Wednesday, 18 June 2008

A Kanji - A Day (18.06.08)

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31. means "an ear", "an edge" or "an salvage" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
(ji), e.g. 鼻科 (びか) / an ear, nose and throat hospital

Kun-Yomi
:
b) みみ (mimi), e.g. が早い(みみがはやい) / have keen ears


32. means "seven" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シチ (shichi), e.g. 月 (しちがつ) / July

Kun-Yomi
:
b) なな (nana), e.g. 親の光 (おやのななひかり) / the influence of parents
c) ななつ (nanatsu), e.g. つ (ななつ) / seven
d) なの (nano), e.g. 日 (なのか) / seven days, the seventh day


33. means "a car" or "a vehicle" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シャ (sha), e.g. ぴかぴかの新 (ぴかぴかのしんしゃ) / a shiny new car

Kun-Yomi
:
b) くるま (kuruma), e.g. 椅子 (くるまいす) / a wheelchair


34. means "a hand", "a worker", "a means", "a device", "a way", "a trick", "an idea", "a kind", "trouble", "labor" or "care" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シュ (shu), e.g. 握 (あくしゅ) / shaking hands, a handshake

Kun-Yomi
:
b) (te), e.g. もっといいが有る (もっといいがある) / There is a better way.
c) (ta), e.g. 綱 (づな) / reins


35. means "ten" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ジュウ (juu), e.g. 月 (じゅうがつ) / October
b) ジッ (ji|), e.g. 戒 (じっかい) / the ten commandments

Kun-Yomi
:
c) とお (too), e.g. 日 (とおか) / ten days, the tenth day
d) (to), e.g. 色 (じゅうにんいろ) / So many men, so many minds.


36. means "go out", "attend", "enter" , "participate" , "come out" , "appear" , "rise" , "start" , "leave" , "take out" , "get out" , "show" , "produce" , "serve" , "pay" , "put out" , "an appearance" or "one's origin" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シュツ (shutsu), e.g. 資 (しゅっし) / investment
b) スイ (sui), e.g. 納係 (すいとうがかり) / a cashier, a teller

Kun-Yomi:
c) (de), e.g. 口 (ぐち) / an exit, a way out
d) でる (deru), e.g. 買い物にかける (かいものにかけ) / go out for shopping
e) だす (dasu), e.g. お茶をす (おちゃをだす) / serve green tea


37. means "woman", "the female", "a lady", "one's mistress" or "one's woman" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ジョ (jo), e.g. 性 (じょせい) / the female, a woman
b) ニョ (nyo), e.g. 官 (にょかん) / a court lady
c) ニョウ (nyou), e.g. 房 (にょうぼう) / one's wife

Kun-Yomi
:
d) おんな (onna), e.g. 物 (おんなもの) / for ladies, ladies'
e) (me), e.g. 神 (がみ) / a goddess


38. means "small", "little" or "tiny" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ショウ (shou), e.g. 学校 (しょうがっこう) / a primary (elementary) school

Kun-Yomi
:
b) ちいさい (chiisai), e.g. さなコアラ (ちいさなこあら) / a small koala
c) (ko), e.g. 石 (いし) / a pebble, a small stone, gravel
d) (o), e.g. 川 (がわ) / a stream, a creek, a brook, a rivulet
e) (sa), e.g. 夜曲 (よきょく) / a serenade


39. means "the upper part", "a higher place", "go up", "rise", "lift up", "get in", "get out", "finish" or "over" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ジョウ (jou), e.g. 達する (じょうたつする) / become skillful, get better, make progress, improve, advance

Kun-Yomi
:
b) うえ (ue), e.g. 机のに~ (つくえのうえに) / on the desk
c) うわ (uwa), e.g. 着 (うわぎ) / outerwear, a coat, a jacket
d) かみ (kami), e.g. 川わか) / the upper part of a river, upstream
e) あげる (ageru), e.g. 棚にげる (たなにあげる) / put ~ on the shelf
f) あがる (agaru), e.g. 階段をがる (かいだんをあがる) / go up the stairs
g) あがり (agari), e.g. 病みがり (やみあがり) / convalescence
h) のぼる (nobaru), e.g. 噂にる (うわさにのぼる) / be talked about


40. means "woods", "forest" or "a grove" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シン (shin), e.g. 林 (しんりん) / woods, a forest

Kun-Yomi
:
b) もり (mori), e.g. 鎮守の(ちんじゅのもり) / the grove of the village shrine


Speech examples can be found at the Japanese Kanji Dictionary.

Stroke order can be found at the Kanji Land.


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