Showing posts with label kanji. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kanji. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2018

秋:あき|autumn

秋

Meaning
autumn; fall

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: あき、とき
  • On-Yomi:   シュウ

Thursday, December 6, 2018

声: こえ|voice

声

Meaning
voice

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: こえ、こわー
  • On-Yomi:   セイ、ショウ

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

雨 : あめ|rain

雨

Meaning
rain

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: あめ、あまー、-さめ
  • On-Yomi:   ウ

Monday, November 12, 2018

人:ひと|person

人

Meaning
person, man

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: ひと、ーり、-と
  • On-Yomi:   ジン、ニン

This particular kanji is my favourite. Not only is it easy to write and remember, ひと had a nice sound. There's this swirly odd feeling whenever the word ひと came up.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

塩 : しお|Salt

塩

Meaning
salt, hardship

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: しお
  • On-Yomi:   エン

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

母: はは|Mother

母

Meaning
Mother, wife

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi: はは、も
  • On-Yomi:   ボ

Thursday, October 26, 2017

猫:ねこ | Cat

Since I haven't posted in awhile, let's go with a common, fun fact stuff~:3

猫


Meaning(s)
a cat


Sunday, December 13, 2015

現:げん|Present

現


Meanings
present, existing, actual


Pronunciation

  • Kun-Yomi: あらわ。れる、あらわ。す、うつつ、うつ。つ
  • On-Yomi:   ゲン


Common Compounds

KUN Reading Compound 現れる
【あらわれる】
to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
現す
【あらわす】
to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to represent, to signify, to stand for, to make widely known
現つ
【うつつ】
reality, consciousness
現責め
【うつつぜめ】
sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)
夢現
【ゆめうつつ】
half asleep and half awake, trance, dream and reality
ON Reading Compound 現
【ゲン】
present (e.g. government, administration), current, existing
現在
【ゲンザイ】
now, current, present, present time, as of
表現
【ヒョウゲン】
expression, presentation, representation, notation
実現
【ジツゲン】
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation

Thursday, December 3, 2015

科:か|Department


科

Meanings:
[noun](common)[used as a suffix]
Department, section, faculty, school, arm
course (of study), branch of study
(taxonomical) family

Pronunciation:
  • On-Yomi : カ
  • Nanori : しな

Common Compounds:
  • 科学 | かがく | science
  • 理科 | りか | science
  • 教科書 | きょうかしょ | textbook, text book
  • 学科 | がっか | study subject, course of study; department (university, etc.)
  • 外科 | げか | surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
  • 科学技術庁 | かがくぎじゅつちょう | Science and Technology Agency
  • 分科会 | ぶんかかい | subcommittee, subworking group
  • 科学者 | かがくしゃ | scientist
  • 科目 | かもく | (school) subject, curriculum, course
  • 歯科医師 | しかいし | dentist

Usage Example:
  • family
    • ライオンはネコ(ねこ)科に属する(ぞくする)。
      Lions belong to the cat family.
  • course
    • 私の兄は高校(こうこう)の商業(しょうぎょう)科にいます。
      My brother is in the commercial course at senior high school.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

庭:にわ|Garden

庭
[noun] (common) Garden
Courtyard, Yard

Pronunciation
  • Kun-Yomi : にわ
  • On-Yomi : テイ
  • Nanori : ば

Common Compunds:
  • 家庭 | かてい | home, family, household
  • 庭園 | ていえん | garden, park
  • 校庭 | こうてい | schoolyard, campus
  • 家庭教師 | かていきょうし | tutor, coach
  • 家庭内 | かていない | domestic, in the family
  • 庭先 | にわさき | in the garden
  • 家庭科 | かていか | home economics
  • 庭木 | にわき | garden tree
  • 中庭 | なかにわ | courtyard, quadrangle, middle court
  • 庭球 | ていきゅう | tennis

Sentence Usage:
  • 庭にチューリップの球根(きゅうこん)を根(ね)える plant tulip bulbs in the garden
  • 母は庭で洗たく物(せんたくもの)を干し(ほし)ている。 
    Mother is hanging the washing in the yard.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

家:いえ|House


Meaning:
[noun] (common)
house, residence, dwelling
family, household
lineage, family name

Pronunciation:
Kun-Yomi いえ、や、うち
On-Yomi カ、ケ
Nanori あり、え、く、つか、べ 

Usage Examples:
家へ帰る〔急ぐ〕  go 〔hurry〕 home⇀このhomeは副嗣(家へ).
家に帰る途中で  on one's way home
私は1日じゅ家にいた。 I stayed 〔was〕 at home all day.
母は買い物に出ていて家におりません。 Mother is not at home. She is out shopping.
彼はうちの隣の家に住んでいます。 He lives next door to us.