Basic Kanji Book

Lesson 1
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on Kanji)
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(Kanji made from pictures - 1 - )
The ancient Chinese drew pictures of various things around them. These pictures have gradually been simplified and have taken on a square shape to make them easier to write. made. This is how the present Kanji characters were Each Kanji, therefore, carries a specific meaning.
Look at the following picture.
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Guess the meanings of the Kanji characters below.
1. 8.
L1J
2. 9.
J[f
3. 10.
Hl
4.
iff
r~
5.
6.
JJ
7.
Lesson 1
These Kanji characters Usually YOMI' (Japanese reading) Picture

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I
were made from very primitive and 'ON YOMI' (Chinese reading). Kanji 'KUN'
pictures
as follows. 'KUN
each Kanji has at least
two ways of being read; the so-called
'ON'
Meaning
-6---8-./ I '
e-
[NICHI]
sun day
~- *- LL:K~-~i- ((I
~-D-D-
~-~-~-
[GETSU]
moon month
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t:.
[MOKU] [BOKU] [SAN]
tree
mountain
-m-EE-
)II -
( [SEN] )
river
[DEN]
rice field
~-}_-)_-A
[JIN] [NIN]
man person mouth
of-'-'with other
[KOU]
[SHA]
car
lJntD- [fJ~ - ~~-
[MON]
gate is rarely used.
* ( ) reading
When a single Kanji is used alone as a word, we usually read it by its 'KUN YOMI' (Japanese reading) which gives its meaning. When Kanji are used together we often read them by their 'ON YOMI' speaking, however, the way of reading Kanji should Kanji to make a word,
(Chinese reading) . Generally
be decided according to each individual word.
Lesson 1
2- 1.
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in a square.
(Kanji Writings)
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(Basic Rules)
>
1 : Make every Kanji the same size and put them
,1"-,1,, 2
(1)
: Follow the basic stroke order. Write from left to right.
(2) Write downward.
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=::!:1 ~2 ___.,3
(3) Draw strokes from the top to the bottom as follows.
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(4) Draw strokes from the left to the right in the following order.
(5) Draw a square in the following way.

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(6) When there is a figure in the square, the line which closes the square is drawn last.
1
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3
c.f. When a stroke line passes through a square, draw that stroke last.
1,
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nn m E8 --.4
I t
12
11
I,
I=;!
J. ~r» .Je ~+-ro t-tt
,1"-,1,, 3
: There are three basic ways to end a stroke.
® Stretch
elf;',
® Hook
Lesson 1
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1
" , l-J. sun day
<Iv~l-J. t»/ -(.J'
*:"-3~
(~" < T -?)

(4)
8
\
=-1-/=( -:J'J)
-~"
nR8
8 ('(}) the sun, a day 8*0:· ~ilv/~:-:>· ~;rlv) Japan 8 Bl8 (~: i? . ~ -? • Lf) Sunday 3 8 (l-J. -:>. ~,,) the 3rd day
IT'J -jf'J
f1
J
n 11 f!
tree
~
moon month
"::)~
(4 )
R ("? ~) the moon, a month R Bl8 (~f"? . J: -? • Lf) Monday 3
1 R ("'i? . ~{"::) January 1 (,,' -:» ~"R Of"::) one month
;t\.
*(~) *Bl8
- t :t I~
(~< .
a tree
.;c7 ~7
(4 )
J: -? . (}') Thursday ~i
*tt
(~ .
v G)
Japanese name
L1
1 J_
mountain
-lj-:.--
(3)
tL
L1JT (~i . L t::.) Japanese name j(LIJ (~" . ~~Iv) a volcano
LIJ(~ i) a mountain 'M±LIJ (k . t: . ~ Iv) Mt. Fuji
Lesson 1
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)
il*
It \ h.
<A.,.t.J.J..
ipb/ -iJ~b
:t/3~
(ip
<-"9 -))
(3 )
river
(~/)
]I
J"
•
)11(iJ~b) a river 1 )v) II (~\t ~.Q
-r
iJ~ ) the Nile River b t::./-t':'
, nm
ill
rice field
-r'./
(5)
FA 83
EB (t::. . ~iJ~) Japanese name ~
(fj.7j(
EH (t::.) Iv,;r a rice field JlJ EB(~ i . t.:.) Japanese name 7
(r'A,
T(. l)
c<-y-ro?
'-;:;;;-0'.(
','/' er-C '- ';y"/
man person
U-c
:J'./
=-'./
(2 )
) }..._
.A to c) man, a person 3 .A ( ~ Iv . Iv) three people
B *.A
,=
0= . 'ilv
. t.1v) a Japanese
0
\
mouth
< i?/-
<"i?
::I?
(3 )
0
an exit .A D (t.1v . -: -)) population
D ( < i?) a mouth AD (\t~ ~ . <"i?) an entrance
te D (-r- • <"i?)
Lesson 1
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car
<lvt-J.J..
:t/3~
(~~< T -? )
(7)
- - ---ri A a \
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J.I[ (
§
<~i
9
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~J.I[ (-e Iv . L ~) a train
JlJ.
< ~ i)
(t .
a car
c' -? .
L ~ ) a car, an automobile
10
f9
J
gate
rr
p pI
P1
r, r9
(~~c')
.:c/
(8)
-wr~
r~(b Iv)
a gate (-ttlv • b Iv) a speciality
Lesson 1
2 - 2.
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Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana.

2 .•
1.* 6. A 11. A D
3. A 8. ill
4.
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5. 8 10. B3
7. D
9. )11
12. ill B3 ~Iv
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Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana. l.8Bi8

2. A
,J:?
.t?
IIil 8
3.
* Bi 8
.t?
4. 8
*
11'"
5. ~ J:
-7 Ii
3 A 1 5 8 -e'T
Today is the 15th of March.
6. j;O)AliLiJ)1I ~1v-e'To
That man over there is Mr. Yamakawa.
7. LlJ)11 ~lvli8*A
11'"
-c+,
Mr. Yamakawa is a Japanese.
8. j;O)LiJli$tietLiJ-e'To
?(
If
That mountain over there is Mt. Tsukuba.
9. .:. 0))11liflJ~)II-e'T
c
t.l
This river is the Tone River.
10. )11 B3~
1v00-wr~ it'"
li.-e'To
Mr. Kawada's specialty
is cars.
Lesson 1
2 - 3.
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(Writing Exercises)
I.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
Kanji.
1. a tree
2. a man
3. a mouth
4. the sun
5. the moon
D
~
D
O-c
7. a mountain
D
(-;
D
0-
D
-:)~
6. a river
8. a rice field
9. a car
10. a gate
D
1J~b
D
~!
D
t:
(:Q!
D
tlv
Lesson 1
n.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Kanji.
1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
20
5. May 6. June
7. July 8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December
13. a train
14. Sunday
15. Monday
16. Thursday
17. Mt. Tsukuba
18. Mt. Fuji
19. population
20. a speciality
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22. Mr. Yamada 23. Miss Yamakawa 24. the Tone River
21. a Japanese
Lesson 2
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( Kanji made from pictures -2- )
Each drawing indicates a certain meaning.
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Guess the meaning of the Kanji characters
below.
1. )( 8.
2.
tJ:.
3. ~
4.
1:.
5.
-=f
7.
9 . )t
Lesson 2
These Remember
Kanji characters that each Kanji
were made from very primitive has its 'KUN YOMI' (Japanese
pictures reading)
as follows. and 'ON
YOMI' (Chinese Picture
reading).
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Kanji
'KUN'
'ON'
Meaning
[KA]
I" » ,II ill \J
fire
<:>. If
-+
[SUI]
water gold money metal ground earth soil child
",,'
,+:' -~
[KIN]
_±-
±- ±
[DO]
[SHIJ
[JO]
woman female study
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[GAKU]
Usually Katakana kana as soon as possible
1=---B:_
)G -
[SEI]
live birth foregoing previous usmg Kata-
[SEN]
the 'ON YOMI'
(Chinese
reading)
of Kanji will be written are expected to learn
in a Kanji dictionary.
Therefore,
students
after mastering
Hiragana.
Lesson 2
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2- 1.
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(Basic Kanji)
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f:::. ( Kanji Writings)
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(Basic Strokes)
line
>
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(1) a horizontal
hit).
(2) a vertical
-It) ~
;t_
-:::>i?
line
hit).
)tJ
iJ~v
.t.
~ ~
-?i
".i
-
<~i
(3) a slanting line
(}t
hit).
A
-:::>~
~
(4) a short hook
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JK
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iJ~tl
h-T
hit).
(5) a long hook
t
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"-
hit).
(6) a corner
tc
<~
2~
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hit).
LL r+
iJ{<
(7) a dot and various short lines
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hit).
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iJ~tl
it
Lesson 2
11
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fire
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V) J;.
(1vt.J;.
:t/3~
(/,p( T-J)
V'
7J
(4 )
'J/ 'J(_
)(LlJ Up . 2"1v) a volcano
)( (V') fire
)(!Iff B UP . t. -J . rf') Tuesday

water
J;.f
12
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J 7J
.:A
1
(4 )
1Y'
1K
7.k83 (TV) .
7.k (J;.f) water 7.k1l{f (TV) . t. -J . rj') Wednesday B

13
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a rice field
i/
gold, money metal
IPP
(8)
/"---
J.>...
c-:
- l' 1F i~
J3i: (/'ptl) money i: (~Iv) gold

14
i:83 (lJ'P . t3.) Japanese name i:!Iff B (~Iv . t. -J . rJ') Friday

-::>i?
±t
ground earth, soil
P'
(3)
±
±*
± (-::> i? ) the ground ±!Iff B (c' . t. -J . en Saturday
(c' . 'i- <)
civil engineering
Lesson 2
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15
v' J.;.
child
<1vJ:ch.
._
'-
:t/3~
:",
(7,)~ <
T -7 )
(3)
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f ...,
)
f
~(.t31v~)0).:r
.:r(.:) C'b a child ~.:r¥~ ( t.J: . L . 7,)>: < . -t!-v') a girl student
16
c:)
a girl
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woman female
.t31vtj:
:/3 (3)
IJ.. -i;:
~(.t3Ivtj:)(J)A
~ (.t31v tj:) a woman 1Jf~ (7,)~(J) • t.J:) she 17
tt»
c)
a woman
1,
study
("1 ~-~)
,y
7f7/7f,')(8)
"
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f-? ~3 ~ t
A¥(t:.v, . 7,)>:<)
a university
¥~ (7,)>: < • -t!-v') a student ¥~ (7,)>: -::> • .: -7 ) a school

18
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live birth J.-
V'- ~ ~
-7 -"1
n~
-t1
(5)
t tf 1to be born ¥~ (7,)>: < • -t!-v') a student
~ (v,) ~.0
.5t~
to live (it Iv . -t!-p) a teacher
~ ( -7 ) "1 n.0
Lesson 2
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V)J.J.. previous foregoing

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(]j;
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(6 )
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r »I
)-
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11:-
1- tc
)'[;jJ (-ttlv·
)'[;(~~)
ahead a teacher
~f":)) last month
)'[;!t (-tt Iv . -ttV))
20
;f~
./
private
')' t) :.~.
-f
./
bt:. L bt:. < t.
~ (7)
;f
:f
:{L-
tb..
]j<;
f.l.(b i: l/ b t: < L) I f.l.rr*~ (l . IJ ":::> • t!.v) .
<)
a private university
Lesson 2
2 - 2.
J: h nit, L ~?
(Reading
Exercises)
I.
Write the reading 2. -=f
of the following Kanji in Hiragana.
3.
17:.
4.
*
10.
5.
6. {fi:
7.
8. J] B{l B
,J:?
9.
o:
J:?
J:?
B{l
B{l B J:?
11. *B{l
J:?
12. {fi: B{l B

J:?
13.
B{l B
14. B B{l B
J:?
15. ~ ~
16 . .!Jc ~
II. Write the reading
of the following Kanji in Hiragana.
6.
2b (J)17:.-=f~~
Ii 2 1 -(:'T
That girl student
is 21 years
old.
7. fl(J)~iFJ]
~~
B Li 1 9 6 0 iF 3 J] lIB
~~
-eTo
My date of birth
is
the 11 th of March 1960.
Lesson
2 - 3. tJ'~ ~
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(Writing Exercises)
Kanji.
1. I
2. a student
3. a woman
4. a child
5. a teacher
D
bt:L
[IJ
'b~<
-tfl \
D
;b'Iv/;t
D
~
9. the ground
CD
-tf Iv -tf t \
6. money
7. water
8. fire
10. gold
i3D D
'b';Q
;;.f
D
0-
D
-::>1j
D
~Iv
Lesson
IT. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
Kanji.
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
8. a woman
OHiO OHiO OHiO O(})O

Oc
9. a girl 10. a girl student
11. a university 12. a fire
13. the date of one's birth
14. a rice field
OJ
15. a private university 16. my teacher 17. ahead
bt::.L..
18. Mr. Kaneda
19. Miss Tsuchida
20. a gold car
L,
"?
-r ~\ "9 iJ') II·I.j

(a calendar)
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Lesson 2
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(Do you know these words?
Can you use them?)
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4
11
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7 14 21
28
8 15 22
9 16 23
10 17 24
12 19 26
18 25
[Questi onsl
3.
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Lesson 3
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( Lectures on Kanji)
ti:*
-t? ~ signs.
( Numbers)
ideas like numbers are indicated with the fingers ending. 'ON' and other
Abstract
Look at the following signs.
"--::) " is the Hiragana 'KUN'
Sign
-------~W2+2-- j2 -- ()g -ff -- 33_ -- 1i --~W3+; -- -c -~+: I~-;/J~~ J'" -- )\ /~~L -- }L -~"; -=t -- + -- +
-~ ~ ~ ~ = ~+2-\
~-- ~--
Kanji
Meaning
t» c --::)
Js.,
[ICHI]
one
t:--::)
[NI]
two
J.;. -::> --::)
[SAN]
three
J:.
-::> --::)
[SHI]
four
p -::)--::)
[GO]
five
)\._
__I__..
/\
tr --:; --::)
[ROKU]
SIX
~~
tj tj--::)
[SHICHI]
seven
-?
-::> --::)
[HACHI]
eight
.::..::.(!) --::)
[KYUU] [KU]
DIne
c:B
[JUU]
ten
Lesson
21
22 -
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one
( 1)
one (thing) -Jj (Pi::>· iJ{-::» January two
- to (:)-::>
- A ([} (: . I)) one (person) -:~q:q\t)i::> . tJ.1v) one year
-(obt::) -::> two (things) =Jj 0: . iJ{-::» February
(2 )
23
three (3)
- -(J;.. --;J) -::> three (things)

__ M_a_rc_h
B (J;.. --;J • iJ~)
the 3rd day
~_Jj_(_~_Iv '_iJ_{-::>_ ) __ _
~__(~__Iv_._tJ. __ t_hr_e_e_y_e_ar_s __Iv_)
_j
Lesson
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four
<1vJ:J;. J: -:J ---=:> J:1v/J:
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(;0, <
T -])l
(5 )
[9
\
n TTl vq
\I9
---
1m(J:-:J)--=:> four (things) . ;o--=:» AprIl -> 11m~(L

,-----,------------,----------------------~-------
1m B (J: -:J • 11')
the 4th day
25
.1L
J
:f
five
(4 )
n(\;)--=:»--=:> five (things) n~ (.::' • ;o->--=:» May

26
_..LSIX
n B (\;)--=:> • 11')
E)___
nif. (.::' tJ.1v) .

(::".
,=
h)
the 5th day five years

'5"
pE ,.So....,!> ,
J -,
(4 )
/\ (U -:J) --=:> six (things) /\~ (6 < • ;or--=:» June
27 ~
seven
r------+---t--i----t-----t----t--t---+--t----+---If-----+----t--+----+--t-----
---t;(ftft/))--'-)
7 cosas ---t;jj (L ~;6~--'-)) julio
---t;a (ftO);6'» 70 dia ---t;~(L ~hlv) 7 afios

---t;A(ftft~~Iv/L~~~Iv)
7 personas
Lesson 3
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I.t'
J;.
<1vJ:J;.
~ -:J-"':)
*/3~
J\7- / J\
(ip < v:
T -?)
(2)
J'"
J
eight
J"• 1J» J\$U±i? . alv)

A A (~~ 1::> • ,-::?,_)
.:. .:. (J) - "':)
J\ (~ -:J ) "':) eight (things) J\A (,± i? . iJ~)) August r...ffi '(~;t"?V-0~ ( ~oo
* J\ B ( J: -)
the 8th day eight years

S' -p-e...-s
C>'-
c. ~
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fL
)
nme
7
:f-.:2.'/
(2)
1l
nine (things) . iJ~"':)) September
n(.:. (J)) "':) .:.

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17.. A (~-7"=-h)
n B (.:. nEf (~
.:.
(J) •
iJ'»
~ -? •
u- ~
the 9th day < ) 900

P"',<5:o'-'e-<;
30
-+
+(t.t3) + A (t:
31
19>
ten
t.t3
:/.:2.'/ ,,' ',/ .:2. 'Y - /
',/
, ...
'/ -
(2)
ten (things) -? • iJ~"':)) October
+$ (t: ~ -? •
+ B (t.t3
. iJ'»
the 10th day alv) 10 years
8
~
hundred
~ -\'7 /-t::'-\' 7 -l!-\'7
(6)
.--- -r:
T 11 A 8
.
200
-130,- 0-\='<) :t\13(;:Y~0-\='<)

7"
600
r.
" _13(~IvV-\='<) 130d:0 0-\='<)
300
800
Lesson
32
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thousand (3)
-=fPi (-{i- Iv . :Z Iv) -=r- (-2 Iv . -tf'Iv) ten thousand all, every
a thousand
3,000
yen
-=f~ (~ . L1')
Chiba pre£.
33
34
(3)
-75Pi ( It) -l- • ':J 7500 Of'1v . -=-
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<)
I rv
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ten thousan d yen all countries

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<;
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P1
circle yen
(4)
nrJPi
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1i-=ff1ii :
Pl (:Z
. -{i- Iv
a circle,
.
yen
:Z Iv)
5, 000 yen
year age
)
(6 )
~ J:::C~ L·'5;;t)
~~(
persona mayor, viejo/ a 2:" J: • tllv) afio pasado
4'~C:::-· ~ L)
*~( G v \ . tllv)
afio pasado
este afio
Lesson 3
2 - 2.
J: Jj nA G ~ oj (Reading Exercises)
of the following Kanj i in Hiragana. (Read vertically from
W ri te the reading the right.)
II
)\ ,
-t,
-,..
-'/\
=:,
~ J
-,
+,
~
n,
0)
I
)\
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[g
+:
3t
el: ~
J
f:l
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s; =;
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0)
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0)
< ~=
0
f:l
J:
)\
f:l
B
d0
A
/\
'i
B -C'
'i -'A
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<b
n f:l n
B
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s:
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B
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+
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B -C'
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B -C'
+ [g
B
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1. ¥100
2. ¥6,900 5. 4 months Yamada's age is 49.
3. ¥600 6. 8 years
4. ¥17,000 7. Professor
8. This car costs ¥450, 000. 9. That mountain is 2,000 meters high. 10. One year has 365 days.
II.
1. the 3rd of March
2. the 24th of June 4. 03-3469-8251 the 9th of September. Day. is about 60,000,000.
3. the year 1985 5. Today is Wednesday
6. The 5th of May is Children's 7. The population of this country
Lesson
2 - 3.
lJ~ ~
tt A L ~?
(Writing
Exercises)
Kanji.
II.
I.
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13.
12.
8.
5.
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9.
2. Iv If
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t: '5
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Iv
4.
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11.
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Iv Iv
;t
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10.
l.
11.
2.
3.
12.
4.
13.
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5.
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6.
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14.
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7.
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8.
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p
27.
24.
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t ~
21.
t,
18.
t,
15.
p
'5
7J~
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(f)
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7J'
t:
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to
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Iv
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17.
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1. ¥20 5. ¥520 8. 10 years 12. three people 15. the 18. the 21. the 24. the
2. ¥300 6. ¥850
3. ¥6,000 7. ¥47,000
4. ¥80,000
9. 100 years II. two people 10. one person 13. four people 14. one month 16. the 2nd of February 1st of January 17. the 3rd of March 4th of April 19. the 5th of May 20. the 6th of June 7th of July 22. the 8th of August 23. the 9th of September 25. November 10th of October 26. December
Lesson 3

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Can you use them?)
I.
)\
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(Greengrocer)
l. ~ Iv:::_' (an apple) 2. J;.iJ'lv 3. ~C"-7 4. TV1iJ,

5. /{-j--j-
I±~ -~ I±~ I±~
V'
<
t? -C-TiJ~o
(an orange) (a grape)
-~v)< t?--C'TiJ'o
-~V>
< t?--C'TiJ'o
-~v'<
(v'-::J'i"Iv)
(a watermelon) (a banana) I±~
-*
I±~
I±~
t?--C'TiJ'o
V1 < t?--C'TiJ'o t? -C-TiJ'o
6. ~ 7.
V)J
-7 ~ (a cucumber)
l- (a tomato)
(a carrot) (an onion)
-*v. <
<
~7
I±~ -~V' I±~
t?--C'TiJ'o t?--C'TiJ'o
8. ~=lvtlv
9. t-=1h.~"
-*v1<
-~V'
t±~
< t?--C'TiJ'o
10. :::t--t~Y (una col) i'i~
~")v\<G-C-T;6)o
Lesson 3
ll.
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(Japanese
Noodle Shop)
~
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b IJ
1P
c~
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t.:.
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Ji
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L:f'A1m
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tJ.
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Lf'A:Ii
c~
c~
'fA:Ii
LfA-'-
c~
it B
:Ii
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c"
B
f=q
B
f=q
B
f=q
B
f=q
/\
B
f=q
-JL
B
f=q
+ f=q
b IJ -t-
,~r
thin buckwheat
noodles
served
on a bamboo tray
-) c"A1)"~t -
thick white noodles
served
on a bamboo tray
noodles
in hot soup
~ "'_:) tJ.
noodles with fried bean curd, served
in hot soup that fried bean curd

IS
(~ "'_:) tJ.
means 'a fox' and it is believed food of the fox')
the favorite
t: ~ ~ -
noodles soup
with
bits
of deep-fried
tempura
batter,
served
In
hot
(t.:.~ ~ means 'a badger.')
noodles
with
an egg, served
In
hot soup
(Ji Ji!. means
'moon-viewing.')
noodles hot soup
with some fried vegetables
and prawns,
served
in
Lesson 4
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t:t ' J:.. Iv
1J)
1.:1.= 'Y
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1I
j~*O) ,j,1;t ~
(Lectures
on Kanji)
~c~tpS c·~t~jl*
Abstract help of points and lines. Sign
( Kanji made from signs)

are indicated with the
ideas which are impossible to illustrate
-+ -+
Look at the followings. Kanji 'KUN' 'ON' Meaning
• •
-+
l_
.L
-+
_l
j;:Z_
'>
'>
[JOU]
above up under down middle inside big
-+
T
~
-+
Lt~
~fp
[GE]
[CHUU]
-+
-+
cp
-+
*** W
-+ -+ -+ 0
-+
, ~* *
o
-+
/J \
-+
IJ\
:B:B-~'"
[DAIJ [SHOU] [HON]
~\;)-~v)
small root ongll1 book half
-+
-+
t~
(~ I?'-li')
~ff =* f -1'~1J' 71'"

-+ -+ -+
-+
[HAN]
-+
7t
b-H6
[FUN] [BUN]
divide power
d!J~o
-+
/J
-+
~I?' G
[RYOKU]
Lesson 4
2 - 1 . 51*0) t)'~ tJ) t: (Writing Kanji) ~
?~*
36
v \ J.J..
above, on up, superior
<1vJ:J.J..
:t/'3~
(ip < -t
-? )
.t.
1
_t(-?
-? x./~-iJ~':'/o)'i'"-':' ~-~f~
:/3'7 (3)
r .L
x.)
.I; (~) iJ~~ .l;~ ( t J:
above, on .l; (0) 'i'") ~ to go up

37
-?
to go up, to rise • -9) ~ skillful
- T -"F
T (It.:)
38
l'
under down, inferior
L..t.:/~-iJ~~/
< t!.-':'
~-~f~
7J JT
(3)
1F'F (c L . L t.:)
under
'r (~) iI~~

younger
r1f!Of·
~iJ),
to go down L~)-t~ to get off
t
\
middle inside
7-.::J..'7 -:/.::J..'7
(4 )
l'
r:p (~iJ") inside - B r:p (It \ t . ~: t . L ~ -? )
r:pJL~(t ~ -? . llv)
all day long
the center
Lesson 4
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39
I/)h.
< 1v·J:h.
;J:3;J:3-§v)
:;t:/3~
(7b" <
T -))
(3)
- + t;
40
big, large great
~~1 ~1
:k(;J:3;J:3) § V)=:k§ ~ big :k-tm (t:: v) . -tt-:::» ~ important
:k?if- (t:.V) . 7b{<) a university *:kA(;J:3t~) an adult i?v)-~v) .:./;J:3
) J -,
j
lJ
small, little
Y3?
(3)
J,
small
• .:. -) )
Ij" ( i::J v-) ~ v' = Ij" ~ ~ Ij"?if-tx ( L J: -) • 7b{-:::>
Ij,,)11 (;J:3 . 7b{;f')
a primary school
* Ij"A(':'
a brook, a stream t" i> ) a child
41
7- ~
- t t ;KI~
Ilpf((-?~ . i> t) ;$: B Ullv . t: -:::» a Japanese this day surname ;$:Ollv) ;$:rn Ollv a book . "C Iv)
}'\:/
root, origin true, main
i>t
*:/
(5)
the main office
42
f ,
half
';_j.
(~7b"- Lf)
(5) '/
~ ...-
t
-f-7t(lilv . £Iv) - H;f-f- ( ~ Iv . t:
-f- (~7b") If halfway, middle -f-if. (Ii Iv . t L) half a year
half Ii Iv)
3 : 30
1
Lesson 4
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43
v' J;_
division, part minute
<1vJ:J-;. b-~~n~/b-~~~ b- ~t~
*/3~
(~~ <
-t -)
(4 )
1;"
J
7'/ /7" 7//-7°/
/"-.
/7' 11'
7t (b) ~~~ to understand ~7t(~ -? . ~Iv) six minutes
i? ~~i?
1) 3 1) .:f
7J-(b)~t~ to divide Ii7t(;:~ . ~Iv) five minutes
44
-h
7 tJ
power, force ability
-7
(2)
1J (i? ~~i?) power 1J~ (IJ ~ . ~'f < ) dynamics

45
~1J ( L-J
IJ
J:
<)
one's real ability
~or
}
{PI (~~:) {PIA(~1v
what
~t:/~Iv
('}] )
(7)
1 1- 1r- in- 111 10J

what
. ~:Iv)
how many people
{PI (~ Iv) --e-t ~~o {PI iF ( 7'j /: • tllv)
What is it? what year
Lesson 4
2 - 2.
J: Jj. ttA.. L,.kJ>?
(Reading Ex~rcise~)
I.
Write the readings
of the following Kanji in Hiragana. 3.
1.*
2. {llJ
1J
4. 1::
5. T
6. q:t
12.
*-5t
13.
*-¥
14. q:t¥
15.
-t5t
16. {llJ~
II.
Write the readings
of the following Kanji in Hiragana. B *~:g.O)*-C'T0 -,
1. ::.n'±{llJO)*-c-Tipo
3. -:::>
<
;Z_ 0) 1::~:.;J31i£iJ{~
V) iTo
There is some money on the desk.
5.
*- ~ \;'7
-t- ~-,¥-5tt:5t~t i
L ts ;
We divided a big cake in two.
Lesson 4
2 - 3 .iJ)
~ ttA L ~?
(Writing Exercises)
I.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate 1.

on
Kanji.
under i.r:
2.
t:t,
large
tJ
i?~-7
medium
3. big
0
L.J:-7
small
0~
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V)
4. what
5. what book
6. a small university
7. power
D
8. to understand 9. five minutes
D
10. to divide it in half
OJ
Lesson 4
(Do you know these words? <qR~'hQ)i*

x.1!
Can you use them?)
(Kanji at a Station»
,..--------1
l::f
G CJ
11'
te~
North Gate Subway
AD
West Gate
11111
[[I[[
11111
11111
East Gate
teo
South Gate '"
AD 1m
CJ
11'
I
Exit
I
AD
Entrance
ill CJ
ticket gate
Lesson 4
II. Fill in the blanks withappr9PtiateJ(anji. 1. inside 2. water power 3. heat power 4. half past nine
t.r. 7J~
CD
TP
I) J: <
CD
7)'
I)J:<
5. what time
6. for counting long slender objects
Da~CD
7. a Japanese 8. up train 9. down train
...
10. an adult
CD
11: a primary school 12. a junior high school
13. the middle of July
14. a half, 1/2
15. one third, 1/3
CD(J)D~~r
16. three quarters,
3/4
17. all day long
18. Mr. Yamamoto's specialty is dynamics.
Lesson 4
J:lJ 11$
1
up train
-7_*
*-1..
P
T lJ m!l!
o
0 -0 0
platform
o
U
1 1,--....,--.,.....---'
down train
Exercise
What do the following Kanji mean?
3. AD
4. J:.~
(\rd) <"i:,)
(O)t;f ~)
5. 6.
r~ ( < t!. ~)
*0
(v- iI{ L <"i? )

(~::L <"i?)
(~t-: <"i?)
7. ~D 8. ~tD
9. T¥iD (h. t:t.l7- <"i? ) 10. :l&ri~ (i:, iI"""("'J)
Lesson 5
Imsi I I.:J.. =
'Y ~
<
t, h
1 1f-----5l=.F0) '11;;.
ih
l,; (Lectures
on Kanji)
~~O)*-lih.g..b-tt tr 6
What does the Kanji Kanji I~J
I
-r:' ~ t.:5~=.F
BJ
mean? It means 'the sun.' What does the Then, what do you think the Kanji Now,
( Kanji made from a combination of the meanings)

l}j J mean?
means? It means 'the moon.'
It means 'bright'!
Some Kanji are made by combining rather simple characters. guess the meaning of the following Kanji.
l.
1*
2.
1ft
3. ~ 7.
4. 8.
~t
5·1*
6. ~
Fs9
Look at the following examples and see how each character combined and made into a new meaning. Combination Kanji 'KUN' ~7P- ~
It,
was
'ON' [MEl]
Meaning bright
B
sun
+ + + +
}j
moon
both the sun and the moon are 'bright'

-\=>
A
man
tree
A
man
OrIgm
- 1* * * - 1*
-t- ts
[KYUU] beside a tree [TAl]
rest
a man is 'resting' 7)' G t3.
the body
the origin of a man is 'the body'
17:
woman
-=f
child
- ~t
T-~
[KOU]
love, like
a woman 'loves' a child
Lesson 5
Combination
Kanji
'KUN'
'ON'
Meaning
rice field
tree
+ - ** ** + + * * *- ** r~ + - ra'
H3
1J
power
.Be::' [DAN] a man, male , a man' is powerful in the rice field

Lt~L
[RIN]
tree
tree
two trees make 'a wood'
a wood a grove
~ IJ
[SHIN]
tree
tree
three trees make 'a forest'

d; p t:
a forest a jungle
[KAN]
between
gate
sun
the sun can be seen 'between' the doors

Lt t: ~t
)(
fire
+ +
H3
field
- im
a cultivated
field
,-
),'
burn up the field and make 'a cultivated field'

ph
llJ
mountain
D
stone
J-.LI
[GAN]
a rock
a big stone in the mountain is 'a rock'
"*
Most Kanji were transmitted in Japan.
from China, however,
there
are some
Kanji that originated (to work),
For example, iHI(lit.:tt),
-mwUit.:G)
mt( c -7 tf)
cod)
<
(a mountain pass) are of Japanese Reading).
origin.
There-
fore, they do not have 'ON YOMI' (Chinese to express
Many Kanji used origin.
the names of fish and plant are of Japanese
e.g. ~(t.:G)(a ~(Ph
L)(a sardine)
Lesson 5
2 - 1. 5l=.F0) tJ~ tJ') t: (Kanji Writings) ~

i:l*
46
It \ J.;_
<1v~J.;_
:t/3~
(il"<T0) (8)
8~
1
bright light
8)
an 811 B}1
~T-tJ
~-~t~
~il"-~
It\
_)(1
1¥1 (~~~)
a)H~)
Q It\
~tQ
rest
bright, cheerful (dawn) to break .:t-..:z..rJ (6 )
47
i*'/
1 1- 1t 1t 1i
1*(~T)ha break, a holiday
1*(~T)U to rest, to be absent 1*B(~1<»0' t-J) a holiday 48
12
/
body
~~Gt':_
:$'1
(7 )
1 1-
1t 1* 1*-1*
1*1f (t:.'v)
.
\,1\
1* (~~G t.:.) a body {*11 (t:.'v) . f) J: <) physical strength
<)
physical exercises
Lesson
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49
It>
Ji.
<lvJ.J.;_ T-~ 1j T-<
:t/3~
::Ir]
(7J"<T-J)
~f
(
love, like favorite
(6)
-t_"7
~3 &f
H(T) ~ 1j H(T)ir'n~
50
~ \
favorite to be loved
He':' ?'~/
man male
T/ FR 93
(7 )
nm
EEl
'i
~ (13
~(13e,:,)
~-r~j:_
a man (t.=/; . L . -/J'f <
e :.) O)-r (.:.)

1) :/
a boy
• -ttlt»
a boy student
51
t*,
wood grove
Ii -? L
(8)
t t t ~-*t ift t*
IJ"~* (.:. . l;;f-? L)
Japanese name
f*Ui-?l) a wood f*~ ( ~ Iv . ~'J: -J) forestry
52
I*-+ ~(~
forest jungle
.~ ~
~ ~ ~
~/
(12)
* - f t t J- ft t~
a forest woods and forests ~IE (~ ~ . t:J Japanese name
~~*t. Iv . ~ Iv) (
~)
Lesson
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53
'v)
J.;_
<1vJ:J.;_ ;h 'v) t!.
:t/3~
(~) <
T -))
(12)
FBi
1
between interval
71/
;t
r
'v)
pI P1 r1 r9 Mj rni rAi raj

a year <1vJ:J.;_ field Ii t: it/ Ii t:
Fa' (;h 'v ) t!.) -1f: Fa' (v- ~
between • tllv . ~)Iv) J.;_
Fa' (i H=-@- (;h) a~Fa' (t . ~)Iv)
-)
to be on time time (~) <
54
Jill
\
i~*
,J
:t/3~
T -))
(9 )
cultivated
r
'v)
1- 1\
rn *m 1m fEB
field of rice and crops <1vJ:h.
'v)
iIH Oi 't) cultivated t: EBiIH U: . Ii t:_) fields
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55
J.;_
:t/3~
(~) <
T -))
(8 )
E
I
L.lJ
rock
b
L1.J
71~/
a..1- Ll-'
-r
a..W
\J-J
;f) E
:fillJ
(\,t) b . -Y> i ) a rocky mountain
L.lJ
:fi(v)b)
:fiE (~{Iv
a rock . -It ~)
rocks and st~nes
Lesson 5
( Reading Exercises)
I.
Write
the reading
of the following 3. 1*
Kanji in Hiragana.
Lilt
2. ~
4. :!J3
5.
:E
6.
9.
~f~
10.
-itch-iT
1l.:!J3:tz:
IT.
Write
the reading
of the following
Kanji in Hiragana.
2. :!J3-=t-~1: t :tz:-=t-~1:
male students
and female students
3. :!J3 A t :tz:0) A 0)
men and women
There
is a river
between
the forests.
We took a rest
in a light forest.
It takes
about one hour to that small mountain.
Mr. Iwata is a cheerful
man.
There
are cultivated
fields
on the top
of the mountain.
Lesson 5
2 - 3. iJ) ~ nA G ~?
I. Fill in the blanks 1. a tree
(Writing Exercises)
with an appropriate
Kanji. 2. a tree X3
X 2 = a wood
DX2==D
3. woman
DX3==D
like 4. rice field
a forest
+ child
+ power
= a man
DcD==D
t:
6. man
5. sun
+ moon
= light
+ tree
= to rest
()
7. gate
+ sun
between
8. body's power
= physical
strength
ib t \ t: 9. fire
+ field
t:
= cultivated
field
10. mountain
+ stone
a rock
11. a boy
12. man and woman
CD
Lesson 5
II. Fill in the blanks 1. for one minute
with an appropriate
Kanji. 3. for three days
2. for two hours
4. for four weeks
5. for five months
6. for six years
DJ)!l [J
7. forests and woods
__
8. a holiday
9. an inactive
volcano
OJ
10. physical exercises
OJ
11. I like cheerful people.
I1
ht::.L.,
Oc
12. Those
men are Mr. Kobayashi
and Mr. Iwata.
Oc
Lesson 5
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Review
L. 1- 5
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± LlJ
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1i
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q=t
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1:. )'G J\ 11
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IJ'\
+
J-LI
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D
55+
I.
Make 5 sentences by using the Kanji above.
II. Fill in the blanks with an approriate Kanji.

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DDC_lDDDD
B
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
J
+
B
l][jO[J[jDD
IJ~J J l J [j [j .
Lesson
ill - Read the following story.
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(itlv~lv)
speciality day of the week I like -
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various
last week
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Lesson 6
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on Kanji)
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)1* -
3 - (Kanji made from pictures - 3 - )

Each drawing indicates a certain meaning.
below.
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2·ft
3. 10.
/1"'-
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§
4 . 71' .:!L..
5.
6.~
7.JE
8·m
9.Jt
Lesson 6
These Usually
Kanji characters reading)
were made from very primitive two ways of being read; and 'ON YOMI' (Chinese reading). Kanji 'KUN'
pictures
as follows. 'KUN
each Kanji has at least
the so-called
YOMI' (Japanese
Picture
'ON'
Meaning
- ~- f3 tjJ - ff tt - t - t L- t_- A:_ - rn /_,l'A" - tI: \ - m #-/\/'- ttT %D- /[4 - * <0>
~ r--
[MOKU]
eye
J.;.J.;.
[JI]
ear
[SHU]
hand
J0L J0~
t: ~t
[SOKU]
leg
"
[U]
ram
[CHIKU]
bamboo
t/
- §"" ;;f-;; - 1D ~-A - ~W2

~
* Jt
::_~
[MAIJ [BEl] ([BAIJ )
rice America shellfish
-jp It)
It)
[SEKl]
stone
*'
It)
[SHIJ
thread
Lesson 6
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56
v\h-
<1vJ:.h-
;;f:/3~
(i,p
< T ~)
(5)
§
1
eye item
¥:>
.:c7
A
<.
ear
§
§ .l; (¥:> • ~;t)
§ (¥:» §~d~
an eye
one s superiors
t:)
a table of contents
h-h':/
,-'
57
Jt -I
(6 )
:g:
It
(otorhinology)
It (h-h-) an ear It.H (t: . [J' • 1P)

58
study of the nose and ears

"'(
t
./
hand
~.:L
- -t
.".
(4 )
./
.:f- (-c) a hand .I;.:f- ( t: J: -? • f)
fj
skillful
.:f-*~ ("'( . iJ{ h-) T.:f- ("'" . t::.) fj
a letter unskillful
Lesson 6
59
Jl
\
~*
rt
"\ J;.
<fvJ:J;. ~ l/t.:- ~~
t':-T
~
;f/3~
(if'
< T -))
(7 )
leg, pair suffice
'J7
l'
Jr-
Jt
JE. (t.:) ~ ~
to be enough
JE. (~ l) a leg =JE. 0: . .:t- < ) two pairs

60
rf1
...
ram
~&>')
'7 (8)
- n ifJ fli m ifJ iSfu.. ram • "( Iv) rainy weather
f:f:j ( ~ &>') ) f:f:j;R (~
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}
bamboo
t: £t
1-7
(6)
t ;-' t)-
tr
tT
name
::_&>')
tT(t.:£t) a bamboo tTB3 (t.: £t . t!.) Japanese
(t.: £t) O)-f-
a bamboo shoot
62
*\
rice (for America)
71 «1
(6)
\/
!L-
**00 (<<It\ . ::_ <) U.S.A. America
* (::_&>'») rice !f1* (i? 19> ~ • «It»)
Central
Lesson 6
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63
/'
It, J-J. shellfish
<lvlJ-J.
~ ..It'
*/3~
(~ .. < T ~)
(7 )
13
1
(J'c'n
§ § ,/, §
,/
J! (~..t,) a shellfish VY-<i,(At"\ ~(O I J! (~..t') ~~ ; a shell COt\e,.~O\, I

64
7Q
stone
It'L
-l!-t(5)
- T T ;f1 kJ
a stone :firm (-tt- ~ • t-9» petroleum, oil 15 (It' L) 15 J II (It' L . ~ ..;b) Japanese 1t15 (~ ... -tt- ~ ) a fossil
~
name
65
~
thread string
It' C
(6 )
I..
t tr
::§:/{d ~t.
:/(dlt' c)
thread It\ c) woollen yarn
Lesson 6
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2.15 9. J!
3. §
4.JE
5.
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6. It
7.
.:p
8. it
10.
II.

1.
fl
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0) -)
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It)
i L t:
2.
':3
-7 'J 7J ,;;I:
9=J* ,: ~ ~ iTo
Costa Rica is in Central
America.
days.
I am not so good at
Japanese yet.
I bought a pair of shoes

and 4 pairs of socks.
Lesson 6
2 - 3.
1)) ~
ttA
L,
'iJ>?
(Writing Exercises)
Kanji.
I . Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
1. hands and legs
2. a rainy day
3. a shell
4. rice
5. one's superiors
and one's inferiors
6. a bamboo shoot
?*-
(U:
l, t:
ot
t:lt
7. Mr. Ishikawa
.r. .r.
8. Miss Itoyama
~
t'l,
1J)V
t't
-'(:>1
Lesson 6
n.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate 1. a purpose
Kanji. 3. a letter 4. a stamp
2. a table of contents
5. skillful
6. unskillful
7. an assistant
8. shortage
A..
t:
9. a heavy rain
10. a light rain
11. rain water
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12. America
CD
13. North America
CD
14. South America 15. Central
-r
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rn
America
16. thread
17. Ishikawa Prefecture
18. Mr. Takeda
Lesson 6
Can you use them?)
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t.;1v6'>t \
(Kanji used in Japanese family names) >

family names.
The following Kanji are commonly used in Japanese
EB
* :f'f
EE!=fJ 2. LlJEE 3. LlJ* 4. LlJT 5. *T 6. *fr 7. frEE 8. fr .I; 9. !=fJfr 10. !=fJLlJ 11. !=fJ)11 12. !=fJ!f 13. )11J:. 14. J:.!f 15. J:.EE
1.
(tr t:> a village)
Jf (0)
a field):
See the following Japanese (t:.i;r/J' ) (-? it.:) (-?i ~ t) (-? i Lt-:) (~O) Lt-:)
family names.
16. 17. 18.
**
(Ii -? L)
IJ"** IJ" LlJ

IJ,,)II IJ"!f
( .:: ,f'-? L) ('::-?i) (J3iJfb) (J3 0)) (~ IJ)

(~IJ~t)
19. 20.
(~trt:» (tr t:> t-:) (tr G lpJ-;_)

( i;t (i;t (i;t (i;t
21. ~
22.
~*
~EE
~-=t:;0)11 *:;0
23.
24.
( iJ'>t;. t.:) (iJ'>t;. .::)
iJ'>tr t:> ) iJ'>-? i) iJ'>iJfb) iJ'>O))
25.
26. 27.
(\{ L iJ'>b ) \
(J3J3\{\ L) (J3 J3 t: ~t)
28. (-);ZO))
29.
( -) ;z tD
30.
*tt ttEE tt!=fJ ttT
(t-:~ttD
(t-: ~t;t iJ'» i
(t: ~ L t-:) t
Lesson 6
Notice the phonetic changes as in the following.
-- JII ill (n~;bt-=)
<> Other
common family names: (Tf~)
Ex.~*
#_l
{~4*
(pO)
'3 ;t)
{~Jii
(~c:'3)
(;b t: td:«)
(~ ~ ~)
~J21
*~*IJ
J@i.
(t: ip Ii l.,)
DDJii {jtJii
(iPc:'3)
(p c: '3)
(6')1" q,.l
a name card used for business)
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LIJ
lffi 0
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LlJ
r=::p
- LlJ I I
m
I
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lffi ..,IT0
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T-
= ~p r:p I
I
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105 LLj
$*
$
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l: !l7
fH~
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7.::;.7
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11.
0
ffi
zx
[!9
1i
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Address Telephone
I.
Name of University. and Department
Name of Company Department and Section
Lesson 7
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(Kanji made from pictures - 4 - )
j•. :/Jlc:_,
-r'~t.:)l* - 4 -
Look at the following picture and guess what it means.
below.
1.~,
2..~
9.
3..~ 10.
4..tf=.
5.
~m
6.
Lesson
2- 1.
il!:f:
66
5l=F0) tJ) ~ tJ) t:

I,. \
(Kanji Writings)
*/3~
J;..
<A.,;tJ;.. li~
(tP<T~)
1G
flower
7J
4-
++-
oW-
(7 )
,fG
-H-
~(Ii~) a flower ~ (~~) {fA., a vase 67
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. U)
fireworks
1K-
-\:f-
tea
7-"r
-\-
+t
Y
tea
j(
;f, Jf- 1r- s.

+-I-
(9)
i3?F. (1:.:>
*~0: . '~A., .
~)
Ig@~f~{
1:.:> ~ )
green tea
n1i~ ~ . ~ ~) (.:
e.? . ~ . -c A.,)
=-7
a coffee shop black tea
68
rt1
)
flesh, meat
(6)
~
n r1 fl rR
~] U: < ) meat J~~ U: ~ . (: <)
4-~
chicken
~1* ((: < • t: 1,.\)
(e.. 19> ~
• ,:
<)
beef the body
Lesson 7
69
:5c_
,
~
il*
" \Ji.. pattern letter, sentence
(A,t..Ji.. (kJi..)
*/3~
(~~(T?)
(4)
/";/
.:c";/
;
•
:t~(~A, . ~~ ) literature (
:t(~A,) a sentence :t$~ (~ A,. ~ . L..t ?)

70
~
the Ministry of Education

:/
, I,
letter character
~
.~ (6)
,.;-.
t q:
:t* (~ (A,) • t) a letter -* (t) ...letters
~cry
* (~~A,. f«!*
(t)
a letter, a character t) Kanji
71
~tJ
J
J...
thing
/-:;
.:c-:;
(8 )
~I
t7
~~
t~
it ,,\~ \ . ~cry ) (~~"
fpj~ (£: . ~"::)
a thing !E~ (1tv\ • ~"?) a living creature 72
~ (~cry)
shopping a baggage
4I
cattle, cow bull, ox
?L.
.::f.:l.?
(4 )
I-
- 4J-
*(? L.) cattle *~ ( ~. 19>?. ,:
*~ (~.19>? . ,: ( )
19>
?)
beef
cow's milk
Lesson 7
~*
73
I~
P#
<A.,J:.#
' -; ..... ;;.
*/3~
/\
(,;~ < T -? )
(10)
horse
r- rr
Ff
if;
,~
I~
I~
\~
.~(-? ~) a horse .~lt! U;f· L ~) a carnage 74

I~
/
.~1J (,;f. IJ ~)
horsepower (h.p.)
bird
C IJ
7-s'7 (11)
r
<.
F f3
,~ ,~
I~
I~
.~ (c IJ) B .f;.H I;t 75
a bird
1:.> l
i!t (~) ~.~ -?)

a swan
~ ,;~1j:
(c IJ) If.~ (~ . 1:.> l -?) ,:¥s
roast chicken a wild bird
iB , \,'
I /1
fish
-?i3
(11)
f f1 ff1 'fA
fish
• ~)
{B (h j
I
I'
I"
1B lS I'"
grilled fish a goldfish
1M ( ~ ,;~ 1j: )
fM~ (~ ,;~1j:
m (~) ~~. (~',;~ ) 1j:

a fish shop
1i:~.( ~ A.,
• ~. l )
Lesson 7
I.

I
2. ~,
3.
1t
4.
?f.
5 .. ~
6. !f:.
7 .. ~
8. )c~
1O.!f:.~
12. )c
n.

1..
~!t!
6. ~J~\:J~~] ~ip",\ 1 Lt.:o

~
I bought some chicken at the butcher's.
7. *!?f:\:':'Q)~~~1j:t:,"'\11""o
ft.A.
I learn these Kanji at the university.
10. 8 *A,j:~.
~*~{~\:1"" ~
Japanese people like fish and rice and so on.
Lesson 7
2 - 3.
I.
tJ) ~
nit, L., $?
(Writing Exercises)
Kanji.
1. beef
2. a small bird
3. a horse carriage
4. a letter
IT]
5. literature
IT]
IT]
IT]
7. Japanese
6. biology (=study of livingcreature)
tea
IT]
8. a goldfish 9. cherry blossoms 10. a sentence
IT]
Lesson 7
IT. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Kanji.

1. a flower shop 2. a fish shop 3. a butcher shop
4. beef
rn ~t:_D rn rn rn
i~~D
~
~. t/II
5. pork
6. chicken
7. horse meat
8. fish meat
9. roast meat
10. grilled fish
I:
<
i~~D
~ I:
11. roast chicken
~fJ\f.t.
12. cow's milk
D$L
I;!
13. the body
oj I:t/II oj
rn
<
tzi>
14. a real thing
rn
riA,
15. Kanji
to)
fJ\A,
-r
l:
fJ'
16. horsepower
rn
rJ~
17. a pony
rn ?*
18. fireworks
rn
lif.t.
19. a vase
DU'1v
CJ
lesson 7
Can you use them?) (Kanji Zoo)
< )l*O)lb~liJ
with the pictures.
t: ?"&;'?~A.
>
The following Kanji are the name of the animals below. Match the Kanji
h ~
9.
~
10.
Lesson 8
1----;
t
)l!:F0) '1 tt. L., (Lectures on Kanji)
ffjg~O))l!:F
It~'J:?
- 1 - (Kanji for Adjectives - 1 - )

Japanese '-i' ending adjectives can be
Look at the following adjectives.
divided into three groups according to the types of the Hiragana endings. 1. Kanji
It'
1:5 .J.o
~
0'(
v' v'
~ I:t IJ\ ~
v' v' v'
~P uz, h t:IJ'
v' v' v'
__.__
t:.IJ'
v'
It,
~"t
(;
t-is,.
s,·t
.1
lJ'o
* v'
V'~
]l[ v'
'? IJ'
~ ~
.!IIi ~~,
b-o
c.t-i
!f. v'
l:t~
etc.
2. Kanji
+ L. It \
~t:.;
*'fLv'
~Lv'
t:.(J)
iE Lv'
t:.~
~ t.v?-:>(
tt t.vl '-E-IJ\
etc.
3. Kanj i + others
*~v)
t-is,.
IJ\ ~ v) a~ ~v) 1f'~Vl

'?l \
~IJ'
"t(
etc.
The Hiragana endings change as follows. Present Present Affirmative Negative : (old)
~It'
*- ~ ", (big)
:~
< ~'"
Past Affirmative Past Negative
: ~1.P -o t:
Lesson 8 Remember when the following Hiragana endings are used with nouns, verbs or the other adjectives. Adjective
+ Noun:
ti"I"l*
an old book
;
~ LI"lltL
a new car
::k~I"l*
a big letter
"i5<7j:p*
ti"iP"? t.:* ti" < 7j:iP"? t.:*
Adjective
ffiL<7j:pltL ~ LiP"? t.:ltL
::k~ < 7j:I"l* ::k~ I)""? t: *
fff L < 7j:iP"? t.:ltL ::k ~ < 7j:IP"? t.:* Wi" L < tJ~I"li T
newly buy
+ Verb: + Adj. :
ti"<7j:tJiT
become old
::k ~ < tJ~~ i T

wri te in a big character
Adjective
ti" < "ell: I"l

old and cheap
ffrL<""(~np~
new and pretty
::k~ < -c ajj J., I"\

big and bright
[nil. (_, oj] ~
Put the proper Hiragana endings to the following Kanji.
Lesson 8
new
(13)
~(cbt.:
G) Lv- new ~lf[ (LA., . L ~) a new car
a newspaper ~1f ( LA.,· b. A.,) a new year
*jfPfJ (LA., . ~A.,)
(5)
il(~~) v~ old Ji:lillf[ (i? I9l -) • .: 78
L ~)
il*(~~ a second-hand car
. t;iA.,)
a used book
F__.
long eldest, chief
(8)
~ (~ilf) v~ long ~mt (~ilf . 0)) Nagano Prefecture
-R~ (i? J: ~-R (iii <
-) • ~
A.,) the eldest son i? J: -)) a president
Lesson
short
(12)
}
m~ra'(t.: Iv • t. . t?~Iv)
80
m(J.;..t.t?~)It~
short
~II*(t.:Iv·
t~p)
ajuniorcollege
a short time
>t:J
101
,
~
high expensive
~
t: t?~-It ~
::It]
...\-
f"'1
-a-
,-t:i n
...\-
(10)
-G" TIl
rffl r6]
t:l
...\-
..)...
~ (t.: t?~)It ~ high, expensive ~;f'l (t.: t?~• Ii l) Japanese name 81 ~
~tx:(.::.7 ~j!
• .::. -7 ) (.::.-7 • J(- < )
a high school high-speed
, ,,
safe cheap
(6 )
$:(-?i")It\ cheap $:/L' (a; Iv . llv) i" ~
to be relieved
$:% (-'\-'i" . -7) ~ bargain sale $:~ (2b/: . -tf Iv) Ij safe
821~
low
71
(7 )
) 1 1/ 1C 1f
ffl: (U' < ) It\ low ffl:ili! (--r It \ • j:) Iv)
{~1 ~
ffl:T
(--r It\ . t?~)i" ~
to fall, to go down
a low temperature
Lesson
83
8i
)
i~*
dark
It) J;.
<A.,J_J;.
*/3~
(ip
< -t -))
(l3)
<
G-p
7/
n A 8 8'
BfH< G)v) dark Bi (cit) Iv . L -:J )
B~ at""
at
BtL B!z.. BtL I n
Bf arz.
8
a dark room i:3iS-\t)
84
~ /
many much
-7 (6 )
/}
y
tp.:y (t::_
•
tp. (i:3i:3) t_,) many, much tp.tt (t::_ • -t -) ) a large number

85
J: -))
more or less
}J "' :;
J
few little
-t<-;oj:It)
~3'7
(4 )
-t'::'-L
JJ
)J'
Jy'
little a boy
:J-' (-t < ) ;oj: It ) few, :J-'iF ( L J: -) • tJ. Iv)
9-'(-t.::.) L 9-':9; ( L J: -)
a little,
•
J: )
a few a girl
Lesson 8
2 - 2. J::hnA ~ ~?
(Reading Exercises)
I.
13. ~ffi:
IT.
3. a;O)A';;t':'O)~JI*O)~ffi:-C'To
That man is the president college.
of this junior
That boy has long arms and legs.
5. *';;t~It'
C:.:. 0]j~t?f5:It' C:.:.
0""tj]j{n~o
Water
flows from the higher
place to
the lower place.
a primary school, a junior high school, a senior high school and a university
Lesson 8
2 - 3.
I.
jJ') ~
:h A
L,
liP?
(Writing Exercises)
Kanji.
2. an old car, a second-hand

1. a new year
car
s.t: C:J
3. a president
cl
llv
blv
bG
4. long
<Gi
1)1Ql7
'-
l~
[IJO)CD
t:.:t'
"IJ{<
i.I;
of the university
DV)
tt."IJ{
5. short
DV)
/j..
<
1)J:7
t5"IJ'
6. a lot of people
7. a few people
8. a dark forest
9. expensive meat
10. cheap fish
11. to go down
II. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate 1. a boy 2. a girl
Kanji. 3. (I) have a little money.
CD
IT]
Lesson 8
4. a high mountain 5. a cheap thing 6. a used book
7. a short string
8. for a long time
9. new tea
IT]
10. ancient writing 11. a long sentence 12. a short sentence
IT]
13. the eldest son 14. the eldest daughter
IT]
15. safe
16. a junior college
17. a high school
Lesson 8
Can you use them?)
jl!:f!T-A
How to play (A) : "-jp ~ t:"
(1)
<ff~~~iiJ>
Itt'~ -j L
One person reads the letter cards. The others look for the matching picture cards scattered finds the appropriate How to play (B) : "LJdtlt)TIt) on the table. When a player card, he gets to keep it. The one who
collects the most cards is the winner.
t~ <" (Concentration)
Put all the cards face down up on the table. Each person turns over two cards at a time in turn. If those cards match, he can keep the pair. The one who collects the most cards is the
winner.
/
~
/ (jI -Ic.,'~ \
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Lesson
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....
I I
I
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L
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L
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l)
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n:n ~I
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Lesson 9
1.2=':1 "
c---j L
ll--l---)l*0)'1t:t.G
(Lectures on Kanji)
th~ii]O))l*- 1 etc. in sentences.
(Kanji for Verbs - 1 - )
Each Kanji has its own meaning. It can function as a noun, adjective, verb What do you think is the function of the following kanji?
ifkJ iJtJ
and
i*J
are nouns.
i~ J
functions
as an adjective
and
(to buy) as a verb.
However, Kanji can not be used alone as an adjecendings always follow and they are called
tive or a verb. 'OKURIGANA
Some Hiragana
(inflectional endings)'. new

to buy
Using the above four Kanji, let's make some sentences. I bought a new book. My book is not new. Please buy me a book.
Lesson 9
Japanese verbs can be divided into 3 groups according to their way of conjugation.
1st Group: a verb stem ends with a consonant
iT <
~5T =--±v pn {tv
1ifI< :;:<
;w~
[ik-u] [kik-u] [kak-u] [hanas-u] [yom-u] [yasum-u]

[kaer-u]
Jt-?
[ka (wl-u]
lifI~iT :;:~iT ~5LiT ~JCJ? i T {tJ?iT ;w~ iT JtIt\iT
iT~ iT
[ik-imasu] [kik-imasu] [kak-imasu] [hanas-imasu] [yom-imasu] [yasum-imasu] [kaer-imasu] [ka (wi-imasu]
to to to to to to to to
go hear write speak read rest go back buy
2nd Group: a verb stem ends with a vowel
~x_~
it-"<~
~,"b
[tabe-ru] [oshie-ru] [mi-ru] verb
it-"<iT ~x_iT ~iT
[tabe-masu] [oshie-masu] [mi-masu]
to eat to teach to see
3rd Group: an irregular
*,"b T,"b
[ku-ru] [su-ru]
*iT LiT
[ki-rnasu]
to come to do
[shi-masu]
17 -1 ;1.: 1 Classify the following Kanji into nouns, adjectives and verbs.
*
*
Lesson
2 - 1 • 5l*0) 11') ~ 11') t~ (Kanji Writings)

'~-=f=fv) cl7go, conduct line
<1vJ:h
v)-
:t/3~
(1,P<T-7)
(6 )
86
1T
/
/-
<
::Iry
;B':'~--7
.:¥' 3 ry
1 -1
/-
1- 1T
1T(;B-::'~) -7 to carry out -1T (~" J: -7) - lines
/-
/-
1T(V))< 1*1T (IJ

87
to go
J: • -::. -7) T
,Q to travel
!,
I)'
\
--\/
come next
< -,Q/ ':'-~v) ~ -iT / ~-t.:
71
(7 )
.0-
**
b.1v) next year * B (; v) . ,: -t?) T,Q to visit Japan *$(;v)'
-jp,Z
*«),Q to come *JJ (;v)' ~f-::) next month

88
return go (come) back
-,Q
-t(10)
\)
\J'
\} :=f
II;;
'J,3
\}f; \)3 \) =a If" ·m
1~
1m (;0\ ,Z) ,Q to go/come back 1ffi'OO (~ • .: < ) T ~ to return to one's country
Lesson 9
il*
89 ~
v \ J..;.
eat
~ ~ -t
<1vJ:J..;.
:t/3~
(n~
< -t -))
(9 )
&.
t: -.r.("6
~37
/'-
4i- 1'-
1"-
it (t:.) .r.( "6 to eat it$ (L J: < . t) a meal

90
it (t:.) .r.(!jo/J ( ~
(Yit(vp-)
(f))
. LJ:
<)
food a dinner
~k
J
drink
;::,l:::-
(f)-v
1/
r-
t 1"
!f
~)
j.l7
1r jk
J..;.!jo/J ( ~
(f)
(12)
~((f)v ~rj!!j(v\Iv' 91
to drink
L~)
~ ((f))
a beverage
drinking
J..;.-'6 J..;.- .:Z "6 / J..;.- -tt "6
~
Jt
1
see, look View
7/ (7 )
A F\ €I
Jl
:f:~(v\ . ~tlv) an opinion ~!jo/J (~t . ~"J) -t '6 to do sightseeing Iv
~(J..;.)'6 to look at, to see ~ (J..;.)-tt "6 to show
..
92
rlt' ,
hear
~-<
rrr
F' f1
r-r=, rl r-, p,-, r·l~ &1 M

1*J(~)'::'.:Z"6
~-.::..:Z'6
r,
7-/ (14)
fjfj(~)<
~I*J (Liv
to hear, to listen to . ~Iv) a newspaper
can be heard
Lesson
il~
93
v) J.;_
read
~ ~
<1vJ:_J.;_ J:_-tr
;f/3~
(i,P<T~)
~}
,
6'iC
~"7
(14)
..)..
>- ~-t- ~:!: ~~ -I
il
tJ
~:l::' ~:!: ~:l:: -.....,.

t1
of' o~
~JC( J:_) tr to read ~JCIt (C:' < . L J:) reading books

94
~JC(J:_ ) J.;_ reading ~JCff ( C:' < . L -? ) a reader
1t 8
wri te book, document
1J~-
<
(10)
It (1J~) < to write 1fj1f! ( L J: . C:' ~ ) calligraphy

95
.Ji5(LJ:
. ",(Iv)
a book shop
tt ,
talk
~ ~
I±~-T '±~L
ry
.>
- -,
>
>
-00
>/
>/
... ~.f- ~~ 01 tl tl
--
(13)
g1; ~t
~iS(I± ~) T to speak ~~iS(1J~v) . b) conversation

96
~iS(I±~ L) a story, a talk ~~iS (--c' /: • :b) a telephone
W /,
buy
nrnnT1OXJtIOwww~ww
I
shopping
(12)
/'
ffit (1J~) ~ to buy ffit!fo/.J (1J~v) • ~ 17))
Lesson 9
il*
97
~~
It\ J;. educate, teach religion
<A..J:h-
:t/3~
(j'j)< -t-))
i)L-x.~
;f-3'7 (11)
-""
;i::
1-
f) f~~Jt~
ftW(~J:-) ·It\<)-t~ ft~ (~ J: -) . L"':))
ft (i) L) x..Q to teach ft ~ (~ J: -) . j'j) It\) a church
to educate a classroom
2 - 2.
~Jj.tt~
G~ ?
( Reading
Exercises)
I.
Wri te the reading of the following Kanj i in Hiragana.
1. ~i5-t
2. Iifj <
3. i!f <
4. ~Jr.tJ
5. J!~
6.
iT <
7.
*~
8. 1w.Q
9. ~ -)
10. iktJ
11. it~.Q
12. ftx. ~
IT.
Lesson 9
6. fl";;I:~%. C jj1(1ij'j'H ~ -C'T 0 Tv t:' ,;;I: b i ~ i -tt A-o c J! I)Jc
2 - 3.
w= ~ ttA
L.,
~?
(Writing Exercises)
Kanji. 3. to come
4. to eat 5. to drink
I . Fill in the blanks with an appropriate

1. to go
2. to go back
0<
~,
O~ O~ O«~ Ov
1J' j,_
<
t:
(J)
6. to see
7. to hear
8. to speak
9. to read
10. to write
O~
h
0<
~
OT Ov 0
Ii/j:
<
J:
1J'
Lesson 9
11. to do sightseeing
12. reading books
rn
Kanji.
13. a newspaper
rn
IT. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate

1. food 2. a drink
3. reading matter
4. shopping
t: 5. a trip
(J)
t.H'
t(J)
6. a bank
7. the 3rd line
8. to go back to one's country
DOOT~
9. next week
10. next month
rn
11. next year
12. a telephone
IT]
15. a supper
16. a restaurant
13. a breakfast
14. a lunch
17. to visit for study
18. cherry blossom viewing
rn
19. education
20. to buy flowers
21. to drink Japanese
tea
Lesson 9
Can you use them?)
jl*T-A
(2)
<1JJ~iiJ>
and (B):"L,Iv'tPTPt;~
C"')
See p. 75 to play (A): "lPGt::"
<.".
Lesson 9
<
Lesson 10
ImYoil
1.:1.= ':; "
111-- ----)l*0)~!
( Kanji for Time) (Lectures on Kanji)
"0'" -"I \
,,
(1~)
12:00 j:£~
Meal:
~JHar_,~)
':_"I;tlv
= ~~]t(i? J: -) . L J: <)
breakfast
:Y(~-))'::";tlv
= =
:Y]t(~-).
LJ: <) '::',;t Iv snack
supper
lit (i;f' Iv)
;&]t (-\=, • L J: <)
midnight
Lesson 10
2 - 1. jl*(7)\f ~ 15 (Kanji Writings)
98
*~ ~
-1
i~+
It) J7..
</vt.J7.. a;~
:t/32.
(7;'
<T
-) )
morning
73'/
(12)
+ t ;i;
ii
a -
~J
~n~flWi
~AB(a;~·'(}) the morning sun
%Jj(a;~) morning %Jjit (-l? J: -) • L J:
<)
breakfast
99
noon daytime ?
r r.
.'"
,(}1.:>
7:1.'/ (9 )
~
!~ J}. J}..
{i- (,(}:6)
noon, midday {i-it (-l? ~ -) • L J: <) lunch night
{i-;J4( t» 1.:> • tl) a nap, a siesta {i-1* ( ,(}:6 • ~ T) J7.. a lunch break
100 J.-
1~ ,
11t(t.:6)
>-
r: r f 11 17 1t
night
• ~)
t.1.:> t.
-v
(8 )
A,11t ( ::. A.,
~it(~·
tonight
LJ:<)
a midnight
meal
Lesson 10
?~*
101
It \ J.;.
<1vJ:J.;.
:t/'3~
}'{
(,j~< T~)
BJt
I
night
/'
(12)
a'
a-7 at'
s{Z, B~
sa,
sJ' at
4"1l$E('::'Iv·I;fIv)
Il$E (I;flv) night 85M~~ (I;flv . :::: . Ii Iv)

102
tonight
supper, dinner
9
/
evening (3)
75'
Y'1t(~ ~ . L J: <)
supper, dinner Star Festival
1Pt.:./ -1/~t.:. (4 )
5' (~ ~ ) « evening, last night
* --tY' (t.:. tj . ,~rt.:.)

direction way, means
103
/j
104
-¥J
how to 5'11 (~~ . ,j{t.:.) evening

-11 Upt.:.)
-1*11 (~i 111!(t:l ~ .
. ,j~t.:.) c/o Mr. ,~~) a method
noon
(4 )
!.:piW (.::.~ • -t!Iv) morning, a.m. lE!.:p ( L J: ~ • .::.~) high noon
!.:pf&
c: . .::.~) afternoon,
p.m.
Lesson
10
i~*
105 .).L.
v \ J-;.
before, front previous
<1v;t.J;.
:t/3~
(n~< T -))
~ 'J
,
iiZ.
~ ~ ~
-e/
(9 )
'/
.u:
.!..l- ~
I]
11
ij
11\ ij'l
lW(iiZ.) before, front -iFlW (tllv . i iZ.) - years before 106
lW-=¥--If Iv . Li Iv ) (
the first half
1i
/
after, later back, behind
~l:/O)-G
-)l-6
/~
:::f
:J?
(9 )
~(
1 1 if 1~ ~i
/~
f~(~l:) after, later -iFf~ (tllv . :.:') - years after 107

every J-
f~(-) l)6 behind, back f~-=¥-(.:: -) . 1± Iv) the last half
71
(6)
4 OJ
4ij: B (i V\'~:-G) every day 4ij:}3 (i v\ • ~f-:::>/i v\ • -:::>~)
4ij::i)!l ( i v \ • L ~ -) )
every week
every month
~.2.? (11)
108
it!! n
)
week
F\ fl
JWl
Jil ~1fl ~fi1~
*~(G v\ • L ~ -))) L ~ -) ;t;~ (

-tt Iv •
next week last week
~*(L ~ -) . i -:::»
-~rEl'(v\
-? •
the weekend . n~lv) a week L ~ -)
Lesson 10
109
al
at
lkllfl8
il*
v'hluminary day of the week
<Iv.%..h-
*/3~ 37
(iO~
< T -))
(18)
B B1 84 B~
.%.. -) .%.. -) • •
as!1
~51 B~4B~~BJ 81 Brr Br- 8ft 8ff BJ

~~
~;}
A iii 8 o-y-::::> •
(Tv' .
[J')
en
Monday Wednesday
*Ili *Ili
8 (iO~ • 8 (b <
.%.. -)
[J')
•
.%.. -)
Tuesday [J') Thursday
2 - 2.
I.
~h
nit, L, ~ ? ( Reading
Exercises)
Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana. 1.
¥~
fjllfl
2.
{J
3. IIi
4.;&
5. 51]
6. l:fWI
7. l:f1&
8.
9. *1Ifl
10. lkllfl
11.
*1Ii
12. ~1Ifl
13. ±1Ifl
14. 811fl
15. 4r¥8
16. WI
17. 1&0
II.
Write the reading of the following Kanji -in Hiragana.
AR
In,
7f':n ,
w_R
Lesson 10
2 - 3. iI~ nA, L ~ oj (Writing Exercises)

I. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
1. mormng
Kanji.
3. night 4. evemng
2. daytime
D
ib~ 5. every week
D
OQ
6. a.m.
D==D
1;l:'A, ~Q
CD
~-)
iJ~t:.
7. p.m.
8. Sunday
IT]
j;p
IT]
-,'
IT]
-, -,
L,~7
-tfA,
,: "S
~-)
rJ'
II. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate

1. breakfast 2. lunch
Kanji. 3. supper
4. a midnight meal
IT]
IT]
IT]
IT]
Lesson 10
5. midnight
6. last week
7. next week
8. every week
IT]
J:
t;;.IP
IT]
-tt Iv
IT]
GP L
I9J -)
IT]
ip l,,19J-)
t. I9J
-)
9. two weeks
10. every day
11. every month
12. every year
IT]
I: l,,19J-) 1J'iv ip I:tJ
IT]
i p-') ~
IT]
ipe:l,,/b.1v
/'1-')
13. every morning
14. every night
15. before
16. after
IT]
i l'
~~
IT]
i l' l:fA., 18. the first half
D
ix. 19. the last half
D ~c
ItA.,
17. behind
D
?L
IT]
{fA.,
ItA.,
IT]
:.?
22. how to hear
20. how to read
D~D D~D D~D

24. how to eat 25. how to see, a viewpoint
21. how to write
23. how to speak
IT]
Lesson 10
11111111111111111111111111111111
~s'<
Review
(N'JI_,) L, Nouns)
L, liP
11111111111111111111111111111111
L. 6-10
I.
.t.~
it:
1:.~:
~:
f" 0)1m :
~m n
+m
"
4 .~ ,¥.b ¥)j 1& 8jB
Jf
-¥ JE 1*
{8
~,\"
~
15<.
~
_lL..
--L....
* 1J
1~
---H-
tt
§Ij
1&
--L....
_4L
)f"
ll.
ff~~~
Utv) J:
-J
L, Adjectives)
*Jf t!J ffi:

m.
11J~ (c: -J
L, Verbs)
~JI Bir
II=iJ
r::::t
1t\: 17: J! 515

'lJ Jl!:Y.
IJ' '_Y
iT
itt
s
/.~
~X
If 4fJ
~ i 1"""1.1"0
*
--+
1m it tix
ffi!
t::J:I:l
.::.± ~
pJC
w.
-r O)'f&
e.g. ~
(f" 0) t::., Others)
Bi
Make sentences using the following Kanj i.
11- fPI
~ ~
fPI~':*~""'1T
1.
ht /'f,
___._
~Jj
~
o:c
2.
n=rJ
<=I
3. l&
4. *JT
it
=--±
{E
J ~ \'
pJL
jJfJ
5.
1*
Lesson 10
[ff~~ ~iiJ0) )l!:FJ

I. Fill in the blanks as in the following example.
e.g.
1.
ffi:
\.t\
tjiJf-\.t\
-.
-. -. -.
j; 0) A L;!:JEiJfffi:\.t\ 0
*IJ~
~
2.
3. 4.
E
13jj
~ ~ j,'
fEJ
<=>
) ) ) ) ( ) ) ( ( ) ) )
-. -. -. -.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
-.
-.
ig;
-. -. -.
II.
12.
77:
ll.
Write the 'ON' reading of the following Kanji and make a word. e.g.
ffi:
(i?J:-?) ) ( ( ) ) )
-.
~ffi:
5. 6. 7.
8.
I. 77:
2. 3. 4.
~ ~
fEJ
<=>
*j,'
m
E
Lesson 10
III.
Give an adjective of the opposite meaning. e.g. Y:: 1. if 2.

3.
r+--
-araJ
4. 5.
*
f1)3
*
~
6. itS:
[111 ~iijO))l*]
1.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate e.g. 1* cl7- i T 1.
""" ffiI.
Hiragana.
( -?T-cl7- iT)
)
6. 1m
( ) ) ( ( ) )
2. 3. 4.
( ( ( (
) ) ) )
7.
8.
9. 10.
"-±
pJl:
*
~
fit
1: T
5. 1T
n.
Complete sentences using the following Kanji as in the example.
*
e.g.
~ ~ )1,; ~
ikcl7- i T
1.
TV~'~
5.
6.
Jt*~
2. if~~ 3. 4.
8*8ft~
7.
8.
*~-r: *~~
~,~
*~/'-....
Lesson 11
I~lliI
1.2= 'Y
~ l-1Qo
1 11-------5l*0)~5 (Lectures
(the radicals -1 -)
on Kanji)
$~ -1 -
Most Kanji are formed by more than two components. the ways the components
1) r..../v (left)
2) --:::>
The followings
are
are formed.
4) eft;
< ~) (right)
L. (the bottom)
1
;»)
.~Il
t~h(the upper left)
()) ;6:.'i
Ii
rCD 1 arc
where
na
express
J~ •
*- (the
enclosure)
7) t-=
J:
'5 (lower left)
the components
the meaning of the Kanji. The Kanj i made from
We call these components pictures (or their simplified
"Bushu (the radicals)".
forms) can be the radicals.
human beings:
A (f ) •
tx . ~ . § . l} . 1=1
J~ •
@ animals
and plants: : ~ . jj . *ffi .
L:j=: •
(J) nature
(;!)
. 71<. ( 1) . ~ . ± . ::q
m . ffi:!
* .'It . *...
(
•~
( t ) . JE .. ,
life and tool:
F~ .
*.
. iu . )11 • ffi···
) are simplified forms
Jl[ .
it (~) ...
There
are many radicals
which can not be used as Kanji by themselves. groups the following belong.
I tLA.
L. ~
11 Guess
1) 3)
to which of the seven radical
~·OO·~·~·~·~·~·~·~·R·M·~·~·~·OO
or 2) or 4)
~f
1t
6) 7)
5)
Lesson 11
1) ~f.v ( left)
(1* fPI f'F 1*

(1T
f~)
1~ 1~)
with the meaning components located on the left the
The largest
Kanji
group
IS
of the seven groups.
1 = A = man
1=
/_
step
~ ..=
I
= water :
Guess the meaning of the common components

)
below.
2)
"':)
< ~) ( right)
I!J!:i!;~
The components right. which carry the meanings can be located on the
*Jf
!j!)j
fT
)j
ax
~ ~
moon
fix
~==
hit
Lesson l l
2 - 1 . 5l*0)i! ~ 15 ( Kanji Writings)
~+
110
v \ h.
make produce
(A,J..h.
-:> ( - J.,
;;t/3~
(i,p( -t-j)
1~
J
-+T7 -+T
(7)
1 l' 1}-- 1t 11= K~

( ) J., to make
f'F (-:>
f'F~ (~(
111
(JA,)
a piece
of work
ftx (-~ < Ibf'F(c: -j
. ~A,)
. ~)
composition action
, :3)(
....
swim
....
.....
.... .... I
.. .. .. ~l
....
I
~~
is J......
<-
.:r..1
(8)
~ff
)'7](
711< (H J..) 71<711< (-tv\
<"
to swim . .zlt\) swirnrmng
112
~ill
.... ...."
oi I
&?~C?
::L
(8)
.... " I
,1
..
~n5th ~FR~rn
nE*~(&?~ C? •
petroleum
I
.z) an oil painting
nE(1b~G) ~nE (-tt ~
oil . ~)
Lesson 11
~~I
113
v ll1sea
(A.,j.l1-
;t/3~
(ip (
T -)
(9 )
~-If)::
,
'J-.
-)rl-
711
.. .....
J
.: J
I
:J- .. ~
I
~L...
~q~1g
Yi(~.h.)
114
,"~
....
I
the sea, the ocean ~L$:YiU: . '1 A., • n>v)) the Japan Sea rice wine liquor , ,_ ,_ , ... ...
I .
ifii7~(n' v l
oversea ifiJ:7k(n>v) . 1"\,\) sea water

•
:/;J.
n\p)
~~t
..
J
~I
- 5fl )pt1 :n
..
~
(10)
~~
)@
S *¥~
(I: .
l i~~
¥~(~~t)
liquor a liq uo r shop
'1 k . L. 19»
(~il~ .~)
r*¥~ (J:')
L V,l> )
Japanese wine foreign liq uors
wait hospi tali ty
(9)
1~ -:> to wait fB1~(L..t -) . t..:v)1"J.>
en
1~1t~ (i t .~ v) to invite
L -:»
a waiting room
116;f~
school
-tt
¥~
(il~0 • :.
* t' t_\- tt t~1'i:~

~*(.:.. -)
(10)
5) a school rWJ~1: (.:. ~ . .:. ~ . -e v \) a high school student
t:_)..t-)) a school principal

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Lesson 1

(Kanji made from pictures - 1 - )

Look at the following picture.

Guess the meanings of the Kanji characters below.

These Kanji characters Usually YOMI' (Japanese reading) Picture

each Kanji has at least

two ways of being read; the so-called

[MOKU] [BOKU] [SAN]

man person mouth

lJntD- [fJ~ - ~~-

gate is rarely used.

(Chinese reading) . Generally

be decided according to each individual word.

~*(J)iJ') ~ iJ') t;:.

< ~ 'I A, O)JI.t-JI.t

1 : Make every Kanji the same size and put them

: Follow the basic stroke order. Write from left to right.

(2) Write downward.

(3) Draw strokes from the top to the bottom as follows.

(5) Draw a square in the following way.

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: There are three basic ways to end a stroke.

" , l-J. sun day

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(~" < T -?)

R ("? ~) the moon, a month R Bl8 (~f"? . J: -? • Lf) Monday 3

1 R ("'i? . ~{"::) January 1 (,,' -:» ~"R Of"::) one month

LIJ(~ i) a mountain 'M±LIJ (k . t: . ~ Iv) Mt. Fuji

)11(iJ~b) a river 1 )v) II (~\t ~.Q

iJ~ ) the Nile River b t::./-t':'

EH (t::.) Iv,;r a rice field JlJ EB(~ i . t.:.) Japanese name 7

','/' er-C '- ';y"/

D ( < i?) a mouth AD (\t~ ~ . <"i?) an entrance

a gate (-ttlv • b Iv) a speciality

J: h nA L ~?, (Reading Exercises)

Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana.

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Write the reading of the following Kanji in Hiragana. l.8Bi8

Today is the 15th of March.

That man over there is Mr. Yamakawa.

Mr. Yamakawa is a Japanese.

That mountain over there is Mt. Tsukuba.

This river is the Tone River.

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Mr. Kawada's specialty

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate Kanji.

17. Mt. Tsukuba

18. Mt. Fuji

~*(1.H1~ ~ (Lectures on Kanji)

Look at the following picture.

Guess the meaning of the Kanji characters

Kanji characters that each Kanji

as follows. and 'ON

YOMI' (Chinese Picture

water gold money metal ground earth soil child

woman female study

Usually Katakana kana as soon as possible

live birth foregoing previous usmg Kata-

the 'ON YOMI'

of Kanji will be written are expected to learn

f:::. ( Kanji Writings)

(3) a slanting line

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