MIT Lesson 13 Kanji: 第１３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:
- 森
- Readings:
- もり
- mori
- Meaning:
- forest; woods
- Mnemonic:
- Many trees.
- Usage Examples:
- 森田さん (もりたさん) (Mr.) Morita
- 森本さん (もりもとさん) (Mr.) Morimoto
- 山森さん (やまもりさん) (Mr.) Yamamori
- Printed form:
- 度
- Readings:
- ド
- DO
- Meaning:
- time(s); degree(s)
- Mnemonic:
- Inside a shop 店, a clerk is working with a measuring cup in his
hand ヌ.
- Usage Examples:
- 一度 (いちど) once
- Printed form:
- 野
- Readings:
- の
- no
- Meaning:
- (wild) field
- Mnemonic:
- A village with rice fields 里 and katakana マ and ア.
- Usage Examples:
- 野田さん (のださん) (Mr.) Noda
- 大野さん (おおのさん) (Mr.) Oono
- 小野さん (おのさん) (Mr.) Ono
- 野村さん (のむらさん) (Mr.) Nomura
- Printed form:
- 切
- Readings:
- き-/セツ
- ki-/SETSU
- Meaning:
- to cut
- Mnemonic:
- Seven 七 samurais walking with swords 刀.
- Usage Examples:
- 切る (きる) to cut
- 切らす (きらす) to exhaust the supply
- 大切だ (たいせつだ) is important
- Printed form:
- 所
- Readings:
- ところ/ショ/ジョ
- tokoro/SHO/JO
- Meaning:
- place
- Mnemonic:
- The place next to the door 戸 where you find a hatchet 斤.
- Usage Examples:
- いい所 (いいところ) a good place
- 所長 (しょちょう) the head (of an institute)
- 事む所 (じむしょ) office
- Printed form:
- 長
- Readings:
- なが-/チョウ
- naga-/CHOO
- Meaning:
- is long; chief
- Mnemonic:
- An image of an oldest man with long white hair who is a community
chief.
- Usage Examples:
- 長い (ながい) is long
- 社長 (しゃちょう) a president (of a company)
DD>学長 (がくちょう) a president (of a college)
- Printed form:
- 近
- Readings:
- ちか-
- chika-
- Meaning:
- is near
- Mnemonic:
- The radical of "advance movement" (as in 道(road), 通(transmit),
遠(far), etc.) and a hatchet 斤 which is brand-new 新.
- Usage Examples:
- 近い (ちかい) is near
- この近く (このちかく) this area
- Printed form:
- 研
- Readings:
- ケン
- KEN
- Meaning:
- to grind
- Mnemonic:
- A big stone 石 placed at a shrine gate.
- Usage Examples:
- 研究所 (けんきゅうじょ) research institute
- Printed form:
- 究
- Readings:
- キュウ
- KYUU
- Meaning:
- exhaustive research
- Mnemonic:
- Under the roof of of an institute, scholars are researching on
the mystery of eight 八 and nine 九.
- Usage Examples:
- 研究 (けんきゅう) research
- 研究所 (けんきゅうじょ) research institute
- Printed form:
- 代
- Readings:
- か-
- ka-
- Meaning:
- substitute; price
- Mnemonic:
- Soldiers with long spears take turns to guard their fort.
Used when a different person substitues in a given role
- Usage Examples:
- 代わる (かわる) to substitute for
- Printed form:
- 教
- Readings:
- おし-/キョウ
- oshi-/KYOO
- Meaning:
- to teach
- Mnemonic:
- A teacher teaching a child 子 many things XX holding a stick 攵
in his hand.
- Usage Examples:
- 教える (おしえる) to teach
- 教会 (きょうかい) church
- 教か書 (きょうかしょ) textbook
- Printed form:
- 宅
- Readings:
- タク
- taku
- Meaning:
- house; residence
- Mnemonic:
- Under a roof, a person is sitting stretching his legs.
- Usage Examples:
- お宅 (おたく) (your) house
- Printed form:
- 貸
- Readings:
- か-
- ka-
- Meaning:
- to lend
- Mnemonic:
- Please lend me money (=sea shells 貝) to substitute 代
the payment.
- Usage Examples:
- 貸す (かす) to lend
- Printed form:
- 借
DT>Readings:
- か-
- ka-
- Meaning:
- to borrow
- Mnemonic:
- Someone 人 borrowed money from me long long time ago 昔.
- Usage Examples:
- 借りる (かりる) to borrow
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- Printed form:
- 目
- Readings:
- め
- me
- Meaning:
- eye
- Mnemonic:
- a picture of an eye
- Usage Examples:
- お目にかかる (おめにかかる) to meet someone
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