Kanji Card – 上 – ue

上

4E0A - 上

Meaning: above, upper

Onyomi: JOU, SHOU

Kunyomi: ue, kami, a(geru), (agaru)

Strokes: 3

Vocabulary:

上げる – ageru – to raise, to elevate

上手 – jouzu – to ge good at something

上司 – joushi – one’s superior

Kanji Card – 下 – shita

下

4E0B - 下

Meaning:below, down

Onyomi: KA, GE

Kunyomi: shita, shimo, sa(geru), o(rosu), ku(daru)

Strokes: 3

Vocabulary:

地下鉄 – chikatetsu – METRO (literally: steel under the earth)

下げる – sageru – to lower

靴下 – kutsushita – socks (literally: under the shoes)

Kanji Card – 雨 – ame

雨

96E8 - 雨

Meaning:rain

Onyomi: U

Kunyomi: ame

Strokes: 8

Vocabulary:

雨 – ame – rain

梅雨 – tsuyu – rain season

Kanji Card – 中 – naka

中

4E2D - 中

Meaning:inner, center, between

Onyomi: CHUU

Kunyomi: naka

Strokes: 4

Vocabulary:

中国 – chuugoku – China

Kanji Card – 小

小

5C0F - 小

Meaning: small

Onyomi: SHOU

Kunyomi: chii(sai), ko-, o-

Strokes: 3

 

 

 

Vocabulary:

小さい – chiisai – small

小学校 – shougakkou – junior high school