Vocabulary Card – 字引 – jibiki

Furigana: じびき

Romaji: jibiki

Meaning: dictionary

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
character JI aza 4
to pull, to make IN hi(ku), hi(keru) 4

It literally means 字を引く – ji o hiku – to check a character.


Examples

Kanji 私は日本語の字引をよく使います。
Furigana わたしはにほんごのじびきをよくつかいます。
Romaji watashi wa nihongo no jibiki o yoku tsukaimasu.
English I often use a Japanese dictionary.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
辞書 じしょ jisho dictionary 5
辞典 じてん jiten dictionary

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
調べる しらべる shiraberu to investigate, to enquire

Vocabulary Card – 地図 – chizu

Furigana: ちず

Romaji: chizu

Meaning: map

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
earth, land CHI, JI 4
drawing, plan ZU, TO haka(ru) 4

Examples

Kanji わたしは東京の地図が欲しいです。
Furigana わたしはとうきょうのちずがほしいです。
Romaji watashi wa toukyou no chizu ga hoshii desu.
English I want to have a map of Tokyo.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
図面 ずめん zumen drawing

Kanji Card – 図

図

56F3 - 図

Meaning drawing, plan
Onyomi ZU, TO
Kunyomi haka(ru)
Strokes 7 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
地図 ちず chizu map 5
図る はかる hakaru to atempt
図面 ずめん zumen drawing

Radicals

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Kanji Card – 進

進

9032 – 進

Meaning to continue, proceed, promote
Onyomi SHIN
Kunyomi susu(mu), susu(meru)
Strokes 11 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
進む すすむ susumu to go forward, to procede 4
進める すすめる susumeru to advance, to promote, to hasten
進化 しんか shinka evolution, progress

Radicals

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Vocabulary Card – 写真 – shashin

Furigana: しゃしん

Romaji: shashin

Meaning: photo

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
copy, photograph SHA utsu(su), utsu(ru) 4
truth, reality, pure SHIN ma- 4

Examples

Kanji 先週の飲み会沢山写真を写しました。
Furigana せんしゅうののみかいたくさんしゃしんをうつしました。
Romaji senshuu no nomikai takusan shashin o utsushimashita.
English I took many photos at last week’s get together.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
写す うつす utsusu to copy, to photograph
カメラ カメラ kamera camera
フィルム フィルム firumu film