Kanji - Level 13 - Vocab Flashcards
感心
Admiration
Kanji: 感 feeling + 心 heart
Your feelings are in your heart. When your feelings are in your heart they are pure feelings. You can be happy for people and feel admiration for their successes. This is a great feeling to have in your heart.
Reading: かんしん
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.
入館料
Admission fee
Kanji: 入 enter + 館 public building + 料 fee
The fee for entering a public building is the admission fee. Gotta pay it if you want to get inside.
Reading: にゅうかんりょう
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.
養子
Adopted child
Kanji: 養 foster + 子 child
A foster child you bring into your family is your adopted child.
Reading: ようし
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.
マンション
Apartment building
Kanji: No kanji (a big relief!)
マンション comes from the English word “mansion,” but it just means an ordinary apartment building in Japanese. Depending on context, it can also mean an individual apartment. Either way, it’s definitely not a big, luxurious house in Japanese!
Reading: マンション
整理
Arrangement
Kanji: 整 arrange + 理 reason
When you arrange something according to reason, the result is an arrangement.
Reading: せいり
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.
〜放題
As much as you want
Kanji: 放 release + 題 topic
Just release the topic… let it go free! Let it do whatever it wants. Sometimes the topic will be food… if that’s the case, just release yourself and do whatever you want with the food (eat it all!). If it’s drinks, drink it all! This word has to do with doing whatever you want and as much as you want. You’ll see this attached to “all you can ____” words, so look out for them in the next couple levels.
Reading: ほうだい
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.
暗殺
Assassination
Kanji: 暗 dark + 殺 kill
A dark kill is an assassination. It’s done by someone who is in a ninja outfit and dark, hiding in the shadows for his moment to strike.
Reading: あんさつ
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.
想定
Assumption
Kanji: 想 imagine + 定 determine
When you imagine something that’s somewhat determined, that means you already have some sort of assumption or expectation about it.
想定 usually refers to assumptions made in advance about certain conditions or situations. It’s often used when talking about preparing for or anticipating future events, especially ones where planning might be required, like natural disasters.
Reading: そうてい
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
銀行
Bank
Kanji: 銀 silver + 行 go
Time to go get your silver from the bank.
Reading: ぎんこう
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.
初めに
Beginning
Kanji: 初 first + め + に
This is a time based word (because of the に). What is the first point of time when you are beginning something? That is the beginning.
Reading: はじめに
This word uses the kun’yomi, which you didn’t learn with the kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you out. What are you beginning? You are beginning Haj (はじ). (Haj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja).
彼氏
Boyfriend
Kanji: 彼 he + 氏 family name
A he mister is not just he, it’s “mister he,” and mister he is your he, your boyfriend.
Reading: かれし
The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji.
橋
Bridge
Kanji: 橋 bridge
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: はし
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji! No need to burn any 橋s with this word and its kanji.
缶ビール
Can beer
Kanji: 缶 can + ビ + ー + ル
A can of beer (ビール) is a can beer or canned beer. Not a bottled one.
Readings: かんびーる, かんビール
The reading is the one you learned with the kanji.
賞金
Cash prize
Kanji: 賞 prize + 金 gold
A prize of gold is so old fashioned. We use cash now, which is why this word means cash prize.
Reading: しょうきん
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.
事情
Circumstances
Kanji: 事 action + 情 feeling
The feeling of the actions going on around you are the circumstances. For example: you feel like things are going pretty poorly right now, which is why the circumstances are looking pretty dire for you.
Reading: じじょう
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.
器
Container
Kanji: 器 container
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
器 refers to a container or a bowl and is often used in culinary contexts. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone’s capacity for certain things. For instance, when someone has a small 器, it means they have a limited capacity to handle pressure, stress, or difficulties.
Reading: うつわ
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:
You have this container. It’s upside down with a stick holding it up and a string on the stick. You’re going to catch some U2s (like, the band). You put some food under it and wait. Then, out of the bushes comes Bono. He sniffs around for a bit and then goes under the container. You pull! U2 walked (うつわ) right into the trap! Haha!
大会
Convention
Kanji: 大 big + 会 meet
When you have a big meet there’s a lot of people together. Why would you have a bunch of people gather together? Probably for a convention or some kind of tournament or event.
Reading: たいかい
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:
Did you know that Japan has entire conventions on tie kayaking (たいかい)? They regularly hold tournaments where they go kayaking using nothing but ties! Sounds pretty exhausting…
暗い
Dark
Kanji: 暗 dark + 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 dark? It’s dark.
Reading: くらい
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 thrown into something dark and small. A lid is closed on top of you, and you are confused. What have you been thrown in? You find out you’ve been thrown in a cooler (くら). Feel afraid like you would be if you were thrown in such a dark cooler like this. Is it cold?
器用
Dexterous
Kanji: 器 container + 用 task
Your task is to open this pickle container. Why you? Because you are so dextrous and skillful when it comes to opening pickles.
Reading: きよう
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.
疑問
Doubt
Kanji: 疑 doubt + 問 problem
A doubt problem is caused by having too much doubt. Just think about it. Don’t doubt yourself, it’s why you’re getting those vocab words wrong! :P
Reading: ぎもん
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.
ワンピース
Dress
Kanji: No kanji (a big relief!)
ワンピース comes from the English word one-piece, but it generally refers to a casual dress in Japanese.
Reading: ワンピース
酒好き
Drinker
Kanji: 酒 alcohol + 好 like + き
When you like alcohol a lot, you’re probably a heavy drinker.
Reading: さけずき
The reading is all kun’yomi vocab reading here as you can probably guess from the hiragana sticking out on the end. You should know the readings of these as separate words already (酒 and 好き) which means all you need to pay attention to is the rendaku of すき to ずき.
飲み会
Drinking party
Kanji: 飲 drink + み + 会 meet
You know that 飲む is drink, so this has to do with drinking. Also, 会 means meet, so when you meet to drink you’re getting together with others to drink. It’s a drinking party!
Reading: のみかい
The readings come from the 飲む vocabulary word and the regular kanji reading for 会. Hopefully you know both of those by now so you can apply them to the reading of this word, too!
空き缶
Empty can
Kanji: 空 sky + き + 缶 can
A sky can is a can that has nothing but sky in it. It’s an empty can.
Reading: あきかん
The reading for 空き isn’t one you’ve seen before. Remember how 開く means “to open”? Well, this can is also open, because nothing is filling it. The readings are the same between the two, as well. 開く and 空く, though in this case it becomes the stem form: 空き.
熱心
Enthusiasm
Kanji: 熱 heat + 心 heart
When your heart is feverish and hot about something, it is obviously something you have a lot of enthusiasm about. Think about the things you’ve enthusiasm for. Then, imagine your heart beating and getting all hot from thinking about it. Why else would people get so upset when talking about religion and politics. It’s their feverish heart! Their enthusiasm!
Reading: ねっしん
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. Be careful of the ねっ portion (normally is ねつ).
全然
Entirely
Kanji: 全 all + 然 nature
It’s all nature out there. It’s entirely nature and not at all city.
This word is weird. It means two opposite things. Thanks Japanese! Just look out for a negative word after the 全然. If it is negative it’s “not at all” if it’s not negative it might be “entirely.”
Reading: ぜんぜん
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.
皆さん
Everyone
Kanji: 皆 all + さ + ん
Everyone + さん (normal name ender). This is the normal way to say everyone.
Reading: みなさん
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
皆様
Everyone
Kanji:皆 all + 様 formal name title
Everyone (formal name title). This is just a polite way to say everyone (and you want to be polite to everyone, because everyone > you).
Reading: みなさま
The reading for both kanji here are the same as the ones you learned with their kanji. Everyone can breathe easier now.
予想
Expectation
Kanji: 予 beforehand + 想 imagine
If you consider the future beforehand and imagine how things will turn out (based on some facts), you will have an informed expectation or prediction for it.
予想 refers to an expectation or prediction about the future based on current information or trends, like predicting which candidate will win an upcoming election or estimating future economic conditions.
Reading: よそう
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.
表情
Facial expression
Kanji: 表 express + 情 feeling
When you express a feeling it shows on your face. This is called a facial expression.
Reading: ひょうじょう
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.
料金
Fee
Kanji: 料 fee + 金 gold
The fee gold (or money, if you will) that you have to pay are your fees and bills.
Reading: りょうきん
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.
感じ
Feeling
Kanji: 感 feeling + じ
This is a noun version of the kanji feeling. What is that? It’s a feeling as well.
Reading: かんじ
The reading for both on’yomi and kun’yomi of this kanji are the same, actually. So long as you learned the reading that was with the kanji, you can’t go wrong. Feel good?
感情
Feeling
Kanji: 感 feeling + 情 feeling
Feeling + feeling = feeling! It can also mean emotion.
Reading: かんじょう
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.
熱
Fever
Kanji: 熱 heat
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: ねつ
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, so don’t get all feverish over this one.
指先
Fingertip
Kanji: 指 finger + 先 previous
You know that previous part of your finger? The part I just chopped off? Well that was your fingertip! I only had time to get the tip. It used to be on your finger and now it’s right here, in my hand. Sorry, I guess. Oh, but don’t worry, I’ll even things out and get the tip of your toe real quick too.
Reading: ゆびさき
This word uses the kun’yomi readings from both kanji, probably because it includes body parts. You know them both already, so now you know this too!
映像
Footage
Kanji: 映 reflect + 像 statue
You see reflections of a statue on a screen, and the statue reflections are moving! That means this is footage, or video.
映像 refers to images in various forms of visual media. While it’s most commonly used to describe moving images in videos or films, it can also refer to mental images — those pictures or scenes that come to mind, reflecting personal memories or imagination.
Reading: えいぞう
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.
〜様
Formal name ender
Kanji: 様 formal name title
Add this onto the end of someone’s name. It’s probably too polite, to be honest, unless you’re talking to one of your customers or something. It’s good to know, but you’re probably not going to use it much, despite seeing and hearing it fairly often.
Reading: さま
The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.
初めて
For the first time
Kanji: 初 first + め + て
You know that 初 means “first” This word means for the first time. Think of めて as “meet.” Then think “when we met for the first time ____ happened.”
Reading: はじめて
This word uses the kun’yomi, which you didn’t learn with the kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you out. What are you beginning? You are beginning Haj (はじ). (Haj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja).
仲良く
Friendly
Kanji: 仲 relationship + 良 good + く
When the relationship is good, that means you’re friendly with that person. You’re also on good terms.
Reading: なかよく
The readings are kun’yomi, but those are the readings you learned already, so hopefully we can stay on good terms, right?
駅前
Front of station
Kanji: 駅 station + 前 front
The station front is the front of station. This word is great for telling people where you want to meet, by the way.
Reading: えきまえ
This is like two separate words put together into one, so you can imagine it’s the kun’yomi readings. You learned the right reading for 駅 in the kanji, and you should know the vocab word 前 by now. Combine the two together and you have yourself front of station.
会
Gathering
Kanji: 会 meet
This is the noun version of the kanji meet, and it means a gathering or a meeting, as you’d expect! It isn’t really used for the kind of meeting you have at an office, though. It’s more in the sense of a people coming together for a specific purpose, like volunteer group, or a birthday party.
Reading: かい
This has the same reading as the kanji you learned, meaning you know the reading!
目標
Goal
Kanji: 目 eye + 標 signpost
The signpost you have your eye on is your goal, target and objective. Just imagine looking at this signpost in the distance. You know you have to get to it from where you are. That is the goal of your journey.
Reading: もくひょう
You’ve had the on’yomi reading of 目 with 目次 way back in level 6. For this vocab, you’re trying to get to your goal, that signpost in the distance. As you’re trekking towards it there are people standing to the side mocking you, telling you you’ll never make it to your goal. Imagine this happening.
神様
God
Kanji: 神 god + 様 formal name title
God (formal name ender) is God! Or the gods, if you’re talking to more than one. You have to be polite to them, so you add that ender on there.
Reading: かみさま
The readings for this word are both kun’yomi readings. You’ve learned them both already so you should be able to read this too!
女神
Goddess
Kanji: 女 woman + 神 god
A woman who is also a god is a goddess.
Reading: めがみ
The readings for this word are both kun’yomi readings. You haven’t learned this reading for 女 yet so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
This goddess has the most beautiful 目 (め) you’ve ever seen. You can’t stop staring into them. This must be how people know they’ve met a god.
仲良し
Good friend
Kanji: 仲 relationship + 良 good + し
You have a good relationship with someone. This is someone who is your good friend or intimate friend.
Reading: なかよし
The readings are kun’yomi as you probably guessed from the hiragana sticking out, but that doesn’t matter because you learned the kun’yomi readings already.
緑色
Green
Kanji: 緑 green + 色 color
The green color is the color green.
Reading: みどりいろ
The reading is the readings you learned with the kanji, combined!
緑
Green
Kanji: 緑 green
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: みどり
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
宿題
Homework
Kanji: 宿 lodge + 題 topic
The lodge you’re staying in has a topic around it. Think of it as a theme. This theme is doing your homework. So yeah, you just went to a nice lodge for vacation only to have to do homework everywhere.
Reading: しゅくだい
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.
熱い
Hot thing
Kanji: 熱 heat + い
This is for when a thing is hot, making this word hot thing. When the weather is hot that’s 暑い. This is when you touch something and you burn yourself.
Reading: あつい
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: This has the same reading as 暑い, so if you’ve learned that you’ll know how to read this word as well. If you haven’t run into that word, you’ve probably run into the kanji 暑 at least. That uses the reading あつ. Two similar concepts, but there are two kanji to differentiate, which gets confusing.
人情
Human feelings
Kanji: 人 person + 情 feeling
The person (people) feelings are human feelings that every person has. That is what humanity is all about, and often refers to feelings of kindness and empathy for others.
Reading: にんじょう
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.
億
Hundred million
Kanji: 億 hundred million
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: おく
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, presumably because it’s normally attached onto other numbers to signify how many hundred millions of ____ there are.
俺
I
Kanji: 俺 I
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: おれ
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
思想
Ideology
Kanji: 思 think + 想 imagine
When you think and contemplate deeply, you’re producing something larger, like an ideology. This means having a group of, or a single larger, thought(s) or idea(s).
思想 refers to the big ideas or beliefs an individual holds about the world and life. It’s often used to talk about one’s thoughts about philosophy, politics, religion, or other such beliefs.
Reading: しそう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. You haven’t learned the on’yomi for 思 yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
All your thoughts and ideas are about sheep (し) right now. You just can’t stop thinking about sheep. Are you thinking about sheep right now? What kind of sheep are they?
