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1
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大文字

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Uppercase letters
おおもじ

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耳打ち

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Whisper in ear
みみうち

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する

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To do

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全

A

All
1. ぜん [kanji]
Hat + king radicals, kings are ZEN because they wear the crown (hats) and are in power

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おはよう

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Good morning

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地

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Earth
1. ち、じ [kanji]
The cross is like a grave marker in the GROUND of the EARTH. “CHI” it’s so dirty, you have to clean it.

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コーヒー

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Coffee

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これ

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This one

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化

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  1. か [kanji]
    Change
    Leader + spoon radical. KAna KAke kapre CHANGE karo the leader says, we have a lot to do!

It’s like a person speaking into the mic, campaigning for change.

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どれ

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Which one

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いつ

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When

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ホテル

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Hotel

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こんにちは

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Hello

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両

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Both
1. りょう [kanji]
ROW, ROW, ROW your BOTH (boat)

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私

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I
し, わたし, わたくし

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小文字

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Lowercase letters
こもじ

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テレビ

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Television

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行う

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To carry something out, to perform something
おこなう

OK, NAUrr, I don’t want to do this

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科

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Course
1. か [kanji]
Grain + ladle radicals, you use your kitchen ingredients and tools to create a full CAourse meal

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ドル

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Dollar

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タクシー1

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Taxi

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京

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Capital
1. きょう [kanji]
KYOto was once the capital of Japan

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国

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Country
1. こく
The king of the country loves drinking COKE
2. くに
I can drink COKE everyday, KYU NAI

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食

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Eat
1. しょく [kanji]
Her stomach went into SHOCK from eating too much

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活

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Lively
1. かつ [kanji]
Tongue and tsunami radicals. The CATS are very lively, using their tongues to clean each other

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26
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夜

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Night
1. や [kanji]
Y’All don’t even know about the night I have planned

You’re putting a lid (radical) on winter, the day is over. It’s nighttime. Which is why you’re putting a lid on it.

  1. よる

YOU’RE in for a rainy (radical) night

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直

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  1. Fix, direct
    ちょく、じき
    The big mouth is trying to eat the other radical, and CHOKES. It spits it out to fix it.
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四十二

A

Forty-two
よんじゅうに

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今年

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  1. ことし (most common reading)
  2. こんねん
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羊

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Sheep
1. よう [kanji]
Sheep’s milk is used to make YOgurt

  1. ひつじ
    You’re favourite sheep wouldn’t HIT YOU
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星

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Star
1. せい [kanji]
Stars are SExy

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ノート

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Notebook

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三百

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Three hundred
さんびゃく

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方言

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Dialect
ほうげん
The way you speak is your dialect

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35
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海

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Sea
1. かい [kanji]
Tsunami and window radicals. I can see the SEA through the WINDOW. I’m going to go KAYaking.

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次

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Next
1. じ、し [kanji]
JEE, SHE really lacks nothing, she is NEXT to perfection. “She” is referring to the person radical.

  1. つぎ

Imagine the person climbing up onto the J landing. Only TWO more steps to go

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亡

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Death
1. ぼう [kanji]
BOW down to the god of death

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見分ける

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To distinguish, to tell apart
みわける

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向

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Yonder, facing
1. こう [kanji]
Drop and mustache radicals. There’s こういち, spitting on your beard from yonder.

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出社

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Going to the office, coming to work
しゅっしゃ

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石ころ

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Small stone
いしころ

Small stones are EASY to throw

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妹

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Younger sister
1. まい [kanji]
My MA had another baby because she wanted me to have a younger sister

  1. いもうと [vocab]
    Younger sisters always EMOTe better
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茶

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Tea
1. ちゃ、さ [kanji]

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代える

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To replace with something
transitive
かえる

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代わり

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Replacement
かわり

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有

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Have
1. ゆう、う [kanji]
YOU HAVE everything I want!

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州

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State, province
1. しゅう
The rivers (radical) SHOws us the borders of each state

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他の人

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Someone else
ほかのひと

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49
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早口

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Fast talker
はやくち

Mouth is a body part so both readings are kuyomi. Early talkers are fast talkers,

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50
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明

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Bright
めい、みょう
Sun + moon are both bright
Things can bright when Spring starts, in MAY

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51
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あれ

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That one over there
Something that’s far from both you and the person

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生える

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To grow, to spring up, to come out
はえる

HA! Everyone said it would be so hard TO GROW, but I did it

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53
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知

A

Know
1. ち [kanji]
CHI, what a know it all

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54
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曲

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Music
1. きょく [kanji]

Looks like a boombox, it’s playing CUCKOO music

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血

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Blood
1. けつ

The plate breaks at CUTS YOu, you’re bleeding now

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安

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Relax, cheap
1. あん [kanji]
Ann is a woman (radical) who can finally RELAX, now that she has a roof (radical) over her head even if it is just a cheap apartment

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死

A

Death
1. し
The yakuza = death, she knows that

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姉

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Big sister
1. し [kanji]
2. あね (vocab)

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店

A

Shop
1. てん [kanji]
I spends tens of thousands of dollars at the shop because I have a fortune (radical). I’m a trust fund baby

  1. みせ [vocab]
    You were excited to go to the TEN cent SHOP but it’s always such a MESS when you go
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東

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East
1. とう [kanj]
TOkyo is in the east of Japan
2. ひがし
HE CASHes out and heads EAST to TOKyo to make a living

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画

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Drawing
1. が、かく[kanji]
GAH, I love drawing but I hate it when my DRAWING doesn’t turn out how I want. It’s okay, says the art teacher. You don’t want to get too COCKY about your art

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足す

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To add something
Transitive
たす

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冬休み

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Winter holiday
ふゆやすみ

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思

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Think
1. おも [kanji]
OH the MOre you THINK, the more confused the heart (radical) gets

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早く

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Early, soon, quickly, fast
はやく

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歩

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Walk
1. ほ [kanji]
You go down the slide (radical) one last time before going WALKing back HOme.

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長

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Long, leader
1. ちょう [kanji]
The LONGer you CHEW, the less likely you care to CHOke

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前

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Front
1. ぜん [kanji]
If you want to stay at the FRONT of the pack, you have to remain ZEN
2. まえ [vocab]
If you remain ZEN, MAYbe you’ll make it to the FRONT

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南

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South
1. なん [kanji]
South India is where you find the best naan
2. みなみ (vocab)
MEAN AMY lives down South

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室

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Room
1. しつ [kanji]
SHIT, the ROOM is so dirty (radical)

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後

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Behind, after, back, later
1. ご、こう [kanji]
Don’t GO BEHIND my BACK again

72
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点

A

Point
1. てん [kanji]
I have TENS of thousands of points on my amex from spending my fortune (radical)

73
Q

首

A

Neck
1. くび [kanji]
KOBE had a long neck

74
Q

仕方がない

A

しかたがない
Can’t be helped, it’s no use, there’s no other way

75
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写る

A

To be photgraphed
Intransitive
うつる

76
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引き分け

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Tie, draw
ひきわけ

You have to pull (引) a TIE into two PARTs so that it looks good

77
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出来る

A

To be able to do
Intransitive
できる

78
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足りない

A

Not enough
たりない

79
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年上

A

Older
としうえ

Jukugo but uses kunyomi, it is an exception

80
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世の中

A

Society
よのなか

81
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年下

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Younger
としした

Jukugo but uses kunyomi, it is an exception

82
Q

宝くじ

A

Lottery
たからくじ

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この

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どの

85
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ない

86
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カバン

87
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切れる

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To be cut, to snap, to expire
きれる

88
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広がる

A

To spread out
Intransitive
ひろがる

広げる = To spread something [Person is doing the action]

89
Q

土地

A

Land
とち

My TOes are on the ground (on the land)

90
Q

地

91
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地下

A

Underground
ちか

92
Q

文化

A

Culture
ぶんか

Writing + change = Recording of culture

93
Q

地図

A

Map
ちず

Earth + Diagram = Map

94
Q

両手

A

Both hands
りょうて

95
Q

両日

A

Both days
りょうじつ

On both days, you get TWO boat to row. Gee, two (りょうじつ) boats at once?

96
Q

両方

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Both side, both ways
りょうほう

97
Q

全て

A

All
すべて

Kings buy ALL the SOUVEnir

98
Q

全力

A

ぜんりょく
Full effort

All + power = full effort

99
Q

全日本

A

All of Japan
ぜんにほん
ぜんにっぽん

100
Q

安全

A

Safety, safe
あんぜん

ANN is RELAXed because she is **SAFE **

101
Q

方向

A

Direction
ほうこう

102
Q

安い

A

Cheap
やすい

Ann is so happy and relaxed that everything is so CHEAP
She looks at the price and says, YES, everything is so cheap

103
Q

安心

A

Relief
あんしん

Relax + heart = relief

104
Q

不安

A

Uneasiness
ふあん

Not + relaxed = Uneasy

105
Q

平安

A

Peace
へいあん

Flat + relax = Peace

106
Q

州

A

State
しゅう

しゅう is often added at the end of the name of places

107
Q

九州

A

Nine states, Kyushu
きゅうしゅう

108
Q

本州

A

Origin state, Honshu
ほんしゅう

109
Q

曲

A

Tune, melody, piece of music
きょく

110
Q

名曲

A

Famous music
めいきょく

111
Q

有る

A

To have, to exist
ある

YOU have everything! Even the moon!
Aray, why do you need to HAVE everything anyways?

112
Q

有名

A

Famous
ゆうめい

have + famous = famous

113
Q

次回

A

Next time
じかい

114
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目次

A

Table of Contents
もくじ

I look at the TABLE OF CONTENTS to EYE what’s coming next. The longer the table of contents, the MOre COntents in the book. JEE this book is long

115
Q

年次

A

Annual, yearly
ねんじ

116
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死ぬ

A

To die
しぬ

117
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死体

A

Dead body
したい

118
Q

死亡

A

Mortality
しぼう

Death + death cancels each other out

119
Q

羊毛

A

Wool
ようもう

120
Q

血

A

Blood
ち

You CUT yourself while putting the plates away, getting BLOOD everywhere. CHI, now we’re going to throw them away.

121
Q

出血

A

Bleeding
しゅっけつ

Exit + blood = Bleeding

122
Q

国

A

Country
くに

What does this COUNTRY Need?

123
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中国

A

China
ちゅうごく

124
Q

天国

A

Kingdom of Heaven
てんごく

125
Q

全国

A

Nationwide
ぜんこく

NO rendaku

126
Q

四国

A

Shikoku
しこく

127
Q

外国

A

Foreign country
がいこく

128
Q

外国人

A

Foreign person
がいこくじん

129
Q

米国

A

United States of America
べいこく

アメリカ is more commonly used now

130
Q

今夜

A

Tonight
こんや

Night + now = Tonight, YA, KAUN arey tonight?

131
Q

姉妹

A

Sisters
しまい

132
Q

お姉さん

A

Older sister
おねえさん

OH NAEE, being the older sister is hard work

133
Q

明るい

A

Bright, cheerful
あかるい

あか = Red like the sun [which is often how it is depicted in Japan]

134
Q

不明

A

Unknown, unsure, unclear
ふめい

Not + bright = Unclear
If it’s not bright, you can’t see

135
Q

東方

A

Eastward
とうほう

136
Q

東北

A

Tohoku
とほく

Tohoku is the East/North region of Japan or China
For other countries and the direction, 北東 is used [kanji switched]

137
Q

中東

A

Middle East
ちゅうとう

138
Q

南東

A

Southeast
なんとう

139
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歩く

A

To walk
あるく

ARay, I have to WALK all the way home?

140
Q

直す

A

To fix
なおす

Even though you’re ちょくing on the chimmney smoke, you have TO FIX the roof right N(A)Ow.

141
Q

正直

A

Honest
しょうじき

Correct + fix = honest
He always has a CHEEKY smile because he never lies. He is always honest.

142
Q

直行

A

Nonstop, direct
ちょっこう

Used in business settings to describe directly travelling to a destination without making any stops

The く is dropped

143
Q

長い

A

Long
ながい

You’ve been CHEWing for so LONG, she NAGged him.

144
Q

社長

A

Company president
しゃちょう

145
Q

午前

A

AM
ごぜん

午 = Noon, time to ご for lunch
Noon + front = AM

146
Q

後ろ

A

Behind, back, rear
うしろ

Don’t GO behind my back.
oOooH, SHE went behind your back

147
Q

後で

A

After, later
あとで

The car is GOing because it is on AUTOpilot. I’ll explain how it works later because right now, we are BEHIND schedule

148
Q

午後

149
Q

思う

A

To think
おもう

OH MY, if you THINK too hard, it’ll be heavy on your heart.

150
Q

生活

A

Life, liveliood
せいかつ

Life + lively = life

151
Q

海外

A

かいがい

Sea + stranger = overseas

152
Q

科学

A

Science
かがく

153
Q

お茶

A

Tea
おちゃ

154
Q

茶色

A

Brown
ちゃいろ

TEA is BROWN

155
Q

食べる

A

To eat
たべる

156
Q

足首

A

Ankle
あしくび

KOBE is ASHY if he doesn’t moisturize his ANKLES

157
Q

首になる

A

To get fired
くびになる

になる = to become
“To become neck” = to get your head cut off/to get fired

158
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亡くなる

A

To pass away
なくなる

This is a polite way to say something died. You KNOck on someone’s door to deliver the bad news.
亡く = Deceased
なる= Become

159
Q

東京

A

Tokyo
とうきょう

160
Q

向く

A

To face
むく

こう（いち）spint on your face from YONDER and he is MOCKing you for it too. You have to stand up to him, you have TO FACE it head on

161
Q

私生活

A

しせいかつ

My + life + lively = Personal life

162
Q

私立

A

Private
しりつ

163
Q

国宝

A

National treasure
こくほう

164
Q

一歩

A

One step
いっぽ

One + walk = One step
いち　＋　ほ　＝　いっぽ
Rendaku because いち followed by “h” always becomes いっ

165
Q

車両

A

Railroad car
しゃりょう

Car + both = more cares = railroad car
Don’t use “くるま”

166
Q

〜室

A

Room
しつ

Attached to “waiting” = Waiting room, “guest” = guest room

167
Q

草地

A

Meadow
くさち

Grass + earth = meadow

168
Q

国王

A

King
こくおう

169
Q

水星

A

Mercury
すいせい

Water + star

170
Q

金星

A

Venus
きんせい

Venus, the god of gold

171
Q

土星

A

Saturn
どせい

172
Q

活気

A

Energy, liveliness
かっき

173
Q

地中

A

Underground
ちちゅう

174
Q

活用

A

Practical use, conjugation
かつよう

Lively + task = conjugation

175
Q

知る

A

To know, to learn
しる

CHI, SHE is such a know it all

176
Q

手首

A

wrist
てくび

177
Q

点ける

A

To turn something on, to switch something on
つける

You point to the TWO switches, turn it on!

Kanji/WK (10 decks)

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