Kanji Flashcards
How is 山 read?
おんよみ：さん、ざん
くんよみ：やま
What does 山 mean?
mountain
How is 川 read?
くんよみ：かわ、がわ
What does 川 mean?
river, stream, brook
How is 田 read?
おんよみ：でん
くんよみ：た、だ
What does 田 mean?
rice field
How is 中 read?
おんよみ：ちゅう
くんよみ：なか
What does 中 mean?
middle, centre, inside
How is 年 read?
おんよみ：ねん
くんよみ：とし、どし
What does 年 mean?
year, age
What does 生 mean?
alive, survive, birth, raw, fresh
How is 生 read?
おんよみ：せい、しゅう
くんよみ：なま
How is 日 read?
おんよみ：いち、に
くんよみ：ひ、び、か
What does 日 mean?
alive, survive, birth, raw, fresh
How is 月 read?
おんよみ：げつ、がつ
くんよみ：つき
What does 月 mean?
moon, month
How is 火 read?
おんよみ：か
くんよみ：ひ、び
What does 火 mean?
fire
How is 水 read?
おんよみ：すい
くんよみ：みず
How is 木 read?
おんよみ：もく
くんよみ：き
What does 水 mean?
water
What does 木 mean?
tree, wood
How is 金 read?
おんよみ：きん
くんよみ：き
What does 金 mean?
money, gold
How is 土 read?
おんよみ：ど
くんよみ：つち
What does 土 mean?
earth, soil
What does 本 mean?
book, origin, counter for long,
thin items
What does 何 mean?
what
How is 何 read?
くんよみ：なん、なに
How is 本 read?
おんよみ：ほん、ぼん、ぽん
くんよみ：もと
How is 男 read?
おんよみ：だん、なん
くんよみ：おとこ
What does 男 mean?
male
How is 女 read?
おんよみ：じょ
くんよみ：おんな、め
What does 女 mean?
female
How is 人 read?
おんよみ：にん、じん
くんよみ：ひと、びと
What does 人 mean?
person
How is 子 read?
おんよみ：し
くんよみ：こ
What does 子 mean?
child
How is 円 read?
おんよみ：えん
What does 円 mean?
yen
How is 百 read?
おんよみ：ひゃく、びゃく、ぴゃく
What does 百 mean?
hundred
How is 千 read?
おんよみ：せん
くんよみ：ち
What does 千 mean?
thousand
How is 万 read?
おんよみ：まん
What does 万 mean?
ten thousand
How is 母 read?
おんよみ：ぼ
くんよみ：はは、かあ
What does 母 mean?
mother
How is 父 read?
おんよみ：ふ
くんよみ：ちち、とう
What does 父 mean?
father
What does 上 mean?
upper, above, top
How is 上 read?
おんよみ：じょう、しょう
くんよみ：うえ
How is 下 read?
おんよみ：か
くんよみ：した、くだ
What does 下 mean?
lower, bottom, under
How is 時 read?
おんよみ：じ
くんよみ：とき
How is 間 read?
おんよみ：かん
くんよみ：あいだ、ま
How is 半 read?
おんよみ：はん
How is 分 read?
おんよみ：ふん、ぶん、ぷん
くんよみ：わ(ける)、わ(かる)
What does 時 mean?
time, o’clock
What does 間 mean?
between, a while, during
What does 半 mean?
half
What does 分 mean?
to divide, minute
How is 見 read?
おんよみ：はん
くんよみ：み
How is 家 read?
おんよみ：か
くんよみ：いえ、うち
How is 町 read?
おんよみ：ちょう
くんよみ：まち
How is 外 read?
おんよみ：がい
くんよみ：そと
What does 見 mean?
see
How is 行 read?
おんよみ：こう
くんよみ：い
What does 行 mean?
go, travel
What does 家 mean?
House, home
What does 町 mean?
City, town
What does 外 mean?
Outside, out
How is 来 read?
おんよみ：らい
くんよみ：き
How is 大 read?
おんよみ：たい、だい
くんよみ：おお
How is 手 read?
おんよみ：しゅ
くんよみ：て
How is 小 read?
おんよみ：じょう
くんよみ：ちい（さい）
How is 安 read?
おんよみ：あん
くんよみ：やす（い）
How is 高 read?
おんよみ：こう
くんよみ：たか（い）
How is 会 read?
おんよみ：かい
くんよみ：あ（います）
How is 食 read?
おんよみ：しょく
くんよみ：た（べる）
How is 右 read?
おんよみ：ゆう
くんよみ：みぎ
How is 左 read?
おんよみ：さ
くんよみ：ひだり
How is 買 read?
くんよみ：か（います）
How is 友 read?
くんよみ：とも
How is 好 read?
くんよみ：す（き）
How is 目 read?
くんよみ：め
How is 口 read?
くんよみ：くち、ぐち
How is 目 read?
くんよみ：め
How is 耳 read?
くんよみ：みみ
What does 来 mean?
come, next
What does 小 mean?
small
What does 安 mean?
Cheap, safe
What does 右 mean?
right
What does 左 mean?
left
What does 買 mean?
buy
What does 大 mean?
Big
What does 好 mean?
Like
What does 会 mean?
To meet
What does 友 mean?
Friend
What does 食 mean?
To eat, food
What does 耳 mean?
Ears
What does 手 mean?
Hand, skill
What does 高 mean?
Expensive, high, tall
What does 口 mean?
Mouth
What does 目 mean?
Eye, orderly number
What does 休 mean?
Rest, be absent
What does 雨 mean?
Rain
What does 気 mean?
Spirit, gas
What does 天 mean?
Heaven, sky
What does 元 mean?
Origin
What does 今 mean?
Now, present (time)
What does 京 mean?
Capital
What does 都 mean?
Metropolis
When do you read the おんよみ form of kanji?
When it is a compound kanji
When do you read the くんよみ form of kanji?
When it is a standalone kanji
How is 今 read?
おんよみ：こん
くんよみ：いま
How is 休 read?
おんよみ：きゅう
くんよみ：やす（む）
How is 天 read?
おんよみ：てん
くんよみ：あま
How is 気 read?
おんよみ：き
How is 元 read?
おんよみ：げん、がん
くんよみ：もと
How is 雨 read?
くんよみ：あめ
How is 週 read?
くんよみ：しゅう
How is 京 read?
おんよみ：きょう
How is 都 read?
おんよみ：と
How is 泊 read?
おんよみ：はく
くんよみ：と（まります）
What does 泊 mean?
Stay
What does 週 mean?
Week
What does 電 mean?
Electricity
What does 車 mean?
Car, vehicle, wheel
What does 入 mean?
Enter, put in
What does 出 mean?
Exit, put out, leave
How do you say 電？
おんよみ：でん
How do you say 車？
おんよみ：しゃ
くんよみ：くるま
How do you say 入？
おんよみ：にゅう
くんよみ：は (いる)、い (れる)
How do you say 出？
おんよみ：しゅつ、しゅっ
くんよみ：で (る)、だ (す)
What does 夏 mean?
Summer
What does 秋 mean?
Autumn
What does 冬 mean?
Winter
What does 春 mean?
Spring
How do you say 夏?
くんよみ：なつ
How do you say 夏?
くんよみ：なつ
How do you say 秋?
くんよみ：あき
How do you say 冬?
くんよみ：ふゆ
How do you say 春?
くんよみ：はる
What does 私 mean?
I, me
How do you say 私？
くんよみ：わたし
What does 父 mean?
Father
How do you say 父？
おんよみ：ふ
くんよみ：ちち、とう
What does 母 mean?
Mother
How do you say 母？
おんよみ：ぼ
くんよみ：はは、かあ
What does 名 mean?
Name, fame
How do you read 名？
おんよみ：めい
くんよみ：な
What does 前 mean?
Front, before
How do you read 前？
おんよみ：ぜん
くんよみ：まえ
What does 有 mean?
To exist, to have
How do you read 有？
おんよみ：ゆう
くんよみ：あ（る）
What does 体 mean?
Body
How do you read 体?
おんよみ：たい
くんよみ：からだ
What does 飲 mean?
Drink
How do you read 飲?
くんよみ：の（む）
What does 毎 mean?
Every
How do you read 毎?
おんよみ：まい
What does 年 mean?
Year, age
How do you read 年?
おんよみ：ねん
くんよみ：とし、どし
住
Meaning: to live
おんよみ：じょう
くんよみ：す（む）
才
Meaning: years old (age), talent
おんよみ：さい
時
Meaning: temple
おんよみ：じ
くんよみ：てら
