661F - 星
| Meaning | star |
| Onyomi | SEI |
| Kunyomi | hoshi |
| Strokes | 9 (click on the pick to start the video) |
Vocabulary
| Kanji | Furigana | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 星 | ほし | hoshi | star | 3 |
| 衛星 | えいせい | eisei | satellite | – |
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Radicals
| Radical | Radical name | Meaning |
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Kanji Card – 星
June 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Vocabulary Card – 玄関 – genkan
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Furigana: げんかん
Romaji: genkan
Meaning: entrance hall
Level: JLPT N5
Word Type: noun
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 玄 | dark | GEN | – | – |
| 関 | 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 |
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Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 靴べら | くつべら | kutsubera shoe horn | ||
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Kanji Card – 数
June 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
Do you know Japanese gestures? – 3 –
June 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Japanese have their body language and gestures. This video introduces you to one very typical gesture. There are more to come.
Kanji Card – 寺
June 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
5BFA - 寺
| Meaning | temple |
| Onyomi | JI |
| Kunyomi | tera |
| Strokes | 6 (click on the pick to start the video) |
Vocabulary
| Kanji | Furigana | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 寺 | てら | tera | temple | – |
| 寺僧 | じそう | jisou | buddhist priest | – |
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The word tera most often also is used together with the honorific prefix o.
お寺 – おてら – otera – temple
Radicals
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