| The Kanji |
| Reading
& Meanings |
Useful
and/or interesting words |
|
| 秒 |
| びょう
- a second |
数秒 suu byou - a few seconds
秒読み byou yomi - countdown |
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| 府 |
| ふ
- prefecture,
agency |
大阪府
oo
saka fu - Osaka
prefecture
政府 sei fu - government |
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| 婦 |
| ふ
- a woman |
看護婦
kan
go fu - nurse
夫婦 fuu fu - husband and wife |
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| 符 |
| ふ
- symbol |
引用符
in
you fu - quotation
marks ""
切符 kippu - ticket |
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| 普 |
| ふ
- wide,
universal, general |
普段着
fu
dan gi - everyday
clothes
普通列車 fu tsuu ressha - regular local train |
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| 膚 |
| ふ
- skin |
皮膚科
hi
fu ka -
dermatology
完膚なきまで
kan
pu naki made -
completely, thoroughly |
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| 部 |
| ぶ
- a
department, section |
倶楽部
ku
ra bu - (school)
club
警部 kei bu - police inspector
部屋 heya - room (irregular reading) |
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| 福 |
| ふく - fortune |
祝福
shuku fuku -
blessing
福井県 fukui
ken - Fukui
prefecture
福引き fuku biki -
lottery, drawing
福音 fuku in -
the Gospel, the Good News
福祉 fuku shi -
welfare |
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| 副 |
| ふく - secondary |
副詞
fuku shi -
adverb
副社長 fuku
sha chou -
vice-president (of company) |
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| 復 |
| ふく - return to, again |
往復
ou fuku -
round trip, return ticket
回復 kai fuku - recovery (from an illness)
復習 fuku shuu -
review (studies)
復讐 fuku shuu -
revenge |
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| 複 |
| ふく - compound, complex |
複雑
fuku zatsu -
complex, complicated
複数 fuku suu - plural (grammar...)
複製 fuku sei -
reproduction, reprinting, duplication |
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| 貿 |
| ぼう - trade |
貿易会社
bou eki gai sha -
trading company
交換貿易制
kou kan bou eki sei - barter system |
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| 棒 |
| ぼう - a stick, rod |
指揮棒
shi ki bou -
conductor's stick
泥棒 doro bou - theif, robber
用心棒 you jin bou -
a bodygaurd |
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| 帽 |
| ぼう - headgear |
脱帽 datsu
bou - take
off one's hat; my hat's off to you
麦藁帽子
mugi wara bou shi -
straw hat |
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| 枚 |
| まい - counter for sheets (of paper) |
一枚
ichi mai -
one flat object (paper)
三枚目 san
mai me - a
comedian, comic actor
二枚目 ni mai me -
a love scene's actor, handsome man |
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| 未 |
| み - not yet, still to come |
未確認飛行物体
mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO
未知 mi chi - unknown, not known yet
未来型 mi rai gata -
futuristic |
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| 約 |
| やく - promise, contract |
旧約聖書
kyuu
yaku sei sho - the
Old Testament
契約 kei yaku - contract
婚約 kon yaku - engagement |
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| 輸 |
| ゆ - transport |
禁輸 kin yu - embargo
密輸 mitsu yu - smuggling
輸入 yu nyuu - import |
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| 郵 |
| ゆう - mail |
郵税 yuu zei - postage
郵便為替 yuu bin kawase - postal money order |
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| 予 |
| よ - in advance, I |
予言者
yo
gen sha - a
prophet
予算 yo san - budget, estimate
予約 yo yaku - reservation, booking |
|
| 陽 |
| よう - sun, positive |
太陽 tai you - the Sun
陽光 you kou - sunlight, sun shine |
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| 容 |
| よう - appearance, contain |
儀容 gi you - manners
美容院 bi you in - beauty parlor
容疑者 you gi sha - a suspect (person) |
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| 翌 |
| よく - the following, the next |
翌日 yoku jitsu - the next day
翌年 yoku nen - the following year |
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| 陸 |
| りく - land |
上陸 jou riku - landing (from plane)
大陸 tai riku - continent |
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| 略 |
| りゃく
- abridged, strategy |
省略 shou ryaku - omission, abbreviation
侵略 shin ryaku - invasion, raid |
|
| 両 |
| りょう
- both |
両思う
ryou
omou - mutual love
両手 ryou te - both hands |
|
| 領 |
| りょう
- territory |
大統領
dai
tou ryou -
president (of country)
領事館 ryou ji kan - consulate |
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| 了 |
| りょう
- finish, comprehend |
完了 kan ryou - completed, finished
終了 shuu ryou - end, finish, termination
了解 ryou kai - understand, roger |
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