MIT Lesson 22 Kanji: 第２２課の漢字
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In the following definitions, on (Chinese-based) readings
are represented by katakana, and by capital romaji letters;
kun (native Japanese-based) readings are represented by
hiragana, and by lower-case romaji letters. This is a common
dictionary convention, and does not have any bearing on meaning.
- Printed form:
- 晴
- Readings:
- は(れる)
- ha
- Meaning:
- clear up
- Mnemonic:
- The sun 日 in the blue 青 sky.
- Usage Examples:
- 晴れる (はれる) clear up
- Printed form:
- 曇
- Readings:
- くも(る)
- kumo
- Meaning:
- get cloudy
- Mnemonic:
- The sun 日 is hiding above clouds 雲.
- Usage Examples:
- 曇る (くもる) get cloudy
- Printed form:
- 風
- Readings:
- かぜ/フウ
- kaze/FUU
- Meaning:
- wind
- Mnemonic:
- A kite with a picture of a strong 強 warrior on it, flying high in
the wind.
- Usage Examples:
- 強い風 (つよいかぜ) strong wind
- 台風 (たいふう) typhoon
- Printed form:
- 窓
- Readings:
- まど
- mado
- Meaning:
- window
- Mnemonic:
- The combination of the roof radical 宀, public 公, and heart 心.
- Usage Examples:
- 窓 (まど) window
- 窓口 (まどぐち) ticket window
- Printed form:
- 公
- Readings:
- コウ
- KOO
- Meaning:
- public
- Mnemonic:
- An elderly official has drooping eyes 八 and big nose ム.
- Usage Examples:
- 公む員 (こうむいん) government employee
- Printed form:
- 園
- Readings:
- エン
- EN
- Meaning:
- garden
- Mnemonic:
- An enclosed garden far away 遠.
- Usage Examples:
- 公園 (こうえん) park
- 上野公園 (うえのこうえん) Ueno Park
- Printed form:
- 遠
- Readings:
- とお(い)
- too
- Meaning:
- far
- Mnemonic:
- One travels 旅 far on the land 土 with a sack 口.
- Usage Examples:
- 遠い (とおい) far
- Printed form:
- 雪
- Readings:
- ゆき
- yuki
- Meaning:
- snow
- Mnemonic:
- Rain 雨 changes into snow when the temperature drops, and it's time
to rake it ヨ.
- Usage Examples:
- 雪 (ゆき) snow
- Printed form:
- 春
- Readings:
- はる
- haru
- Meaning:
- spring
- Mnemonic:
- The sun gives its warmth to the earch and seeds begin to puh up
their shoots.
- Usage Examples:
- 春 (はる) spring
- 春休み (はるやすみ) spring vacation
- Printed form:
- 夏
- Readings:
- なつ
- natsu
- Meaning:
- summer
- Mnemonic:
- A big head 頁 with a huge decorated mask dancing with bare feet.
- Usage Examples:
- 夏 (なつ) summer
- 夏休み (なつやすみ) summer vacation
- Printed form:
- 秋
- Readings:
- あき
- aki
- Meaning:
- autumn
- Mnemonic:
- A stalk of grain 禾 and fire 火.
- Usage Examples:
- 秋 (あき) autumn
- Printed form:
- 冬
- Readings:
- ふゆ
- fuyu
- Meaning:
- winter
- Mnemonic:
- A picture of a mountain covered with snow.
- Usage Examples:
- 冬 (ふゆ) winter
- 冬休み (ふゆやすみ) winter vacation
- Printed form:
- 練
- Readings:
- レン
- REN
- Meaning:
- to knead
- Mnemonic:
- The combination of the thread radical 糸 and the east 東.
- Usage Examples:
- () winter vacation
- Printed form:
- 習
- Readings:
- シュウ
- SHUU
- Meaning:
- practice; learn
- Mnemonic:
- White 白 bird's feather 羽.
- Usage Examples:
- 練習 (れんしゅう) practice
- Printed form:
- 辞
- Readings:
- ジ
- JI
- Meaning:
- word; term
- Mnemonic:
- A critic of bitter 辛 tongue 舌.
- Usage Examples:
- 辞書 (じしょ) dictionary
- 和英辞てん (わえいじてん) Japanese-English dictionary
- Printed form:
- 台
- Readings:
- タイ/ダイ
- TAI/DAI
- Meaning:
- machine(s); board
- Mnemonic:
- Katakana ム and ロ.
- Usage Examples:
- 一台 (いちだい) one vehicle
- 台風 (たいふう) typhoon
- Printed form:
- 才
- Readings:
- サイ
- sai
- Meaning:
- classifier for counting years of human age
- Usage Examples:
- 五才 (ごさい) five years old
- 二十才 (はたち) twenty years old
- Printed form:
- 関
- Readings:
- カン
- KAN
- Meaning:
- barrier; bolt
- Usage Examples:
- 関係会社（かんけいがいしゃ）associated/affiliated company
- Printed form:
- 係
- Readings:
- ケイ/ かかり
- KEI / kakari
- Meaning:
- connection; involve; concern; affect
- Usage Examples:
- 係の人（かかりのひと）a person in charge
- Printed form:
- 空
- Readings:
- クウ/ そら
- KUU / sora
- Meaning:
- empty; sky; open/be opened
- Usage Examples:
- 空の色 (そらのいろ) color of the sky
- 席が空いている (せきがあいている) seat is empty
- 空席 (くうせき) empty seat
- Printed form:
- 港
- Readings:
- コウ/みなと
- KOO / minato
- Meaning:
- port; harbor
- Usage Examples:
- 成田空港 (なりたくうこう) Narita Airport
- 港が見える公園 (みなとがみえるこうえん)
- park overlooking a harbor
- New Readings:
- 近づく (ちかづく) to approach
- 大水 (おおみず) flood
- 全く (まったく) entirely
- 雨が降る (あめがふる) it rains