Essential Kanji Volume 1 Flashcards

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休む

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やすむ to be absent; to rest
やすみ vacation; break; absence

ふゆやすみ winter vacation
なつやすみ summer vacation

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つき moon; month
よんかげつ (for) four months
いちがつ january
Additional reading: が

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ひ、び、か、にち、じつ
ひ day
ふつか second day; for two days
いちにち a day; all day
きゅうしつ holiday; day off
こんにち nowadys

Sun, day

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あいだ、ま、かん、(げん)
あいだ between; interval
にしゅうかん for two weeks
いつかかん for five days
このあいだ the other day
日本間 traditional jpn home
なんしゅうかん for how many weeks
なんにちかん for how many days
にんげん human beings

Between, interval, while, room, space

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5
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しゅう
Week

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6
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ち、せん、ぜん
Thousand

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7
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まん、ばん
Ten thousand
ばんこく All nations 万国
ひゃくまん 1000000 yen

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しょうご noon

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9
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まえ、ぜん
まえ the front
ごぜん in the morning
ぜんじつ the previous day/day before
ごふんまえ five minutes ago
みっかまえ three days ago

Front, before, earlier

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あと、うしろ、ご、こう
あと the back, the rest, afterwards
ぜんご before n after, before n behind
ごご in the afternoon
うしろ the back, the rear
こうはん the latter half

Behind, back, after, later

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とき、じ
とき time, hour
ろくじ 6 o’clock
じかん time, hour
にちじ the date and time
とけい watch/clock
なんじかん how many hours

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はん、ぱん
はんにち half a day
はんとし half a year
ぜんはん/ぜんぱん the first half

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13
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わかる、わける、ぶん、ふん
わかる to understand
わける to divide; to separate
はんぶん half
きゅうふん nine minutes
みっかぶん three days worth

Divide, portion, minute, understand

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よう
Day of the week
何曜日 what day/what day of the week

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ひ、び、か
Fire, flame
ひ fire, flame
かじ destructive flame
はなび fireworks

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みず、すい
Water
れいすい ice water, cold water
水分 すいぶん moisture

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き、ぎ、ばく、もく
Tree, wood
き tree; wood
どぼく abbrv. For public works and     engineering
もくぞ wooden; made of wood

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かね キン
Gold, metal, money
かね money, metal
きん gold
きんメダル gold metal
げんきん cash
れいきん gift money to landlord

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つち、ど、と
Soil, earth, ground
つち soil; earth
とち (piece of) land

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たいら、ヘイ
Flat, level
平日 へいじつ ordinary day
平らな たいらな flat
水平 すいへい horizontal; level
平均する へいきんする to average

21
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成る

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なる、セイ
平成 へいせい Hesei (era)
成績表 せいせき ひょう school          
             report card
成人の日 せいじん の ひ coming of
              age day
せいこう する to succeed, to be         successful

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とし、ねん
Year, age
とし year; age
さんねん three years, the third year
今年 ことし this year
去年 きょねん last year
ねんど fiscal/academic year
ねんきん pension
ぼうねんかい year end party

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しゅく、いわう
Celebrate, congratulate
いわう to celebrate, to congratulate
(お)いわう congratulatory/        celebratory gift
祝日 national holiday
うちいわい family celebration
しゅくでん congratulatory telegram

24
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祭(り)

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まつり、さい
Festival
祭り festival
祭日 さいじつ national holiday,         festival day
祝祭日 ちゅくさいじつ national        holiday, festival day
だいがくさい university/college festival