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Vocabulary Card – 買物 – kaimono

April 29, 2011 by Nicolas 4 Comments

Furigana: かいもの

Romaji: kaimono

Meaning: shopping

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun + suru

Writing

Kanji	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
買	to buy	BAI	ka(u)	5
物	thing	BUTSU	mono	4

Kaimono also often is written as 買い物.

Examples

Kanji	私は今日買物しました。
Furigana	わたしはきょうかいものしました。
Romaji	watashi wa kyou kaimono shimashita.
English	I went shopping today.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT

Opposite

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT

Related words

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
買う	かう	kau	to buy	5
売買	ばいばい	baibai	to buy and sell

Filed Under: 2. Vocabulary JLPT N5 Tagged With: Japanese vocabulary, JLPT N5

Kanji Card – 軽

April 29, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

8EFD - 軽

Meaning	light (not heavy)
Onyomi	KEI
Kunyomi	karu(i), karo(yaka)
Strokes	12 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
軽い	かるい	karui	light	5
軽食	けいしょく	keishoku	light meal	–

Radicals

Radical Pic
Radical Name
Meaning

Filed Under: 5. Kanji JLPT N4 Tagged With: Japanese Language, JLPT N4, kanji, kanji & kana, kanji radicals, Nihongo

Vocabulary Card – 安い – yasui

April 29, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

kanji: 安

furigana: やすい

romaji: yasui

Meaning: cheap

Level: JLPT N5

i-adjective

Form	Kanji	Furigana	Romaji
plain form	安い	やすい	yasui
past	安かった	やすかった	yasukatta
negation	安くない	やすくない	yasukunai
past negation	安くなかった	やすくなかった	yasukunakatta
sa form	安さ	やすさ	yasusa
sou form	安そう	やすそう	yasusou

Synonym

–

Opposite

高い – takai – expensive, high

Related Words

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Filed Under: 2. Vocabulary JLPT N5 Tagged With: i-adjective, Japanese vocabulary

Vocabulary Card – 高い – takai

April 29, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

kanji: 高

furigana: たかい

romaji: takai

Meaning: high, expensive

Level: JLPT N5

i-adjective

Form	Kanji	Furigana	Romaji
plain form	高い	たかい	takai
past	高かった	たかかった	takakatta
negation	高くない	たかくない	takakunai
past negation	高くなかった	たかくなかった	takakunakatta
sa form	高さ	たかさ	takasa
sou form	高そう	たかそう	takasou