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grammar Kanji (Lesson 5)
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If follows the reading (e.g., おお~), hiragana-ending of the word must follow the kanji (e.g., 大きい). If precedes the reading (e.g., ~か), other kanji must always precede the kanji (e.g., 三日).

 

kanji-rice field
おん
reading
でん ta01 ta02 ta03 ta04 ta05  
くん
reading
,            
Core meanings rice field            
Examples
  1. () rice field
  2. 田中さんのコンピュータは(ちい)さいです。
    Mr. Tanaka's computer is small.

 

kanji-middle
おん
reading
naka01 naka02 naka03 naka04    
くん
reading
           
Core meanings middle, center, inside            
Examples
  1. ;
  2. へやの(なか)にねこがいます。
    There are two cats in the room.
  3. (ごく) China
    チャンさんは(ちゅう)(ごく)(じん)です。

    Mr/s. Chan is a Chinese.

 

kanji-sun
おん
reading
にち
,
じつ
nichi01 nichi02 nichi03 nichi04    
くん
reading

~び
~か
           
Core meanings sun, day            
Examples

 

kanji-origin/book
おん
reading

~ぼん, ~ぽん
hon01 hon02 hon03 hon04 hon05  
くん
reading
           
Core meanings origin            
Examples
  1. ;
  2. 三本(さんぼん) three long objects
  3. 六本(ろっぽん) six long objects
 
kanji-mountain
おん
reading

さん

yama01 yama02 yama03      
くん
reading
           
Core meanings mountain            
Examples
  1. ;
  2. 山川(やまかわ)さん Mr/s. Yamakawa

 

kanji-above
おん
reading

じょう

ue01 ue02 ue03      
くん
reading

かみ
あ~, のぼ~
           
Core meanings above, top            
Examples
  1. ; (やま)(うえ) above the mountain
  2. ; 川上(かわかみ)さん Mr/s. Kawakami
  3. ()がる [Something] goes up, rises; ()げる to lift; to give (to others)
  4. (のぼ) to go up; to climb

 

kanji-below
おん
reading

shita01 shita02 shita03      
くん
reading

しも
, さ~
           
Core meanings under, below            
Examples

  1. つくえの(した)にねこがいます。

    There is a cat under the desk.
  2. ()って
    Please say it.
  3. ()がる [Something] goes down; ()げる to lower [something]
  4. 地下(ちか)(てつ) subway

 

kanji-person
おん
reading
にん

~り
hito01 hito02        
くん
reading
           
Core meanings person            
Examples

  1. あの(ひと)(うえ)()さんです。
    That person is Mr/s. Ueda.
  2. ; (ごく) Chinese (people)
  3. 外国(がいこく) foreigner
  4. (ふた)() two people
  5. ()(にん) five people

 

For additional information on the kanji above, go to http://jisho.org

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