LESSON
TRANSCRIPT

Kanji
Time
#99
JLPT
N2
Kanji
Review:
尊,
導,
届,
展
and
層

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Hi,
everyone!
Welcome
to
Kanji
Time!
今⽇はN2漢字を習います。
(Kyō
wa
N
2
kanji
o
naraimasu.)
⾏きましょう！
(Ikimashou!)
“Let’s
go!”
If
you
want
to
do
the
quiz
first,
please
go
to
these
times!
This
kanji
means
“honor,
revered,
precious,
noble.”
The
On-reading
for
this
kanji
is
ソン
(son),
like
in
尊敬
(sonkei),
which
means
“respect.”
話すのが上⼿な⼈を尊敬します。
(Hanasu
no
ga
jōzuna
hito
o
sonkei
shimasu.)
“I
respect
someone
who
can
talk
fluently.”
And
the
Kun-reading
is
とうと
(tōto),
as
in
聖⼈を尊ぶ
(seijin
o
tōtobu),
which
means
“to
respect
a
saint.”
This
kanji
means
“guidance,
leading,
usher.”
The
On-reading
for
this
kanji
is
ドウ
(dō),
like
in
導⼊する
(dōnyū
suru),
which
means
“to
introduce.”
AI
を導⼊する。
(AI
o
dōnyū
suru.)
And
the
Kun-reading
is
みちび
(michibi),
as
in
導く
(michibiku),
which
means
“to
lead.”
導く
(michibiku)
正しい道に導く。
(Tadashī
michi
ni
michibiku.)
こっちだよー。
(Kotchida
yo.)
This
kanji
means
“deliver,
reach,
arrive,
report.”
Kun-reading
is
とど
(todo),
like
in
⼿が届く
(te
ga
todoku),
which
means
“can
afford,
within
one's
reach.”
夢にもうすぐで⼿が届く。
(Yume
ni
mōsugu
de
tegatodoku.)
This
kanji
means
“expand,
spread,
look
hard.”
The
On-reading
for
this
kanji
is
テン
(ten),
like
in
進展
(shinten),
which
means
“progress.”
話が進展する。
(Hanashi
ga
shinten
suru.)
And
発展する
(hatten
suru),
which
means
“to
develop,
grow.”
This
kanji
means
“stratum,
social
class,
layer,
floor.”
The
On-reading
for
this
kanji
is
ソウ
(sō),
like
in
超⾼層ビル
(chōkōsō
biru),
which
means
“skyscrapers.”
Skyscraper,
neon
light,
and
waiting
paper.
And
地層
(chisō),
which
means
“stratum,
geological
layer.”

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Quiz
time!
Say
the
reading
of
the
following
kanji:
発展する
(hatten
suru)
聖⼈を尊ぶ
(seijin
o
tōtobu)
地層
(chisō)
導く
(michibiku)
Now,
say
the
meaning
of
the
following
words:
進展
(shinten)
“progress”
尊敬
(sonkei)
“respect”
⼿が届く
(te
ga
todoku)
“can
afford,
within
one's
reach”
超⾼層ビル
(chōkōsō
biru)
“skyscraper”
導⼊する
(dōnyū
suru)
“to
introduce”
That’s
all
for
today!
Thank
you
so
much
for
watching!
いつも⾒てくれて、ありがとうございます。
(Itsumo
mite
kurete,
arigatōgozaimasu.)
あなたを漢字マスターの道へ導きます。
(Anata
o
kanji
masutā
no
michi
e
michibikimasu.)
Bye!

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