Kanji Card – 星

星

661F - 星

Meaning star
Onyomi SEI
Kunyomi hoshi
Strokes 9 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
ほし hoshi star 3
衛星 えいせい eisei satellite

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Vocabulary Card – 玄関 – genkan


Furigana:
 げんかん

Romaji: genkan

Meaning: entrance hall

LevelJLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
dark GEN
barrier KAN seki

Examples

Kanji 日本人は玄関で靴を脱ぎます。
Furigana にほんじんはげんかんでくつをぬぎます。
Romaji nihonjin wa genkan de kutsu o nugimasu.
English Japanese people take off their shoes in the entrance hall.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
靴べら くつべら kutsubera shoe horn

Kanji Card – 数

数

6570 - 数

Meaning number, count
Onyomi SUU
Kunyomi kazu, kazo(eru)
Strokes 13 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
かず kazu number, figure
数字 すうじ suuji number
数える かぞえる kazoeru to count

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Japanese have their body language and gestures. This video introduces you to one very typical gesture. There are more to come.

Kanji Card – 寺

寺

5BFA - 寺

Meaning temple
Onyomi JI
Kunyomi tera
Strokes 6 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
てら tera temple
寺僧 じそう jisou buddhist priest

The word tera most often also is used together with the honorific prefix o.
お寺 – おてら – otera – temple


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