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

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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

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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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Kanji Card – 久

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 久

4E45 – 久

Meaning Long time
Onyomi Kyuu/ku
Kunyomi Hisa(shii)
Strokes 3 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 久

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
久し振り ひさしぶり Hisashiburi after a long time
久遠 くおん kuon eternity
永久 えいきゅう eikyuu eternity, perpetuity

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JAPANESE EXAMPLE SENTENCES USING THe KANJI 久

Kanji 郊外へ散歩に出たのはずいぶん久し振りだ。
Furigana こうがいへさんぽにでたのはずいぶんひさしぶりだ。
Romaji kougai he sanpo ni deta no ha zuibun hisashiburi da.
English It has been quite a long time since I last took a walk in the suburbs.

SIMILAR KANJI to 久


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Kanji Card – 逆

Kanji – JLPT N3 – 逆

9006 – 逆

Meaning Reverse
Onyomi Gyaku
Kunyomi Saka/Saka(rau)
Strokes 9 (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary including the kanji 逆

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
逆らう さからう sakarau go against
逆効果 ぎゃっこうか gyakkouka The opposite effect
逆説 ぎゃくせつ gyakusetsu a paradox

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Kanji 警察は電話を逆探知して犯人を捕まえた。
Furigana けいさつはでんわをぎゃくたんちしてはんにんをつかまえた。
Romaji keisatsu ha denwa wo gyakutanchi shite hannin wo tsukamaeta.
English The police caught the culprit by tracing the call.

SIMILAR KANJI to 逆


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