Kanji - Level 19 - Vocab Flashcards

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学歴

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Academic history
Kanji: 学 study + 歴 continuation
A continuation of studying is the time that passes that we study. This is academic history, so pay close attention!
Reading: がくれき
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.

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形容詞

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Adjective
Kanji: 形 shape + 容 form + 詞 part of speech
A part of speech that creates the shape and form of a word is something that is descriptive (its shape and form are in there, after all!). This shape and form part of speech is an adjective. You are so beautiful!
Reading: けいようし
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.

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五十音順

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Aiueo order
Kanji: 五 five + 十 ten + 音 sound + 順 order
This is a little confusing for someone who didn’t grow up with the Japanese language. You have fifty sounds. Then, they’re in a certain order. So, these fifty sounds are the Japanese syllabary. That’s hiragana / katakana, probably from back in the day when there were more sounds than there are now. So, the “fifty sounds in order” makes up aiueo order, where the “aiueo” is あいうえお representing the five columns.
Reading: ごじゅうおんじゅん
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.

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流石

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As expected
Kanji: 流 stream + 石 stone
A stream containing stones is like… the most natural thing ever. It’s just as expected.
Note that you’ll encounter this being written in kana as well, but the meaning is the same.
Reading: さすが
Unfortunately, the reading for this is a total exception that you’ll just have to memorize, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Just as expected, I saw Suga (さすが) at the bar again last night… Mr. Suga spends a little too much time at the bar, and we’re starting to get worried for him. 流石に Mr. Suga…

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猫舌

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Aversion to hot foods
Kanji: 猫 cat + 舌 tongue
A cat’s tongue is for some reason associated with an aversion to hot foods. I guess I haven’t seen a cat drinking up boiling milk, but whatever. Just imagine a cat licking up something super hot and freaking out. Cats don’t like hot things, which is why this is an aversion to hot foods.
Reading: ねこじた
The reading is the two vocab words separately put together, just as you’d expect from a body-part related kanji. So, 猫 plus 舌 = ねこじた. Just remember that 舌 is read here as じた, and not した.

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焼き芋

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Baked sweet potato
Kanji: 焼 bake + き + 芋 potato
Baked potato is actually baked sweet potato (or roasted sweet potato). Although it’s literally just potato, most Japanese speakers will automatically think of sweet potato when they hear this word. Yum! 🍠
Reading: やきいも
The reading is the readings from 焼く and 芋 put together.

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信徒

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Believer
Kanji: 信 believe + 徒 junior
A junior believer is a believer or follower. They certainly aren’t the leader or anything because of their junior status, but at least they’re there, and at least they’re believing. Oh, and excuse me, may I take a moment of your time? I’d like to tell you about the glory that is the Crabigator….
Reading: しんと
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.

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Benefit
Kanji: 得 acquire
When you are able to acquire whatever you want, you start to see the benefits of everything around you and begin to profit from them. Aren’t you so amazing?
Reading: とく
The reading for this is the same as with the kanji you learned. とく!

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毛布

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Blanket
Kanji: 毛 fur + 布 cloth
A fur cloth isn’t something you’d just throw away. You’d probably turn this warm fur cloth into a nice blanket.
毛布 usually refers specifically to a wool blanket, as opposed to comforters for example.
Reading: もうふ
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.

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〜冊

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Book counter
Kanji: 冊 book counter
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: さつ
The reading is the same as well. It’s probably treated like on’yomi jukugo because it’s attached to things (like numbers!).

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仏教徒

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Buddhist
Kanji: 仏 buddha + 教 teach + 徒 junior
You know 仏教 means “Buddhism” so a follower of Buddhism is a Buddhist.
Reading: ぶっきょうと
Add the on’yomi reading for 徒 to the word you already know. Done!

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忙しい

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Busy
Kanji: 忙 busy + し + い
This is a single kanji with しい on the end, meaning it’s an adjective. What’s the adjective form of busy? It’s also busy.
Reading: いそがしい
You’re busy because you have to take care of your friend’s ice ogres (いそが) this weekend. You don’t know why you agreed to this, you were busy enough, but now you’ll never get anything done running around taking care of these little ice ogres.

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多忙

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Busy
Kanji: 多 many + 忙 busy
If you’ve had many busy days, then you’re even more busy than you thought!
Reading: たぼう
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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年代順

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Chronological order
Kanji: 年 year + 代 substitute + 順 order
You put years in order of the period they come in and you’re really putting them in chronological order.
Reading: ねんだいじゅん
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.

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Cloth
Kanji: 布 cloth
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: ぬの
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 take your cloth and put it on top of your head. It’s there because right at noon (ぬの) the sun is in the middle of the sky and burns your scalp. So, you cover it with a cloth. Imagine yourself setting an alarm for noon to help you to focus on the noon part.

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混乱

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Confusion
Kanji: 混 mix + 乱 riot
There’s a riot and everything’s getting all mixed up! Within that, there is of course a ton of confusion.
Reading: こんらん
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.

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大きい順

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Decreasing order
Kanji: 大 big + き + い + 順 order
When the order is from big (to small), you are talking about decreasing order. That’s largest first.
Reading: おおきいじゅん
The reading is the word 大きい plus 順’s reading you learned with the kanji.

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細かい

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Detailed
Kanji: 細 thin + か + い
This is an adjective utilizing the second meaning of 細, detailed. So, this just means detailed or fine!
You can remember that this one is “detailed” or “fine” because the かい makes you think of coyotes. Your hobby is making extremely detailed and fine model railroads out of nothing but raw meat. This, however, means that coyotes regularly come in and destroy all of your fine handiwork.
Reading: こまかい
This word has a different reading from the ones you’ve learned so far, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
After the coyote wrecks your model railroad, he bites you on the head, sending you into an indefinite coma (こま).

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飲酒

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Drinking alcohol
Kanji: 飲 drink + 酒 alcohol
Drink alcohol is drinking alcohol, or just drinking. This always refers to alcohol though.
Reading: いんしゅ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You haven’t learned this reading of 飲 yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Where’s a good place for drinking alcohol? An inn (いん), of course!

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容易

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Ease
Kanji: 容 form + 易 easy
The form in front of you is easy. Whatever it is, you’ll be able to do it with ease.
Reading: ようい
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.

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易しい

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Easy
Kanji: 易 easy + し + 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 easy? It’s also easy.
Reading: やさしい
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: Everything is so easy for you to do. Why? Because you don’t do anything yourself. You ask others. You say things like “Hey, can you get me some water?” They say “yassah!” (やさ) very enthusiastically.

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八冊

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Eight books
Kanji: 八 eight + 冊 book counter
When you have eight books you have eight books. This is an example of how to count books, so if you have eight of them this is what you’d say.
Reading: はっさつ
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. The はち part gets shortened as it often does when put into situations like this, making it はっ. The 冊 is all normal, and to the “book(s).” Har!

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非常口

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Emergency exit
Kanji: 非 injustice + 常 normal + 口 mouth
You know how 非常 means emergency and how 口 can be some kind of doorway (like in 入り口, for example)? Well, if that’s the case, then you have an emergency doorway. Usually you run away from emergencies, though, making this an emergency exit.
Reading: ひじょうぐち
The reading is the words 非常 and 口 combined together. The thing that makes this weird is that it’s a mix of the kun and on’yomi readings. I guess things get all jostled up when you have yourself an emergency.

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入団

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Enrollment
Kanji: 入 enter + 団 group
If you enter a group, it’s called enrollment or enlistment. You’re joining the group.
Reading: にゅうだん
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.

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連日

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Every day
Kanji: 連 take along + 日 sun
What happens when you take along a day? It becomes every day.
Reading: れんじつ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Flute
Kanji: 笛 flute
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: ふえ
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: Pretend you’re trying to whistle, but you can’t. All that comes out is air. You make a “Fuuuuuuueh” sound over and over, because you can’t get the whole whistling thing down. Go ahead and pretend to do that (or do it for real).

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二枚舌

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Forked tongue
Kanji: 二 two + 枚 flat object counter + 舌 tongue
You have two flat objects that make up your tongue. What kind of tongue is made up of two of anything? That’s a tongue that’s split, that’s a forked tongue.
Reading: にまいじた
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. That’s the case for the first two kanji, but 舌 actually uses the kun’yomi. Not only that, it’s read here as じた, and not した.

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布団

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Futon
Kanji: 布 cloth + 団 group
Put some cloth in a group and you get a futon. It’s just the kind of nice, soft bedding or sleeping mat you’d like to curl up on.
Keep in mind that this word is different from the English version. We’re not talking about sofa-beds for your dorm room here. In Japanese, your 布団 is the traditional bedding you lay out on the floor at night and put away in the daytime. 布団 can refer to the sleeping mat, the duvet that covers it, or both items as a set.
Reading: ふとん
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. The reading for 団 is the secondary reading that went with the kanji, though, so watch out for that. If you can figure out the meaning of this word, chances are you already know how to spell it, so carry that over to Japanese.

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善悪

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Good and evil
Kanji: 善 morally good + 悪 bad
You have morally good and bad. This is the battle between good and evil.
Reading: ぜんあく
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.

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得意

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Good at
Kanji: 得 acquire + 意 idea
When you’re able to acquire ideas at a fast rate, you must be familiar with whatever it is you’re doing. If you acquire ideas in this way, there’s a good chance you’re good at or skilled at this action.
Reading: とくい
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.

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集団

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Group
Kanji: 集 collect + 団 group
A group that has collected together is a bunch of people. It is a group or crowd.
Reading: しゅうだん
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.

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歴史

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History
Kanji: 歴 continuation + 史 history
The continuation of history is history itself. This is the main word for “history” and you’ll see it a lot if you’re in school or something.
Reading: れきし
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.

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改善

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Improvement
Kanji: 改 renew + 善 morally good
When you renew something and it ends up morally good it’s definitely an improvement.
Reading: かいぜん
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.

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小さい順

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Increasing order
Kanji: 小 small + さ + い + 順 order
When something goes from small and goes in order it’s in increasing order, or smallest first.
Reading: ちいさいじゅん
The reading is the word 小さい plus the reading for 順.

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昆虫

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Insect
Kanji: 昆 insect + 虫 insect
An insect insect is… you guessed it! An insect.
Reading: こんちゅう
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi of the kanji. You learned this reading for 昆 when you learned the kanji, but you haven’t learned the on’yomi for 虫 yet, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
Did you know that insects are Chewbacca’s (ちゅう) favorite thing? He’s fascinated by all types of insects, and keeps them in boxes as pets. There are a good few of them crawling around in his fur, too.

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いい加減

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Irresponsible
Kanji: い + い + 加 add + 減 decrease
You add and you subtract. This brings you back to zero. There was absolutely no point in doing those actions. Completely pointless. In fact, I’d say that was downright irresponsible of you. The extra いい is there to mean “good,” as in “good, you’ve figured out how pointless that was, now stop.”
Reading: いいかげん
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.

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求人

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Job posting
Kanji: 求 request + 人 person
When you’re requesting people, you put up a job posting because you’re seeking workers.
Reading: きゅうじん
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:
As you’re looking at job postings, you notice they’re all looking for people with cucumbers and jeans (きゅうじん). That’s the only qualification they’re after, cucumbers and jeans.

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喜び

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Joy
Kanji: 喜 joy + び
This is the noun version of the kanji rejoice, so it means joy and delight. You rejoice because there are lots of reasons for your glee.
Reading: よろこび
You already learned this reading when you learned 喜ぶ so you should be able to read this one too!

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昆布

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Konbu
Kanji: 昆 insect + 布 cloth
Insect cloth is actually konbu. Konbu seaweed is very common in Japan, and it’s delicious. And insects happen to love using it as cloth, too. They make all their clothes out of konbu.
Readings: こんぶ, こぶ
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. The 布 part gets changed to ぶ, probably because if a food doesn’t have konbu you say boo (ぶ).

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恋人

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Lover
Kanji: 恋 romance + 人 person
A person of romance is someone you do romancey things with. That person is your lover.
Reading: こいびと
The reading is a bit strange. it’s the two separate words 恋 and 人 put together, making the reading こいびと. Oooh lala. Two words coming together like two people coming together. Rawrs.

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乱戦

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Melee
Kanji: 乱 riot + 戦 war
A riot of war is where things go nuts. This is a melee! A free for all!
Reading: らんせん
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.

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Midair
Kanji: 宙 midair
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: ちゅう
This has the same reading as the kanji you learned, meaning you know the reading!

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混血

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Mixed race
Kanji: 混 mix + 血 blood
If you have mixed blood, some people might say you’re of mixed race. Own it!
Reading: こんけつ
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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名詞

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Noun
Kanji: 名 name + 詞 part of speech
A name part of speech is when you are naming something. What part of speech has names in it? That would be the noun.
Reading: めいし
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.

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原子力

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Nuclear power
Kanji: 原 original + 子 child + 力 power
The power of the atom (原子) is nuclear power.
Reading: げんしりょく
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.

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数詞

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Numeral
Kanji: 数 count + 詞 part of speech
A number part of speech is a numeral or number word.
Reading: すうし
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.

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続々

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One after another
Kanji: 続 continue + 々 repeater
When you continue and then you continue again (that’s the repeater kanji), you get things happening one after another. Continue continue continue!
Reading: ぞくぞく
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.

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一冊

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One book
Kanji: 一 one + 冊 book counter
When you have one books you really just have one book.
Reading: いっさつ
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. The 一 portion gets shortened to いっ as it often is.

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一匹

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One small animal
Kanji: 一 one + 匹 small animal counter
One small animal is one small animal. Use this to count small animals like cats and dogs.
Reading: いっぴき
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Be careful of the shortening and the rendaku.

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順番

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Order
Kanji: 順 order + 番 number in a series
When you go in order of turns that’s the order. It also represents one’s turn in said order as well.
Reading: じゅんばん
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.

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宇宙

A

Outer space
Kanji: 宇 outer space + 宙 midair
The midair of outer space is the space that’s in outer space which is outer space, space, and the universe!
Reading: 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.

52
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参加

A

Participation
Kanji: 参 participate + 加 add
When you participate, adding yourself to the activity, that is participation. Well done, you earn a gold star for participating!
Reading: さんか
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.

53
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品詞

A

Part of speech
Kanji: 品 product + 詞 part of speech
A product of part of speech is more part of speech. Evil begets evil, so to speak.
Reading: ひんし
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

54
Q

履歴書

A

Personal history
Kanji: 履 footwear + 歴 continuation + 書 write
Think about all the important places your footwear has touched, one place to the next in continuation, and write it all down. What you’d get is a personal history or a resume. I guess you can think of it as a history of the schools and jobs you’ve left your footprints at.
Reading: りれきしょ
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.

55
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説得

A

Persuasion
Kanji: 説 theory + 得 acquire
You acquire theory after theory. In doing this, you have a lot of theories in your head. You use all these theories as tools for persuasion. These theories will allow you to convince anyone of anything.
Reading: せっとく
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. The 説 gets shortened to せっ.

56
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梅干

A

Pickled plums
Kanji: 梅 ume + 干 dry
This is a food pretty specific to Japan, making it a slightly weird one to learn. You have a Japanese Plum. Then you have dry. So when the Japanese plum is dried, it’s not a dried plum (that would be too easy), it is a pickled plum or pickled ume. If you know the name of this food, you can call it by that too: umeboshi.
Reading: うめぼし
The reading for this one, like the meaning, is kind of strange. It’s the kun’yomi readings, so apologies in advance for that. You have うめ plus ぼし, which comes from 干す though the し is stuffed inside the 干 for some reason. It’s also rendaku’d. Basically, everything is all screwed up, so you know, deal with it. This food is awesome, and common, so you have to learn it. I guess the pickling process has mangled the reading of this word. At least it tastes good.

57
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財閥

A

Plutocrats
Kanji: 財 wealth + 閥 clique
A wealth clan is a group of people who do whatever they can to get their money. These are the plutocrats of the world, but you can also call them financial clique or even the Zaibatsu (sometimes brought up in English language history / economic books regarding Japan).
Reading: ざいばつ
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.

58
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警官

A

Police officer
Kanji: 警 warn + 官 government
You know how 警察 is “police”? Well, this is kind of like that. This time you have someone from the government trying to warn you about the bad things you do. This person, like 警察 is a police officer. It’s kind of informal, so you might also say this means cop.
Reading: けいかん
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.

59
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警察署

A

Police station
Kanji: 警 warn + 察 guess + 署 government office
A government office for police (警察) is a police station, because that’s where they hang out, right?
Reading: けいさつしょ
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.

60
Q

A

Potato
Kanji: 芋 potato
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: いも
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.

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じゃが芋

A

Potato
Kanji: じ + ゃ + が + 芋 potato
A じゃが potato is a potato. More specifically, a white potato.
Reading: じゃがいも
The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.

62
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私財

A

Private funds
Kanji: 私 I + 財 wealth
Private wealth are private funds or your own funds.
Reading: しざい
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.

63
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順位

A

Ranking
Kanji: 順 order + 位 rank
The order that you are ranked in is your ranking or standing amongst others on a list. Beat that high score, Ryu!
Reading: じゅんい
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.

64
Q

果たして

A

Really
Kanji: 果 fruit + た + し + て
So this doesn’t really make much sense in terms of the kanji and word, but it is what it is. Let’s remember it this way:
The kanji is fruit so the meaning is really? Like, really really? Because it sounds like you made that up. I really doubt it means really.
It can also mean as was expected or just as I thought, but usually we use it as a way to say, “Really? I don’t really believe you…”
Reading: はたして
To remember the reading, just imagine yourself snorting out a sharp “HA!” (は) right before saying the phrase: “HA! Just as I thought.”

65
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関連

A

Relation
Kanji: 関 related + 連 take along
If you take along some things that are related, you’ll be able to understand their relation better.
Reading: かんれん
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

66
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改正

A

Revision
Kanji: 改 renew + 正 correct
Renew and make something correct. When you do this, you are doing a revision, amendment or alteration. Ah, much better now.
Reading: かいせい
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.

67
Q

暴走

A

Run wild
Kanji: 暴 violence + 走 run
Violent running… sounds like a marathon gone wrong. No, this is when you run around and you’re all violent. A better way to describe this would be to say “run wild” or “run out of control.”
Reading: ぼうそう
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.

68
Q

悲しい

A

Sad
Kanji: 悲 sad + し + い
This is a single kanji with しい on the end, so you know it’s an adjective. What’s the adjective form of sad? It’s sad, sadly.
Reading: かなしい
You learned this reading with 悲しむ, hooray!

69
Q

悲しみ

A

Sadness
Kanji: 悲 sad + し + み
This is the noun version of the kanji sad, so it means sadness.
Reading: かなしみ
You learned this reading with 悲しむ, hooray!

70
Q

季節

A

Season
Kanji: 季 seasons + 節 season
The seasons season is the season. Who likes winter? It’s my favorite 季節.
Reading: きせつ
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.

71
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節句

A

Seasonal festival
Kanji: 節 season + 句 paragraph
Think of what a paragraph of a season would be. It’s a small part of the season, but it’s worth writing about. That’s a seasonal festival. These are fun!
Reading: せっく
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. Just note that せつ gets shortened to せっ just like many つs do in this situation.

72
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席順

A

Seating order
Kanji: 席 seat + 順 order
The order of seats is the seating order. Everyone go sit in your proper positions, please.
Reading: せきじゅん
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.

73
Q

別冊

A

Separate volume
Kanji: 別 separate + 冊 book counter
Usually you call books “volumes” when they come in sets, right? This is like that, but separate, making this a separate volume.
Reading: べっさつ
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. The べつ gets shortened to べっ, though, probably because it’s a つ and that’s what つs do for a living in jukugo words.

74
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連続

A

Serial
Kanji: 連 take along + 続 continue
If you take along and continue something, you are creating a serial version of it. Come along now. Okay, continue! Come along now. Okay, continue! This is how Lord of the Rings was made, probably. Come along now.
Reading: れんぞく
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.

75
Q

歌詞

A

Song lyrics
Kanji: 歌 song + 詞 part of speech
A song’s part of speech is the part of the song where you’re talking (aka singing). These are the word parts of the song. These are the song lyrics. Anyone ready for some カラオケ?
Reading: かし
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.

76
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汽笛

A

Steam whistle
Kanji: 汽 steam + 笛 flute
A steam flute is a flute that goes off using steam. The only time I can think of this happening is via a steam whistle. Choo choooo!
Reading: きてき
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.

77
Q

生徒

A

Student
Kanji: 生 life + 徒 junior
One who is junior in life is a student or pupil. It’s kind of like how a 先生 is someone who came previous to you in life. Cool how that works, right? Okay 生徒, get back to work!
Reading: せいと
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.

78
Q

減法

A

Subtraction
Kanji: 減 decrease + 法 method
What’s a method to decrease something? Well, you take something away. You do subtraction.
Reading: げんぽう
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. Note that the ほう changes to ぽう. This is because you’re trying to subtract Polar (ぽう) bears from the area around you as they’re very dangerous and you use a cologne made from meat.

79
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容疑

A

Suspicion
Kanji: 容 form + 疑 doubt
You have the appearance of doubt about you. That’s because you’re under suspicion. There’s a charge against you. Oh no!
Reading: ようぎ
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.

80
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お持ち帰り

A

Takeout
Kanji: お + 持 hold + ち + 帰 return + り
When you’re holding food and returning home with it, you’re likely getting takeout.
Reading: おもちかえり
You’ve already learned how to read both 持つ and 帰る, so you should be able to read this as well.

81
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連中

A

The gang
Kanji: 連 take along + 中 middle
People you want to take along to the middle of somewhere are probably people you know pretty well. They’re your gang, they’re the guys.
This word often has a negative feel to it, though, as in “those guys can’t be trusted” or “they’re a selfish bunch”.
Reading: れんちゅう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on’yomi readings from the kanji. As long as you know the readings for these kanji, you should be able to read this word just fine.

82
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三冊

A

Three books
Kanji: 三 three + 冊 book counter
Three books equals three books.
Reading: さんさつ
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.

83
Q

得る

A

To acquire
Kanji: 得 acquire + 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 acquire so the verb vocab version is to acquire.
Reading: える
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 need to acquire an elephant (え) for your elephant collection. If you don’t acquire an elephant, you’ll look like an idiot in front of your elephant collecting friends.

84
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暴れる

A

To act violently
Kanji: 暴 violence + 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 violence. “To violence” doesn’t sound great, so instead this word is to act violently or to rage.
Reading: あばれる
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’re about to rage all over the place. You’re going nuts. You’re going to act violently. Then, a calm wizard steps in front of you and mutters “abara kadabara,” (あば) causing you to calm down immediately.

85
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加える

A

To add
Kanji: 加 add + え + 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 add and this word is the verb version of that: to add.
This is a transitive verb, meaning that you are doing the adding to something else. You add a nose to your snowman, for example.
Reading: くわえる
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 decide to add something and then to add something else, and you end up with quite a quantity (くわ) of things. Just keep adding and adding forever. What a huge QUANTITY you now have!

86
Q

外れる

A

To be disconnected
Kanji: 外 outside + 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 外 means outside, but this word means to be disconnected, to come off, or to be off. It’s used when something separates from or comes off of something else. It’s intransitive, meaning that it happens on its own. You don’t do it, but it just disconnects itself.
You already learned 外す, which is used when YOU disconnect something. Like many transitive verbs, that one ends in す. 外れる, on the other hand, means that something disconnects all on its own. To help you remember the difference, imagine yourself walking up a flight of stairs and the rail (れる) coming off in your hand. Oops! You didn’t do that, it happened all by itself.
Reading: はずれる
That rail has はず to be fixed, otherwise it’s going to come off again, someone’s going to get hurt.

87
Q

絡む

A

To be entangled
Kanji: 絡 entangle + 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 entangle so the verb vocab version is to be entangled. This is when something is entangled on its own (you’re not directly doing the entangling). You can remember this because of the む, which is you saying move (む) out of the way, I have to take care of this entanglement mess that just happened on its own.
Reading: からむ
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:
The entanglement mess you’re fixing is a couple of kids that were sparring in their からて class. One thing had led to another and suddenly their hair was entangled in a knotted mess.

88
Q

乱れる

A

To be in disorder
Kanji: 乱 riot + れ + る
The kanji means riot, but this verb version word doesn’t really mean “to riot.” It’s more like to be in disorder. But if you think about it, when things are rioting and crazy, they definitely are in disorder, so you can think of it that way. You can differentiate this from the future word 乱す because with れる you know it is rare for it to be like this. You aren’t doing it, but it just happens on occasion (rarely) so you take advantage of it.
Reading: みだれる
When everything is in disorder it’s finally your chance! You run to the bar, break the windows, and grab all the mead (みだ) you can carry.

89
Q

重なる

A

To be piled up
Kanji: 重 heavy + な + る
If you remember 重ねる, then you’ll recognize this as the intransitive version of that verb. Literally, this means to be piled up, but it’s often used to mean to coincide, to overlap or to accumulate.
As is often our recommendation for more complicated or hard-to-translate words like this one, check out our common word combinations and context sentences to see how this word is used!
Reading: かさなる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun’yomi reading. You learned that reading with 重ねる, but in case it’s slipped your mind, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember:
All these boxes that are piled up are here because you’ve just moved into your new casa (かさ). Congratulations! Now it’s time to unpack every single box you’ve accumulated. Have fun.

90
Q

埋める

A

To bury
Kanji: 埋 bury + め + る
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means bury so the verb vocab version is to bury as well.
埋める can also mean to fill, and can refer to filling a hole, vacancy, or gap. Note that this word can be used to refer to filling in figurative holes and gaps too, like a hole in one’s finances!
Readings: うめる, うずめる
You learned this reading with the kanji, how nice for you!
However, you might notice that in addition to うめる, there’s another reading too: うずめる. うめる is used for the act of burying something or filling in a hole, while うずめる is used when describing the covering or concealment of something, or when burying one’s face in something (like a fluffy cat!)

91
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改める

A

To change something
Kanji: 改 renew + 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 renew, and this verb’s meaning isn’t far off. It’s transitive, meaning it is done to something. What do you do if you renew something, usually to make it better? You’re going to change something, to revise something, or to correct something. This can also mean to check something, like train tickets, or the change you’ve been given.
Reading: あらためる
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:
We all want to change something. Probably a lotta (あらた) things! Think about all the things you want to change. Your name? Your habits? Your plans? The rules? The government? I bet you can think of a lotta things you want to change.

92
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連絡する

A

To contact
Kanji: 連 take along + 絡 entangle + す + る
You take along a message and entangle it into the telephone. From there it buzzes off to the person in order for you to contact them.
Reading: れんらくする
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.

93
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続く

A

To continue
Kanji: 続 continue + 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 continue so the verb vocab version is to continue. Please continue.
Reading: つづく
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: Two dudes (つづ) get to continue on. I’m afraid you two ladies are going to have to stay here. This is a dudes only night club.

94
Q

減る

A

To decrease
Kanji: 減 decrease + 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 decrease so the verb vocab version is to decrease or to be decreased.
Reading: へる
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: Your status is to be decreased amongst the eyes of the Gods. They decide your punishment is to be decreased into hell (へる) where you will live the rest of your days.

95
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覚える

A

To memorize
Kanji: 覚 memorize + え + 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 memorize so the verb version is to memorize. That shouldn’t be too hard to remember, right?
Reading: おぼえる
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use one of the kun’yomi readings. You didn’t learn that reading with this kanji, so here’s a mnemonic to help you:
The best way to memorize and to remember something is to make up a song and play it on your oboe (おぼ). Something about playing it makes it so you can memorize anything. You’re so talented.

96
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混ぜる

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To mix something
Kanji: 混 mix + ぜ + 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 mix so the verb vocab version is to mix something, to stir something, or to blend something. This is when you’re doing the mixing. You can remember this because “there (ぜる) is much mixing to be done so it’s best if you just do it because nobody else will.”
The connotation for this word is you can’t distinguish the things you’re mixing, like combining paints, which become one mixed color that isn’t two separate colors anymore.
Reading: まぜる
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’re doing mixing like your ma (ま) taught you, which is why when you do the mixing things get done around here a lot faster.
You can also use the level 5 vocab 交ぜる to help you remember as it has the same meaning and reading!

97
Q

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Tongue
Kanji: 舌 tongue
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: した
Uses the same reading that you learned with the kanji. Go ahead and use your tongue and say the reading out loud… “した.”

98
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通じる

A

To pass through
Kanji: 通 pass through + じ + る
You have pass through, so this is to pass through.
This word has a bunch of different meanings, and translations will vary depending on context. In short, it’s mostly used figuratively to mean that something, like communication, is passing or coming through successfully. Have a look at our common word combinations and context sentences for some example usages!
Reading: つうじる
Like other verbs that end in じる, this actually uses the on’yomi of the kanji, not kun’yomi! You learned that reading with the kanji, so you should be good to go here.

99
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履く

A

To put on shoes
Kanji: 履 footwear + 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 footwear. And what do you do with footwear, usually? You put it on! That’s why this word is to put on shoes or to put on pants or to put on a skirt.
Okay, pants and skirts aren’t exactly footwear. But 履く is basically used for any garment you wear from the waist down, including socks, shoes, boots, pants, skirts, shorts, and even underpants.
Reading: はく
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 decide to put on shoes, and then to put on pants. “Hahahaha!” (は) you laugh. What a ridiculous idea to put on shoes before you put on pants! But you do it every morning, and every morning it makes you laugh. You really crack yourself up.

100
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連れる

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To take along
Kanji: 連 take along + 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 take along so the verb vocab version is to take along.
Reading: つれる
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 are you going to take along? Whoa. That much? Why in the world do you have two (つ) of everything?

101
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大失敗

A

Total failure
Kanji: 大 big + 失 fault + 敗 failure
You know how 失敗 is a mistake? Well, a large mistake is going to be a total failure or a huge mistake. So terrible!
Reading: だいしっぱい
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. It will help to know 失敗 on its own as well.

102
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無意識

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Unconsciousness
Kanji: 無 nothing + 意 idea + 識 discerning
Know how 意識 is “consciousness”? What about when this consciousness doesn’t exist (aka it is nothing)? That’s when it becomes unconsciousness.
Reading: むいしき
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. It will help to know how to read 意識, though.

103
Q

暴力

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Violence
Kanji: 暴 violence + 力 power
The power of violence is more violence, and it is a force to be reckoned with.
Reading: ぼうりょく
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.

104
Q

動詞

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Verb
Kanji: 動 move + 詞 part of speech
A part of speech that represents moving is a part of speech that describes actions. That is a verb.
Reading: どうし
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.

105
Q

非常に

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Very
Kanji: 非 injustice + 常 normal + に
When something is moving towards emergency (非常), it is something that is very, extremely bad. Like, exceedingly so. It’s nuts.
Reading: ひじょうに
The reading comes straight from the word 非常, which you hopefully know okay by now!

106
Q

若布

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Wakame
Kanji: 若 young + 布 cloth
A young cloth for some reason is the seaweed wakame. If you’ve never heard of wakame before, go look it up. It’s delicious and really good for you. Seaweed is kind of like cloth in the sea, right? Well, this young cloth is nice and soft and thin, like wakame. I imagine young people are soft and thin too, which is why the young cloth gets to be wakame.
Reading: わかめ
若い uses the same reading you learned with the kanji, but the reading for 布 is totally irregular. If you can figure out the meaning, you can use that to remember the reading (since they’re the same), but here’s a mnemonic to help you just in case:
You’re eating wakame and you suddenly spot a 目 (め) looking up at you. You didn’t know seaweed had eyes!

107
Q

乱暴

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Violent
Kanji: 乱 riot + 暴 violence
Riot and violence. That sounds terrible! That sounds like a place full of violence, because rioting is violent and violence is violent too!
Reading: らんぼう
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.

108
Q

財布

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Wallet
Kanji: 財 wealth + 布 cloth
Your wealth cloth is your wallet. Really, a wallet is just a piece of cloth you keep in your pocket that has your wealth in it, right? This can also be your purse, especially if you live in the ol’ UK.
Reading: さいふ
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.

109
Q

A

World
Kanji: 世 world
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Reading: よ
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it uses the kun’yomi reading. Here’s a mnemonic to help you to remember it:
Since you have generations of people making up this world, think of the rapper generation. What do they say all the time (obviously I don’t know anything about rap)? They say “Yo yo yo!” (よ).

110
Q

説明書

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Written explanation
Kanji: 説 theory + 明 bright + 書 write
An explanation (説明) in writing is a written explanation. I guess sometimes you don’t want to do your explanations in person, huh?
Reading: せつめいしょ
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.

111
Q

一昨年

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Year before last
Kanji: 一 one + 昨 previous + 年 year
Remember how 一昨日 means “day before last”? Similarly, one year previous to that year is the year before last.
Readings: おととし, いっさくねん
The last time you tossed something into a trash can was the year before last. Why? Because you got a trash can with an auto tossing (おととし) feature. What amazing technology!

112
Q

若い

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Young
Kanji: 若 young + 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 young? It’s young.
Reading: わかい
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. Oh how nice it is to be young and to be able to remember that.

113
Q

若者

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Young person
Kanji: 若 young + 者 someone
A young someone is a young person.
Reading: わかもの
The reading for this one is a pain. 若 is the same as what you learned with the kanji (わか), but 者 is もの, which isn’t what you learned. Think of this: A young person does what they want. They don’t follow tradition or do anything the way you’d want them to, just like the reading of this word. Also, their actions make you really want to moan (もの) because ugh, young people. Get off my lawn.

114
Q

若々しい

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Youthful
Kanji: 若 young + 々 repeater + し + い
A young young thing has youthfulness on their side. Oh to be youthful and young looking again!
Reading: わかわかしい
The reading is the reading you learned with the kanji. Same goes for the repeater kanji.

115
Q

自動詞

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Intransitive verb
Kanji: 自 self + 動 move + 詞 part of speech
Remember how 動詞 means “verb”? When the verb’s action happens by itself or to the subject itself, it’s an intransitive verb.
In other words, it doesn’t need a direct object to complete its action. These are verbs like 行く or 着く or 消える. They’re doing something, but they’re not doing it to anyone or anything. Can you think of other 自動詞 in Japanese?
Reading: じどうし
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.

116
Q

助詞

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Grammar particle
Kanji: 助 help + 詞 part of speech
A part of speech that’s just meant to help your grammar out are the little things. They tie grammar and words together, and that’s about it. These are grammar particles or just plain old particles.
Reading: じょし
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.

117
Q

劇団

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Drama troupe
Kanji: 劇 drama + 団 group
A drama group is a drama troupe or theatrical company.
Reading: げきだん
This is a jukugo word that uses the on’yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

118
Q

内容

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Contents
Kanji: 内 inside + 容 form
Inside that form… there is something inside there. What are the contents?
Reading: ないよう
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.