Kanji Card – 禁

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 禁

7981 – 禁

Meaning Prohibit
Onyomi Kin
Kunyomi kin(jiru)
Strokes 13 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 禁

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
禁止 きんし kinshi a prohibition
禁煙 きんえん kinen non-smoking
禁句 きんく kinku a taboo

Kanji Radicals inside 禁

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JAPANESE EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THe KANJI 禁

Kanji 犬の放し飼いは法律により禁止されている。
Furigana いぬのはなしがいはほうりつによりきんしされている。
Romaji inu no hanashigai ha houritsu ni yori kinshi sareteiru.
English We are prohibited by law from letting our dogs run loose.

SIMILAR KANJI to 禁


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Kanji Card – 境

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 境

5883 – 境

Meaning Boundary/Situation
Onyomi Kyou/Kei
Kunyomi Sakai
Strokes 14 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 境

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
さかい sakai a border, a boundary
境地 きょうち kyouchi a state, a mental state
環境 かんきょう kankyou environment, surroundings

Kanji Radicals inside 境

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JAPANESE EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THe KANJI 境

Kanji 開発事業のためこの辺りでは自然環境が破壊されている。
Furigana かいはつじぎょうのためこのあたりではしぜんかんきょうがはかいされている。
Romaji kaihatsu jigyou no tame kono atari deha shizen kankyou ga hakai sareteiru.
English The natural environment of this area is being destroyed by the development project.

SIMILAR KANJI to 境


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Kanji Card – 居

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 居

5C45 – 居

Meaning Reside
Onyomi Kyo
Kunyomi I(ru)
Strokes 8 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 居

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
居る いる iru be, exist
居座る いすわる isuwaru stay on, remain
居酒屋 いざかや izakaya a Japanese style bar

Kanji Radicals inside 居

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JAPANESE EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THe KANJI 居

Kanji 梅雨前線が太平洋岸に居座っている。
Furigana つゆぜんせんがたいへいようがんにいすわっている。
Romaji tsuyu zensen ga taiheiyougan ni isuwatteiru.
English The seasonal rain front is lingering along the Pacific coast.

SIMILAR KANJI to 居


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Kanji Card – 許

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 許

8A31 – 許

Meaning Permit
Onyomi Kyo
Kunyomi Yu(rusu)
Strokes 11 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 許

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
免許 めんきょ menkyo a license, a certificate
許す ゆるす yurusu forgive, pardon
許容 きょよう kyoyou permission, tolerance

Kanji Radicals inside 許

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Kanji 放射能汚染は許容量を超えています。
Furigana ほうしゃのうおせんはきょようりょうをこえています。
Romaji Houshanou osen ha kyoyouryou wo koeteimasu.
English Radioactive contamination has exceeded the permitted limits.

SIMILAR KANJI to 許


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Kanji Card – 旧

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 旧

65E7 – 旧

Meaning Former
Onyomi Kyuu
Kunyomi
Strokes 5 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 旧

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
旧習 きゅうしゅう kyuushuu an old custom
旧教 きゅうきょう kyuukyou Catholic
旧弊 きゅうへい kyuuhei old-fashioned

Kanji Radicals inside 旧

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JAPANESE EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THe KANJI 旧

Kanji 今時そんな旧弊なことを言ったって駄目だ。
Furigana いまどきそんなきゅうへいなことをいったってだめだ。
Romaji imadoki sonna kyuuheina koto wo ittatte dame da.
English Such old-fashioned ideas are no good nowadays.

SIMILAR KANJI to 旧


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