Wednesday, 14 May 2008

A Kanji - A Day (14.05.08)

21. 五 means "five" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ゴ (go), e.g. 五月 (ごがつ) / May

Kun-Yomi
:
b) いつ (itsu), e.g. 五日 (いつか) / five days, the fifth day
c) いつつ (itsutsu), e.g. 五つ (いつつ) / five


22. 口 means "a mouth" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
コウ (kou), e.g. 口実 (こうじつ) / a pretext, a pretense
b) ク (ku), e.g. 口説く (くどく) / court, woo

Kun-Yomi
:
c) くち (kuchi), e.g. 口答え (くちごたえ) / back talk, a retort


23. 校 means "a school" and is read:

On-Yomi:

コウ (kou), e.g. 校歌 (こうか) / a school song


24. 左 means "left" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
サ (sa), e.g. 右往左往する (うおうさおうする) / move around this way and that (in confusion)

Kun-Yomi
:
b) ひだり (hidari), e.g. 左足 (ひだりあし) / a left leg


25. 三 means "three" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
サン (san), e.g. 三月 (さんがつ) / March

Kun-Yomi
:
b) み (mi), e.g. 三日月 (みかづき) / a new moon, a crescent moon
c) みつ (mitsu), e.g. 三つ子 (みつご) / triplets
d) みっつ (mittsu), e.g. 三つ (みっつ) / three


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


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