Tarjetas Kanji

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Meaning: prefecture

Reading ケン

Examples 秋田県（あきたけん 秋田県（あきたけん） けん） Akita prefecture

Catch Phrase: The ruler casts a beady eye from his castle over his prefecture.

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Meaning: one

Reading ひと（つ）

Examples 一つ（ひと 一つ（ひとつ） ひとつ） one (for counting)

イチ

一（いち 一（いち） いち） one

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Meaning: below Reading した

Examples 下（した 下（した） した） below

さ（がる）

下がる（さ 下がる（さがる） to go down

カ

地下鉄（ちか 地下鉄（ちかてつ） tube

Catch Phrase: Moles tunnel deep below the ground.

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Meaning: private/me

Reading わたし

Examples 私（わたし 私（わたし） わたし） me

Catch Phrase: A private crop just for me!

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Meaning: mouth Reading

Examples

くち

口（くち 口（くち） くち）mouth

ぐち

入口（いりぐち 入口（いりぐち） ぐち） entrance

コウ

人口（じんこう 人口（じんこう） こう） population

Catch Phrase: Mouth open wide – say ‘aaa’!

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Meaning: age

Reading

Examples

サイ

十五才（じゅうごさい 十五才（じゅうごさい） さい） 15 years old

Catch Phrase: We grow, we learn, and finally graduation age arrives.

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Meaning: three

Reading みっ（つ）

Examples 三つ（みっ 三つ（みっつ） みっつ） three (for counting)

サン

三（さん 三（さん） さん） three

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Meaning: mountain

Reading やま

Examples 山（やま 山（やま） やま） mountain

サン

ふじ山（ふじさん ふじ山（ふじさん） さん） Mt Fuji

Catch Phrase: The mountain ranges reach to the sky.

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Meaning: child Reading こ

Examples 子ども（こ 子ども（こども） child 女の子（おんなのこ 女の子（おんなのこ） girl

シ

男子（だんし 男子（だんし） boy

Catch Phrase: Little chubby children love cuddles!

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Meaning: woman Reading

Examples

おんな

女の人（おんな 女の人（おんなのひと） おんなのひと） woman 女の子（おんな 女の子（おんなのこ） おんなのこ） girl

ジョ

長女（ちょうじょ 長女（ちょうじょ） じょ） oldest daughter

Catch Phrase: Cross-legged curvaceous woman.

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Meaning: small

Reading

Examples

ちい（さい） 小さい（ちい さい（ちいさい） ちいさい） small ショウ

小学校（しょう 小学校（しょうがっこう） しょうがっこう） primary school

Catch Phrase: Tightly squeezed into a small space.

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Meaning: above Reading あ（がる）

Examples 上がる（あ 上がる（あがる） to go up

うえ ジョウ

上（うえ 上（うえ） うえ）on, above 上手（じょう 上手（じょうず） じょうず） good at

Catch Phrase: Squirrels scurry to branches high above the ground.

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Meaning: river

Reading かわ

Examples 川（かわ 川（かわ） かわ） river

がわ

テムズ川（テムズがわ テムズ川（テムズがわ） がわ） Thames river

Catch Phrase: The rushing river races by.

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Meaning: nine

Reading

Examples

ここの（つ） 九つ（ここの 九つ（ここのつ） ここのつ） nine (for counting) キュウ

九（きゅう 九（きゅう） きゅう） nine

ク

九時（く 九時（くじ） 9 o’clock

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Meaning: thousand

Reading セン

Examples 千（せん 千（せん） せん） thousand

ゼン

三千円（さんぜん 三千円（さんぜんえん） ぜんえん） three thousand yen

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Meaning: big Reading

Examples

おお（きい） 大きい（おお 大きい（おおきい） おおきい） big タイ

大会（たい 大会（たいかい） たいかい） assembly

ダイ

大学（だい 大学（だいがく） だいがく） university

Catch Phrase: Stretch your arms out and make yourself big. 21

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Meaning: ground

Reading つち

Examples 土（つち 土（つち） つち） ground

ド

土曜日（ど 土曜日（どようび） Saturday

Catch Phrase: Plants grow in good ground.

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Meaning: ten thousand

Reading マン

Examples 万（まん 万（まん） まん） ten thousand

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Meaning: yen (Japanese currency)

Reading エン

Examples 百円（ひゃくえん 百円（ひゃくえん） えん） 100 yen

Catch Phrase: How many yen to the pound?

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Meaning: change

Reading カ

Examples 化学（か 化学（かがく） Chemistry

Catch Phrase: (In a Japanese tale) the sly fox changed into a man to deceive humankind.

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Meaning: fire

Reading

Examples

ひ

火（ひ 火（ひ）fire

び

花火（はなび 花火（はなび） fireworks

カ

火曜日（か 火曜日（かようび） Tuesday

Catch Phrase: Flames leaping from the fierce fire.

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Meaning: moon Reading つき

Examples 月（つき 月（つき） つき） moon

ゲツ

月曜日（げつ 月曜日（げつようび） げつようび） Monday

ガツ

一月（いちがつ 一月（いちがつ） がつ） January

Catch Phrase: 2 clouds drifting past the moon.

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Meaning: district

Reading ク

Examples 北区（きたく 北区（きたく） North district

Catch Phrase: Many

famous

paintings

hang

on

the

exhibition walls of the city’s art district.

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Meaning: bull

Reading うし

Examples 牛（うし 牛（うし） うし） bull

ギュウ

牛肉（ぎゅう 牛肉（ぎゅうにく ぎゅうにく） にく） beef

Catch Phrase: Watch out for the bull’s sharp horn!

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Meaning: seven

Reading なな（つ）

Examples 七つ（な 七つ（ななつ） seven (for counting)

シチ

七（しち 七（しち） しち） seven

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Meaning: dog

Reading いぬ

Examples 犬（いぬ 犬（いぬ） いぬ） dog

Catch Phrase: The happy dog jumps up and wags its tail.

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Meaning: origin

Reading ゲン

Examples 元気（げん 元気（げんき） げんき） healthy

Catch Phrase: Meet the original genki-man!

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Meaning: five

Reading いつ（つ）

Examples 五つ（いつ 五つ（いつつ） いつつ） five (for counting)

ゴ

五（ご 五（ご） five

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Meaning: noon

Reading ゴ

Examples 午前（ご 午前（ごぜん） morning 午後（ご ごご） 午後（ afternoon

Catch Phrase: Dong! The clock strikes noon.

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Meaning: public

Reading コウ

Examples 公園（こう 公園（こうえん） こうえん） park

Catch Phrase: Matters become public when the private barrier is broken.

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Meaning: now Reading いま

Examples 今（いま 今（いま） いま） now

コン

今週（こん 今週（こんしゅう） こんしゅう） this week 今日（きょう） 今日（きょう） today

Catch Phrase: “I wonder what time it is now?”

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Meaning: hand

Reading て

Examples 手（て 手（て）hand 上手（じょうず） 上手（じょうず） good at 下手（へた） poor at

Catch Phrase: A skeleton’s bony hand.

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Meaning: few

Reading

Examples

すく（ない） 少ない（すく 少ない（すくない） すくない） few ショウ

少年（しょう 少年（しょうねん） しょうねん） boy

Catch Phrase: Few sheep were fenced off for the poor farmer.

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Meaning: heart

Reading こころ

Examples 心（こころ 心（こころ） こころ） heart

シン

安心（あんしん 安心（あんしん） しん） relief

Catch Phrase: A healthy pulsating heart.

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Meaning: water

Reading みず

Examples 水（みず 水（みず） みず） water

スイ

水曜日（すい 水曜日（すいようび） すいようび） Wednesday

Catch Phrase: Water splashing down a fast stream.

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Meaning: ten

Reading とお

Examples 十（とお 十（とお） とお） ten (for counting)

ジュウ

十（じゅう 十（じゅう） じゅう） ten

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Meaning: to cut Reading き（る）

Examples 切る（き 切る（きる） to cut 切手（きっ 切手（きって） きって） stamp

セツ

大切（たいせつ 大切（たいせつ） せつ） important

Catch Phrase: Sharp scissors or a knife cut cleanly.

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Meaning: middle

Reading なか

Examples 中（なか 中（なか） なか） middle, inside

チュウ

中学校（ちゅう 中学校（ちゅうがっこう） ちゅうがっこう） Junior high school

Catch Phrase: Hammer a stake through the middle of the block.

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Meaning: heaven

Reading テン

Examples 天気（てん 天気（てんき） てんき） weather

Catch Phrase: Raise your arms and look towards heaven.

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Meaning: inside

Reading ナイ

Examples 家内（かない 家内（かない） ない） my wife

Catch Phrase: “I’m not stuck inside 4 walls – there’s only 3!”

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Meaning: sun Reading

Examples

か

三日（みっか 三日（みっか）the 3rd

ひ

日（ひ 日（ひ）day, sun

び

火曜日（かようび 火曜日（かようび）Tuesday

ニチ

日曜日（にち 日曜日（にちようび） にちようび）Sunday ようび）

ジツ

休日（きゅうじつ 休日（きゅうじつ） じつ）holiday 日本（にほん）Japan 日本（にほん）

Catch Phrase: We love it when the sun shines.

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Meaning: father Reading ちち フ

Examples 父（ちち 父（ちち） ちち）my father 父母（ふ 父母（ふぼ） parents お父さん お父さん（おとうさん） someone else’s father

Catch Phrase: Father has bushy eyebrows and a big mouth and nose.

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Meaning: text

Reading ブン

Examples 文化（ぶん 文化（ぶんか） ぶんか） culture 文学（ぶん ぶんがく） 文学（ ぶんがく） literature

Catch Phrase: Delicate

sweeping

brushstrokes

in

an

ancient Chinese text.

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Meaning: part Reading フン

Examples 二分（にふん 二分（にふん） ふん） two minutes

プン

一分（いっぷん 一分（いっぷん） ぷん） one minute

ブン

半分（はんぶん 半分（はんぶん） ぶん）half

Catch Phrase: With a knife, divide the carrot into 2 parts.

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Meaning: direction

Reading かた

Examples 食べ方（たべかた 食べ方（たべかた） かた） way of eating

ホウ

地方（ちほう 地方（ちほう） ほう） region

Catch Phrase: Set off confidently in the right direction.

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Meaning: tree

Reading き

Examples 木（き 木（き） tree

モク

木曜日（もく 木曜日（もくようび） もくようび） Thursday

Catch Phrase: Bare branches hanging down from the tree.

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Meaning: person Reading ひと

Examples 人（ひと 人（ひと） ひと） person

ジン

人口（じん 人口（じんこう） じんこう） population

ニン

何人（なんにん 何人（なんにん） にん） how many people?

Catch Phrase: A person has two legs to stand on.

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Meaning: friend

Reading とも

Examples 友達（とも 友達（ともだち） ともだち） friend

ユウ

友人（ゆう 友人（ゆうじん） ゆうじん） friend

Catch Phrase: Shake hands and make a friend.

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Meaning: six

Reading むっ（つ）

Examples 六つ（むっ 六つ（むっつ） むっつ） six (for counting)

ロク

六（ろく 六（ろく） ろく） six

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Meaning: outside

Reading そと

Examples 外（そと 外（そと） そと） outside

ガイ

外国語（がい 外国語（がいこくご） がいこくご） foreign language

Catch Phrase: Step outside to gaze at the bright moon.

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Meaning: old

Reading ふる（い）

Examples 古い（ふる 古い（ふるい） ふるい） old

Catch Phrase: When 10 people pass on the same gossip it becomes old news.

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Meaning: number

Reading ゴウ

Examples 番号（ばんごう 番号（ばんごう） ごう） number

Catch Phrase: Room service for room number 5!

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Meaning: left

Reading ひだり

Examples 左（ひだり 左（ひだり） ひだり） left 左手（ひだり ひだりて） 左手（ ひだりて） left hand

Catch Phrase: Hold your rulers still with your left hand (if you write with your right!)

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Meaning: city

Reading し

Examples 市（し 市（し） city 京都市（きょうとし し） 京都市（きょうと Kyoto city

Catch Phrase: Ancient

European

cities

had

majestic

gateways.

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Meaning: four

Reading よん

Examples 四番（よん 四番（よんばん） よんばん） number four

よ

四時（よ 四時（よじ） four o’clock

よっ（つ）

四つ（よっ 四つ（よっつ） よっつ） four (counting things)

シ

四（し 四（し） four

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Meaning: to copy

Reading シャ

Examples 写真（しゃ 写真（しゃしん） しゃしん） photo

Catch Phrase: The camera copies your friend’s park bench pose on its lens.

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Meaning: exit Reading だ（す）

Examples 出す（だ 出す（だす） to put out

で（る）

出る（で 出る（でる） to leave 出口（で 出口（でぐち） exit

Catch Phrase: Exit best foot forward!

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Meaning: block

Reading チョウ

Examples 二丁目（にちょう 二丁目（にちょうめ） ちょうめ） two blocks

Catch Phrase: I live one block up the street from you.

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Meaning: to be born/to be alive Reading

Examples

う（まれる） 生まれる（う 生まれる（うまれる） to be born なま

生の（なま 生の（なまの） なまの）raw の）

セイ

学生（がくせい 学生（がくせい） せい） student

Catch Phrase: The birth of a new shoot on a plant proves it’s alive.

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Meaning: platform Reading タイ

Examples 台風（たい 台風（たいふう） たいふう） typhoon

ダイ

台所（だい 台所（だいどころ） だいどころ）kitchen どころ） 一台（いちだい 一台（いちだい） だい） counter suffix for machine

Catch Phrase: Sitting up on the platform, you can get a good view.

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Meaning: rice field

Reading た

Examples 田んぼ（た 田んぼ（たんぼ） rice field

Catch Phrase: From above, the rice fields are like patchwork.

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Meaning: winter

Reading ふゆ

Examples 冬（ふゆ 冬（ふゆ） ふゆ） winter 冬休み（ふゆ ふゆやすみ） 冬休み（ ふゆやすみ） winter holidays

Catch Phrase: Wrap up in winter with scarf and gloves.

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Meaning: white

Reading しろ（い）

Examples 白い（しろ 白い（しろい） しろい） white

Catch Phrase: The sharp white light of a desert sun.

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Meaning: half

Reading ハン

Examples 半分（はん 半分（はんぶん） はんぶん） half 半年（はん はんとし） 半年（ はんとし） half year

Catch Phrase: 3 logs chop- chop- chopped in half.

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Meaning: level/flat Reading ヘイ

Examples 平和（へい 平和（へいわ） へいわ） peace 平気（へい 平気（へいき） へいき） calm

Catch Phrase: On a still day, the sunlight and boats lie flat on the water, and the clouds hang level above.

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Meaning: mother Reading はは

Examples 母（はは 母（はは） はは） my mother

ボ

父母（ふぼ 父母（ふぼ）parents お母さん お母さん（おかあさん） someone else’s mother

Catch Phrase: A mother can breast feed her baby.

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Meaning: north

Reading きた

Examples 北（きた 北（きた） きた） north

ホク

北海道（ほっ 北海道（ほっかいどう） ほっかいどう） Hokkaidoo

Catch Phrase: Sit together to keep warm at the north pole.

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Meaning: root Reading

Examples

ホン

本屋（ほん shop 本屋（ほんや） ほんや）book や） 日本（にほん 日本（にほん） ほん）Japan

ポン

一本（いっぽん 一本（いっぽん） ぽん） one long, thin thing

ボン

三本（さんぼん 三本（さんぼん） ぼん） three long, thin things

Catch Phrase: A big tree’s roots are strong and firm.

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Meaning: two

Reading ふた（つ）

Examples 二つ（ふた 二つ（ふたつ） ふたつ） two (for counting)

ニ

二（に 二（に） two

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Meaning: eye

Reading め

Examples 目（め 目（め） eye(s)

Catch Phrase: Big, staring eye.

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Meaning: right

Reading みぎ

Examples 右（みぎ 右（みぎ） みぎ） right 右手（みぎ みぎて） 右手（ みぎて） right hand

Catch Phrase: In India they always eat with the right hand.

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Meaning: safe

Reading やす（い）

Examples 安い（やす 安い（やすい） やすい） cheap

アン

安心（あん 安心（あんしん） あんしん） relief

Catch Phrase: A woman should always feel safe under her own roof.

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Meaning: to meet Reading あ（う） カイ

Examples 会う（あ 会う（あう）to う） meet 会館（かい 会館（かいかん） かいかん） meeting hall 会社（かい 会社（かいしゃ） かいしゃ） company

Catch Phrase: Meet a friend and relax together in a sheltered place.

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Meaning: spirit

Reading キ

Examples 天気（てんき 天気（てんき） weather 気持ち（き きもち） 気持ち（ feeling

Catch Phrase: Your spirits drift like clouds in the air.

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Meaning: to rest Reading やす（む）

Examples 休む（やす 休む（やすむ） やすむ） to rest 夏休み（なつやす 夏休み（なつやすみ） やすみ） summer holidays

キュウ

休日（きゅう 休日（きゅうじつ） きゅうじつ） holiday

Catch Phrase: It’s relaxing to rest in the shade of a tree.

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Meaning: to like

Reading す（き）

Examples 好き（す 好き（すき） to like

Catch Phrase: We all like to see a woman and her child together.

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Meaning: to go

Reading い（く）

Examples 行く（い 行く（いく） to go

コウ

銀行（ぎんこう 銀行（ぎんこう） こう） bank

Catch Phrase: At the crossroads, go straight on.

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Meaning: west

Reading にし

Examples 西（にし 西（にし） にし） west

Catch Phrase: The bird takes refuge in its nest in the west.

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Meaning: letter

Reading ジ

Examples 漢字（かんじ 漢字（かんじ） kanji

Catch Phrase: Clever children start to learn their letters at home.

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Meaning: to enter Reading はい（る）

Examples 入る（はい 入る（はいる） はいる） to enter

イ（れる）

入れる（いれ 入れる（いれる） いれる） to put 入口（いり 入口（いりぐち） いりぐち） entrance

Catch Phrase: Cautiously enter a low, dark cave.

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Meaning: temple

Reading てら

Examples お寺（おてら お寺（おてら） てら） temple

Catch Phrase: The priest blesses the sacred ground of the temple.

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Meaning: ear

Reading みみ

Examples 耳（みみ 耳（みみ） みみ） ear

Catch Phrase: Big ears hear best of all!

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Meaning: oneself

Reading ジ

Examples 自分（じ 自分（じぶん） self

Catch Phrase: Always love oneself! (Give yourself a hug every day!)

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Meaning: province

Reading シュウ

Examples 九州（きゅうしゅう 九州（きゅうしゅう） しゅう） Kyuushuu ビクトリア州（ビクトリア しゅう） ）Victoria state しゅう

Catch Phrase: Island provinces divided by narrow straits of water.

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Meaning: to become

Reading な（る）

Examples 成る（な 成る（なる） to become

セイ

成人（せい 成人（せいじん） せいじん） adult

Catch Phrase: “Son, you’ll soon become a man like me!”

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Meaning: to precede

Reading セン

Examples 先生（せん 先生（せんせい） せんせい） teacher 先月（せん せんげつ） 先月（ せんげつ） last month

Catch Phrase: Rush ahead and precede the pack!

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Meaning: many

Reading おお（い）

Examples 多い（おお 多い（おおい） おおい） many

Catch Phrase: Aagh! Two moons is one too many!

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Meaning: earth

Reading チ

Examples 地下鉄（ち 地下鉄（ちかてつ） tube 地図（ち ちず） 地図（ map

Catch Phrase: Moles dig up the plants and tunnel deep into the earth.

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Meaning: same Reading おな（じ）

Examples 同じ（おな 同じ（おなじ） おなじ） same

ドウ

同時（どう 同時（どうじ） どうじ） same time

Catch Phrase: All the board members had the same opinion – as though speaking with one mouth.

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Meaning: meat

Reading ニク

Examples 牛肉（ぎゅうにく 牛肉（ぎゅうにく） にく） beef 豚肉（ぶたにく にく） 豚肉（ぶた にく） pork

Catch Phrase: A bodyguard has big meaty muscles.

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Meaning: eight

Reading やっ（つ）

Examples 八つ（やっ 八つ（やっつ） やっつ） eight (for counting)

ハチ

八（はち 八（はち） はち） eight

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Meaning: year

Reading とし

Examples 今年（ことし 今年（ことし） とし） this year

ネン

来年（らいねん 来年（らいねん） ねん） next year

Catch Phrase: The harvest is brought in every year.

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Meaning: hundred

Reading ヒャク

Examples 百（ひゃく 百（ひゃく） ひゃく） one hundred

ビャク

三百（さんびゃく 三百（さんびゃく） びゃく） three hundred

ピャク

六百（ろっぴゃく 六百（ろっぴゃく） ぴゃく） six hundred

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Meaning: every

Reading マイ

Examples 毎日（まい 毎日（まいにち） まいにち） every day 毎週（まい まいしゅう） 毎週（ まいしゅう） every week

Catch Phrase: Every baby is born from a mother.

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Meaning: name

Reading な

Examples 名前（な 名前（なまえ） name

メイ

有名（ゆうめい 有名（ゆうめい） めい） famous

Catch Phrase: Shout out your friend’s name, lost in the dark.

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Meaning: to exist

Reading ユウ

Examples 有名（ゆう 有名（ゆうめい） ゆうめい） famous

Catch Phrase: Does there exist a person so famous he could eclipse the moon?

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Meaning: society

Reading シャ

Examples 社会（しゃ 社会（しゃかい） しゃかい） society 会社（かいしゃ しゃ） 会社（かい しゃ） company

Catch Phrase: Society’s guardian angel protecting its ground.

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Meaning: wheel/cart

Reading くるま

Examples 車（くるま） くるま） car

シャ

電車（でんしゃ 電車（でんしゃ） しゃ） train

Catch Phrase: Without its 2 wheels, a wooden cart would be a box!

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Meaning: to dwell

Reading す（む）

Examples 住む（す 住む（すむ） to live

ジュウ

住所（じゅう 住所（じゅうしょ） じゅうしょ） address

Catch Phrase: The patriarch commands all those who dwell within his home.

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Meaning: map

Reading ズ

Examples 地図（ちず 地図（ちず） map

ト

図書館（と 図書館（としょかん） library

Catch Phrase: Use a map to find out which streets the houses are on.

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Meaning: red

Reading あか（い）

Examples 赤い（あか 赤い（あかい） あかい） red 赤ちゃん（あか あかちゃん） 赤ちゃん（ あかちゃん） baby

Catch Phrase: The scorching red flames quickly burn through the logs.

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Meaning: village

Reading むら

Examples 村（むら 村（むら） むら） village

Catch Phrase: One house on the corner by a tree – what a tiny village!

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Meaning: body

Reading からだ

Examples 体（からだ 体（からだ） からだ） body

Catch Phrase: A person’s body can’t rest comfortably against the root of a tree (remember – it’s more relaxing to rest in the shade of a tree).

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Meaning: town

Reading まち

Examples 町（まち 町（まち） まち） town

Catch Phrase: A village with more houses makes a town (no room for trees!)

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Meaning: man Reading おとこ

Examples 男の人（おとこ 男の人（おとこのひと） おとこのひと） man

ダン

男子（だん 男子（だんし） だんし）boy し）

ナン

長男（ちょうなん 長男（ちょうなん） なん） oldest son

Catch Phrase: A man uses his strength to pull a plough across the fields – who needs a tractor?

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Meaning: to sell Reading う（る）

Examples 売る（う 売る（うる） to sell

バイ

売店（ばい 売店（ばいてん） ばいてん） kiosk

Catch Phrase: Market sellers sell apples cheaply.

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Meaning: to come

Reading く（る）

Examples 来る（く 来る（くる） to come

ライ

来月（らい 来月（らいげつ） らいげつ） next month

Catch Phrase: Roads come together to meet at the crossroads.

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Meaning: rain

Reading あめ

Examples 雨（あめ 雨（あめ） あめ） rain

Catch Phrase: Driving rain falls from a cloudy sky.

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Meaning: England

Reading エイ

Examples 英国（えい 英国（えいこく） えいこく） United Kingdom 英語（えい えいご） 英語（ えいご） English

Catch Phrase: Happy to be in England’s green and pleasant lands!

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Meaning: picture

Reading ガ

Examples 映画（えいが 映画（えいが） film

Catch Phrase: A preparatory grid will help you proportion your picture.

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Meaning: to learn

Reading まな（ぶ）

Examples 学ぶ（まな 学ぶ（まなぶ） まなぶ） to learn

ガク

学校（がっ 学校（がっこう） がっこう） school

Catch Phrase: Learning begins in the cradle.

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Meaning: capital Reading キョウ

Examples 京都（きょう 京都（きょうと） きょうと） Kyoto 東京（とうきょう 東京（とうきょう） きょう） Tokyo

Catch Phrase: Entrance gate to the ancient Japanese capital.

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Meaning: gold/metal Reading かね

Examples お金（おかね お金（おかね） かね） money

キン

金曜日（きん 金曜日（きんようび） きんようび） Friday

Catch Phrase: Plant your metal, give it shelter and care, and it may just sprout a plant of golden jewels!

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Meaning: sky Reading

Examples

そら

空（そら 空（そら） そら）sky

から

空手（から 空手（からて） からて） karate

クウ

空気（くう 空気（くうき） くうき） air

Catch Phrase: It’s blissful to lie back and watch a gentle breeze blow the clouds across the sky.

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Meaning: country

Reading くに

Examples 国（くに 国（くに） くに） country

コク

国語（こく 国語（こくご） こくご） Japanese

Catch Phrase: The old king ruled his country with pomp and circumstance.

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Meaning: thing

Reading こと

Examples 事（こと 事（こと） こと） thing

ジ

家事（かじ 家事（かじ） housework

Catch Phrase: My mobile doesn’t stop ringing – so many things to do!

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Meaning: place Reading ところ ショ

Examples 所（ところ 所（ところ） ところ）place 場所（ばしょ 場所（ばしょ） しょ） place 住所（じゅうしょ 住所（じゅうしょ） しょ） address

Catch Phrase: Point out the place where the shoot-out took place. (notice the saloon-style door)

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Meaning: blue

Reading あお（い）

Examples 青い（あお 青い（あおい） あおい） blue

Catch Phrase: Tall plants glow in the blue light of the moon.

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Meaning: to know

Reading し（る）

Examples 知る（し 知る（しる） to know

Catch Phrase: Shout out what you know – you might be right on target!

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Meaning: long

Reading なが（い）

Examples 長い（なが 長い（ながい） ながい） long

チョウ

社長（しゃちょう 社長（しゃちょう） ちょう） company president

Catch Phrase: In olden times, Japanese ladies had long robes and even longer hair!

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Meaning: shop

Reading みせ

Examples 店（みせ 店（みせ） みせ） shop

テン

売店（ばいてん 売店（ばいてん） てん） kiosk

Catch Phrase: “Come buy my fruit!” (the shopkeeper’s cry)

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Meaning: east

Reading ひがし

Examples 東（ひがし 東（ひがし） ひがし） east

トウ

東京（とう 東京（とうきょう） とうきょう） Tokyo

Catch Phrase: In the east, the sun rises behind the trees.

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Meaning: object Reading もの

Examples 買い物（かいもの 買い物（かいもの） もの） shopping 着物（きもの 着物（きもの） もの）kimono

ブツ

物理（ぶつ 物理（ぶつり） ぶつり） Physics

Catch Phrase: Load the bull up for market with bundles of objects.

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Meaning: harmony

Reading ワ

Examples 平和（へいわ 平和（へいわ） peace 和食（わ わしょく） 和食（ Japanese food

Catch Phrase: Dancing in harmony hand in hand at the harvest festival.

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Meaning: to reflect

Reading エイ

Examples 映画（えい 映画（えいが） えいが） film

Catch Phrase: “I’m so great I reflect more light than the sun!”

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Meaning: sound

Reading おと

Examples 音（おと 音（おと） おと） sound

オン

音楽（おん 音楽（おんがく） おんがく） music

Catch Phrase: The sound of the drum gets your feet a-tapping!

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Meaning: sea

Reading うみ

Examples 海（うみ 海（うみ） うみ） sea

カイ

北海道（ほっかい 北海道（ほっかいどう） かいどう） Hokkaidoo

Catch Phrase: Do mermaid families live under the sea?

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Meaning: behind/after Reading うし（ろ）

Examples 後ろ（うし 後ろ（うしろ） うしろ） behind

あと ゴ

後で（あと 後で（あとで） あとで）later で） 午後（ごご 午後（ごご） afternoon

Catch Phrase: Turn your back to the road behind you and never step back.

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Meaning: to think

Reading おも（う）

Examples 思う（おも 思う（おもう） おもう） to think 思い出す（おも おもいだす） 思い出す（ おもいだす） to recall

Catch Phrase: If you think with your brain and your heart, you will surely find the answer!

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Meaning: to hold

Reading も（つ）

Examples 持つ（も 持つ（もつ） to hold, to have 気持ち（きも もち） 気持ち（き feeling

Catch Phrase: “Hey! I need an extra hand to hold my can to water the plants!”

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Meaning: room

Reading シツ

Examples 教室（きょうしつ 教室（きょうしつ） しつ） classroom

Catch Phrase: Fill your room with plants to create a relaxing atmosphere.

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Meaning: spring

Reading はる

Examples 春（はる 春（はる） はる） spring

Catch Phrase: Plants shoot up quickly in the spring sun.

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Meaning: autumn

Reading あき

Examples 秋（あき 秋（あき） あき） autumn

Catch Phrase: In autumn the leaves turn red as fire and fall from the tree.

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Meaning: to eat Reading たべ（る）

Examples 食べる（た べる（たべる） to eat 食べ物（た 食べ物（たべもの） food

ショク

朝食（ちょうしょく 朝食（ちょうしょく） しょく） breakfast

Catch Phrase: Use chopsticks to eat your rice.

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Meaning: god

Reading かみ

Examples 神（かみ 神（かみ） かみ） god

ジン

神社（じん 神社（じんじゃ） じんじゃ） shrine

Catch Phrase: Angels and lightening – messengers of the gods?

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Meaning: in front/ago Reading まえ

Examples 前（まえ 前（まえ） まえ）in front 一年前（いちねんまえ 一年前（いちねんまえ） まえ） one year ago

ゼン

午前（ごぜん 午前（ごぜん） ぜん） morning

Catch Phrase: “You’ll need my carving knife to cut that big slab of meat in front of you.

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Meaning: to wait

Reading ま（つ）

Examples 待つ（ま 待つ（まつ） to wait

Catch Phrase: Waiting forever for his girlfriend by a roadside bush.

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Meaning: step

Reading ダン

Examples 階段（かいだん 階段（かいだん） だん） staircase

Catch Phrase: Use your hand to pull yourself up the stepladder.

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Meaning: garden Reading

Examples

にわ

庭（にわ 庭（にわ） にわ） garden

テイ

家庭（かてい 家庭（かてい） てい） household

Catch Phrase: Between

my

house

and

my

fence,

flower-lined pathways meander through my garden.

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Meaning: wind

Reading かぜ

Examples 風（かぜ 風（かぜ） かぜ） wind

フウ

台風（たいふう 台風（たいふう） ふう） typhoon

Catch Phrase: The wind fills the sails of the yacht.

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Meaning: daytime

Reading ひる

Examples 昼間（ひる 昼間（ひるま） ひるま） day time

チュウ

昼食（ちゅう 昼食（ちゅうしょく） ちゅうしょく） lunch

Catch Phrase: The best daytimes are when the sun shines through the clouds.

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Meaning: south

Reading みなみ

Examples 南（みなみ 南（みなみ） みなみ） south

Catch Phrase: In the sultry south, in a humid greenhouse, the plants grow very tall indeed!

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Meaning: roof

Reading や

Examples 本屋（ほんや 本屋（ほんや） book shop

Catch Phrase: The ancient Greeks relaxed on the ground under the roofs of their colonnades.

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Meaning: institution

Reading イン

Examples 病院（びょう 病院（びょういん びょういん） いん） hospital

Catch Phrase: A hospital is a large institution built to make you ‘genki’ again!

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Meaning: house

Reading いえ

Examples 家（いえ 家（いえ） いえ） house

カ

家族（か 家族（かぞく） family

Catch Phrase: “This house looks like a pigsty!”

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Meaning: summer

Reading なつ

Examples 夏（なつ 夏（なつ） なつ） summer

Catch Phrase: Cool off in summer with a big handful of ice cream.

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Meaning: to return

Reading かえる

Examples 帰る（かえ 帰る（かえる） かえる） to return

Catch Phrase: The witch’s cat waits at the door for her return.

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Meaning: time Reading

Examples

とき

時（とき 時（とき） とき）time

ジ

時間（じ 時間（じかん） time 一時（いちじ 一時（いちじ） 1 o’clock

Catch Phrase: If your watch has stopped, tell the time by looking at the sun’s shadows on the ground.

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Meaning: paper

Reading かみ

Examples 手紙（てがみ 手紙（てがみ） がみ） letter

Catch Phrase: The paper in your book was once just bundles of thread.

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Meaning: to write

Reading か（く）

Examples 書く（か 書く（かく） to write

ショ

図書館（としょ 図書館（としょかん しょかん） かん） library

Catch Phrase: Hold your brush upright to write beautiful kanji.

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Meaning: truth

Reading シン

Examples 写真（しゃしん 写真（しゃしん） しん） photograph

Catch Phrase: The light of truth perceived by an all-seeing eye.

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Meaning: sick

Reading ビョウ

Examples 病院（びょう 病院（びょういん） びょういん） hospital 病気（びょう びょうき） 病気（ びょうき） sick

Catch Phrase: Sick beds lined up in the hospital ward.

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Meaning: to try

Reading ベン

Examples 勉強（べん 勉強（べんきょう） べんきょう） study

Catch Phrase: To succeed at rugby, strength isn’t enough – you need to try hard.

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Meaning: travel

Reading リョ

Examples 旅行（りょ 旅行（りょこう） りょこう） travel 旅館（りょ りょかん） 旅館（ りょかん） Japanese inn

Catch Phrase: The travel group set off, following the tour leader’s flag.

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Meaning: materials

Reading リョウ

Examples 料理（りょう 料理（りょうり） りょうり） cooking 料金（りょう りょうきん） 料金（ りょうきん） fee

Catch Phrase: Fill your measuring cup with plentiful harvest materials.

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Meaning: to teach

Reading

Examples

おし（える） 教える（おし 教える（おしえる） おしえる） to teach キョウ

教会（きょう 教会（きょうかい） きょうかい） church

Catch Phrase: Teach Children maths symbols and make them study their sums.

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Meaning: strong

Reading つよ（い）

Examples 強い（つよ 強い（つよい） つよい） strong

キョウ

勉強（べんきょう 勉強（べんきょう） きょう） study

Catch Phrase: Strong biceps and a bow and arrow are no match for a nasty insect!

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Meaning: fish

Reading さかな

Examples 魚屋（さかなや 魚屋（さかなや） fish shop

ギョ

金魚（きんぎょ 金魚（きんぎょ） ぎょ） gold fish

Catch Phrase: Top and tail and scale your fish before eating it!

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Meaning: black

Reading くろ（い）

Examples 黒い（くろ 黒い（くろい） くろい） black

Catch Phrase: The fields and ground were sooty black after the raging fire.

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Meaning: week Reading

Examples

シュウ

今週（こんしゅう 今週（こんしゅう） しゅう）this week 先週（せんしゅう 先週（せんしゅう） しゅう）last week 一週間（いっしゅう しゅうかん） 一週間（いっ しゅうかん） for one week

Catch Phrase: A stride around the park every week will keep you in good shape.

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Meaning: snow

Reading ゆき

Examples 雪（ゆき 雪（ゆき） ゆき） snow

Catch Phrase: Snow falls as hard as rain and piles up and up.

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Meaning: family

Reading ゾク

Examples 家族（かぞく 家族（かぞく） ぞく） family

Catch Phrase: All the family together – big and small!

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Meaning: bird

Reading とり

Examples 鳥肉（とり 鳥肉（とりにく） とりにく） chicken

Catch Phrase: The hungry bird ruffles up its wing and tail feathers.

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Meaning: metropolis

Reading ト

Examples 京都（きょうと 京都（きょうと） Kyoto

Catch Phrase: He ran away at dawn to the metropolis to seek his fortune.

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Meaning: to move Reading

Examples

うご（く）

動く（うご 動く（うごく） うごく）to く） move

ドウ

動物（どう 動物（どうぶつ） どうぶつ） animal 自動車（じどう どうしゃ） 自動車（じ どうしゃ） automobile

Catch Phrase: It takes all your strength to move a heavy pile of packages.

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Meaning: pig

Reading ぶた

Examples 豚肉（ぶた 豚肉（ぶたにく） ぶたにく） pork

Catch Phrase: A slab of pork meat from the rump of a pig.

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Meaning: department/part

Reading ブ

Examples 部分（ぶ 部分（ぶぶん） part 部屋（へや） 部屋（へや） room

Catch Phrase: The big boss’ department is partway up the skyscraper.

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Meaning: reason

Reading リ

Examples 料理（りょうり 料理（りょうり） cooking

Catch Phrase: The king ruled with reason: he decreed that all roads should run at right angles!

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Meaning: to drink

Reading の（む）

Examples 飲む（の 飲む（のむ） to drink 飲み物（の のみもの） 飲み物（ drink

Catch Phrase: A drink will wash down the food he’s stuffed into his gaping mouth.

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Meaning: storey

Reading かい

Examples 階段（かい 階段（かいだん） かいだん） stairs

Catch Phrase: Let’s take the stairs to the top storey of the skyscraper – good exercise!

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Meaning: interval/between

Reading あいだ

Examples 間（あいだ 間（あいだ） あいだ） between

カン

時間（じかん 時間（じかん） かん） time

Catch Phrase: Calculate an interval by the sun’s passage between two gateposts.

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Meaning: location

Reading ば

Examples 場所（ば 場所（ばしょ） place

ジョウ

会場（かいじょう 会場（かいじょう） じょう） meeting place

Catch Phrase: The best location to plant your seedlings is in sunny ground.

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Meaning: plural

Reading タチ

Examples 友達（ともだち 友達（ともだち） だち） friend

Catch Phrase: Sheep shuffle along the ground in groups. (They’re always seen in the plural, never singularly!)

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Meaning: morning

Reading あさ

Examples 毎朝（まい 毎朝（まいあさ） あさ） every morning

チョウ

朝食（ちょう 朝食（ちょうしょく） ちょうしょく） breakfast

Catch Phrase: The bright morning sun sends the moon to bed and throws light on the trees.

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Meaning: road

Reading みち

Examples 道（みち 道（みち） みち） road

ドウ

北海道（ほっかいどう 北海道（ほっかいどう） どう） Hokkaidoo

Catch Phrase: The city gent strode down the road. (he never goes out without his bowler on!).

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Meaning: to buy

Reading か（う）

Examples 買う（か 買う（かう） to buy 買い物（か かいもの） 買い物（ shopping

Catch Phrase: Greedy hands gather coins and notes to buy, buy, buy.

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Meaning: evening

Reading

Examples

バン

晩ごはん（ 晩ごはん（ばん はん（ばんごはん） ばんごはん） dinner 今晩（こんばん ばん） 今晩（こん ばん） tonight

Catch Phrase: “The sun’s setting – evening already! – I’m late!!”

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Meaning: (in) order

Reading バン

Examples 一番（いちばん 一番（いちばん） ばん） number one, most 番号（ばん ばんごう） 番号（ ばんごう） number

Catch Phrase: The judge at the harvest competition put the fields in order.

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Meaning: park

Reading エン

Examples 公園（こうえん 公園（こうえん） えん） park

Catch Phrase: An ornamental park with fountains and plants for all to enjoy.

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Meaning: han dynasty (ancient Chinese dynasty)

Reading カン

Examples 漢字（かん 漢字（かんじ） かんじ） kanji

Catch Phrase: Control of the rich natural resources of ancient China was passed on through the houses of the han dynasty.

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Meaning: fun

Reading

Examples

たの（しい） 楽しい（たの 楽しい（たのしい） たのしい） fun ガク

音楽（おんがく 音楽（おんがく） がく） music

Catch Phrase: It’s fun to drum on a tree stump!

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Meaning: new

Reading

Examples

あたら（しい） 新しい（あたら 新しい（あたらしい） あたらしい） new シン

新聞（しん 新聞（しんぶん） しんぶん） newspaper

Catch Phrase: Point out the new trees to the new toddler.

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Meaning: iron

Reading テツ

Examples 地下鉄（ちかてつ 地下鉄（ちかてつ） てつ） tube 鉄道（てつ てつどう） 鉄道（ てつどう） railway

Catch Phrase: A metal as hard as iron makes good armour.

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Meaning: electricity Reading デン

Examples 電車（でん 電車（でんしゃ） でんしゃ）train しゃ） 電話（でん 電話（でんわ） でんわ）phone わ） 電気（でん でんき） 電気（ でんき） electricity

Catch Phrase: The rain pours and the lightening cracks – nature’s electricity.

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Meaning: to work

Reading

Examples

はたら（く） 働く（はたら 働く（はたらく） はたらく） to work

Catch Phrase: Even for 2 strong men, it’s hard work moving a heavy pile of packages.

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Meaning: to speak

Reading はな（す）

Examples 話す（はな 話す（はなす） はなす） to speak

ワ

会話（かいわ 会話（かいわ） conversation

Catch Phrase: Open your mouth and let the words on your tongue speak out.

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Meaning: station

Reading

Examples

えき

駅（えき 駅（えき） えき） station

Catch Phrase: Stations were once regular stops for riders to change their horses. (Perhaps they measured

the

distances

with

giant

compasses?!)

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Meaning: silver

Reading ギン

Examples 銀（ぎん 銀（ぎん） ぎん） sliver 銀行（ぎん ぎんこう） 銀行（ ぎんこう） bank

Catch Phrase: For fancy metal cutlery, only silver will do!

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Meaning: language Reading ゴ

Examples 日本語（にほんご 日本語（にほんご） Japanese 英語（えいご 英語（えいご）English 外国語（がいこくご 外国語（がいこくご） foreign language

Catch Phrase: The word of mouths worldwide speak many different languages.

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Meaning: to read

Reading よ（む）

Examples 読む（よ 読む（よむ） to read

ドク

読書（どく 読書（どくしょ） どくしょ） reading

Catch Phrase: Millions of words can be read in the library.

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Meaning: to listen

Reading き（く）

Examples 聞く（き 聞く（きく） to listen

ブン

新聞（しんぶん 新聞（しんぶん） ぶん） newspaper

Catch Phrase: Put your ear to the gate to listen to the gossip.

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Meaning: hall

Reading カン

Examples 図書館（としょかん 図書館（としょかん） かん） library 映画館（えいがかん かん） 映画館（えいが かん） cinema

Catch Phrase: We sit at tables eating and working in the school dining hall.

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Meaning: day of the week

Reading ヨウ

Examples 日曜日（にちよう 日曜日（にちようび ようび） Sunday

Catch Phrase: The days of the week seem to fly by as quickly as a bird on the wing.

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Meaning: what?

Reading ナニ

Examples 何（なに 何（なに） なに） what

ナン

何才（なん 何才（なんさい） なんさい） How old

Catch Phrase: “What are you saying?” That is the big question!”

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Meaning: flower

Reading はな

Examples 花見（はな 花見（はなみ） はなみ） flower viewing 花火（はな はなび） 花火（ はなび） fireworks

Catch Phrase: If I could turn into a flower I would live happily ever after amongst the plants!

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Meaning: near

Reading ちか（い）

Examples 近い（ちか 近い（ちかい） ちかい） near

キン

近所（きん 近所（きんじょ） きんじょ） neighbourhood

Catch Phrase: Point out how near you are – just a few strides away.

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Meaning: to see

Reading み（る）

Examples 見る（み 見る（みる） to see

ケン

見物（けん 見物（けんぶつ） けんぶつ） sightseeing

Catch Phrase: An eye on legs can see very well!

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Meaning: words

Reading い（う）

Examples 言う（い 言う（いう） to say

Catch Phrase: A mouth spouts endless words.

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