Thursday, 29 May 2008

A Kanji - A Day (29.05.08)

I'm a bit exicted since the fourth edition of Dungeons and Dragons will be released very soon (06.06.08). Nevertheless, I have to continue learning Japanese.


26. 山 means "a mountain" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
サン (san), e.g. 火山 (かざん) / a volcano

Kun-Yomi
:
b) やま (yama), e.g. 山場 (やまば) / the climax, the peak, the crisis


27. 四 means "four" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シ (shi), e.g. 四月 (しがつ) / April

Kun-Yomi
:
b) よつ (yotsu), e.g. 四つ角 (よつかど) / a crossroads
c) よっつ (yottsu), e.g. 四つ (よっつ) / four
d) よん (yon), e.g. 四輪駆動 (よんりんくどう) / 4WD


28. 子 means "child", "kid", "baby" or "an infant" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シ (shi), e.g. 子午線 (しごせん) / the meridian
b) ス (su), e.g. 様子 (ようす) / appearances, a look, the situation, the state of things, circumstances

Kun-Yomi
:
c) こ (ko), e.g. 子分 (こぶん) / a follower, a henchman, a following


29. 糸 means "thread", "yarn" or "string" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
シ (shi), e.g. 一糸乱れず (いっしみだれず) / in precise order, in perfect coordination

Kun-Yomi
:
b) いと (ito), e.g. 絹糸 (きぬいと) / silk thread


30. 字 means "a character", "a letter", "writting" or "script" and is read:

On-Yomi:

a)
ジ (ji), e.g. 文字 (もじ) / a character, a letter

Kun-Yomi
:
b) あざ (aza), e.g. 字 (あざ) / a section, a township


Speech examples can be found at the Japanese Kanji Dictionary.

Stroke order can be found at the Kanji Land.


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