Vocabulary Card – 漢字 – kanji

May 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Furigana: かんじ

Romaji: kanji

Meaning: kanji, Chinese character

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun

Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
漢 Han dynasty, China, man KAN – 4
字 character, sector of a village JI aza 4

Examples

Kanji 漢字は難しいですね。
Furigana かんじはむずかしいですね。
Romaji kanji wa muzukashii desune.
English kanji are difficult, aren’t they.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Related words

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
平仮名 ひらがな hiragana hiragana
 片仮名 かたかな katakana katakana –
 ローマ字  ローマじ roomaji western characters –
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Vocabulary Card – 若い – wakai

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furigana: わかい
romaji: wakai
Meaning: young
Level: JLPT N5

Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
若 young JAKU waka(i), mo(shikuwa)
い hiragana i 5

Grammar: i-adjective

Form Kanji Furigana
 Romaji JLPT
plain form 若い わかい wakai 5
past 若かった わかかった wakakatta –
negation 若くない わかくない wakakunai –
past negation 若くなかった わかくなかった wakakunakatta –
sa form 若さ わかさ wakasa –
sou form 若そう わかそう wakasou –

Examples

Kanji これは若い時の写真です。
Furigana これはわかいときのしゃしんです。
Romaji kore wa wakai toki no shashin desu.
English This is a photo at a young time (when I was young).

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Related words

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Kanji Card – 私 – watashi

May 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
私

79C1 - 私

Meaning I, me, private
Onyomi SHI
Kunyomi watashi
Strokes 7 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
私 わたし watashi I, me 5
私立 しりつ shiritsu privately established –

Radicals

Radical Pic
Radical Name
Meaning

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Vocabulary Card – 始め – hajime

May 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Furigana: はじめ

Romaji: hajime

Meaning: start, begin

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun

Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
始 to begin, start SHI haji(meru/maru) 4
め hiragana me

Examples

Kanji 始めに挨拶しましょう。
Furigana はじめに挨拶します。
Romaji hajime ni aisatsu shimashou.
English Let’s first greet each other.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
初め はじめ hajime start, beginning –

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
 終わり おわり owari the end

Related words

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
始まる はじまる hajimaru to start, to begin 5
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Vocabulary Card – 青い – aoi

May 3, 2011 by 2 Comments

furigana: あおい
romaji: aoi
Meaning: blue
Level: JLPT N5

Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
青 blue, green SEI ao(i) 4
い hiragana i 5

Grammar: i-adjective

Form Kanji Furigana
 Romaji JLPT
plain form 青い あおい aoi 5
past 青かった あおかった aokatta –
negation 青くない あおくない aokunai –
past negation 青くなかった あおくなかった aokunakatta –
sa form 青さ あおさ aosa –
sou form 青そう あおそう aosou –

Examples

Kanji 青い空の下に青いりんごがあります。
Furigana あおいそらのしたにあおいりんごがあります。
Romaji aoi sora no shita ni aoi ringo ga arimasu.
English There is a green apple under the blue sky.

Please note that 青い in general has the meaning of blue, but for fruits and traffic lights 青い is used to express the color green.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Related words

Kanji Furigana
 Romaji Meaning JLPT
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