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

Radicals

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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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Vocabulary Card – 公園 – kouen

Furigana: こうえん

Romaji: kouen

Meaning: a park

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
public, official KOU ouyake
garden EN sono 3

Examples

Kanji 公園に桜は咲いています。
Furigana こうえんにさくらはさいています。
Romaji kouen ni sakura wa saite imasu.
English The cherry trees in the park are blossoming.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
にわ niwa garden 5

Kanji Card – 園

園

5712 - 園

Meaning garden
Onyomi EN
Kunyomi sono
Strokes 13 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
公園 こうえん kouen park 5
 幼稚園 ようちえん youchien kindergarden

Radicals

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