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Vocabulary Card – 休み – yasumi

May 3, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

Furigana: やすみ

Romaji: yasumi

Meaning: vacation, break

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun

Writing

Kanji	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
休	to rest	KYUU	yasu(mu)	5
み	hiragana mi			5

Examples

Kanji	週末は休みです。
Furigana	しゅうまつはやすみです。
Romaji	shuumatsu wa yasumi desu.
English	The weekend is free.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				–

Opposite

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				–

Related words

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
休む	やすむ	yasumu	to take a rest	5
休日	きゅうじつ	kyuujitsu	holiday, day off	4
休憩	きゅうけい	kyuukei	rest, break	4

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

Vocabulary Card – 広い – hiroi

May 2, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

furigana: ひろい
romaji: hiroi
Meaning: wide, spacious
Level: JLPT N5

Writing

Kanji	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
広	wide, spacious	KOU	hiro(i)	5
い	hiragana i			5

Grammar: i-adjective

Form	Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	JLPT
plain form	広い	ひろい	hiroi	5
past	広かった	ひろかった	hirokatta	–
negation	広くない	ひろくない	hirokunai	–
past negation	広くなかった	ひろくなかった	hirokunakatta	–
sa form	広さ	ひろさ	hirosa	–
sou form	広そう	ひろそう	hirosou	–

Examples

Kanji	日本語の教室は広いです。
Furigana	にほんごのきょうしつはひろいです。
Romaji	nihongo no kyoushitsu wa hiroi desu.
English	The classroom for Japanese is spacious.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				–

Opposite

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
狭い	せまい	semai	narrow	–

Related words

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
				–
				–

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

Kanji Card – 止

May 2, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

6B62 - 止

Meaning	to stop
Onyomi	SHI
Kunyomi	to(maru), to(meru)
Strokes	4 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	Meaning	JLPT
止まる	とまる	tomaru	to stop, to halt	5
止める	とめる	tomeru	to stop something	–
中止	ちゅうし	chuushi	suspension, stoppage	–

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 – 男の子 – otokonoko

May 2, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

Furigana: 男の子

Romaji: otokonoko

Meaning: boy

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun

Writing

Kanji	Meaning	Onyomi	Kunyomi	JLPT
男	man, male	DAN, NAN	otoko	5
の	hiragana no			5
子	child	SHI, SU	ko	5

Examples

Kanji	あそこに男の子二人がいます。
Furigana	あそこにおとこのこふたりがいます。
Romaji	asoko ni otokonoko futari ga imasu.
English	There are two boys over there.