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Japanese food and kanji art

April 15, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

Art: Japanese kanji and food

I found this very nice blog article on an artist who combines kanji and food and makes them easier to memorize.

Filed Under: Let's have fun Tagged With: Japanese Fun

Kanji Card – 員

April 15, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

54E1 - 員

Meaning: member

Onyomi: IN

Kunyomi: –

Strokes: 10 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

社員 – shain – employee

会員 – kaiin – member

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

Kanji Card – 院

April 14, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

9662 - 院

Meaning:institute, establishment

Onyomi: IN

Kunyomi: –

Strokes: 10 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

病院 – byouin – hospital

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

Kanji Card – 引

April 14, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

5F15 - 引

Meaning:to pull, to make cheaper, to close

Onyomi: IN

Kunyomi: hi(ku), hike(ru)

Strokes: 4 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

引く – hiku – to pull

割引 – waribiki – discount

引き出し – hikidashi – drawer, withdrawal

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Vocabulary Card – 分かる – wakaru

April 14, 2011 by Nicolas Leave a Comment

kanji: 分かる

furigana: わかる

romaji: wakaru

Meaning: to understand, to know

Level: JLPT N5

verb

Form	Kanji	Furigana	Romaji
plain form	分かる	わかる	wakaru
masu form	分かります	わかります	wakarimasu
te form	分かって	わかって	wakatte
nai form	分からない	わからない	wakaranai
ba form	分かれば	わかれば	wakareba
intention	分かろ	わかろ	wakaro
order	分かれ	わかれ	wakare
past	分かった	わかった	wakatta
passive	分かれる	わかれる	wakareru

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