| The Kanji |
| Reading
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
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| 愛 |
| あい
love |
愛している
- I love you!
愛妻 ai sai - beloved wife
愛知県 ai chi ken - Aichi prefecture
愛読 ai doku - a Book lover |
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| 圧 |
| あつ
pressure |
気圧 ki atsu - atmospheric pressure
電圧 den atsu - voltage
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| 委 |
| い commit; to entrust with |
委員 i in - committee member
任せる makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to |
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| 胃 |
| い
stomach |
胃 i - stomach
胃液 i eki - stomach juices, the gastric
juices |
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| 域 |
| いき boundary |
地域 chi iki - a region, area
地域時刻 chi iki ji koku - local time |
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| 宇 |
| う universe, eaves, house |
宇宙 u chuu - the universe, space
宇宙人 u chuu jin - an alien
宇宙飛行士 u chuu hi kou
shi - an astronaut
宇宙旅行 u chuu ryo kou - Space travel |
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| 液 |
| えき - liquid |
毒液 doku eki - venom (from a snake...)
血液型 ketsu eki gata - blood type |
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| 演 |
| えん to act;; to perform a play |
演歌 enka - Enka (style of Japanese music)
開演 kai en - curtain opening (start of a play) |
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| 王 |
| おう king |
王国 ou koku - kingdom, monarchy
王子 ou ji - a prince
王手 ou te - checkmate, check (shougi/chess)
王様 ou sama - a king |
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| 央 |
| おう center |
震央 shin ou - center of earthquake; epicenter中央 chuu ou - the center; central; middle |
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| 欧 |
| おう Europe |
西欧 sei ou - Western Europe
欧風 ou fuu - European style |
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| 億 |
| おく hundred million |
一億 ichi oku - 100,000,000 |
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| 科 |
| か subject of study |
学科 gakka - subject; course of study
科学 ka gaku - science
教科書 kyou ka sho - a textbook |
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| 貨 |
| か
money, goods |
金貨 kin ka - a gold coin
硬貨 kou ka - a coin |
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| 課 |
| か
section, lesson |
課長 ka chou - section chief
課税 ka zei - taxes, taxation |
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| 可 |
| か
possible, approve |
許可 kyo ka - permission, approval
可愛い kawaii - cute, pretty
不可能 fu ka nou - impossible
可能性 ka nou sei - possibility |
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| 菓 |
| か
candy, confectionery |
お菓子
okashi
- sweets, snack
菓子屋 kashi ya - confectionery shop |
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| 貝 |
| かい
shell; shellfish |
貝 kai - a shell
貝塚 ka zuka - a shell mound (remains of ancient
socities' dump) |
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| 階 |
| かい (1st, 2nd) floor (of a building);
rank; |
音階 on kai - music scale
武士階級 bushi kai kyuu - warrior class
階段 kai dan - stairs |
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| 械 |
| かい machine |
機械 ki kai - a machine
機械翻訳 ki kai hon yaku - machine translation |
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| 介 |
| かい mediate; come between; to aid |
紹介 shou kai - introduce
自己紹介 ji ko shou kai - self-introduction |
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| 害 |
| がい harm; calamity |
迫害 haku gai - persecution
煙害 en gai - smoke pollution |
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| 活 |
| かつ active, live, activity |
生活 sei katsu - life, living,lead a life
復活 fukkatsu - revival, restoration
活火山 kakkazan - an active volcano
活動 katsu dou - activity, movement |
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| 感 |
| かん feeling, sense, feel |
実感 ji kan - real feelings
第六感 dai rokkan - the 6th sense, a hunch
女の直感 onna no chokkan - women's intuition
感じる kanjiru - to feel, experience
感謝 kan sha - thanks, gratitude
感動 kan dou - to be moved (emotionally)impressed |
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| 完 |
| かん complete, perfect |
完璧 kan peki - perfect, completeness
完全 kan zen - perfection, completeness
完全主義者 kan zen shu gi
sha - a
perfectionist (person) |
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| 官 |
| かん government |
警察官
kei
satsu kan - a
policeman
官庁 kan chou - government office |
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| 観 |
| かん view |
観光 kan kou - sightseeing
観光ビザ kan kou biza - tourist visa |
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| 刊 |
| かん publish |
月刊 gekkan - a monthly publication
週刊 shuu kan - published weekly
夕刊 yuu kan - evening paper |
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| 簡 |
| かん simple |
簡単 kan tan - easy, simple
簡略 kan ryaku - simplicity |
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| 缶 |
| かん a can (drink or food can) |
空缶 aki kan - an empty can
缶詰 kan zume - packed can, canned goods
缶切り kan kiri - a can opener |
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