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grammar Kanji (Lesson 18)
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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-offer
おん
reading
きょう
くん
reading
とも,
そな~
       
Core meanings offer, serve, accompany            
Examples

  1. (みち)にまよった()(ども)交番(こうばん)()れて行った。
    I took a child who was lost to the police station.
  2. (そな)える to offer (to a god)

 

kanji-generation
おん
reading
せい  
くん
reading

           
Core meanings generation, world            
Examples
  1. ; 世話(せわ)になる to be taken into care
    どうも色々(いろいろ)世話(せわ)になりました。
    Thank you for taking care of me in various ways.
  2. ()(せい) second generation
  3. ()(なか) world, society

 

kanji-world
おん
reading
くん
reading
       
Core meanings world            
Examples

  1. ()(かい)一番(いちばん)大きいSNS(なん)ですか。
    What is the biggest SNS in the world?

 

kanji-all
おん
reading
くん
reading
まった~
すべ~
           
Core meanings all            
Examples

  1. このメールを(ぜん)()(えい)()(やく)して下さい。
    Please translate all of this email into English.
  2. (まった) completely
  3. (すべ) all, everything

 

kanji-part
おん
reading
くん
reading
 
Core meanings section, part, department            
Examples

  1. (おお)()さんに部屋(へや)(まど)(なお)してもらった。
    I had my landlord fix the window of my room.
  2. ; ; テニス() tennis club;
    ; (がく)() academic department/school
    (がく)()(ちょう)(しょう)学金(がくきん)について説明(せつめい)してくれた。
    Dean explained the scholarship for me.

 

kanji-begin
おん
reading
くん
reading
       
Core meanings begin            
Examples
  1. ;
    朝寝坊(あさねぼう)して、(かい)()(はjじ)まる時間におくれました。
    I overslept and was late for the time when the conference started.
  2. (かい)() start, beginning

 

kanji-by means of
おん
reading
 
くん
reading
も~            
Core meanings by means of,
compared with, because
           
Examples

  1. 5は4()(じょう)です。
    5 is equal to or more than 4.
    私のプレゼンは()(じょう)です。
    That’s all for my presentation. [Lit., "My presentation is all of the above."]

  2. 4は5以下(いか)です。
    4 is equal to or less than 5.
    この説明(せつめい)については以下(いか)をごらん(くだ)さい。
    For further explanation on this, please look at the following.

 

kanji-consider
おん
reading
こう
くん
reading
           
Core meanings consider, think            
Examples
  1. ;
    これについて(かんが)えておいていただけませんか。
    Could you please think about this (ahead of the time)?
  2. ()(こう) thought, thinking

 

kanji-open
おん
reading
かい
くん
reading

ひら~
Core meanings open            
Examples
  1. ;
    ドアを()けて下さい。
    Please open the door.
  2. (かい)() start, beginning;
  3. (ひら) (something) opens; to open (something)

 

kanji-roof
おん
reading
おく
くん
reading
     
Core meanings

roof, house, shop,
dealer, seller

           
Examples
  1. ; ; ; 屋根(やね) roof
    (まど)()いてないので、部屋(へや)(あつ)い。
    The window is closed, so the room is hot.
  2. (おく)(じょう) rooftop

 

kanji-direction
おん
reading
ほう
~ぽう
   
くん
reading

~がた
           
Core meanings direction, person, alternative            
Examples
  1. ; ()(かた) how to read; ()(かた) how to write; 使(つか)(かた) how to use;
    (つく)(かた) how to make; その(かた) that person [honorific]
    使(つか)(かた)をこの(かみ)()いておきます。
    I will write down how to use it on this paper.
  2. 方法(ほうほう) method; (ひがし)(ほう) the eastward direction
    パンよりご(はん)(ほう)()きです。
    I like rice better than bread.

 

kanji-carry
おん
reading
くん
reading
はこ~
Core meanings carry, luck, fate            
Examples
  1. ; ; (うん) luck, fate
    電車(でんしゃ)便(べん)()なので、(くるま)運転(うんてん)しません。
    Trains are convenient, so I don’t drive a car.
    部屋(へや)で毎日運動(うんどう)できるといい。
    It would be nice if I could exercise in the room every day.
  2. (はこ) to carry

 

kanji-move
おん
reading
くん
reading
うご~  
Core meanings move            
Examples
  1. ; ;
    時々運動(ときどきうんどう)したらどうですか。
    Why don’t you exercise sometimes?
    アパートで動物(どうぶつ)()ってはいけない。
    You must not have an animal in the apartment.
  2. (うご) to move

 

kanji-teach
おん
reading
くん
reading

おそ~
 
Core meanings teach, instruct            
Examples
  1. ; 教わる to be taught
    学校への()(かた)(おし)えて下さい。
    Please tell me how to go to school.
  2. (きょう)(いく) education; ; ()(しょ) textbook
    (あたら)しい(きょう)()(しょ)()ました。
    A new textbook came out.

 

kanji-room
おん
reading
くん
reading
むろ      
Core meanings room, chamber            
Examples
  1. ; ; 温室(おんしつ) greenhouse
    (きょう)(しつ)では(はし)らない(ほう)がいい。
    You had better not run in the classroom.

 

 New readings of kanji introduced previously 

 

kanji-thing
おん
reading
, ぶっ
くん
reading
もの        
Core meanings thing, object            
Examples
  1. ; ; (ぶっ)() prices

 

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