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The Kanji Readings & Meanings
造
ぞう:つくる - to make 人造 jin zou - aritificial, man-made
人造湖 jin zou ko - artificial lake
天地創造 ten chi sou zou - (God's) creation
増
ぞう:ます:ふえる:ふやす - increase 加増 ka zou - addition, increase
倍増 bai zou - double
像
ぞう - image 現像 gen zou - developing (film)
雪像 setsu zou - snow sculpture
想像 sou zou - imagination
臓
ぞう - internal organ, entrails 肝臓 kan zou - liver (body part)
心臓の鼓動 shin zou no kodou - heartbeat
憎
ぞう:にくむ:にくい:にくらしい:にくしみ - hate, dislike 生憎 ai niku - unfortunately...
愛憎 ai zou - likes & dislikes
束
そく:たば - tie, bundle 口約束 kuchi yaku soku - verbal promise
花束 hana taba - bouquet, bunch of flowers
則
そく - a rule, law, to act on 規則 ki soku - rule, regulation
不規則動詞 fu kisoku dou shi - irregular verb
測
そく:はかる - to measure 計測 kei soku - measurement
推測 sui soku - guess, conjecture
続
ぞく:つづく:つづける - to continue 続報 zoku hou - further news, follow-up story
永続性 ei zoku sei - durability, persistent
底
そこ:てい - bottom 心の奥底 kokoro no oku soko - the bottom of one's heart
底無し穴 soko nashi no ana - bottomless pit
損
そこなう:そん:そこねる - loss, damage 摩損 ma son - wear & tear
損害保険 son gai ho ken - damage insurance
卒
そつ - graduate 卒業証書 sotsu gyou shou sho - diploma
高卒 kou sotsu - high school graduate
率
そつ:りつ:ひきいる - rate, percentage, lead 円周率 en shuu ritsu - pi (3.14...)
確率 kaku ritsu - probability
備
そなえる:び:そなわる - provide 才色兼備 sai shoku ken bi - a woman blessed with beauty and intelligence
守備 shu bi - defense
反
そらす:はん:ほん:たん:そる - counter, against 違反 i han - violation, infridgement
反革命 han kaku mei - counter revolution
村
そん:むら - village 漁村 gyo son - a fishing village
村八分 mura hachi bu - ostracism
孫
そん:まご - grandchild 子孫 shi son - descendants
孫娘 mago musume - grand-daughter
存
そん:ぞん - exist 生存 sei zon - existence
ご存知の通り go zon ji no toori - as you know (polite)
尊
そん:たっとい:とうとい:たっとぶ:とうとぶ - honor, respect 尊敬 son kei - to respect, admire, esteem
自尊 ji son - self-respect
太
た:たい:ふとい - big, bold, thick:ふとる - to become fat 丸太 maru ta - log (wood)
太鼓 tai ko - Japanese drums, taiko
袋
たい:ふくろ - sack, bag 金袋 kana bukuro - money bag
足袋 tabi - tabi, Japanese socks (ninja socks)
第
だい - rank, No. ~ 安全第一 an zen dai ichi - safety first
第一印象 dai ichi in shou - first impression
平
たいら:へい:びょう:ひら - flat, calm 公平 kou hei - fairness, justice
平仮名 hiragana - hiragana
地平線 chi hei sen - horizon
倒
たおす:とう - topple, fall over 面倒 men dou - trouble, difficulty
倒立 tou ritsu - handstand
宝
たから:ほう - treasure 国宝 koku hou - national treasure
宝島 takara jima - treasure island
宅
たく - house, home 自宅 ji taku - one's house
宅配便 taku hai bin - express home delivery
濯
たく - to rinse 洗濯挟み sentaku basami - clothes pin
洗濯物 sen taku mono - clothes to be washed
竹
たけ:ちく - bamboo 竹馬 take uma - stilts (walking on)
竹の子 take no ko - bamboo shoots
達
たつ - attain, to arrive, to reach: たち - plural marker 使徒達 shito tachi - the Apostles
別配達 betsu hai tatsu - special delivery
達人 tatsu jin - master, expert
例
たとえる:れい - example 例外的 rei gai teki - exceptional
例文 rei bun - example, model sentence

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Tuesday, October 03, 2000