Social, work, health, food Flashcards
習慣
しゅうかん
custom (tradition), habit
習: associated with skills, learning, traits, 慣: associated with customs, commons, traditions
疑う
うたがう
doubt, suspect, distrust
出張
しゅっちょう
business trip
away on business: 出張中
従業
じゅうぎょう
employment
従: subordinate, loeer, lesser, 業: work, act, study
従業員
じゅうぎょういん
worker, employee
員
いん
member (of a group, human)
募集
ぼしゅう
recruiting, taking applications
募: associated with recruiting, extracting, raising, 集: collect
記事
きじ
article, report, news story
記: record, account, history, 事: thing, matter
記
き
record, account, history
primitives: say + snake, a winding speech
記者
きしゃ
reporter
記: report, 者: person, someone doing that work
途中
とちゅう
midway, in the middle of, on the way, en route
時代
じだい
period, age, era, the time of …
時: time, 代: era, agent, proxy, representing something
供給
きょうきゅう
supply, provision
供: provide, supply, also follower, 給: associated with provide someyhing, e.g. payment
悩む
なやむ
worry, trouble, problem
Noun: なやみ, primitives: state of mind + owl + villain
違法
いほう
illegal, unlawful
違: different!, deviating, un-, 法: law
母
はは
mother
formal: お母さん (おかあさん)
和食
わしょく
Japanese-style meal
に似て
ににて
similar to (a family member)
似合う
にあう
well-matched, becoming
兄
あに
older brother (informal)
formal: お兄さん
兄弟
きょうだい
siblings (all genders), brothers
rarely: 兄弟姉妹 (けいてい), literally brothers and sisters
弟
おとうと
younger brother
姉
あね
older sister
妹
いもうと
younger sister
父
ちち
father
formal: お父さん (おとうさん)
姉妹
しまい
sisters
両親
りょうしん
literally “both parents”, parents
親
おや
a parent
signifies whose parent in a sentence
学校
がっこう
school
学, learn + 校, school (the act of schooling?)
休む
やすむ
rest, be absent, lie down
primitives: a person under a tree (taking a rest)
飲酒
いんしゅ
drinking alcohol
禁じる
きんじる
prohibit
Primitives: grove + altar
売る
うる
sell
Primitives: Gentleman/samurai + crown + human legs
酒
さけ
alcohol
腰
こし
lower back
Primitives: “Part of the body” + “need”: You need your lower back to so anything
説明
せつめい
explanation, exposition
説: theory, opinion, view, 明: clearly, purely, associated with clarify, clearing things up
通い
かよい
commuting, coming and going, attending (e.g. school)
通: associated with communication, transfer
成績
せいせき
(school) grade, results, record
成: form, become, mould, mature, 績: –
卒業
そつぎょう
graduation, completion, moving on
卒: graduation, death (of a noble, etc), 業: work, act, study
国際
こくさい
international
国: national country, 際: on the verge, edge, time
健康
けんこう
health, sound (as in good), wholesome
健: associated with (good) health, 康: for the sound kou, must be simething good, though, because numerous eras use this kanji
関係
かんけい
relationship, relation, effect
関: relation, affiliation, 係: be concerned with, clerk, charge
研究
けんきゅう
research, study
研: almost always in conjunction with 究, but can be associated with polishing, learning, 究: associated with peak performance, mastering something, something extreme
遠慮
えんりょう
reserved, thoughtfulness, discretion, refrain from
遠: distant, 慮: consider, thought
断る
ことわる
refuse, reject, turn down
演説
えんぜつ
speech, address
演: associated with directing, performing, acting, 説: theory, opinion
c.f. 講演, lecture
世話
せわ
aid, assistance, help, look after
世: world, epoch, generation, 話: story, talk, conversation
食事
しょくじ
meal, eat, diet
食: foot, meal, 事: thing, matter
合格
ごうかく
success, pass (e.g. an exam), eligibility
合: associated with agreeing, rationalising, 格: status, case, character
諦める
あきらめる
give up, resign oneself
諦め also means acceptance
被告
ひこく
defendant, the accused
被: the target of something, a person (-ee, neutral), harm, injury, 告: note, complaint, acknowledgement
罪
つみ
crime, sin, fault
Primitives: might be “eye” + “error, wrong”
認める
みとめる
allow, deem, recognize, accept, in law: admit
Primitives: “say” + ??? + “heart”
がっかり
がっかり
disappointed, feeling let down, emotionally drained
社会
しゃかい
society, community, the public, the world
社: company, society, 会: party, meeting, association, club
Note thaf swappinfe the kanji gives you 会社, かいしゃ, a company.
伝統
でんとう
tradition, convention
伝: associated with relaying of things, communication, legend, tradition, 統: associated with control, unity, unification, statistics
伝統的
でんとうてき
traditional, conventional
菓子
かし
sweet, confectionary, pastry, snack
菓: pastry, sweet, fruit, primitives: “flower” + “fruit”, 子: child, seed
和菓子
わがし
Japanese sweets
和: Japanese, also harmony, peace, 菓子: pastry, sweets, confectionary
餅
もち
mochi (Japanese rice cake)
和食
わしょく
Japanese food
和: Japanese (also harmonh, peace), 食: food, meal
同僚
どうりょう
colleague, associate, co-worker
同: same, 僚: associated with consorts, co-working. Note the primitives “person” + “dormitory”.
伝説
でんせつ
legend, folklore
伝: go-between (connecting two states), associated with communication, transfer, 説: theory, opinion, view
判断
はんだん
judgement, decision, conclusion
判: seal, stamp (makes sense: you put an official seal on a decision), 断: decision, judgment, resolution
神経
しんけい
nerve, sensitivity
神: god, spirit, thunder; occasionally associated with mental and neurological concepts, 経: length, extent; also associated with management, economics,
鼻
はな
nose
primitives: “nostrils” + “brains” + “hands”
story: In Egypt, the brain was temoved through the nostrils by pincers.
働く
はたらく
work; function, labour, act, do
primitives: “person” + motion, change, move (“heavy” + “power”)
食料
しょくりょう
food (groceries)
食: food, meal, 料: material, fee
魔女
まじょ
witch
魔: evil, demon; negative connotation, 女: woman
鬼
おに
oni; demon, evil spirit, ghost, rarely super-
primitives: “drop” + “brains” + “human legs” + “elbow”
story: a dramatically altered brain runs around with a distorted elbow. perfect oni.
悪魔
あくま
(the) Devil, demon, Satan, evil spirit
悪: bad, evil, wicked, 魔: evil, demon
河童
かっぱ
cucumber; more rarely kappa (water spirit), excellent swimmer
河: river, denominator for river (“the river Rhein”); discard, stream, 童: child
魔法
まほう
magic, witchcraft, sorcery
魔: demon, evil spirit, 法: method, law, act
魔法使い
まほうつかい
wizard; wictch, magician, sorcerer
魔法: witchcraft, magic, 使い: use
制服
せいふく
uniform (clothing, apparel)
制: control, system, regulation, 服: clothing (especially western); mourning?
奇跡
きせき
miracle, wonder, marvel
奇: strange, unconventional, 跡: remains, tracks, scars; associated with what remains
信じる
しんじる
believe in
primitives: “person” + “say”
誇り
ほこり
pride, boast
primitives: “say” + “exaggerate, overstate”
誇りに思う
ほこりにおもう
be proud (of soomeone, sth)
誇り: pride, 思う: think
不滅
ふめつ
immortal
不: un-, non-, 滅: associated with destruction, downfall, ruination, collaps. a favourite: 滅菌、めっきん: sterilisation
primitives of 滅: “water” + “parade” (the enclosure) + “a dying fire” (itself composed of fire and an upper limit, a lid) -> story: a flood (a “parade of water”) rushes to extinguish a fire
大統領
だいとうりょう
president, chief executive
大: large, great, big, 統: associated with control, unity, statistics, unification, regulation, 領: collar, territory of a country; associated with local rule and the extent of crown estates and seas
首相
しゅしょう
Prime Minister, Chancellor
首: head, neck, brain, top, 相: look, appearance, together: associated with correlation and synchronising
首
くび
neck; head, top, brain
primitives: “horns” + “nose”
story: cut off a head in Japanese is cut off a neck. For the kanji, picture a hunting trophy, e.g. the head a stag with it’s big antlers and pronounced nose, hung in a room, cut off by its neck.
fun fact: 首になる, literally becoming a neck, means having one’s head chopped off, i.e. being fired
性格
せいかく
character, nature, personality, disposition
性: mainly associated with the biological sex of a person, genitals, but more broadly with the characteristics of the person; made up of “heart” + “living”
格: associated with character, shape, status
論文
ろんぶん
paper; article, essay
論: discussion, 文: sentence, text
料理
りょうり
cooking, cuisine
料: material, ingredieng, 理: reason, principle, logic
料理人
りょうりにん
cook
料理: cooking, 人: person
料理法
りょうりほう
recipe (for food)
料理: cooking, 法: method, law
退院
たいいん
discharge from / leaving the hospital
退: associated with leaving, withdrawing, retiring from something, 院: graduate school, temple
女王
じょおう
queen
女: woman, 王: king, ruler
王女
おうじょ
princess
王: king, ruler, 女: woman
国王
こくおう
king
国: country, 王: king, ruler
王子
おいじ
prince
王: king, ruler, 子: child
妖精
ようせい
fairy 🧚, sprite
妖: associated with minor spirits snd sorcery, both good and bad, magical, also mysterious, chatming or charmed, suspicious, 精: spirit; energy
勇者
ゆうしゃ
hero (superhero, storytelling), brave man
勇: courage, bravery, 者: person, someone doing the work
墓
はか
tombstone, graveside
primitives: “flowers” + “sun” + “mound of soil” (kanji for “big” det on top of soil”
墓地
ぼち
cemetery
墓: graveside, tombstone, 地: place, land
synonyms:
墓園、ぼえん
墓苑、ぼえん
墓場、はかば
墓所、ぼしょ
汗
あせ
sweat
primitives: “water” + “dry” (clothesline)
自撮り
じとり
selfie
自: self, 撮り: frame, exposure, take (of a photograph)
都会
とかい
city
都: metropolitan; municipal, 会: meeting, association
都市
とし
city
都: metropolitan; municipal, 市: city
Note that 市 is the monicker of a city, such as a 千葉市、ちばし, whereas 県、けん is the prefecture.
町
まち
town, also borough of a city
cf. 市、し: city; cities are bigger and their subunits can have the monicker 町.
ぬいぐるみ
stuffed animal
混乱
こんらん
confusion, disorder, mayhem, chaos
混: associated with mixing, confusion, 乱: war, rebellion, revolt; riot, generally associated with turbulence, disturbance, disorder, primitibes: “tongue” + “hook”
後悔
こうかい
regret
後: after, later, 悔: associated with regret, repentence, vexation
寂しい
さびしい
lonely, lonesome: desolate
primitives: “house” + “uncle” (above 上 + small 小 + “or again”, &)
学位
がくい
(university, academic) degree
学: laerning, knowledge, 位: place, amount, level; rank
