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S.No 1 Kanji Readings ICHI, ITSU , hito(tsu) ( ) Meanings Examples

one, the first

ichi - one, the number one ichi ban - #1, the best sei kai ichi - the best in the world hitori - one person, alone ni - two dai ni - the second ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]

NI futa(tsu) ( )

two, second

SAN mit(tsu) ( )

three, third

san - three san kaku - triangle san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]

SHI , YON , yo-, yot(tsu) ( )

four, fourth

yon or shi - four yon kyuu - 4th grade shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]

GO itsu(tsu) ( )

five, the fifth

go - five go ka getsu - 5 months

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ROKU mut(tsu) ( )

six, the sixth

roku - six mui ka - the 6th of the month raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]

SHICHI, NANA , nana, nana(tsu) ( )

seven, the seventh

shichi or nana - seven nana fushigi - the seven wonders shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]

HACHI yat(tsu) ( )

eight, the eighth

hachi -eight hachi nen kan - 8 years hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]

KU, KYUU , kokono(tsu) ( )

nine, the ninth

kyuu or ku - nine ku ka getsu - 9 months ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]

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JUU too

ten

juu - ten juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9] kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10] juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month

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HYAKU momo

a hundred, one hundred

ni hyaku - 200 san byaku - 300

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SEN chi

a thousand

issen en - 1000 yen san sen ni hyaku - 2,200 ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium

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MAN , BAN , yorozu

ten thousand

hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000] ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US) ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!

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FU , HO , TOU ,, chichi

father, dad

o tou san - a father chichi no hi - Father's Day chichi oya - father

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BO, MU , KAA ,, haha

mother, mom

okaa san - a mother, mommy haha no hi - Mother's Day ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse

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YUU tomo

a friend

tomo dachi - friends, a friend yuu jou - friendship yuu kou koku - a friendly nation

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ZYO, NYO , onna

a woman, women, female

kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend onna no ko - a girl jo yuu - an actress

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DAN, NAN , otoko

a man, men, male

dan jo - men & women otoko rashi - manly, like a man yuki otoko - the abominable snowman

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JIN, NIN , hito

person, people, man

ni hon jin - a Japanese person otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular] bi jin - a beautiful woman

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SHI, SU , ko

ko domo - children, child a child, a kid, children, the young otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy] ko neko - kitten [child cat] okashi - candy, sweets

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NICHI, JITSU , hi , ka ,

the sun, day

aru hi - one day mai nichi - everyday kyou - today [irregular] nichi you bi - Sunday ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month] kon getsu - this month tsuki - the moon getsu you bi - Monday hana bi - fireworks hi bana - sparks ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain] ka you bi - Tuesday oo mizu - flood [lit. big water] mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit sui you bi - Wednesday

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GETSU , GATSU , tsuki

month, the moon

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KA hi

fire, light

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SUI mizu

water

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MOKU, BOKU , ki , ko ,

tree, wood

ki nobori - tree climbing matsu no ki - pine tree moku you bi - Thursday

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KIN , KON , kane, kana ,

gold , money

okane - money [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ] shou kin - prize money kin you bi - Friday nen do - clay to chi - ground, area, soil do you bi - Saturday

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DO, TO , tsuchi

earth, ground, soil

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HON moto

book, counter for long, slender objects

ni hon - Japan e hon - a picture book (for children) hon - a book

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KYUU yasumu

rest, vacation

natsu yasumi - summer vacation hiru yasumi - lunch break oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'

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GO katari , kata(ru) , ()

word, speech, a language narration, to tell, to speak

ni hon go - Japanese mono gatari - a story, tale, legend koku go - national language (in Japan, Japanese)

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NEN toshi

year

ichi nen - one year ne nen mae - two years ago kyo nen - last year

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GO uma

noon

go go - afternoon (PM) go zen - morning (AM) go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon

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ZEN mae

before, in front of, previous

na mae - name mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing] ne nen mae - two years ago-

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GO , KOU , nochi, ushiro ,

behind , after

sai go - the last, the end, conclusion ushiro - behind ata gaki - postscript, afterword

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JI toki

time

ji kan - time toki doki - sometimes e do ji dai - the Edo period nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?

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KAN , KEN , aida , ma ,

interval, space room, time

ji kan - time hiru ma - daytime i ma - living room

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MAI , BAI , gotoni ()

each , every

mai nichi - everyday mai asa - every morning mai shuu - every week

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SEN saki

previous, ahead

sen sei - teacher douzo, osaki ni - Please go first. sen jitsu - the other day

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KON, KIN , ima

now, the present

kon getsu - this month kon ban wa - Good night [lit. as for this night] kon do - next time

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KA nani , nan ,

what, how many

nan nin - how many people? nani ka - something nani? - What? nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?

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JOU, KAMI , ue, uwa ,

top, above, on

tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above] jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand] toshi ue - older, old (in years)

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KA, GE , shita, shimo, moto , ,

bottom, under, down

kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under] chi ka - underground, basement toshi shita - junior, younger, young

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SA hidari

left

hidari te - left hand hidari ashi - left leg tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk

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U, YUU , migi

right

migi me - right eye migi pe-ji - right page (of a book) migi te - right hand

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TOU, TSUU , higashi

east

chuu tou - the Middle East higashi ajia - East Asia tou kyou - Tokyo

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SEI , SAI , nishi

west

nishi guchi - west entrance kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai nishi doitsu - West Germany tai sei you - the Atlantic tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic nan bei - South America

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NAN minami

south

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HOKU,BOKU , kita

north

kita amerika - North America pekin - Bei jin (In China) nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War hokkai dou - Hokkaido gai koku jin - foreigner gai koku go - foreign language soto de asobou - Let's play outside!

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GAI, GE , sato, hoka ,

outside, foreign

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MEI na

name, fame, famous

na mae - name yuu mei - famous hiragana - Hiragana watashi no namae wa ... desu. - My name is

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KOU taka, takai , ( )

high, costly, tall

sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme kou kou sei - a high school student takai biru - a tall building

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SHOU chiisai ( )

small, little

shou gakkou - elementary school chiisai ie - a small house shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)

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CHUU naka

middle, center, within, inside

ichi nichi juu - all day long ie no naka - inside the house ben kyou chuu - while studying, in the midst of studying dai gaku - university, college ookii kokoro - a big heart tai kai - big meet, convention, rally

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TAI, DAI , ookii ( )

big, large, great

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CHOU , JOU , nagai

leader , long

kou chou sensei - principal (of school) sha chou - a company president nagai michi - a long road

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HAN nakaba ()

half

han ka getsu - half a month han getsu - a half moon han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]

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BUN,FUN, , wakeru ( )

han bun - half a part, share, to divide, separate bu bun - a part ki bun - feeling, mood to understand wakarimashita - I understand learning, science, to learn ka gaku - science chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS suu gaku - math, arithmetic

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GAKU, KAKU , manabu ( )

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KOU

school

gakkou - school kou kou - senior high school kou nai - within the school, on school grounds kaku sei - a student isshou - all life, a lifetime jin sei - life (human) sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...

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SEI, SHOU , ikiru , umareru ( ), ( )

birth, life, to give birth, to live

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SAN yama

mountain

ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain] fu ji san - Mt. fuji gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage yama - a mountain kawa - a river ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu) o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]

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SEN kawa

a river, stream

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HAKU shiroi ()

white

shiroi - the color white shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant] haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]

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TEN ama , ame ,

heaven, the sky

ten jou - ceiling ten ki - weather ten goku - heaven, paradise ten sai - genius

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U ame, ama ,

rain

ame - rain ama mizu - rain water oo ame - heavy rain

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DEN , TEN , inazuma

electricity, electric powered

den sha - (electric) train den chi - a battery den wa - a telephone den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)

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KI , KE , iki

spirit, intention, mind, power, energy

kuu ki - air, atmosphere gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit nin ki - popular

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SHA kuruma

car, vehicle

ji ten sha - bicycle den sha - train kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance

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KOKU kuni

country, a nation

kan koku - Korea gai koku - foreign country chuu goku - China

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EN marui ()

a circle, yen

sen en - 1000 yen en daka - a high yen rate en o kaku - draw a circle

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WA hanashi , hanasu ()

a talk, a topic, a story

ei kai wa - English conversation (class) mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]

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BUN , MON , kiku ,kikoeru ( ),( )

to hear, listen, ask

shin bun - newspaper kiite kudasai - please listen asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper

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JIKI , SHOKU , ku ( u ) , ta ( beru ) ( ),( )

eating, a meal, food

tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing] tabetai - (I) want to eat shoku ji - a meal

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DOKU yo (mu ) ()

to read

yomi yasui - easy to read doku sho - reading yonde kudasai - please read

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RAI kuru , kitaru () , ( )

to come

mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come] rai getsu - next month de ki ru - able to do something, ready for

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SHO ka ( ku ) ()

book, document

to sho kan - library sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book] ji sho - dictionary

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KEN miru , mieru () , ( )

to see, to show

misete - show me! hana mi - flower viewing, watching cherry blossoms in April mieru - be able to see, visible ikimashou - Let's go! gin kou - bank ryo kou - a trip, travel

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KOU, GYOU , iku , yuku (), ()

to go

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SHUTSU dasu , deru ( ) , ( )

to go out, leave

de guchi - exit shuppatsu - to go, departure omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect

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NYUU hairu , iru , ireru (),(),()

enter, to go in, to insert

naka iri - intermission (of a play) iri guchi - an entrance te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...
Compiled by Shan

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