Kanji - Level 10 - Vocab

Question 1

学院

Answer 1

Academy
Kanji: 学 study + 院 institution
A study institution is an academy. That’s where all the fancy people study, anyways.
Reading: がくいん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 2

足し算

Answer 2

Addition
Kanji: 足 foot + し + 算 calculate
Remember how 足す means “to add?” Add calculate to that and you’ll have addition! It’s the type of calculation you’re doing when you add.
Reading: たしざん
This is the kun’yomi reading for 足 and the on’yomi for 算. And the さん reading is rendaku’d into ざん. This is the same for all the math-ish words (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), so try to remember that, because you’ll see it again!

Question 3

進行

Answer 3

Advance
Kanji: 進 advance + 行 go
When something advances and goes, it is moving forward. So this means advance or progress.
進行 can be used to describe various situations, like when a project progresses; but also when an illness advances to a more serious stage.
Reading: しんこう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 4

農業

Answer 4

Agriculture
Kanji: 農 farming + 業 business
What’s another way to call the farming business? If you encapsulated it into one word (assuming we’re talking about plant farming, here), you could call it agriculture.
Reading: のうぎょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 5

ちょっと

Answer 5

A little
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
You chortle (ちょっと) a little at a silly joke. You can’t help chortling for a moment. Go ahead, chortle just a little, for just a moment, to help you remember this word.
Reading: ちょっと

Question 6

路地

Answer 6

Alley
Kanji: 路 road + 地 earth
If you think about it, an earth road isn’t going to be the main road. It will be the road less traveled. You could call it a path (you know, like a dirt path!) or a dirt road. Alternatively, another less traveled street that would probably be made out of dirt back in the day (before everything was paved) would be an alley. Imagine yourself walking down a dirt alley at night with no shoes. Scary!
Reading: ろじ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. You’ve learned these readings already, so you should be able to read this word too! And remember, that it’s the じ reading that you learned with 生地 here.

Question 7

高度

Answer 7

Altitude
Kanji: 高 tall + 度 degree
Something that is tall in degrees can either refer to its altitude, or to the fact that it’s quite high-level.
Note that this can refer to any altitude, even lower ones. But when used to refer to, for example, skills or a technique, it always talks about a high level or degree.
Reading: こうど
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 8

回答

Answer 8

Answer
Kanji: 回 times + 答 answer
How many times do I have to tell you that an answer is an answer? Well, okay, it can be a reply or a response, too.
Reading: かいとう
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You didn’t learn the on’yomi for 答 with the kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Give me your answer and I’ll take you to とうきょう. How does that sound? All I need is your reply, and we’ll be in とうきょう before you know it.

Question 9

算数

Answer 9

Arithmetic
Kanji: 算 calculate + 数 count
What is it called when you calculate numbers? That is the study of math and arithmetic.
Reading: さんすう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 10

助手

Answer 10

Assistant
Kanji: 助 help + 手 hand
Remember how 手 can mean a “doer” in some words? What do you think your help doer is? It’s someone who helps you, so it’s your assistant, helper, or aid.
Reading: じょしゅ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You learned the on’yomi reading of 手 with the vocabulary word 投手.

Question 11

早速

Answer 11

At once
Kanji: 早 early + 速 fast
Doing something both fast and early probably requires you to do it at once or immediately. Whatever it is, be sure to do it without delay.
Reading: さっそく
The reading for this one is strange. The reading for 速 (そく) is what you’d expect (on’yomi), but 早 gets a reading you haven’t seen before, meaning you should treat this as an exception. Just think about how you’re learning this word at once and without delay so there’s no time for any sass (さっ), just kanji learning.

Question 12

心配

Answer 12

A worry
Kanji: 心 heart + 配 distribute
When you distribute your heart around you, it’s like your heart is everywhere at once, but not in your body. You feel frantic, you don’t know what to do because your heart is out there. This represents the feeling you have when you have a worry or concern. 心配しないでね！
Reading: しんぱい
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well. Take note that the ぱい in 配 got rendaku’d from はい, as well.

Question 13

自転車

Answer 13

Bicycle
Kanji: 自 self + 転 revolve + 車 car
A self revolving car. You’d think this would be a regular car, but bicycles were probably introduced before cars were, meaning the self revolving car is the bicycle, not the car. Just imagine yourself on a bike, and you don’t even have to move the pedals. They revolve themselves, but now you’re going too fast and it’s scary.
Reading: じてんしゃ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 14

苦い

Answer 14

Bitter tasting
Kanji: 苦 suffering + い
The kanji for 苦 means suffering. This word, however, is a bit different, but you’ll see how it’s related. It means bitter tasting. Think of putting the most bitter thing in the world in your mouth. You feel sick, your mouth gets all weird, and you try to spit it out but the bitterness remains. Obviously eating bitter tasting things will cause you to suffer.
Reading: にがい
This reading of the kanji is unique to this meaning of the word, so here’s a mnemonic to help you out!
The taste is so bitter tasting that you fall to your knees really, really hard. Luckily, you were wearing your knee guards (にが). Feel the relief that you were wearing them. Ack, no relief now. It’s still bitter in your mouth.

Question 15

パン

Answer 15

Bread
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
パン is the katakana version of the Portuguese word “pão” and means bread in English.
If you know the Portuguese, Spanish, or French word for bread, you shouldn’t have trouble remembering this word. If not, here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You use a pan (パン) to make all your bread. It’s your special bread pan, and all the bread you make with it is delicious.
Reading: パン

Question 16

ビル

Answer 16

Building
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
ビル is the Japanese version of the English word building. It usually refers to buildings that are taller than they are wide, most commonly apartment blocks and office buildings.
Reading: ビル

Question 17

千葉

Answer 17

Chiba
Kanji: 千 thousand + 葉 leaf
There is only one place in Japan that has a thousand leaves and that’s Chiba. Picture all of those leaves swirling around you on your vacation to Chiba. Beautiful.
Reading: ちば
This is a place name and it uses the kun’yomi. You haven’t learned kun’yomi for 千 yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you remember it:
While you’re admiring all of the leaves in Chiba, you realize you’re craving something. What goes well with watching leaves? Why, cheese (ち) of course. Delicious Chiba cheese.

Question 18

親友

Answer 18

Close friend
Kanji: 親 parent + 友 friend
A friend who is like one of your parents is someone who will look out for you. They are like family, in fact! That’s why this word means best friend or close friend. Just imagine someone who watches over you like a parent would. This is the way to describe them.
Reading: しんゆう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 19

集金

Answer 19

Collecting money
Kanji: 集 collect + 金 gold
When you collect gold you are collecting money (or doing money collection). Of course, back in the day gold was like money, which is why this word works the way it does. Hopefully you don’t have to deal with too much 集金 in your daily life. We’ll try to keep WaniKani nice and reasonably priced for you.
集金 often refers to collecting bills, dues, or fees in person or through a designated representative. This can be carried out by a business, an organization, or even just a small group of people.
Reading: しゅうきん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 20

集中

Answer 20

Concentration
Kanji: 集 collect + 中 middle
When you collect to the middle of yourself, you are collecting towards your brain. All energy is going towards there, massing up in the middle, giving you extreme concentration and focus.
Reading: しゅうちゅう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 21

調子

Answer 21

Condition
Kanji: 調 investigate + 子 child
Imagine yourself investigating a child. You heard this child was having a rough time, so you need to come check on the condition of his home and life. You find the condition to be terrible, and you tell the parents you have to take the child away because of these conditions (imagine them being ridiculously bad… perhaps they raise raccoons in their kitchen?).
Reading: ちょうし
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 22

曲線

Answer 22

Curve
Kanji: 曲 music + 線 line
A bend in a line is merely a curve.
Reading: きょくせん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 23

要求

Answer 23

Demand
Kanji: 要 need + 求 request
You need this request to happen, so you don’t just ask nicely, you demand it.
Reading: ようきゅう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 24

開発

Answer 24

Development
Kanji: 開 open + 発 departure
You are now open for departure. You get on your boat and leave this place. You are going to another place to start its development, where you will create a new world.
Reading: かいはつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 25

〜病

Answer 25

Disease
Kanji: 病 sick
As you can probably imagine, when you add the kanji sick to another word, you’re saying what kind of sickness it is; you are mentioning what disease it is.
Reading: びょう
Since this is attached to other words, it’s treated like jukugo and gets on’yomi treatment. This is the reading you learned with the kanji.

Question 26

電鉄

Answer 26

Electric railway
Kanji: 電 electricity + 鉄 iron
The electricity iron sounds scary, but if you think to back in the day and to where iron was used a lot, you probably think of the railway systems… big hunky pieces of iron on the ground to make the railway. So, you can advance this by adding electricity instead of coal, creating an electric railway.
Reading: でんてつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 27

強調

Answer 27

Emphasis
Kanji: 強 strong + 調 investigate
If you use a strong tone on certain words, then you are putting emphasis on whatever it is you’re talking about. It’s the stress you put on things that are important because your tone gets stronger on those words or syllables.
Reading: きょうちょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 28

終了

Answer 28

End
Kanji: 終 end + 了 finish
It’s the end. It’s the finish. This word means end. Or finish! How convenient.
Note that 終了 is slightly more formal than 終わる.
Reading: しゅうりょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 29

進化

Answer 29

Evolution
Kanji: 進 advance + 化 change
Think of things that advance and change. Does this sound familiar? Does this sound like evolution?
Reading: しんか
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 30

顔付き

Answer 30

Expression
Kanji: 顔 face + 付 attach + き
The thing that is attached to your face isn’t a big booger or anything like that. It’s something that’s always there. It’s your expression.
Reading: かおつき
The readings are both kun’yomi, but they’re the readings you’ve already learned when you learned the kanji.

Question 31

目医者

Answer 31

Eye doctor
Kanji: 目 eye + 医 medicine + 者 someone
Do you remember 医者 (doctor)? What happens when you add eye on there? You have yourself an eye doctor.
Reading: めいしゃ
The reading is just the vocab word 医者 (いしゃ) plus the reading 目 (め), the same as the reading you learned with the kanji.

Question 32

顔

Answer 32

Face
Kanji: 顔 face
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: かお
The reading is kun’yomi, since it’s a kanji all alone with nothing attached. Luckily, that’s also the reading you’ve already learned, so associate that with this vocab word.

Question 33

農場

Answer 33

Farm
Kanji: 農 farming + 場 location
The place you do your farming is a farm!
Reading: のうじょう
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 34

速い

Answer 34

Fast
Kanji: 速 fast + い
Just like the meaning of the kanji (fast) this adjective also means fast.
Reading: はやい
Remember how 早い means “early”? If you are early to something, it probably means you moved fast to get there. These two words share a reading (and have similar meanings, in a way, as well!).

Question 35

一番目

Answer 35

First thing
Kanji: 一 one + 番 number in a series + 目 eye
You’ve seen 一番 (number one), so what in the world is this eye on the end? This eye (目) signifies the order. So, add this to “number one” and you have the first thing / the first.
Reading: いちばんめ
The reading for this word is just the vocab word 一番 plus the word 目. If you know both of those readings you’ll be able to read this one as well.

Question 36

フランス語

Answer 36

French language
Kanji: フ +ラ + ン + ス + 語 language
I bet you can guess that フランス means “France.” So what happens when you add language to it? You get the “France Language” aka the French Language.
Reading: ふらんすご, フランスご
The reading is just the on’yomi reading for 語 which is the reading you learned with the kanji. This is probably because it gets added onto a lot of other words so it’s treated like a jukugo. For example: 日本語 = “Japanese Language.” 中国語 = “Chinese Language.” スペイン語 = “Spanish Language.”

Question 37

青葉

Answer 37

Fresh leaves
Kanji: 青 blue + 葉 leaf
A young leaf is exactly what you’d expect, although most people usually just call them fresh leaves.
Reading: あおば
The readings for the kanji in this word are the kun’yomi readings. Since you’ve already seen the word 青, hopefully you can just combine it with 葉 (you learned the reading for this part with the kanji). Be sure to pay attention to the rendaku, though. は goes to ば in this word, making it あおば.

Question 38

大学院

Answer 38

Graduation school
Kanji: 大 big + 学 study + 院 institution
Remember how you learned that 大学 means “college?” Well the institution you go to after college is graduate school!
Reading: だいがくいん
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 39

頭

Answer 39

Head
Kanji: 頭 head
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: あたま
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun’yomi reading which you learned with the kanji earlier. No problem!

Question 40

重い

Answer 40

Heavy
Kanji: 重 heavy + い
This is a single kanji with an い on the end, meaning you know it’s probably an adjective. What’s the adjective form of heavy? It’s also heavy.
Reading: おもい
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You’re lifting something that’s really heavy. Oof! You lift it above your head. You’re so awesome. You scream: “OH! MORE!” (おも) they put more. You yell it again: “OH, MORE!” and again: “OH, MORE!” Go ahead and act this out wherever you are, pretending like you’re holding a couch or two or three over your head, saying “OH MORE!”

Question 41

病院

Answer 41

Hospital
Kanji: 病 sick + 院 institution
A sick institution is a place where sick people go. That is a hospital.
Reading: びょういん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 42

入院

Answer 42

Hospitalization
Kanji: 入 enter + 院 institution
So you’re entering an institution. But we’re not talking about any institution, we’re talking specifically about hospitals. So this word means hospitalization.
Reading: にゅういん
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 43

しかし

Answer 43

However
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
She cashes (しかし) in on everything. However, this time you’re going to stop her. No more cashing in.
しかし is used at the beginning of a sentence, just like “however.” It’s pretty formal, and you’ll see it much more in written Japanese than spoken Japanese.
Reading: しかし

Question 44

工業

Answer 44

Industry
Kanji: 工 construction + 業 business
The business of industry is… well… industry.
Reading: こうぎょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 45

親しい

Answer 45

Intimate
Kanji: 親 parent + し + い
This is a single kanji with some kana and an い on the end, meaning you know it’s probably an adjective. What’s the adjective form of intimacy? It’s intimate! Depending on the context, this also means friendly or close.
Reading: したしい
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Those who are most intimate with you hang out with you even when you’re doing gross things, like sitting on the sh*tter (した). Gross, your family is.

Question 46

日本語

Answer 46

Japanese language
Kanji: 日 sun + 本 book + 語 language
You know 日本 is “Japan.” So, when you add language onto the end of that you have Japanese language.
Reading: にほんご
The reading is just the vocab word 日本 (にほん) plus the reading that you learned for 語. Combine them together to get the reading for this word.

Question 47

日本酒

Answer 47

Japanese style alcohol
Kanji: 日 sun + 本 book + 酒 alcohol
You know that 日本 is “Japan” so when you add alcohol onto the end of that you have Japanese Style Alcohol (what’s the big Japanese style alcohol that everyone knows? That’s sake).
Reading: にほんしゅ, にっぽんしゅ
The reading is just the vocab 日本’s reading plus the reading you learned for 酒, put together.
The alternative reading にっぽんしゅ is really rare, but you might come across its abbreviated version ぽん酒, or ポン酒.

Question 48

漢字

Answer 48

Kanji
Kanji: 漢 chinese + 字 letter
The Chinese letters… you’re finally learning the word for them, the thing you’ve been studying this whole time for so long! This is kanji, your new best friend (they came from China, which is why they’re Chinese letters).
Reading: かんじ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 49

親切

Answer 49

Kind
Kanji: 親 parent + 切 cut
When your parents cut you you’d think they are being mean… but they’re not. They are bleeding all the bad blood out of you. They are truly being kind.
Just think of how crazy it would be for your parents to cut you… then think about some kind of twist to make it so they are being kind instead.
Reading: しんせつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 50

台所

Answer 50

Kitchen
Kanji: 台 machine + 所 place
What place in your house has most of the machines in it? Your kitchen! Just think about it. Refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, stove, microwave, WOW! That’s so many. The kitchen definitely has the most machines.
Reading: だいどころ
This word consists of the on’yomi reading for 台 and the kun’yomi reading for 所. You’ve learned them both so as long as you remember the rendaku, you should be able to read this word too!

Question 51

研究室

Answer 51

Laboratory
Kanji: 研 sharpen + 究 research + 室 room
Remember how 研究 means “research?” Well the room where you do research is a laboratory!
Reading: けんきゅうしつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 52

言語

Answer 52

Language
Kanji: 言 say + 語 language
When you say words in a language, you are speaking a language. Not sure what that language is, but since you’re saying it it must be real.
Reading: げんご
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 53

最後

Answer 53

Last
Kanji: 最 most + 後 behind
The thing that is the most after everything else is at the very end. It is the last.
Reading: さいご
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 54

最終

Answer 54

Last
Kanji: 最 most + 終 end
The most end thing is the last thing. It is mainly used to refer to the last of an ordered sequence.
Reading: さいしゅう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 55

終点

Answer 55

Last stop
Kanji: 終 end + 点 point
The end point is where everything ends… but for this example, think of a map with a route on it. The last spot on the route is the “last point.” It is the last stop.
Reading: しゅうてん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 56

葉

Answer 56

Leaf
Kanji: 葉 leaf
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: は
This has the same reading as the kanji you learned, meaning you know the reading!

Question 57

軽い

Answer 57

Lightweight
Kanji: 軽 lightweight + い
This is a single kanji with an い on the end, meaning you know it’s probably an adjective. What’s the adjective form of lightweight? It’s also lightweight.
Reading: かるい
The reading you learned with the kanji is the reading you’ll be using here. Because of that, this word is kind of a lightweight.

Question 58

線

Answer 58

Line
Kanji: 線 line
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This also works for “train lines” as well. You’ll see this attached onto the ends of names describing them.
Reading: せん
The reading you learned with the kanji is the same for this vocab word. Enjoy it!

Question 59

楽しみ

Answer 59

Looking forward to
Kanji: 楽 comfort + し + み
You’ve seen the word 楽しい, which means “fun.” This is obviously very similar looking, though this one means looking forward to. Why? Because it has a み on the end, saying “who is going to have fun? It’s me! That’s why I’m looking forward to it!”
Reading: たのしみ
The reading is just like 楽しい, so make sure you know that and you’ll be able to read this one as well.

Question 60

運がいい

Answer 60

Lucky
Kanji: 運 carry + が + い + い
The いい portion means “good.” So, when what you carry is good you are lucky. Just think of it in terms of luck being a physical item you carry in your hands. Now imagine yourself carrying it. Now think to yourself “what I’m carrying is good, it’s lucky!”
Reading: うんがいい
The reading for the kanji in this vocab is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, meaning you should be able to read this.

Question 61

〜向け

Answer 61

Made for
Kanji: 向 yonder + け
You’ve hopefully seen 向く and 向ける by now. They mean “to face” and “to turn toward.” This has a similar idea. When you add 向け to something imagine you’re turning it, aiming it at someone. It’s aimed at them, meaning it’s made for them. Turn a book toward someone, now it’s aimed at them, it’s made for them. See the connection?
Reading: むけ
The reading is the same as the word 向く so work off of that word to be able to read this one.

Question 62

山道

Answer 62

Mountain road
Kanji: 山 mountain + 道 road
A mountain road is a mountain road! Or a mountain trail, or a mountain path.
Reading: やまみち, さんどう
Both the kanji in this word use the kun’yomi, which you learned when you learned the vocabulary. When it uses this reading, it sounds casual, and is common in conversation. It can also be read using the on’yomi, though, in which case it has a more formal feel to it. That’s typical of on’yomi, which tends to add formality to a word!

Question 63

近所

Answer 63

Neighborhood
Kanji: 近 near + 所 place
The place you live near is your neighborhood!
Reading: きんじょ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own as long as you remember the rendaku on しょ making it じょ.

Question 64

新聞

Answer 64

Newspaper
Kanji: 新 new + 聞 hear
The new hear is what it sounds like. It’s new things that you’re hearing about in your ear… at least that’s what it was back a long time ago. Now those new things that get to your ear get to you via other mediums. In this case, a newspaper.
Reading: しんぶん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 65

番号札

Answer 65

Numbered tag
Kanji: 番 number in a series + 号 number + 札 bill
You know 番号 means “number” so add a tag to it and you have a numbered tag.
Reading: ばんごうふだ
This is a jukugo word (番号) with a single-word kanji added. That means you have two on’yomi readings from the jukugo word and the kun’yomi reading from the single kanji (ふだ). Put them all together and you have the reading of this kanji!

Question 66

一ヶ所

Answer 66

One place
Kanji: 一 one + ヶ + 所 place
Remember the small ヶ acting as a counter? Together with one and place, it makes this one place or one spot.
Just like 〜ヶ月, you’ll also run into this being written as 一箇所, 一か所, or 一カ所.
Reading: いっかしょ
Just like before, the little ヶ is actually read as か. The rest uses the on’yomi you already learned with the kanji. Just watch out 一 here is いっ instead of いち as it makes it easier to pronounce the whole word. Now, read it aloud and try yourself!

Question 67

開業

Answer 67

Opening a business
Kanji: 開 open + 業 business
This is one of those words that has kanji that basically tell you the meaning. You open a business… aka opening a business.
While this can be used for opening any sort of business, it’s commonly associated with doctors, lawyers, and other professionals opening their own practice or office.
Reading: かいぎょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 68

公開

Answer 68

Open to the public
Kanji: 公 public + 開 open
When something is public open it is open to the public. You can go look at things that are 公開. You can also use this when you’re releasing something to the public, which means you’re making it publicly accessible.
Reading: こうかい
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 69

頁

Answer 69

Page
Kanji: 頁 page
The kanji and the vocabulary are exactly the same, so they share meanings as well.
This word is often written in katakana as ページ, especially in informal writing and online. But you’ll also see the kanji version, especially to refer to the pages of printed texts and in more formal writing.
Readings: ページ, ぺーじ
This word uses the reading you learned with the kanji.

Question 70

親

Answer 70

Parent
Kanji: 親 parent
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: おや
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun’yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn’t learn that reading, so here’s a mnemonic to help you with this word:
Just imagine your parents saying oh yah (おや) over and over at you. What did you do at school today? I beat up this kid. “Oh yah?”

Question 71

道路

Answer 71

Paved road
Kanji: 道 road + 路 road
A road road is obviously the best kind of road. It’s double road, after all. So, what is this ultimate road? It is a paved road.
Reading: どうろ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 72

農民

Answer 72

Peasants
Kanji: 農 farming + 民 peoples
The peoples who work in the farm are the farmers… the peasants.
Reading: のうみん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 73

当て字

Answer 73

Phonetic kanji
Kanji: 当 correct + て + 字 letter
当てる means “to guess” or “to hit”, and 字 means letter. So these are guessed letters? Kind of, they’re so-called phonetic kanji, or ateji.
This refers to cases where kanji are used solely for their sound, but not their meaning. There are also some cases of ateji where kanji are used only for their meaning and not their sound, but this is less common.
Reading: あてじ
The readings are the kun’yomi reading for 当て and the on’yomi reading for 字. You’ve seen 当てる in the past, so you should be able to read this portion as well. Combine the two together and you have yourself a nice reading.

Question 74

私大

Answer 74

Private college
Kanji: 私 I + 大 big
You know how 私 can mean private and how 大 is the first half of 大学? Well, combine those together and you have the shortened version of private college or private university.
Reading: しだい
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. Since 大 has two on’yomi readings, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
You went to a specific private college just to study dyes (だい). You’re so into dyes that you decided to go to this extremely expensive private university that specializes in dyes. Good for you!

Question 75

私鉄

Answer 75

Private railway
Kanji: 私 I + 鉄 iron
A private iron (remember how 鉄 often has to do with railroad tracks and the like? Same goes here) is a private railway. There are a good number of these in Japan.
Reading: してつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 76

部首

Answer 76

Radical
Kanji: 部 part + 首 neck
Picture the part of your body that makes up your neck. Are you picturing it? That’s a building block that makes up your body. A really important one. If you didn’t have that neck, you wouldn’t look like a person at all. Sound familiar? It should! Because that part of your neck is a radical! Just like part of your neck is a building block of your body, the radical is a building block of kanji. Get it? I sure hope so!
Reading: ぶしゅ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You haven’t learned this reading for 首 yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
When you need a radical to make a new kanji, you just press a button and the radical comes tumbling down the radical chute (しゅ). There’s definitely no rhyme or reason to radical picking, it’s just whatever pops out of the ol’ chute.

Question 77

線路

Answer 77

Railroad track
Kanji: 線 line + 路 road
A line that runs on a road is a railroad track. First you have to get into your mind that the “line” in question is a railway line. Then, what railway line runs on a road and what kind of road is it? It’s a railroad track.
Reading: せんろ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 78

読み方

Answer 78

Reading
Kanji: 読 read + み + 方 direction
You know that this has something to do with reading and you know that 方 means way or method. So, when you think of a “way of reading” you can think of a couple other better words, such as reading (aka the reading of a word) or pronunciation. Anytime you need to know how something sounds, this is what you’ll ask for.
Reading: よみかた
This uses the kun’yomi readings from the vocab words 読む and 方. So as long as you’re okay with those, you can apply that knowledge over here.

Question 79

最近

Answer 79

Recent
Kanji: 最 most + 近 near
The most nearby is something that happened close to now. It happened recently.
Reading: さいきん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 80

研究所

Answer 80

Research institute
Kanji: 研 sharpen + 究 research + 所 place
You’ve seen that 研究 is research from previous vocab. So, a “place” that is a research place could be many things, though mainly a research institute or research laboratory.
Reading: けんきゅうしょ, けんきゅうじょ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well. It will also help if you know the reading of 研究 already. Also note that 所 is normal for one reading, but also gets the rendaku treatment, meaning しょ becomes じょ, for the secondary reading.

Question 81

回転

Answer 81

Revolve
Kanji: 回 times + 転 revolve
You revolve X number of times. Really, the times isn’t so important, but the revolving is. That’s why this word is revolve or rotate.
Reading: かいてん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well. P.S. Ever heard of “回転ずし?” That’s the kind of sushi that’s on conveyer belts, rotating around and around, bringing you delicious plates of things.

Question 82

お酒

Answer 82

Sake
Kanji: お + 酒 alcohol
This is just the noun version of the kanji 酒 - it has an お there to be nice. This word can mean both alcohol (like the parent kanji) or sake (the main kind of Japanese alcohol, at least back in the kanji days).
Reading: おさけ
The reading is kun’yomi, which isn’t what you learned with the kanji. But, it should be pretty easy. You know what Japanese alcohol is called already, right? It’s さけ, simple as that. So long as you’ve heard of sake you should be A-Okay with this reading.

Question 83

サービス

Answer 83

Service
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
This is the equivalent of the English word service. By extension, it’s often used to mean a freebie. Though it’s generally used as a standard noun, it can also be a verbal noun used with する. In this case, it means giving a freebie.
Pronunciation: サービス

Question 84

近道

Answer 84

Shortcut
Kanji: 近 near + 道 road
Taking the nearby road will get you to your destination more quickly (because it’s more close by!). This is a shortcut, aka the short way.
Reading: ちかみち
The reading is a bit weird in this one. It uses the kun’yomi reading for both kanji, even though it looks just like it should be all on’yomi reading. It’s like you’re taking a shortcut with your kanji readings and doing the native Japanese readings (kun’yomi) instead of the more intellectual Chinese ones (on’yomi). Luckily, you’ve hopefully seen both of these kanji as vocab already. You have ちか for 近 (short for 近い) and you have 道 (みち), just like the word “street” you learned before. Combine these together and you have the reading for this word. Perhaps it’s like this because you’re combining a couple concepts together into one word, at least when it comes to “short + way.”

Question 85

病気

Answer 85

Sick
Kanji: 病 sick + 気 energy
When your energy is that of sickness, you are probably sick.
Reading: びょうき
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 86

病人

Answer 86

Sick person
Kanji: 病 sick + 人 person
A person who is sick is a sick person. They are also a patient, at least we can hope they are, for their sake.
Reading: びょうにん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on’yomi readings, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Every sick person enjoys playing on their Nintendo (にん). You have the nastiest flu, but you’ve still got your Nintendo, so everything is fine.

Question 87

横

Answer 87

Side
Kanji: 横 side
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Please note that this word refers to “the side of something.” Not “the right side,” for example. That would be 右側.
Reading: よこ
The reading for this vocab is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, lucky you!

Question 88

歌手

Answer 88

Singer
Kanji: 歌 song + 手 hand
Remember how 手 can sometimes mean “doer”? What do you think a song doer is? A singer, of course
Reading: かしゅ
The readings are on’yomi readings. You’ve learned them both already (you learned 手’s on’yomi reading with word 投手), so you should be able to read this like a singer sings with a bunch of cashews かしゅ in their mouth. FAST AND LOUD!

Question 89

歌

Answer 89

Song
Kanji: 歌 song
One of the kanji’s meanings is song and this word means exactly that: a song.
Reading: うた
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun’yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn’t learn that reading, so here’s a mnemonic to help you with this word:
Think about a song… but not just any song… think about the utter (うた) song, and make it up right now and sing it out loud. What does the utter song sound like? Why do you love utterances so much that you made a song about them?

Question 90

スペイン語

Answer 90

Spanish language
Kanji: ス + ペ + イ + ン + 語 language
You can probably figure out that スペイン is “Spain” just by reading it. Add the kanji language on there and you have the Spanish language (or just Spanish), if you’d like.
Reading: すぺいんご, スペインご
The reading for the kanji portion is just the reading you learned with the kanji. Since it’s attached to something, it’s like a jukugo word.

Question 91

速度

Answer 91

Speed
Kanji: 速 fast + 度 degree
Your fastness degree is your speed.
You use 速度 to talk about a specific speed of something like a car or a train. If you want to talk about speed more casually, you can just say スピード or 速さ.
Reading: そくど
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 92

立ち飲み

Answer 92

Standing and drinking
Kanji: 立 stand + ち + 飲 drink + み
The meaning is the same as the kanji. When you stand and drink, you’re standing and drinking. Or indeed, drinking while standing.
Reading: たちのみ
The readings are from the words 立つ and 飲む put together.

Question 93

開始

Answer 93

Start
Kanji: 開 open + 始 begin
The open of the start is the start or beginning.
Note that 開始 is slightly more formal than 始める.
Reading: かいし
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Question 94

話

Answer 94

Story
Kanji: 話 talk
The kanji version of 話 means talk. This word also means talk, but it means a few other things as well. This can refer to a speech or story as well. Basically anything that involves a talking session. So, before you go, I hope you stay awhile and listen to my 話.
Reading: はなし
Who tells a great story? Hana, she (はなし) tells a great story! If you know someone named Hana or Hanna you can use that person to help you to remember this one better too.
You can also use 話す’s reading to help you to remember this one, as well.

Question 95

鉄人

Answer 95

Strong man
Kanji: 鉄 iron + 人 man
A man made of iron is a strong man… aka a huge badass. Have you seen “Iron Chef?” The Japanese translation is 料理の鉄人, which means “Chef Iron Man” aka “Chef Badass,” at least in my book.
Reading: てつじん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on’yomi readings, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Check out the strong man wearing nothing but jeans (じん). He looks like a badass in his jeans, flexing his pecs. Very impressive, but also slightly terrifying.

Question 96

主語

Answer 96

Subject
Kanji: 主 master + 語 language
The main thing you talk about in your language becomes the subject of the sentence.
Reading: しゅご
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 97

引き算

Answer 97

Subtraction
Kanji: 引 pull + き + 算 calculate
Remember how 引く means “to subtract?” Add calculate to that and you’ll have subtraction! It’s the type of calculation you’re doing when you subtract.
Reading: ひきざん
This is the kun’yomi reading for 引 and the on’yomi for 算. And the さん reading is rendaku’d into ざん. This is the same for all the math-ish words (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), so try to remember that, because you’ll see it again!

Question 98

地下鉄

Answer 98

Subway
Kanji: 地 earth + 下 below + 鉄 iron
The ground below iron is iron under the ground. It isn’t a deposit of iron, though. It’s man-made. And what’s made of iron? Trains. In this case, because it’s underground, it’s a subway. Depending on where you live, you might call it the Underground, the Tube, or the Metro
Reading: ちかてつ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 99

最高

Answer 99

The best
Kanji: 最 most + 高 tall
The most tall isn’t literally the most tall. When you think of something high above the rest, you think of something that is the best.
Reading: さいこう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 100

最も

Answer 100

The most
Kanji: 最 most + も
This is the adverb version of the kanji, so it has the same meaning, basically. You can say this is the most or just most. You can also use it as extremely.
Reading: もっとも
The reading for this is a reading you didn’t learn with the kanji (the kun’yomi reading). To learn it, let’s look at a mnemonic.
Think of the most ridiculous motto (もっと) you’ve ever heard. Now imagine a motto that’s even more ridiculous. Here are some actual totally real mottos that are the most ridiculous: “What Can Brown Do for You?” “It’s Not for Women” “If It Doesn’t Get All Over the Place, It Doesn’t Belong in Your Face” and of course, “Why Not Enjoy the Go?”

Question 101

今朝

Answer 101

This morning
Kanji: 今 now + 朝 morning
Now morning is just another way of saying this morning. It’s the closest morning to right now!
Reading: けさ
This reading is an exception. Let’s use this mnemonic to remember it:
This morning you want a quesadilla (けさ) for breakfast. You can’t wait until tomorrow morning, you NEED it this morning! Imagine eating a delicious quesadilla first thing this morning. Mmm!

Question 102

進む

Answer 102

To advance
Kanji: 進 advance + む
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means advance so the verb vocab version means to advance.
This is an intransitive verb, meaning that it is about something or someone advancing forward.
Reading: すすむ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
In order to advance, you must sue Sue for her misdeeds against you. Imagine her standing in your way, literally. She keeps saying, “You’ll have to sue me if you want to get past me!” So you do. You sue Sue. Now tell her to move (む).

Question 103

タバコ

Answer 103

Tobacco
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
タバコ is the Japanese version of the English word tobacco, and it also means cigarette.
Watch out for the first syllable, which is タ and not ト. タバコ can also be written in hiragana, and even in kanji, but katakana is the most common by far.
Reading: タバコ

Question 104

決まる

Answer 104

To be decided
Kanji: 決 decide + ま + る
You’ve seen the word 決める before, hopefully. This is similar, except for instead of doing the action of deciding, something has just been decided (by something or someone else). You are not the decision maker, here. That’s why this word is to be decided.
Reading: きまる
The reading is the same as 決める, so make sure you know that word so you can apply that knowledge over here.

Question 105

始める

Answer 105

To begin something
Kanji: 始 begin + め + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means begin or start, and the verb version is to begin, to begin something, to start, or to start something.
This is a transitive verb. That means it takes a direct object. You start something. Like studying! You should have started studying earlier though, huh?
Reading: はじめる
Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it’s probably going to be the kun’yomi reading, which you didn’t learn with the kanji. Here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Right now it’s time to begin Haj (はじ). (Haj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja). You need to start Haj right now!

Question 106

助かる

Answer 106

To be helped
Kanji: 助 help + か + る
You know that 助ける means “to help” and this is related. This is when someone is being helped, and we’re focussing on the person being helped, rather than the person doing the helping. In grammatical terms, this verb is intransitive, so there is no object. The かる ending is a hint, because verbs with かる as okurigana (kana added to the kanji) are usually intransitive.
It also can be used to talk about how you were rescued, which is like being helped, right? If you want to memorize it that way, that’s fine too.
Reading: たすかる
The reading is the same as 助ける, so hopefully you know that word and can apply that knowledge over here.

Question 107

病む

Answer 107

To be sick
Kanji: 病 sick + む
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means sick, so the verb version is to be sick. It can also be used as to come down with when you have the flu or some other illness.
Reading: やむ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
There is only one time you allow yourself to be sick, and that’s when the Yankees (や) are playing. You can’t miss any games so you just happen to fall ill whenever they’re playing so you can stay home and watch. That’s pretty convenient, isn’t it?

Question 108

売れる

Answer 108

To be sold
Kanji: 売 sale + れ + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means sell, so the verb version is to sell or to be sold.
Reading: うれる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You learned this reading already, so you should be able to read it! It’s the same reading as 売る where you’re trying to sell some Uni (う)!

Question 109

化かす

Answer 109

To bewitch
Kanji: 化 change + か + す
You’ve seen the word 化ける (to transform) before. Now we have a similar word. This word means to bewitch because when you cuss (かす) you are saying a magic word and bewitching the person in front of you. Imagine yourself yelling out cuss words, and every time a new enchantment falls upon your victim.
Reading: ばかす
The reading is the same as 化ける, so make sure you know that word and you’ll be able to learn this word’s reading as well.

Question 110

運ぶ

Answer 110

To carry
Kanji: 運 carry + ぶ
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means carry so the verb version is to carry.
Reading: はこぶ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Imagine you have to carry a hawk (はこ). Imagine carrying it in your hands. It’s trying to claw and peck itself free, but you don’t let go. It is your job to carry this hawk with you everywhere.

Question 111

集める

Answer 111

To collect something
Kanji: 集 collect + め + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means collect and this verb is transitive, meaning the action is done to something or someone. So this verb means things like to collect something and to gather something.
Reading: あつめる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
When you only have one thing, there’s only one thing. Nothing is collected. But when you have two… “ah two!” (あつ). Now you’re starting to collect something.

Question 112

配る

Answer 112

To distribute
Kanji: 配 distribute + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means distribute so the verb vocab version is to distribute.
Reading: くばる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You have to distribute some fliers to everyone. On the fliers it talks about a striptease show where kublai (くば) Khan does something naughty. Imagine this show, and imagine your shame of being the person handing out these fliers. How far the Khan has fallen.

Question 113

飲む

Answer 113

To drink
Kanji: 飲 drink + む
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means drink so the vocab verb version is to drink.
Reading: のむ
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.

Question 114

運転する

Answer 114

To drive
Kanji: 運 carry + 転 revolve + す + る
A thing that carries rotations (think wheels!) is most kinds of vehicles. So, it’s kind of like saying you’re “doing vehicles” here… but that doesn’t make sense. What do you do to vehicles though? You drive them. That’s why this word means to drive.
Reading: うんてんする
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 115

終わる

Answer 115

To end
Kanji: 終 end + わ + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means end and so the verb version of this is to end or to be over.
It’s an intransitive verb, meaning it happens on its own. Something ends, but you don’t cause it to end.
Reading: おわる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
This situation has to end. You’re the ower (おわ) of a lot of money. For this to end, you need to pay back all that money. Try to think of ways to stop being an ower so this stressful situation can end!

Question 116

楽しむ

Answer 116

To enjoy
Kanji: 楽 comfort + し + む
You’ve hopefully seen the word 楽しい, which means “fun.” Now you’re going to figure out the verb version (ends in an う sound, right?) of it. That would be to enjoy. Speaking of which, I hope you’re enjoying WaniKani so far!
Reading: たのしむ
The reading is the same as the word 楽しい, so be sure to know that word and you’ll be able to apply it over here.

Question 117

落ちる

Answer 117

To fall down
Kanji: 落 fall + ち + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means fall and the vocab verb version means to fall down, to fall, and to drop. It can also mean to fail, in the sense of failing an exam.
Reading: おちる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
If you start to fall down, what do you yell? “OHHHH (お)!”

Question 118

乗せる

Answer 118

To give someone a ride
Kanji: 乗 ride + せ + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means ride so this word has to do with riding. There’s another word that’s similar (乗る which means to ride). This particular one is transitive, meaning there is a direct object. The action is done to someone or something. So this means to give someone a ride when it’s used for people, and to place something on, or to load something when it’s used for things.
Use the せ as a hint. The せ is a “sail” (せ) that you use on your boat to give someone a ride. How nice of you.
Reading: のせる
The reading is kun’yomi (see that hiragana?) but that’s the reading you learned with the kanji so you should be okay with this. Allow me to give you a ride to the next item to study.

Question 119

聞く

Answer 119

To hear
Kanji: 聞 hear + く
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means hear so the vocab verb version is to hear.
Reading: きく
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You need to hear something very important, but you can’t. In order to hear, you have to take a key (き) and unlock the doors covering your ears. Go ahead and imagine yourself doing that, focusing on the key.

Question 120

調べる

Answer 120

To investigate
Kanji: 調 investigate + べ + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means investigate so the vocab verb version means to investigate.
Reading: しらべる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You are hired to investigate someone’s wife. It is said that she loves (しら) another man… but you need to investigate her to find out if that’s true, for her husband of course.

Question 121

習う

Answer 121

To learn
Kanji: 習 learn + う
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means learn so the vocab verb version means to learn or to take lessons in something.
Reading: ならう
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You have to learn about Nara, the city of deer… lots and lots of deer. If you don’t know about it, how about learning about it?

Question 122

教わる

Answer 122

To learn something from someone
Kanji: 教 teach + わ + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb.
The kanji itself means teach, and this verb means to learn something from someone or to be taught something. When you use this verb, you’re not learning something by yourself, you’re being taught by someone else.
Reading: おそわる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You haven’t learned this kun’yomi yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
When you want to learn something from someone, you say “Oh, so…” (おそ) and repeat what you’ve just learned. Saying “oh, so…” helps you make sure you’re understanding correctly, and shows you’re really paying attention. That’s important when you’re learning from someone!

Question 123

去る

Answer 123

To leave
Kanji: 去 past + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means past, and this verb means to leave. It should be easy to remember because you know what people say — you leave past in the past.
Reading: さる
You will want to leave, if you see a saw (さ) pointing at you. You know saws can be deadly weapons, you should immediately leave when someone is brandishing one at you!

Question 124

鳴く

Answer 124

To make an animal sound
Kanji: 鳴 chirp + く
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means chirp but the verb has the broader meaning to make an animal sound. Variations of this include to bark or to chirp, but this can be used for any animal sound.
Reading: なく
The reading is the same reading as the one you learned with the kanji. So, spend more time chirping and less time memorizing, okay?

Question 125

出会う

Answer 125

To meet by chance
Kanji: 出 exit + 会 meet + う
You exit your house and you meet someone. You didn’t mean to meet them, but it happened anyway. That’s why this word means to meet by chance.
Reading: であう
The reading is that of the word 出る and the word 会う, both of which you’ve hopefully seen. The 出 portion may be confusing, but you can usually assume that if one part of the word is kun’yomi / vocab reading, the other part is too, which is why 出 uses the vocab reading.
Oh by the way, this word can be written like this too: 出合う. It’s not as common, but you may come across it every now and then, so it’s good to know!

Question 126

口調

Answer 126

Tone
Kanji: 口 mouth + 調 investigate
When your mouth makes tones we call it your tone or tone of voice. They’re different kinds of sounds you make with your mouth that make you sound happy, sad, mean, etc.
Reading: くちょう
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You haven’t learned this reading for 口 yet. Remember when you learned the vocabulary word 口? Just take the ち off and you get its other on’yomi reading く. That’s easy, right?

Question 127

開ける

Answer 127

To open something
Kanji: 開 open + け + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means open and the verb vocab version is to open something.
Reading: あける
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You go to open the door. When you do, a huge scream comes out: “AAAHHH!” (あ). Imagine giant あ characters flying out of the door you opened as well.

Question 128

読む

Answer 128

To read
Kanji: 読 read + む
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means read so the verb vocab version is to read.
Reading: よむ
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Go read something else, now.

Question 129

代える

Answer 129

To replace something
Kanji: 代 substitute + え + る
You know the kanji is substitute, and you know this is a verb. There are other similar ones, but this one means to replace something. In order to remember that this particular word means “to replace something” focus in on the え. You have an egg in your hands that you notice isn’t any good (it’s black and moldy). So, you replace it with another egg (or substitute it with another egg, or exchange it with another egg, etc).
This verb is transitive, meaning it has a direct object. You replace something, like that egg!
Reading: かえる
The reading for this one is the same as 代わる which you learned in a previous level. As long as you know that one you should be able to learn this one’s reading as well.

Question 130

転がる

Answer 130

To roll
Kanji: 転 revolve + が + る
You know that the kanji here means revolve. The verb version of this is similar. It means to roll or to tumble. When something is doing these things it is revolving, right?
Reading: ころがる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
You know what’s really easy to roll down a hill? Bottles of Corona (ころ). Just imagine yourself rolling one bottle of Corona after another down this hill like some kind of Corona Santa.

Question 131

語る

Answer 131

To talk
Kanji: 語 language + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means language, so when you do language you’re going to talk about something. Maybe you’re going to tell a story, or the truth.
This verb is transitive, so it generally takes a direct object in Japanese, even though the English translations might not.
Reading: かたる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Sometimes when you’re trying to talk about something, there will be that one person who always cuts you off to tell their own story. We call them language cutters (かた). They cut you off and make everyone pay attention to what they’re saying. Don’t be a language cutter.

Question 132

投げ付ける

Answer 132

To throw against
Kanji: 投 throw + げ + 付 attach + け + る
You know that you’re throwing something that is attaching to something else. How else can you say that? The best way would be to say to throw against or to throw at.
Reading: なげつける
The readings just come from two vocab words you’ve hopefully seen already: 投げる and 付ける. So long as you know the readings for those words, the reading for this word should be no problem for you.

Question 133

起きる

Answer 133

To wake up
Kanji: 起 wake up + き + る
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means wake up so the verb vocab version is to wake up or to get up.
This word also has a secondary meaning of to occur. Think of it this way: when an action “wakes up”, in a way it is occurring as well.
Reading: おきる
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, so tomorrow when you wake up you hopefully won’t have to relearn this vocab’s reading.

Question 134

求める

Answer 134

To want something
Kanji: 求 request + め + る
What’s the verb form of request? It’s to request. It also is for when you want something (to want something), because if you’re going to request something, you probably want it.
Reading: もとめる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you: What is it that you want? You want a moat (もと) around your home. Your neighbor’s cats keep pooping on your lawn, but if you had a moat they wouldn’t be able to get to your lawn in the first place, since cats hate water (and alligators). You request a moat!

Question 135

役場

Answer 135

Town hall
Kanji: 役 service + 場 location
A service location is a place that people go when they’re in need of a service. The best place for this is the town hall. Everyone goes to this one location to voice their complaints and in return their needs are serviced by the officials in the town hall.
Reading: やくば
This word uses the on’yomi reading for the first kanji and the kun’yomi reading for the second kanji. That’s all you have to remember, though, because you’ve seen both of these readings before!

Question 136

転送

Answer 136

Transfer
Kanji: 転 revolve + 送 send
You revolve something, making it roll, and then send it off somewhere. This means you’re transferring or forwarding it to someone else.
転送 is often used in the context of logistics or communication systems, like transferring packages or forwarding e-mails.
Reading: てんそう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you’ll know how to read this as well.

Question 137

思わず

Answer 137

Unintentionally
Kanji: 思 think + わ + ず
This is a negative form of the verb 思う which is used as an adverb. If you do something without thinking, you do it unintentionally. As an adverb, you can put this in front of things to say that you did them involuntarily.
Reading: おもわず
The reading for this is the kun’yomi reading which you learned already, so you should be able to read this word as well.

Question 138

とても

Answer 138

Very
Kanji: No kanji (surprising!)
Look at this totem, oh (とても)! It’s very, very, very, very lucky, as all totems should be.
This word has a slightly formal feel to it, and you’ll come across it most in writing.
Reading: とても

Question 139

作業

Answer 139

Work
Kanji: 作 make + 業 business
If you want to make a business successful you need to be prepared to do a lot of work. Be ready to handle many tasks and operations!
作業 often focuses on individual, hands-on tasks that are undertaken to accomplish a specific objective.
Reading: さぎょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. Since 作 has two on’yomi readings, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
You love the work involved in sawing gyoza (さぎょう). There’s something about taking a piece of gyoza and sawing right through it that you just love so much.