| The Kanji |
| Readings
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
|
| 講 |
| こう - lecture |
講演 kou en - lecture
講師 kou shi - lecturer
講談 kou dan - story-telling |
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| 肯 |
| こう - assent, consent |
首肯 shu kou - assent, consent
肯定的 kou tei teki - affirmative |
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| 郊 |
| こう - suburb |
近郊 kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts
郊外 kou gai - suburbs, the outskirts |
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| 号 |
| ごう - number, signal, sign |
青信号
ao
shin gou - a green
(blue) signal light
暗号 an gou - code, password, cryptic message
記号 ki gou - symbol, mark, code
背番号 se ban gou - number on player's back |
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| 婚 |
| こん - marry, marriage |
結婚 kekkon - marriage
新婚 shin kon - newly wed
婚約 kon yaku - engagement |
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| 査 |
| さ - look into |
検査 ken sa - inspection, examination
捜査 sou sa - search, investigation
探査機 tan sa ki - a probe (space) |
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| 才 |
| さい - talent, age |
天才 ten sai - genius, natural gift
才媛 sai en - a talented woman |
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| 材 |
| ざい - timber, materials |
教材 kyou zai - teaching materials
木材 moku zai - lumber, timber, wood |
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| 咲 |
| さく
- bloom, come out (flowers),
blossom |
咲き誇る
saki
hokoru - to be in
full bloom
咲く saku - to bloom |
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| 昨 |
| さく - yesterday, last... |
昨日 saku jitsu - yesterday (note: this is also the
kanji for kinou)
昨晩 saku ban - last night |
|
| 察 |
| さつ - inspect, guess |
警察 kei satsu - police
観察 kan satsu - observation |
|
| 皿 |
| さら - plate, dish |
皿洗い機
sara
arai ki -a
dishwasher machine
皿 sara - dish, plate |
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| 算 |
| さん - to calculate |
算数 san su - arithmetic
算盤 soroban - abacus (non-regular reading) |
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| 賛 |
| さん - approve, praise |
賛否 san pi - for & against, yes and no
賛美歌 san bi ka - hymn, praise song |
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| 史 |
| し - history |
史上 shi jyou - historical
史上最大 shi jyou sai dai
- the greatest in
history |
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| 師 |
| し - master, teacher |
教師 kyou shi - an instructor, teacher
講師 kou shi - a lecturer
牧師 boku shi - a pastor, minister, clergyman |
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| 資 |
| し - resources |
学資 gaku shi - school fund, money needed for
school
資格 shi kaku - qualifications, requirements,
capabilities
天然資源 ten nen shi gen - natural resources |
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| 詞 |
| し - words |
歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to a song
形容詞 kei you shi - adjective (grammar)
作詞 saku shi - write a song, song making
台詞 serifu - lines (of a play...), speech |
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| 誌 |
| し - magazine |
雑誌 zasshi - magazine
日誌 nisshi - diary
釣りバカ日誌
tsuri
baka nisshi - 'the
diary of a fishing fool' - a popular long running
comedy movie series |
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| 式 |
| しき - ceremony, style |
結婚式
kekkon
shiki - a wedding
ceremony
最新式 sai shin shiki - the newest style
略式 ryaku shiki - informal, simplified |
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| 識 |
| しき - know |
知識 chi shiki - knowledge, information
識字率 shiki ji ritsu - literacy rate |
|
| 術 |
| じゅつ
- an art |
技術 gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill
読唇術 doku shin jutsu - lip reading
忍術 nin jutsu - the art of the Ninja, stealth
& combat |
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| 順 |
| じゅん
- order,a turn, obey |
従順 juu jun - obedience
順調 jun chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothly |
|
| 準 |
| じゅん
- standard, a rule, semi~ |
水準 sui jun - water level
準備中 jun bi chuu - in preparation, not open yet (business) |
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| 純 |
| じゅん
- pure, purity |
単純 tan jun - simplicity
単純に言えば
tan
jun ni ieba - to
put it simply, simply put... |
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| 処 |
| しょ - deal with, to manage |
処理 sho ri - managment
処分 sho bun - disposal, punishment |
|
| 署 |
| しょ - government office |
消防署
shou
bou sho - fire
station
税務署 zei mu sho - tax office |
|
| 諸 |
| しょ - many |
諸君 sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!
諸国 sho koku - various countries |
|
| 章 |
| しょう
- chapter (in a book) |
序章 jo shou - preface
第一章 dai isshou - the first chapter |
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| 賞 |
| しょう
- prize, award |
ノーベル賞
no-beru
shou - the Nobel
Prize
賞品 shou hin - prize, trophy |
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