Sunday, 11 May 2008

A Kanji - A Day (11.05.08)

Although tomorrow is a holiday ("Fronleichnam") in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, I'll work my ass off since I get 50% more money. Therefore, I'll learn 10 Kanji today.


11. means "learn", "scholarship", "study" or "erudition" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ガク (gaku), e.g. 園祭 (がくえんさい) / a campus festival, a school festival

Kun-Yomi
:
b) まなぶ (manabu), e.g. 代数ぶ (だいすうがくをまなぶ) / learn Algebra


12. means "air", "atmosphere", "spirit", "mind", "heart", "a will", "intention", "mood", "nature", "a disposition", "care" or "attention" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) (ki), e.g. 持ち (もち) / feeling, a sensation, an intention
b) (ke), e.g. 配(はい) / an indication, a sign



13. means "rest", "repose", "absence", "sleep", "a break", "a recess", "a pause", "a holiday" or "a day off" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
キュウ (kyuu), e.g. 暇 (きゅうか) / a holiday, a day off, a vacation

Kun-Yomi
:
b) やすむ (yasumu), e.g. 仕事をむ (しごとをやすむ) / be absent from work
c) やすみ (yasumi), e.g. おみなさい (おやすみなさい) / Good night
d) やすまる (yasumaru), e.g. 気のまる時がない (きのやすまるときがない) / have no peace of mind, have no time to feel at ease
e) やすめる (yasumeru), e.g. 頭をめる (あたまをやすめる) / rest one's brain


14. means "a ball" or "a coin" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ギョク (gyoku), e.g. 座 (ぎょくざ) / the throne

Kun-Yomi
:
b) たま (tama), e.g. 突き事故(たまつきじこ) / a pileup, a chain-reaction accident


15. means "money", "metal" or "gold" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
キン (kin), e.g. 曜日 (きんようび) / Friday
b) コン (kon), e.g. 剛力 (こんごうりき) / Herculean strength
c) ゴン (gon), e.g. 黄時代 (おうごんじだい) / the golden age, one's palmy days

Kun-Yomi:
d) かね (kane), e.g. 持ち (かねもち) / a rich man, a person of wealth
e) かな (kana), e.g. 槌 (かなづち) / a hammer



16. means "nine" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a) (ku), e.g. 月 (がつ) / September
b) キュウ (kyuu), e.g. 官鳥 (きゅうかんちょう) / a hill myna

Kun-Yomi:
c) ここの (kokono), e.g. 日 (ここのか) / nine days, the ninth day
d) ここのつ (kokonotsu), e.g. つ (ここのつ) / nine



17. means "the air", "the sky", "empty", "vacancy", "vanity", "space" or "the void" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) クウ (kuu), e.g. 気 (くうき) / air, an atmosphere

Kun-Yomi:
b) そら (sora), e.g. 耳 (そらみみ) / mishearing
c) から (kara), e.g. 手 (からて) / Karate

d) あく (aku), e.g. 手がく (てがあく) / be free
e) あける (akeru), e.g. 席をける (せきをあける) / make room
f) すく (suku)


18. means "the moon" or "a month" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) ゲツ (getsu), e.g. 曜日 (げつようび) / Monday
b) ガツ (gatsu), e.g. 生年日 (せいねんがっぴ) / the date of birth

Kun-Yomi:
c) つき (tsuki), e.g. 明かり (つきあかり) / moonlight, moon light



19. means "a dog" or "a spy" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) ケン (ken), e.g. 盲導 (もうどうけん) / a seeing-eye dog, a guide dog

Kun-Yomi:
b) いぬ (inu), e.g. 子 (こいぬ) / a puppy, a pup, a whelp



20. means "watch", "see", "look", "show", "behold", "view", "regard" or "read" and is read:

On-Yomi:
a) ケン (ken), e.g. 学する (けんがくする) / visit, look on, observe

Kun-Yomi:
b) みる (miru), e.g. アニメ映画をる(あにめえいがをみる) / watch an animated film
c) みえる (mieru)

d) みせる (miseru)


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


First Class (20/80 signs): 一右雨円王音下火花貝学気休玉金九空月犬見五口校左三山四子糸字耳七車手十出女小上森人水正生青石赤先千川早草足村大男竹中虫町天田土二日入年白八百文本名木目夕立力林六

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