Saturday 10 May 2008

A Kanji - A Day (10.05.08)

Here we go with the next five Kanji. Number seven is interesting.


6. means "sound", "noise" or "music" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) オン (on), e.g. 楽 (おんがく) / music
b) イン (in), e.g. 福 (ふくいん) / the Gospel

Kun-Yomi:
c) おと (oto), e.g. 沙汰がない (おとさたがない) / have heard no news
d) (ne), e.g. 色 (いろ) / timbre, a tone


7. means "bottom", "under", "underneath", "low", "go down", "fall" or "drop" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) (ka), e.g. 降する (こうする) / fall, go down, drop, descend
b) (ge), e.g. 品な会話 (ひんなかいわ) / vulgar conversation, a coarse talk

Kun-Yomi:
c) した (shita), e.g. 心 (したごころ) / a secret intention, an ulterior motive
d) しも (shimo), e.g. 座 (しもざ) / the seat furthest from the seat of honor
e) もと (moto), e.g. 太陽ので (たいようのもとで) / under the sun
f) さがる (sagaru), e.g. 一歩下がる (いっぽさがる) / take a step backward
g) さげる (sageru), e.g. 頭を下げる (あたまをさげる) / apologize
h) くだる (kudaru), e.g. 川を下る (かわをくだる) / go down a river
i) くだす (kudasu), e.g. 命令を下す (めいれいをくだす) / issue orders,
j) くださる (kudasaru), e.g. 窓を開けて下さる? (まどをあけてくださる) / Could you open the window, please?
k) おろす (orosu), e.g. 預金を下ろす (よきんをおろす) / withdraw one's savings
l) おりる (oriru), e.g. 山を下りる (やまをおりる) / descend the mountain, go down the mountain


8. means "fire" or "flame" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) (ou), e.g. 曜日 (ようび) / Tuesday
b) (ko), e.g. たつ (たつ) / a Japanese foot warmer

Kun-Yomi :
c) (hi), e.g. 花 (ばな) / a spark
d) (h0), e.g. 照る (てる) / feel hot, flush, be all aglow


9. means "flower" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) (ka), e.g. 瓶 (びん) / a vase

Kun-Yomi:
b) はな (hana), e.g. 嫁 (はなよめ) / a bride


10. means "shellfish" and is read:

Kun-Yomi:
かい (kai), e.g. 殻 (かいがら) / a seashell, a sea shell


Speech examples can be found at the Japanese Kanji Dictionary.
Stroke order can be found at the Kanji Land.


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