- atsumeru - to collect, to gather something
This is a collection of lines - shuu kai - assembly, group
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1) kei, 2) kyou, 3) ani - older brother
e
l
2 o nii san - big brother (honorific - it
changes from 'ani' to 'onii'
Think of a loud older brother with only a big
mouth and 2 legs h
c kyou dai - brothers
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1) shi, 2) ane -older sister
n
i
h
t o nee san - big sister (honorific -
changes from 'ane' to 'onee'
This kanji is made of 2 parts: onna (woman)
a
h
c nee san - girl, older girl
[[ ] and city or market [[ ] - Maybe you can
think of a connection, I can't. - shi mai - sisters
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1) ho, 2) bu, 3) ayu(mu) 4) aru(ku) - to walk, to
step o
t ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by
step
The top part is to stop [ ] and the bottom t
s san po - a walk, stroll
means a little [ ] So when you walk a long a
- dai ippo - the first step
distance you have to stop a little too
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m
a arigatou - arigatou, thank you [set
1) yuu, 2) u, 3) a(ru) - to have, to exist, is expression]
p
x
e kou yuu chi - public land
There is a moon
- yuu mei - famous
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1) an - safe, peaceful , 2) yasu(i) - cheap,
inexpensive, e
m an shin - peace of mind
e
p
- yasui mono - something cheap
Remember this kanji has two different - an zen - safe, safety
meanings: 1) safe and 2) cheap
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- i sha - doctor
1) i - to heal, to cure
- i in - clinic
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1) i - mind, heart, attention
] i mi - meaning
When you stand [h ] you are at attention; - chuu i - warning, caution, be careful
When it is day [W] you are awake and - you i - preparation, prepare
attentive; and your heart [a ] is mindful - i ken - opinion, view
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1) i - more, with, through, on account of e
m i ka - below, less than, under
- i jou - more than, over, this is all
This one doesn't seem to have a concrete o
m
- i shin den shin - telepathy, mind
meaning, but is used with other kanjis reading
r
1) gen, 2) gon - speech, statement 3) iu - to
say 4) koto - word, expression
( koto ba - word, language
Sound waves coming from a mouth.
w
- hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself
A lot of 'word' related kanji have this character - hou gen - dialect
as part of the kanji - a
s nikki (diary); n shi
(poem); ( hanashi (a story)
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1) ka, 2) ke, 3) ya, 4) ie - house i
h ka zoku - family
- sakka - writer, novelist, author
Think of the top part as a roof w
- ai byou ka - lover of cats
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e
b kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance
1) kyuu, 2) isogu - to hurry
- tokkyuu - limited express train
When you hurry your heart beats faster t
m
i
l
- oriento kyuu kou - Orient
Express
E
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1) ken, 2) inu - dog ] ko inu - puppy
- ban ken - watch dog
A dog is man's [d ] big, [] ] best friend w
- ai ken ka - lover of dogs
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1) mai, 2) imouto - younger sister
r
b shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)
Japanese makes a distinction between s
- itoko - cousin (female)
younger and older [y ane] sisters and o
c
- shi mai to shi - sister cities
brothers
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1) shiki, 2) shoku, 3) iro - color x
e ao iro - blue
- ki iro - yellow
Some color names have this kanji with it (see e
y
- juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors,
examples)
different strokes for different folks
d
1) on, 2) in, 3) ne, 4) oto - sound
( on gaku - music
Sound is standing [o ] on the sun [] ] - don't - hatsu on - pronunciation
confuse it with [c ] i (heart, attention) - fuku in - the Gospel, good news
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1) in - member, official ] i in - committee member
- kai in - member, membership
An official is just a shell [n ] with a mouth [] ] - sha in - company employee
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1) in - institution, academy i byou in - hospital
- i in - (doctor's) clinic
This one is used for buildings and institutions
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s
( dai gaku in - graduate school
(see examples)
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1) in, 2) nomu - to drink
y
B nomi mono - something to drink, a drink
'To drink' is similar to 'to eat' [o ] - looks like a -
s nomi mizu - drinking water
man on the right leaning on a bar having a r
d
- nomi hou dai - all you can drink
drink [By Dean]
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1) gyo, 2) uo, 3) sakana - fish i
h nin gyo - mermaid
- kin gyo - goldfish
Think of the bottom lines as being water - tobi uo - flying fish
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1) dou, 2) ugoku - to move ] un dou - exercise, movement
- dou butsu - animals
Heavy [e ] + power [] ] = to move - kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched
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1) gyuu, 2) ushi - cow, bull g gyuu nyuu - milk
- gyuu niku - beef, cow meat
Don't confuse this with [o ] go (noon) - ushi - cow
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1) ka, 2) uta - a song 3) utau - to sing o
m kokka - national anthem
- ka shi - lyrics, words to music
This has a distinctive shape. Think of several -
l ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play
mouths singing songs - tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem
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1) sha, 2) utsusu - to copy, take (a photo) h
p sha shin - photograph
p
- sha shin ka - photographer
It looks like a 5 but it is only a copy of a
photograph - sha sei - sketching, drawing from life
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1) ei, 2) utsuru - to be reflected, 3) utsusu - to
project on a screen, reflect ] ei ga - movie
m
- eiga kan - the movies, cinema
Reflected light comes from the center [[ ] of - hou ei - televising
the sun [[ ]
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1) kai, 2) umi - sea, ocean e
c
o nihon kai - Japan Sea
J
- hokkaidou - Hokkaido, the most northern
The 3 little marks to the left mean water and big island of Japan
[[ ] is 'every.' So every water comes from the b
i kai gan - beach, coast
ocean.
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1) bai, 2) uri - sale 3) uru - to sell 'a hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
n
- uri mono - something for sell
It is interesting in that 'to buy' also has the
reading 'bai' - bai bai - selling & buying
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1) un - luck, 2) hakobu - to carry h
t un ga - canal
- un mei - fate, destiny
In the army [n ], people have to carry many
a
f
- an zen un ten - safe driving
things
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1) juu, 2) chou, 3) omoi - heavy ] ki chou - precious, valuable
p
- kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes
This is a heavy village [ ] because it has - juu ten - important point, to stress
1000 [ ] people over it something
s
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1) ei, 2) hanabusa, 3) - England, English, n
E seki ei - quartz
grand
q
- ei kai wa - English conversation
There is a lot of grass in the center [ ] of - ei yaku - English translation
England E
- ei yuu teki - heroic
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1) eki - station (train) t
s eki mae - in front of a station
- eki in - station attendant
A lot of horses [ ] R at the station - eki ben - station bento (lunch)
1) shuu, 2) owari, 3) tsui - end, finish w
s sai shuu - the final, last, closing
- shuu sen - end of war
The last thread [ ] finishes the winter [ ] - shuu den - the last train
sweater - shuu ryou - end, termination
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1) ta, 2) ooi - many, much, frequent y
n
a
m oosugiru - too much
- ta bun - probably, maybe
Two katakana ta's [' ] are too many p
- ta moku teki - multi purpose
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1) ki, 2) okiru, 3) okosu - get up, wake up
k
p
u haya oki - getting up early
t
e
g
- omoi okosu - to recall a memory
Running [ ] in the morning makes you wake
up o
t
- ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...
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1) oku, 2) ya - roof, house, shop ] hon ya - book store
o
b
- shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater
A roof starts from ground [ ] up - ya shiki - mansion
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1) sou, 2) okuru - send -
u
r ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting
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[ 1
3 nama hou sou - live broadcast
- sou kin - sending money (through mail...)
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s
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h kirisuto kyou - Christianity
1) kyou, 2) oshieru - teach, faith, education
- shuu kyou - religion
This kanji is part of your education! e
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- yudaya kyou - Judaism
- kyou iku - education
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] itoko - cousin
1) dai, 2) tei, 3) otouto - younger brother
- kyou dai - brothers
A lot of younger brothers like bows and arrows - de shi - disciple, pupil
[[ ] d
- mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's
pet
p
1) dou, 2) onaji - same, agree, equal ] dou i - agreement, same thought
a
- dou on go - homonym
When everyone agrees they have one [ ] - dou ki - same class, same period,
mouth [ ] contemporaries
c
1) shu, 2) su, 3) nushi - Lord, master, principal ]
e ji nushi - landlord
matter
- jou shu - lord of a castle
The Lord is above a king [h ] l
- sou zou shu - Creator
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1) shi, 2) omou - think u i shi - intention, purpose
i
- kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited
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love
A lot of thinking can be done in one's heart [ ] lo
v ryou omoi - mutual love
in a rice patty [ ] u
m
- omoi dasu - to recall, remember
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1) shin, 2) oya, 3) shitashii - parent, relative, c
l chichi oya - father parent
familiar
- haha oya - mother parent
Becoming close to someone takes looking [ ] - ryou shin - parents
closely at them - oya yubi - thumb
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o
l ike bana - flower arrangement
1) ka, 2) ke, 3) hana - flower - hi bana - a spark
- hana bi - fireworks
Grass changes [ ] into a beautiful flower - hana mi - flower viewing (cherry
blossoms)
b
1) ka, 2) natsu - summer y
u
] natsu yasumi - summer vacation
s
- natsu matsuri - summer festival
Compare with winter fuyu [[ ] u
s
- ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time
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1) ga, 2) kaku - picture o
m ei ga - a movie, film
- kei kaku - plan, schedule, program
Many words pertaining to pictures, art, and
movies use this kanji p
- san sui ga - landscape picture
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1) kai - world ,
] se kai - the world, society
t
- se kai ichi - the best in the world
The world is like one big rice field [h ], isn't it? - shi kai - field of vision, sight
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1) bai, 2) kau - buy
r
e
w kai mono - something to buy, shopping
A lot of money words also have shell kai [ ] - bai bai - selling & buying, trade
as part of the kanji. A long time ago shells - kai nushi - the buyer, purchaser
were used as money.
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o
s
i
h
t okaerinasai - Welcome home!
1) ki, 2) kaeru - return, arrive at, come home
Said when someone comes home
i
a
S kaeri michi - the way back home, the
The first kanji of to clean souji [[
o
] looks like
road home
this one. So coming home requires cleaning
o
r ki koku - return to home country
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1) dai - generation, price, 2) kawari, 3) kawaru l
t
o e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868)
- substitute, exchange 4) yo - age, generation
- ko dai - ancient days
A lot of meaning packed in this small kanji - juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19
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1) gaku, 2) raku, 3) tanoshii - music, comfort,
ease o
c an raku - ease, comfort
- on gaku - music
Sipping white [[ ] wine under a tree [[ ] is - gakki - a musical instrument
comfortable
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1) fuu, 2) fu, 3) kaze- wind, air, style i
a kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze
- tai fuu - typhoon
Many insects [[ ] fly in the air t
- nihon fuu - Japanese style
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1) tai, 2) kasu - lend i
[ kane kashi - money lending
- kashi ya - a house for rent
Many money related kanji have shell kai [ ]
f
e
s
u
o
h
a
- chotto kashite kudasai
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- Let me borrow ___ for a sec
as part of the kanji
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1) hou - direction, 2) kata person, way of i
d anata - you (usually written in hiragana)
s
u
( tsukai kata - how to use (something)
It looks like a person running in direction - mi kata - view point, way of looking
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1) shi, 2) kami - paper ] te gami - letter (postal)
l
- ori gami - origami, paper folding
Paper is made of threads [ ] of wood - wa shi - Japanese paper
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r
t fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary
1) tsuu, 2) tooru, 3) toori- go through, avenue,
- toori (or doori) - street, avenue
traffic
- tuu yaku - translate, interprete
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1) tai, 2) karada, 3) katachi - body, object
[
] ki tai - gas, vapour
The left part means person [ ] and the right is -
g gu tai teki - concretely, tangible
book [ ] o
c
- karada ga yowai - body is weak
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1) shaku, 2) kariru - borrow, rent y
[
] kari mono - borrowed thing
- shakkin - debt, loan
A person borrows things during the day [ ] d
- kari ie - house for rent
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1) kan, 2) han - China i kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters
- kan bun - Chinese literature
China is across the ocean from Japan so it
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h kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese
has the 3 marks to the left which mean water dictionary
d
1) kan, 2) yakata - building, palace r
a
p ei ga kan - movie theater
m
- to sho kan - library
A large building has a place to eat [ ] (the left
part is related to this kanji) l
- sui zoku kan - aquarium
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1) gen, 2) gan, 3) moto - beginning, origin e
b moto moto - originally
- mi moto - ID, a person's identity
It has two legs going back to the beginning - ji gen - dimension
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1) kou, 2) kangaeru - think, consider , 3)
kangae - a thought n
a
k kou ko gaku - archaeology
r
a
- kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider
A lot of thought must be put in to learning this -
o
t ii kangae - a good thought
kanji
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1) chaku, 2) jyaku, 3) kiru - to wear (clothes),
arrive e
b ama gi - rain wear
- uwa gi - a coat, jacket
This kanji has sheep hitsuji [[ ] in it. Perhaps - tou chaku - to arrive
because of wool
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1) kyuu, 2) ku, 3) kiwameru - research, study so ken kyuu - research
r
- ken kyuu kai - research society
The top is hole ana [ ] and the botom is 9 [] ]
so you are researching the 9 hole. - kyuu mei - investigation
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r sugi saru - to pass
1) kyo, 2) ko, 3) saru - past, gone, leave - ka ko - the past
h
t
- sute saru - to abandon (ship)
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1) kyou, 2) miyako, 3) kei - capital ] tou kyou - Tokyo
- pekin - Beijing, China
Both Tokyo [o
t ] and Kyoto [] ] have this - jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)
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1) kyou, 2) gou, 3) tsuyoi- strong p kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy
- ben kyou - study
The left part means bow yumi [ ] so it takes a
strong person to put a bow - sai kyou - the strongest
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- ei gyou - business, trade
1) gyou, 2) gou, 3) waza - business, vocation - karu waza - acrobatics
- san gyou - industry
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1) setsu, 2) sai, 3) kiru - cut, cut off e
b shin setsu - kindness
k
- tsume kiri - (finger) nail clippers
Seven [e - shichi] swords [] - katana] cut
better than one f
(
- fumi kiri - railway crossing
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1) kin, 2) kon, 3) chikai - near, early i sai kin - recently
- kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto,
Nara...)
a
N chika goro - recently, lately
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1
3 kin jo - neighborhood
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1) gin, 2) shirogane - silver i
] kin gin - gold & silver
- gin kou - bank
Silver is related to gold [i - kin] - jun gin - pure silver
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1) kou, 2) ku, 3) kuchi - mouth e
h de guchi - exit
- kara kuchi - spicy taste
The opened mouth of a robot - jin kou - population
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1) kou, 2) ku, 3) gu - craft, construction p
a jin kou - manmade, artificial
- dai ku - carpenter
Capital 'i' - kou jou - factory
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1) koku, 2) kuro, 3) kuroi - black ] an koku - darkness
- shiro kuro - black and white
There is a village [h - sato] there b
- makkuro - pitch black
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1) kei, 2) hakaru - plan, measure a
] kei kaku - plan, scheme
- to kei - watch, clock
Planning and measuring takes talk [[ ] w
- on do ke - thermometer
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1) ken, 2) togu - study of, sharpen u
g ken kyuu - research
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s
] ken kyuu sei - research student
Sharpen your study of rocks [ - ishi] - ken shuu - training
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e
t ken koku - founding of a nation
1) ken, 2) kon, 3) tateru - build o
f
- ni kai date - a 2 story building
- sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction
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u
s shi ken - exam, test
1) ken, 2) tamesu, 3) - testing, examine, effect - jikken - experiment
- tai ken - (personal) experience
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1) ko, 2) furui - old a
r
g tsukai furusu - to wear out something
t
- kou ko gaku - archaeology
It looks like an old gravestone a
- furu hon ya - used bookstore
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1) kou, 2) hiroi, 3) hiromeru - wide, broad a hiro ba - an opened space, plaza
- kou koku - advertisement
There is a lot of space around this kanji - kou hou - public relations, publicity
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n
a
k ai koku shin - patriotism
1) shin, 2) kokoro - heart, mind
- an shin - relief, peace of mind
This is a very basic kanji found in many other -
e
r i shin den shin - telepathy
kanjis relating to the heart or emotions - shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret
motive
m
1) shi, 2) kokoromiru, 3) tamesu - test, try, x
e nyuu shi - entrance examination
experiment
e
- ude dameshi - testing one's abilities
(arm)
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Saying words [a ] during a ceremony [] ] e
k
a
m sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test
makes an experiment
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1) tou, 2) kotaeru, 3) kotae - solution, answer a
n mon dou - questions and answers
- ou tou - reply, answer
The two parts at the top represent bamboo [ ]
so using bamboo as a mic shout your answer - kai tou - answer, solution
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u
b shi goto - work
1) ji, 2) zu, 3) koto - matter, thing, fact, - dai ji - important
business - ka ji - housework
- ki ji - article (newspaper)
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1) ten - revolve, turn around ] un ten - driving
- i ten - transfer, moving
The wheels of a car [ ] turn around - kai ten - revolution, rotate
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1) saku, 2) sa, 3) tsukuru - make, produce,
prepare e
p sakka - author, writer
a
- te zukuri - handmade
The mark to the left means a person [h ] so a - tou saku - plagiarism
person is making something
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1) cha, 2) sa - tea e
r o cha - Japanese tea, green tea
J
- u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea
Tea is made from grass (leaves) which is
represented by the top part of this kanji - mugi cha - barley tea
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1) sou, 2) hayai - fast, early i haya kuchi - talk fast
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] asa hayai - early morning
The sun [h ] rises early - sassoku - at once, immediately (irreg. sound)
(
1) shi, 2) tomaru, 3) tomeru, 4) tome - stop a
s kin shi - prohibited, not allowed
r
p
- tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come
Think of a policeman standing on the road in
saying, "stop" n
i chuu shi - suspension, interruption
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1) ji, 2) shi, 3) mizukara - oneself
h
] doku ji - original, peculiar
Don't confuse this with eye [o - me], and - ji ei - self-defense
white [w - shiro] e
s
- ji ga ji san - praising one's own work
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1) shi, 2) ji, 3) tsukaeru - official, serve, attend ] hou shi - service, attendance
s
- shi age - finished, end
A person [ ] serves - shi goto - work
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n uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action
1) shi, 2) shinu - death, die - chi shi - lethal, fatal
- hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic
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1) shi, 2) hajimeru - begin e
b kai shi - commencement, begin
c
- sue shi jyuu - forever
The woman [ - onna] on stage [ - dai]
began r
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- hajimemashite - nice to meet you
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