Kanji Card – 君

君

541B - 君

Meaning you, ruler, suffix for people’s names
Onyomi KUN
Kunyomi kimi
Strokes 7 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
君 きみ kimi you –
〜君 〜くん ~kun after a male’s name, expressing a kind of affection for a younger man –
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Japonizer – Japanese Traditional Background Image Generator

Japonizer is an web generator for background image, which generates images of traditional Japanese patterns.

You choose one out of around 30 provided traditional patterns, set a size and change colours if you want. You may download and use it for your blog, twitter or so.

The service is a part of Wanokoto.net [J], a social community site for sharing all Japanese-style things.

We found this article on ASIAJIN – a blog on next generation Internet trends in Japan

Vocabulary Card – 夏休み – natsuyasumi

Furigana: なつやすみ

Romaji: natsuyasumi

Meaning: summer vacation

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
夏 summer KA natsu 4
休 to rest KYUU yasu(mu) 5

み Hiragana MI 5

Examples

Kanji 夏休みに沖縄に行きたいです。
Furigana まつやすみにおきなわにいきたいです。
Romaji natsuyasumi ni okinawa ni ikitai desu.
English I want to go to Okinawa during summer vacation.

Vocabulary

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Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
休み やすみ yasumi vocation, holiday 5
連休 れんきゅう renkyuu consecutive holidays –

Kanji Card – 具

具

5177 - 具

Meaning tool
Onyomi GU
Kunyomi –
Strokes 8 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
道具 どうぐ dougu tool 3
具体的 ぐたいてき gutaiteki concrete, tangible –
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Kanji Card – 苦

苦

82E6 - 苦

Meaning suffer, pain, bitter
Onyomi KU
Kunyomi kuru(shimu), kuru(shii), niga(i), niga(ru)
Strokes 11 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
苦い にがい nigai bitter 3
苦しい くるしい kurushii painful, difficult –
苦情 くじょう kujou complaint, trouble, grievance –

Radicals

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