Vocabulary Card – 玄関 – genkan


Furigana:
 げんかん

Romaji: genkan

Meaning: entrance hall

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
玄 dark GEN – –
関 barrier KAN seki

Examples

Kanji 日本人は玄関で靴を脱ぎます。
Furigana にほんじんはげんかんでくつをぬぎます。
Romaji nihonjin wa genkan de kutsu o nugimasu.
English Japanese people take off their shoes in the entrance hall.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
靴べら くつべら kutsubera shoe horn
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Vocabulary Card – 結婚 – kekkon

Furigana: けっこん

Romaji: kekkon

Meaning: marriage

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
結 to link, to conclude KETSU musu(bu), yu(waeru) –
婚 marriage KON –

Examples

Kanji 兄は来年結婚する予定です。
Furigana あにはらいねんけっこんするよていです。
Romaji ani wa rainenn kekkon suru yotei desu.
English My elder brother want to get married next year.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
離婚 りこん rikon divorce –

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
お嫁 およめ oyome bride –
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Vocabulary Card – 今朝 – kesa

Furigana: けさ

Romaji: kesa

Meaning: this morning

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
今 now KON, KIN ima 5
朝 morning CHOU asa 4

Examples

Kanji 私は今朝早く置きました。
Furigana 私はけさはやくおきました。
Romaji watashi wa kesa hayaku okimashita.
English I got up early this morning.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
今夜 こんや konya tonight –
今日 きょう kyou today 5

Vocabulary Card – 兄弟 – kyoudai

Furigana: きょうだい

Romaji: kyoudai

Meaning: siblings

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
兄 older brother KEI, KYOU ani 4
弟 younger brother TEI otouto 4

Examples

Kanji 私の母は兄弟が多いです。
Furigana わたしのはははきょうだいがおおいです。
Romaji watashi no haha wa kyoudai ga ooi desu.
English My mother has many siblings.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
双子 ふたご futago twins –
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Vocabulary Card – 弁当 – bentou

Furigana: べんとう

Romaji: bentou

Meaning: lunchbox

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
弁 speech, dialect BEN – 1
当 to hit, be equivalent TOU a(teru), a(taru) 3

The word bentou almost always is used together with the honorific prefix o. お弁当 – おべんとう – obentou


Examples

Kanji 日本のお弁当は色々入っていて楽しいです。
Furigana にほんのおべんとうはいろいろはいっていてたのしいです。
Romaji nihon no obentou wa iroiro haitte ite tanoshii desu.
English Japanese lunchboxes include various things and are fun.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
5

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
駅弁 えきべん ekiben lunchbox sold at train stations –
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