Kanji Card – 活

活

6D3B - 活

Meaning live, activity
Onyomi KATSU
Kunyomi
Strokes 9 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
生活 せいかつ seikatsu living, one’s daily existence
活動 かつどう katsudou activity, action

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Kanji Card – 角 – kado

角

89D2 - 角

Meaning angle, horn
Onyomi KAKU
Kunyomi kado, tsuno
Strokes 7 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
かど kado corner 5
四角い しかくい shikakui rectangular
三角 さんかく sankaku triangle

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Survival Japanese – good to know kanji and kana

Here is a collection of Japanese characters useful for surviving in Japan without speaking Japanese. Knowing these will help you for orientation even when English signs are not available. Click on the pick if you want to know more about the word.

deguchi - exit

iriguchi - entrance

otearai - toilet

toire - toilet

uketsuke - reception

ginkou - bank

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Kanji Card – 絵 – e

絵

7D75 - 絵

Meaning picture
Onyomi KAI
Kunyomi e
Strokes 12 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
e picture 3
絵本 えほん ehon picture book
絵はがき えはがき ehagaki picture postcard

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Kanji Card – 科

科

79D1 - 科

Meaning department, faculty, subject
Onyomi KA
Kunyomi
Strokes 9 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
学科 がっか gakka study subject
科学 かがく kagaku science

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