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Week 2 Flashcards

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帰

A

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Kun: かえ.(る、す)　おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
On: キ

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師

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expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army, war
Kun: いくさ
On: シ

👁　市＝し
E.g. 教師　きょうし　Teacher

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幅

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hanging scroll, width
Kun: はば
On: フク

E.g. 横幅：よこはば　Width
畐 = フク sound　E.g. 福井
巾 = Scarf, similar to a hanging scroll

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帯

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sash, belt, obi, zone, region
Kun: お.びる、 おび
On: タイ

👁 A person wearing a kimono and there is a ‘tie’ around the mountain.

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干

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dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Kun: ほ.(す、し-)　-ぼ.し、 ひ.る
On: カン

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刊

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publish, carve, engrave
On: カン

E.g. 月刊：げっかん　Monthly publication

リ　means ‘knife’ so means carve
♫　干 makes ‘kan’ sound

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汗

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sweat, perspire Kun: あせ On: カン

👁　Water + dry
♫　干 makes ‘kan’ sound

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軒

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flats, counter for houses, eaves
Kun: のき
On: ケン

E.g. 一軒：いっけん　One house

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岸

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beach
Kun: きし
On: ガン

E.g. 海岸：かいがん　Coast
👁　It is the ‘dry’ part around a ‘mountain/island’

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天

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heavens, sky, imperial
Kun: あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
On: テン

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夫

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husband, man
Kun: おっと、 それ
On: フ、 フウ、 ブ

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未

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un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now,
Kun: いま.だ、 ま.だ
On: ミ、 ビ

E.g. 未来　Future

VS　末 which has longer top stroke

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末

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end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Kun: すえ、 うら、 うれ
On: マツ、 バツ

末 has longer top stroke　
VS　未 (mi) has shorter top stroke.

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失

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lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Kun: うしな.う、 う.せる
On: シツ

VS 夫　おっと　has no extra stroke

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美

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beauty, beautiful
Kun: うつく.しい
On: ビ、 ミ

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業

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business, vocation, arts, performance
Kun: わざ
On: ギョウ、 ゴウ

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支

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branch, support, sustain
Kun: ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
On: シ

E.g. 支払い：しはらい　Pay
♫　’Sasa’ is bamboo with branches

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弟

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younger brother, faithful service to elders
Kun: おとうと
On: テイ、 ダイ、 デ

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先

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before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Kun: さき、 ま.ず
On: セン

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光

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ray, light
Kun: ひか.る、 ひかり
On: コウ

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売

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sell
Kun: う.る、 う.れる
On: バイ

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児

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newborn babe, child, young
Kun: こ、-っこ
On: ジ、 ニ、 ゲイ

Same as 子
In 鹿児島 and 児童生徒

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覚

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memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Kun: おぼ.える、 さ.(ます、める)　さと.る
On: カク

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元

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beginning, former time, origin
Kun: もと
On: ゲン、 ガン

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発

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departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose
Kun: た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
On: ハツ、 ホツ

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党

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party, faction, clique
Kun: なかま、 むら
On: トウ

👁　Person speaking at a lectern.

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事

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matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Kun: こと、 つか.(う、える)
On: ジ、 ズ

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重

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heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Kun: え、 おも.(い、り、なう)　かさ.(ねる、なる)　
On: ジュウ、 チョウ

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乗

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ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Kun: の.(る、り、せる)　
On: ジョウ、 ショウ

E.g. 乗車

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東

A

east
Kun: ひがし
On: トウ

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束

A

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
Kun: たば.ねる、 つか.ねる
On: ソク

♫　T for ‘taba’
E.g. 束帯　そくたい　Ceremonial nobility dress

VS 京 no long vertical stroke.

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単

A

simple, one, single, merely
Kun: ひとえ
On: タン

E.g. 簡単

33
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菓

A

candy, cakes, fruit
On: カ

E.g. 菓子

34
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果

A

fruit, reward, accomplish, finish, succeed
Kun: は.(たす、す、たす、てる、て)
On: カ

E.g. 結果

VS. 菓 which has plant radical on top.

35
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凍

A

frozen, congeal, refrigerate
Kun: こお.る、 こご.(える、る)　い.てる、 し.みる
On: トウ

♫　’Kooru’ sounds like ‘cold’

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乾

A

drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven
Kun: かわ.(く、かす)　ほ.す、 ひ.る、 いぬい
On: カン、 ケン

👁＝早 as in 朝（Morning）- things dry out when the sun comes up in the morning

(乞 usually makes キツ sound but not in this kanji)

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車

A

car
Kun: くるま
On: シャ

38
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較

A

contrast, compare
Kun: くら.べる
On: カク、 コウ

♫　交 makes ‘kou’ sound
Comparing car models

39
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軍

A

army, force, troops, war, battle
Kun: いくさ
On: グン

👁　A cart with ‘armour’

40
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軽

A

lightly, trifling, unimportant
Kun: かる.い、 かろ.(やか、んじる)
On: ケイ、 キョウ、 キン

♫👁　圣 makes ケイ and キョウ sound

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庫

A

warehouse, storehouse
Kun: くら
On: コ、 ク

👁　A car under a roof = storehouse
♫　く for くるま

42
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軟

A

soft
Kun: やわ.(らか、らかい)
On: ナン

👁　車＋欠＝Car is a hard object, so ‘lacking’ + car = soft.

♫　Nan sounds like naan, a soft bread.

43
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輸

A

transport, send, be inferior
On: ユ、 シュ

👁　車＝Transport
E.g. 輸入　ゆにゅう　Import

44
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木

A

tree, wood
Kun: き、 こ-
On: ボク、 モク

45
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林

A

grove, forest
Kun: はやし
On: リン

46
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本

A

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Kun: もと
On: ホン

47
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休

A

rest, day off, retire, sleep
Kun: やす.(む、まる、める)
On: キュウ

48
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森

A

forest, woods
Kun: もり
On: シン

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体

A

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Kun: からだ、 かたち
On: タイ、 テイ

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楽

A

music, comfort, ease
Kun: たの.(しい、しむ)　この.む
On: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ

51
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薬

A

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Kun: くすり
On: ヤク

52
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校

A

exam, school, printing, proof, correction

On: コウ、 キョウ

53
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菜

A

vegetable, side dish, greens
Kun: な
On: サイ

👁　Plant radical = vegetable

54
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村

A

village, town
Kun: むら
On: ソン

55
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禁

A

prohibition, ban, forbid
On: キン

E.g. 禁止　きんし　prohibited

56
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栄

A

flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
Kun: さか.える、 は.(え、える)、-ば.え、え
On: エイ、 ヨウ

👁　Flowering tree = flourishing
♫　A+ = best grade = えい
E.g. 栄光　えいこう　Glory

57
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査

A

investigate On: サ

E.g. 調査　ちようさ　Investigation
👁　An eye looking through a tree = investigating

58
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柔

A

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness
Kun: やわ.(らか、らかい、ら)
On: ジュウ、 ニュウ

矛＝spear, which can easily pierce a tree 木 where it is soft/tender.
E.g. 柔道　じゅうどう　Judo (gentle way)
Compare to 軟 (also やわらかい)

59
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杯

A

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Kun: さかずき
On: ハイ

60
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材

A

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
On: ザイ

E.g. 材料　ざいりょう　Ingredients
　　木材　もくざい　Wood

👁　Looks like 才

61
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札

A

tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
Kun: ふだ
On: サツ

E.g. 札幌　さっぽろ

Compare：礼　レイ Which has the 礻”altar” radical. 木＝Wood, so ‘“paper”

62
Q

保

A

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Kun: たも.つ
On: ホ、 ホウ

E.g.　保険　ほけん

63
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机

A

desk, table
Kun: つくえ
On: キ

👁　Table with tree = wooden desk
♫　木＝き

64
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採

A

pick, take, fetch, take up
Kun: と.る
On: サイ

Compare：取る（しゅ）捕る（ほ）

E.g. 採用　さいよう　Use, adoption

👁　A hand plucking fruit from a tree　
　（in 菜園 so = サイ）

65
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葉

A

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Kun: は
On: ヨウ

66
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棒

A

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
On: ボウ

E.g　棒人間　ぼうにんげん　Stick figure

木 for ‘stick’

67
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横

A

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
Kun: よこ
On: オウ

68
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極

A

poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, most
Kun: きわ.(める、まる、まり、み)　き.(める、まる)
On: キョク、 ゴク
E.g. 南極　なんきょく　South Pole

👁　木 for wooden poles, 了 for ‘end’

69
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橋

A

bridge
Kun: はし
On: キョウ

👁　呑 = drink, so this is a piece of wood 木 ‘drinking’ water, aka a bridge.

70
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枝

A

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Kun: えだ
On: シ

支＝し (branch) so add 木 and it means tree branch.

71
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植

A

plant
Kun: う.(える、わる)
On: ショク

👁　直 means ‘straight’ + 木 = ‘Tree straight up in the ground’ aka planting a tree.
E.g　植物　しょくぶつ

72
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構

A

posture, build, pretend
Kun: かま.(える、う)
On: コウ

Compare: 横　よこ　Different bottom right component.

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