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Sunday, May 30, 2010



1. 液 (Meaning: Liquid)

液 (eki) - Liquid/juice

血液 (ketsueki) - Blood

液体 (ekitai) - Liquid/fluid

~ { 6:58 PM }

Saturday, May 29, 2010



1. 易 (Meaning: Easy/Divination)

易しい (yasashii) - Easy

分かり易い (wakariyasui) - Easy to understand

安易な (anina) - Easygoing

簡易な (kanina) - Simplified/Simple

易者 (ekisha) - Fortune teller

貿易 (boueki) - Trade/Commerce

~ { 2:27 AM }

Thursday, May 27, 2010



1.鋭 (Meaning: Sharp)

鋭い (surudoi) - Sharp

鋭利な (eirina) - Keen/clever

新鋭な (shin'eina) - Fresh picked

精鋭 (seiei) - The elite

~ { 12:34 AM }

Sunday, May 23, 2010



1. 営 (Meaning: Manage/Barracks)

営業する (eigyou suru) - To conduct business

経営する (keiei suru) - To manage

運営する (unei suru) - To operate

営む (itonamu) - To manage/conduct

営利 (eiri) - Profit/gain

市営 (shiei) - City authorities

~ { 2:36 AM }

Thursday, May 20, 2010



1. 宇 (Meaning: Universe)

宇宙 (uchuu) - Universe

宇宙人 (uchuujin) - Alien


2. 雲 (Meaning: Cloud)

雲 (kumo) - Cloud

雲泥の差 (undeinosa) - Great difference


3. 泳 (Meaning: Swim)

泳ぐ (oyogu) - To swim

水泳 (suiei) - Swimming


4. 永 (Meaning: Eternal)

永遠 (eien) - Eternity

永久 (eikyuu) - Permanence

永住 (eijuu) - Permanent residence

末永く (suenagaku) - Forever


5. 栄 (Meaning: Flourish/Glory)

栄光 (eikou) - Glory

栄転 (eiten) - Promotion

見栄え (mibae) - Improvement in appearance

栄える (sakaeru) - To flourish/proper

出来栄え (dekibae) - Result/Effect

栄えない色 (haenai iro) - Dull colour

~ { 7:44 PM }

Tuesday, May 18, 2010



1. 育 (Meaning: Breed/Raise)

育てる (sodateru) - To bring up/raise (transitive)

育つ (sodatsu) - To grow up (intransitive)

教育 (kyouiku) - Education

育児 (ikuji) - Childcare


2. 因 (Meaning: Cause)

因る (yoru) - To be caused by

死因 (shiin) - Cause of death


3. 羽 (Meaning: Feather/Wing)

羽 (hane) - Wings

羽毛 (umou) - Feathers

一羽 (ichiwa) - One bird (counter)


4. 印 (Meaning: Mark/seal)

印刷 (insatsu) - Printing

印象 (inshou) - Impression

目印 (mejirushi) - Mark/Sign


5. 引 (Meaning: Pull/draw)

引く (hiku) - To pull/draw/catch (a cold)

引き出し (hikidashi) - Withdrawal (from bank)

割引 (waribiki) - Sale/Reduction

引越し (hikkoshi) - House moving

引き分け (hikiwake) - A Draw/Tie

引退する (intai suru) - To retire

強引な (gouinna) - Overbearing

~ { 11:59 PM }

Sunday, May 16, 2010



1. 移 (Meaning: Move)

移る (utsuru) - To move (intransitive)

移す (utsusu) - To move (transitive)

移動する (idou suru) - To move/shift

移民 (imin) - Immigration/Immigrant

移転 (iten) - Transfer/Removal

移植 (ishoku) - Transplanting


2. 偉 (Meaning: Great)

偉い (erai) - Great/Grand

偉大な (idaina) - Great


3. 違 (Meaning: Different)

違う (chigau) - To be different

食い違い (kuichigai) - Difference(of opinion/purpose)

違反 (ihan) - Violation

間違える (machigaeru) - To mistake/confuse

違法 (ihou) - Illegality

違和感 (iwakan) - A feeling of being out of place


4. 依 (Meaning: Depend on)

依存する (izon suru) - To depend on/rely on

依頼する (irai suru) - To make a request


5. 域 (Meaning: Bounded area)

地域 (chiiki) - Region/Area

~ { 4:39 AM }

Friday, May 14, 2010



Level 2 is hard....


1. 愛 (Meaning: Love)

愛 (ai) - Love

愛人 (aijin) - Lover

愛用する (aiyou suru) - To use habitually

愛情 (aijou) - Love/Affection

恋愛 (ren'ai) - Love


2. 胃 (Meaning: Stomach)

胃 (i) - Stomach


3. 囲 (Meaning: Enclose)

取り囲む (torikakomu) - To enclose/encircle

周囲 (shuui) - Circumference/Surroundings


4. 衣 (Meaning: Clothes/Garment)

衣食住 (ishokujuu) - Necessities

衣替え (koromogae) - Seasonal change of clothing

浴衣 (yukata) - A casual summer kimono


5. 圧 (Meaning: Pressure)

気圧 (kiatsu) - Air pressure

血圧 (ketsuatsu) - Blood pressure

圧力 (atsuryoku) - Pressure

圧倒する (attou suru) - To overwhelm/overpower

圧勝 (asshou) - Complete victory


6. 暗 (Meaning: Dark)

暗い (kurai) - Dark

明暗 (meian) - Light and dark/Contrast

暗殺 (ansatsu) - Assassin

暗号 (angou) - Code/Password

暗記する (ankisuru) - To memorize

暗い気持ちになる (kurai kimochi ni naru) - To feel gloomy


7. 委 (Meaning: Commit)

委任する (inin suru) - To entrust/delegate


8. 位 (Meaning: Order/Rank)

位 (kurai) - Approximately

どの位 (dono kurai) - For how long

地位 (chii) - Position/Status

順位 (jun'i) - Rank/Order

首位 (shui) - First place

単位 (tan'i) - Unit

各位 (kakui) - Sirs/Gentlemen (letter writing)

~ { 12:36 AM }

Sunday, May 09, 2010



Level 3 complete! Time to review...


1. 立 (Meaning: Stand/Establish)

立つ (tatsu) - To stand

立てる (tateru) - To erect

自立 (jiritsu) - Independence


2. 旅 (Meaning: Travel)

旅 (tabi) - Journey

旅行 (ryokou) - Travel/Trip


3. 力 (Meaning: Strength/Power)

力 (chikara) - Strength/Power

電力 (denryoku) - Electric power

重力 (juuryoku) - Gravity

気力 (kiryoku) - Energy/Vitality


4. 理 (Meaning: Reason)

物理 (butsuri) - Physics

無理 (muri) - Impossible

料理 (ryouri) - Cooking

地理 (chiri) - Geography


5. 料 (Meaning: Fee/Materials)

給料 (kyuuryou) - Salary/Wage

料金 (ryoukin) - Charge/Fee

無料 (muryou) - No charge/Fee

~ { 2:57 AM }

Saturday, May 08, 2010



1 more day...


1. 味 (Meaning: Taste)

風味 (fuumi) - Flavour

味 (aji) - Taste

味わう (ajiwau) - To taste


2. 洋 (Meaning: Western/Ocean)

洋 (you) - Ocean

西洋 (seiyou) - The West

洋服 (youfuku) - Western-styled clothing

洋室 (youshitsu) - Western-styled room


3. 目 (Meaning: Eye/Item)

目 (me) - Eye

注目 (chuumoku) - Attention/Notice

科目 (kamoku) - School subject

目立つ (medatsu) - To stand out


4. 夜 (Meaning: Night)

夜 (yoru) - Night

夜間 (yakan) - By night

日夜 (nichiya) - Day and night

夜中 (yonaka) - Midnight/Middle of the night


5. 曜 (Meaning: Day)

日曜日 (nichiyoubi) - Sunday


6. 有 (Meaning: Have)

有る (aru) - To exist/To have

有名 (yuumei) - Famous

有力 (yuuryoku) - Strong/Influential


7. 問 (Meaning: Question)

問う (tou) - To ask/question

問題 (mondai) - Problem/Question

質問 (shitsumon) - Question

問答 (mondou) - Questions and answers


8. 明 (Meaning: Bright/Clear/Next)

明るい (akarui) - Bright

明ける (akeru) - To become bright/To begin (New Year)

明日 (ashita) - Tomorrow

明朝 (myouchou) - Tomorrow morning

文明 (bunmei) - Civilization

飲み明かす (nomiakasu) - To drink the night away


9. 野 (Meaning: Field)

野 (no) - Field/Plain

野道 (nomichi) - Footpath

野球 (yakyuu) - Baseball

野心 (yashin) - Ambition

野外 (yagai) - The open air


10. 用 (Meaning: Use/Errand)

用 (you) - Task/Business

用いる (mochiiru) - To make use of

利用する (riyou suru) - To make use of

用意 (youi) - Preparations/Arrangements

用具 (yougu) - Tool

急用 (kyuuyou) - Urgent business

~ { 2:39 AM }

Thursday, May 06, 2010



30 more to the end of Level 3!


1. 不 (Meaning: Not)

不安 (fuan) - Anxiety

不足 (fusoku) - Shortage

不気味 (bukimi) - Weird/strange


2. 風 (Meaning: Wind/Manner)

風 (kaze) - Wind

台風 (taifuu) - Typhoon

古風 (kofuu) - Old-fashioned

和風 (wafuu) - Japanese style

お風呂 (ofuro) - Bath


3. 服 (Meaning: Clothes/Submit)

服 (fuku) - Clothes

洋服 (youfuku) - Western clothes

服用する (fukuyou suru) - To take (medicine)


4. 物 (Meaning: Thing/Figure)

物理 (butsuri) - Physics

物価 (bukka) - Prices


5. 文 (Meaning: Letter/Writings)

文 (bun) - Writing

文書 (bunsho) - Letter/Document

文化 (bunka) - Culture

文字 (moji) - Character

注文 (chuumon) - Order (For goods)


6. 妹 (Meaning: Little sister)

妹 (imouto) - Little sister

妹さん (imouto-san) - Little sister (someone else's)

姉妹 (shimai) - Sisters


7. 方 (Meaning: Way/Direction)

方 (kata) - Way/Method

の方が (no hou ga) - Is more (comparative)
 
夕方 (yuugata) - Evening/Dusk

右の方 (migi no hou) - Right hand side

方言 (hougen) - Dialect


8. 歩 (Meaning: Walk)

歩く (aruku) - To walk

歩行 (hokou) - A walk

歩道 (hodou) - Pavement/Sidewalk


9. 勉 (Meaning: Endeavor)

勉強 (benkyou) - Study


10. 別 (Meaning: Separate/Different)

別れる (wakareru) - To part (intransitive)

特別 (tokubetsu) - Special

別々に (betsu betsu ni) - Separately

別人 (betsujin) - Another person

別に (betsuni) - Not really

~ { 12:27 AM }

Tuesday, May 04, 2010



Countdown to the end of level 3.


1. 動 (Meaning: Move)

動く (ugoku) - To move (intransitive)

動かす (ugokasu) - To move (transitive)

動物 (doubutsu) - Animal

自動 (jidou) - Automated


2. 堂 (Meaning: Hall)

本堂 (hondou) - Main hall (of a temple)


3. 特 (Meaning: Special)

特別 (tokubetsu) - Special

特急 (tokkyuu) - Super express train

特色 (tokushoku) - Feature/Distinction


4. 肉 (Meaning: Meat)

肉 (niku) - Meat/Flesh

魚肉 (gyoniku) - Fish meat

肉食 (nikushoku) - Meat diet


5. 買 (Meaning: Buy)

買う (kau) - To buy

買い物 (kaimono) - Shopping

売買 (baibai) - Trade


6. 飯 (Meaning: Meal/Cooked rice)

赤飯 (sekihan) - Red bean rice

飯 (meshi) - Cooked rice


7. 発 (Meaning: Start)

出発 (shuppatsu) - Departure

発音 (hatsuon) - Pronunciation

発電 (hatsuden) - Telegram

発明 (hatsumei) - Invention


8. 病 (Meaning: Illness)

病 (yamai) - Illness

病む (yamu) - To fall ill

病気 (byouki) - Illness

病人 (byounin) - Patient


9. 売 (Meaning: Sell)

売る (uru) - To sell

売れる (ureru) - To be sold

発売 (hatsubai) - Sale/Release

売店 (baiten) - Stand/Stall


10. 品 (Meaning: Article/Quality)

品物 (shinamono) - Article/Goods

食料品 (shokuryouhin) - Groceries

食品 (shokuhin) - Foodstuff

品気 (hinki) - Dignity/Grace

上品 (jouhin) - Refined

手品 (tejina) - Juggling/Sleight of hand

下品 (gehin) - Crude

~ { 1:03 AM }

Sunday, May 02, 2010



易しいな~


1. 通 (Meaning: Pass/Communicate)

通る (tooru) - To pass along

通う (kayou) - To attend

通行 (tsuukou) - Traffic


2. 弟 (Meaning: Younger brother)

弟 (otouto) - Younger brother

弟子 (deshi) - Apprentice/Disciple


3. 店 (Meaning: Shop)

店 (mise) - Shop

店員 (tenin) - Shop worker

書店 (shoten) - Bookstore

開店 (kaiten) - Shop opening


4. 転 (Meaning: Turn)

転がる (korogaru) - To roll over (intransitive)

転げる (korogeru) - To roll over (transitive)

自転車 (jitensha) - Bicycle

転ぶ (korobu) - To fall over


5. 田 (Meaning: Rice field)

田 (ta) - Rice field

水田 (suiden) - Rice field


6. 度 (Meaning: Time/Degree)

十度 (juudo) - Ten times/degrees

今度 (kondo) - This time


7. 答 (Meaning: Answer)

答え (kotae) - An answer

答える (kotaeru) - To answer


8. 冬 (Meaning: Winter)

冬 (fuyu) - Winter

冬休み (fuyu yasumi) - Winter holiday

真冬 (mafuyu) - Midwinter


9. 同 (Meaning: Same)

同じ (onaji) - The same

同意 (doui) - Same opinion

不同 (fudou) - Different


10. 道 (Meaning: Path/Way)

道 (michi) - Path

書道 (shodou) - Calligraphy

柔道 (juudou) - Judo

~ { 9:10 PM }



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1. 知 (Meaning: Know)

知る (shiru) - To know

知人 (chijin) - Acquaintance

通知 (tsuuchi) - Report


2. 題 (Meaning: Title/Topic)

題 (dai) - Title/Topic

問題 (mondai) - Question

話題 (wadai) - Topic of conversation

宿題 (shukudai) - Homework

題名 (daimei) - Title


3. 茶 (Meaning: Tea)

お茶 (ocha) - Green Tea

喫茶店 (kissaten) - Coffee shop

茶道 (sadou) - Tea ceremony

茶色 (chairo) - Brown (Tea colour)


4. 朝 (Meaning: Morning)

朝 (asa) - Morning

今朝 (kesa) - This morning

明朝 (myouchou) - Tomorrow morning

朝食 (choushoku) - Breakfast


5. 町 (Meaning: Town)

町 (machi) - Town

町長 (chouchou) - Town governor

町会 (choukai) - Town council


6. 注 (Meaning: Pour/Concentrate)

注ぐ (sosogu) - To pour

注文 (chuumon) - Order (Food/goods)

注意 (chuui) - Attention


7. 昼 (Meaning: Daytime/Noon)

昼 (hiru) - Noon

昼間 (hiruma) - By day

昼間 (chuukan) - Daytime

昼食 (chuushoku) - Lunch (Formal)

昼夜 (chuuya) - Day and night


8. 鳥 (Meaning: Bird)

鳥 (tori) - Bird

白鳥 (hakuchou) - Swan

小鳥 (kotori) - Small bird

野鳥 (yachou) - Wild bird


9. 着 (Meaning: Wear/Arrive/Stick)

着る (kiru) - To Wear

着く (tsuku) - To arrive

着物 (kimono) - Kimono

着ける (tsukeru) - To stick/fasten

着手する (chakushusuru) - To begin/Make a start on


10. 地 (Meaning: Ground)

地元 (jimoto) - Local

地下 (chika) - Underground

地図 (chizu) - Map

意地 (iji) - Temper/Mood

地震 (jishin) - Earthquake

無地 (muji) - Plain

~ { 4:07 AM }

Saturday, May 01, 2010



今日の漢字


1. 走 (Meaning: Run)

走る (hashiru) - To run

走者 (sousha) - Runner


2. 待 (Meaning: Wait)

待つ (matsu) - To wait


3. 足 (Meaning: Foot/Suffice)

足 (ashi) - Leg

不足 (fusoku) - Shortage

一足 (issoku) - One pair of socks/shoes


4. 族 (Meaning: Family)

家族 (kazoku) - Family

水族館 (suizokukan) - Aquarium


5. 多 (Meaning: Many)

多い (ooi) - Many

多分 (tabun) - Probably/Possibly


6. 体 (Meaning: Body/From)

体 (karada) - Body

体力 (tairyoku) - Physical Strength


7. 台 (Meaning: Board/Stand)

三十台 (sanjuudai) - Thirty (machines/cars)

台所 (daidokoro) - Kitchen

屋台 (yatai) - Float/Stall

台風 (taifuu) - Typhoon


8. 貸 (Meaning: Lend)

貸す (kasu) - To lend/rent out

貸借 (taishaku) - Loan


9. 送 (Meaning: Send)

送る (okuru) - To send

送金 (soukin) - Remittance

送料 (souryou) - Postal fee

送別 (soubetsu) - Farewell/Send off


10. 代 (Meaning: Substitute/Price)

代える (kaeru) - To exchange (A for B)

時代 (jidai) - Era

代金 (daikin) - Price

世代 (sedai) - Generation

~ { 1:45 AM }