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日本語のKanji Flashcards

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社

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A company, shrine
しゃ As in かいしゃ/会社/ company
And じゃas in 神社/ じんじゃ/ shrine

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会

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To meet meeting
会(う) to meet
かい as in 会社 (かいしゃ) company

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持

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も As in 持つ to have/ hold

And in 気持ち/ きもち/ feeling

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待

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まAs in 待つ to wait

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道

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みち、road/ path

どう as in どうろ/ 道路/road or street

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町

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まち/ town

ちょう as in ちょうちょう/ 町長/ mayor

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近

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ち as in 近い/ near or close

きん as in きんじょ/ 近所/ neighbourhood

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通

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かよ as in かよう/ 通う/ to commute
とお as in とおる/ 通る/ to go along
つう as in つうやく/ 通訳/ interpreter

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番

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ばん/ number

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屋

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や as in パン屋/ bread shop or bakery
や as in 屋/ shop
おくAs in おくじょう/ 屋上/ roof top

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百

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ひゃく one hundred

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店

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みせ as in 店/ shop or store

てんAs in きっさてん/ ☕/ 喫茶店/ cafe or coffee shop

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千

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せん one thousands

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万

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まん

Ten thousand, 10,000

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本

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ほん

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円

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えん
Yen
¥

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人

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ひと/じん

Person, people

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学

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to learn, to study
まな（びます）
ガク as in　数学、すうがく　学校、がっこう

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校

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school

コウ as in 学校、がっこう

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名

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name, fame
な　as in 名前、なまえ
メイ　有名、　ゆうめい

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前

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before, front
まえ as in 名前、なまえ
ゼン as in 午前、ごぜん

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父

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father
ちち
（お）とう（さん）
フ as in 祖父、そふ (my grandfather)

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母

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mother
はは
（お）かあ（さん）
ボ as in 祖母、そぼ (my grandmother)

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生

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to be born, to live
う（まれます）
い（きます）to live
セイ as in 先生、せんせい
ジョウ as in 誕生日、たんじょうび
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高

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high, expensive
たか（い）
コウ as in 高校、こうこう

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姉

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older sister
あね
（お）ねえ（さん）
シ as in 姉妹、しまい sisters

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妹

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younger sister
いもうと
マイ as in　姉妹、しまい sisters

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兄

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older brother
あに
（お）にい（さん）
キョウ as in　兄弟、きょうだい siblings

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弟

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younger brother
おとうと
ダイ as in　兄弟、きょうだい siblings

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住

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to live
す（んでいます）
ジュウ as in　住所、じゅうしょ address

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所

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place
ところ
ショ as in　住所、じゅうしょ address

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色

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colour
いろ　
色々な　いろいろな various

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好

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to like, love
この（みます）
お好み焼き・おこのみやき okonomiyaki
好（き）す（きです）like

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同

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same
おな（じ）
ドウ as in　同時・どうじ at the same time

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手

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hand
て
シュ as in　選手・せんしゅ player, athlete

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紙

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paper
かみ、がみ
手紙・てがみ letter
シ as in 和紙・わし Japanese paper

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英

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England

エイ　英語。えいご english

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語

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language

ご　英語・えいごenglish

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何

A

what, how many

なに、なん

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年

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year
とし
ねん as in 来年・らいねん

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私

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I, private
わたし、わたくし
しas in　私立・しりつ

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友

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friend
とも（だち）
ゆう as in　親友・しんゆう best friend

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行

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to go, a line
い（きます）
ゆ（きます）
こう as in 銀行・ぎんこう bank
ぎょう as in 一行。いちぎょう one line
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毎

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every

まい as in 毎日・まいにち everyday

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教

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to teachおし（えます）

きょう as in 教室・きょうしつ classroom

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場

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place
ば as in タクシー乗り場・タクシーのりば　taxi stand
じょうas in 工場・こうじょう　factory

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々

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repeat kanji
as in 時々。ときどき　sometimes
as in　色々な・いろいろな various

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早

A

early

はや（い）

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新

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new
あたら（しい）
しん as in　新聞・しんぶん newspaper

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家

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house, home, household
いえ、うち
か as in　家族。かぞく family

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入

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to enter, put in
はい（る）
い（れる）、い（る）
にゅう as in　輸入・ゆにゅう to import

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出

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to leave, go out
で（る）
だ（す）
しゅつ as in　輸出・ゆしゅつ to export

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思

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to think, recall

おも（う）

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来

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to come
き（ます）、く（る）
こ（ない）
らい as in　来年・らいねん next year

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島

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island
しま
とう　as in 五島。ごとう place name (gotou)

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午

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noon

ご as in　午前。ごぜん am

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後

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after, behind
あと　
うし（ろ）
ご as in　午後。ごご pm

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朝

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morning
あさ
ちょう as in　朝食・ちょうしょく breakfast

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夜

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night, evening
よる
や as in　今夜。こんや tonight

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牛

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cow, bull
うし
ぎゅう as in　牛肉。ぎゅうにく beef

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魚

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fish
さかな
ぎょ as in　金魚・きんぎょ gold fish

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族

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family

ぞく　家族・かぞく family

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駅

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station

えき

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神

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god
かみ　
しん as in 神道・しんとう (shinto)

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様

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polite suffix for personal names, style, manner
さま
よう as in 様式・ようしき (style, form)

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区

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ward, section

く as in 東京都北区・とうきょうときたく (Kita-ku, Tokyo)

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時

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time
とき
じ　as in　時間。じかん

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間

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interval, between
あいだ
ま as in　間にあう in between
かん as in　時間。じかん time

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国

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country, nation
くに
こく as in　外国。かいがく foreign country

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先

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previous, ahead
さき
せん as in　先生。せんせい teacher

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長

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long, in charge of an organisation
なが（い）
ちょう as in　校長先生。こうちょうせんせい principle

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話

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to speak, story
はな（す）
はなし
わ as in　電話。でんわ phone

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見

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to see, watch, look
み（る）
けん as in　見物。けんぶつ sight see

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言

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to say

い（う）

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休

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to rest, holiday
やす（む）
やす（み）
きゅう as in　休日。きゅうじつ (day off, holiday)

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聞

A

to listen, hear, ask
き（く）
ぶん as in　新聞。しんぶん newspaper

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今

A 
now, the present
いま
今日。きょう today 
今朝。けさ this morning
こ as in　今年。ことし this year
こん as in　今月。こんげつ this month
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食

A

to eat
た（べる）
しょく as in　夜食。やしょく supper

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勉

A

to exert ones self

べん as in　勉強。べんきょう study

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強

A

strong
つよ（い）
きょう as in　勉強。べんきょう study

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帰

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to go back, return
かえ（る）
き as in　帰国する　きこくする to go back to one’s country

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買

A

to buy
か（う）
ばい as in　　売買　ばいばい selling and buying

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電

A

electricity, lighting

でん as in　　電話　でんわ phone、電気　でんき electricity

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車

A

car, vehicle
くるま
しゃ as in　　電車　でんしゃ train

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右

A

right

みぎ

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左

A

left

ひだり

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目

A

eye, number suffix
め as in　　一番目　いちばんめ one time or first…
もく as in　　科目　かもく subject

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口

A

mouth
くち
ぐち　as in　 出口　でぐち exit
こう as in　　人口　じんこう population

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書

A

to write
か（く）
しょ　as in　読書　どくしょ reading

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物

A

thing, article, object
もの
ぶつ　as in　見物　けんぶつ sight seeing、動物　どうぶつ animal
もつ　as in　荷物　にもつ

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飲

A

to drink
の（む）
いん　as in　飲酒うんてん　いんしゅうんてん drink driving

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肉

A

meat

にく

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昼

A

noon, daytime
ひる　as in　昼ご飯　ひるごはん lunch
ちゅう　as in　昼食　ちゅうしょく lunch

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乗

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to ride, to give someone a lift
の（る）
の（せる）
じょう　as in　乗馬　じょうば horse riding

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曜

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よう　as in 月曜日　げつようび

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気

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き　as in 天気　てんき、元気　げんき、　気分　きぶん

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分

A 
minute, part, to understand, divide
わ（かる）
わ（ける）
ふん　as in 五分　ごふん 5 minutes
ぷん　as in 三分　さんぷん 3 minutes
ぶん　as in 自分　じぶん myself
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多

A

many, much
おお（い）
た　as in 多分　たぶん perhaps, probably

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少

A

few, little, scarce
すこ（し）
すく（ない）
しょう　as in 少年　しょうねん boy

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元

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beginning, foundation
げん　as in 元気　げんき health
がん　as in 元日　がんじつ new year’s day

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半

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はん　半分　はんぶん half a minute、　五時半　ごじはん 5.30 or half past five

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使

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to use
つか（う）
し　as in 大使　たいし ambassador

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天

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sky, heaven

てん　as in 天気　てんき weather

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病

A

illness, sickness

びょう　as in 病気　びょうき (sickness, illness)

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心

A

heart, mind, spirit
こころ
しん　as in 心配　しんぱい worry, anxiety

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楽

A 
fun, comfort, music
たの（しい）
たの（しむ）
らく　as in 楽な　らくな comfortable
がく　as in 音楽　おんがく music
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方

A

direction, way of~, person
かた　
がた　as in 夕方　ゆうがた evening
ほう　as in 方法　ほうほう method

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作

A

to make
つく（る）
さく　as in 作文　さくぶん compisition

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文

A

writing, sentence

ぶん　as in 文化　ぶんか culture

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林

A

Woods
はやし
りん as in しんりん / 森林

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黒

A

Black
くろ
くろ(い)
こく as in こくばん / 黒板 blackboard

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羊

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Sheep

ひつじ

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地

A

ち as in ちかてつ / 地下鉄 subway
ち as in 地理 geography
じ as in じしん / 地震 earthquake

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夕

A

Early evening

ゆう as in ゆうがた / 夕方 (early evening, dusk)

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次

A

Next
つぎ
じ as in もくじ / 目次 table of contents

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体

A

Body
からだ
たい as in たいいく / 体育 physical education

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発

A

To utter, departure
はつ as in はつおん / 発音 pronunciation
ぱつ as in しゅっぱつ / 出発 departure

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馬

A

Horse
うま
ば as in じょうば / 乗馬 horse riding

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才

A

… Years old

さい as in きゅうさい / ９才 nine years old

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鳥

A

Bird
とり
ちょう as in やちょう / 野鳥 wild bird

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茶

A

Tea
ちゃ as in お茶
さ as in きっさてん / 喫茶店 cafe

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歩

A

To walk
ある(く)
ほ as in ほどう / 歩道 footpath
ぽ as in さんぽ / 散歩 a walk

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鉄

A

Iron, steel

てつ as in ちかてつ / 地下鉄 subway

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週

A

week

しゅう as in　せんしゅう・先週 last week

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夏

A

summer
なつ
か as in　しょか・初夏 early summer

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立

A

to stand
た（つ）
た（てる）
りつ as in　しりつ・私立 private　こうりつ・公立 public

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自

A

self
し　as in しぜん・自然 nature
じ　as in じぶん・自分 myself

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赤

A

red
あか
あか（い）
あか　as in あかちゃん・赤ちゃん baby

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外

A

outside, foreign, other
そと
ほか
がい as in　がいこく・外国 foreign country

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西

A

west
にし
せい　as in せいよう・西洋 western

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川

A

river
かわ
がわ　as in しなのがわ　しなの川 Shinano river

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旅

A

trip, travel, journey
たび trip
りょ　as in りょこう・旅行

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州

A

province, state

しゅう　as in きゅうしゅう・九州 Kyushu ほんしゅう・本州 Honshu

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晩

A

evening, night

ばん　as in こんばん・今晩 tonight

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洗

A

to wash
あら（う）
せん　as in せんたく・洗濯 washing

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特

A

special

とく　as in とくべつ・特別 special

137
Q

活

A

activity

かつ　as in せいかつ・生活 life, lifestyle

138
Q

去

A

to leave
さ（る）
きょ　as in きょねん・去年 last year

139
Q

正

A

correct, right
ただ（しい）
しょう　as in しょうがつ・正月new year

140
Q

冬

A

winter
ふゆ
とう　as in　とうみん・冬眠 hibernation

141
Q

着

A

to wear, arrive
き（る）
つ（く）
ちゃく　as in　とうちゃく・到着 arrival

142
Q

安

A

cheap, peaceful
やす（い）
あん　as in　あんしんする・安心する to be relieved

143
Q

広

A

wide, spacious
ひろ（い）
こう　as in　こうだいな・広大な vast

144
Q

海

A

sea
うみ
かい　as in　かいがん・海岸 beach, seashore

145
Q

古

A

old
ふる（い）
こ　as in　ちゅうこひん・中古品 second hand goods

146
Q

寺

A

temple
てら
じ　as in　とうだいじ・東大寺 todaji temple

147
Q

東

A

east
ひがし
とう　as in　とうきょう・東京 tokyo

148
Q

京

A

capital

きょう　as in　きょうと・京都 kyoto

149
Q

都

A

capital, metropolis, emperor’s city
みやこ
と　as in　とかい・都会 big city

150
Q

北

A

north
きた
ほく　as in　とうほく・東北 tohuko district

151
Q

市

A

market, city
いち　as in　いちば・市場 marketplace
し　as in　しやくしょ・市役所 municipal office/ council office

152
Q

県

A

prefecture

けん　as in　ひろしまけん・広島県 Hiroshima prefecture

153
Q

森

A

forest
もり
しん　as in しんりん・森林 forest

154
Q

山

A

mountain
やま
さん as in　ふじさん・富士山 mount fuji

155
Q

知

A

to know
し（る）
ち as in　ちしき・知識 knowledge

156
Q

雨

A

rain
あめ　
う as in　うりん・雨林 rainforest

157
Q

雪

A

snow
ゆき
せつ as in　こうせつ・降雪 snow fall

158
Q

字

A

letter, character

じ as in　かんじ・漢字 Chinese character (kanji)

159
Q

読

A

to read
よ（む）
どく as in　どくしょ・読書 reading

160
Q

急

A

to hurry, sudden
いそ（ぐ）
きゅう as in　とっきゅう・特急 special express train

161
Q

洋

A

ocean

よう as in　とうよう・東洋 the east, orient

162
Q

服

A

clothing, dress
ふく
ふく as in　ようふく・洋服 european clothes

163
Q

動

A

to move
うご（く）
うご（かす）
どう as in　どうぶつ・動物 animal

164
Q

止

A

to stop
とま（る）
とめ（る）
し as in　きんしする・禁止する to prohibit

165
Q

院

A

temple, suffix for ‘institution’

いん as in　びょういん・病院 hospital

166
Q

漢

A

china

かん as in　かんじ・漢字

167
Q

和

A

peace, harmony, japan
わ as in　へいわ・平和
わ as in　わふく・和服 japanese clothes

168
Q

春

A

spring
はる
しゅん as in　しゅんぶんのひ・春分の日 vernal/spring equinox (when day lengths are the same)

169
Q

秋

A

autumn
あき
しゅう as in　しゅうぶんのひ・秋分の日 autumnal equinox

170
Q

花

A

flower
はな
か as in　かびん・花瓶 vase

171
Q

南

A

south
みなみ
なん as in　とうなんアジア・東南アジア south east asia

172
Q

田

A

rice field/ paddy
た as in　たんぼ・田んぼ rice paddy
だ as in　やまださん・山田さん person called yamada

173
Q

売

A

to sell
う（る）
ばい as in　ばいてん・売店 canteen, kiosk

174
Q

耳

A

ear

みみ

175
Q

青

A

blue
あお
あお（い）
せい as in　せいしゅん・青春 youth

176
Q

白

A

white
しろ
しろ（い）
はく as in　はくじん・白人 white people

177
Q

仕

A

し　しごと・仕事 job/ work

178
Q

事

A 
thing, fact
こと
ごと
じ as in　だいじ・大事 important
じ as in　じこ・事故 accident
179
Q

銀

A

silver

ぎん　ぎんこう・銀行 bank

180
Q

犬

A

dog
いぬ
けん as in　ばんけん・番犬 watch dog

181
Q

飯

A

boiled rice, meal
めし
はん as in　ごはん・ご飯 cooked rice, meal

Japanese (28 decks)

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