Japanese Kanji Power. John Millen
had my Japanese calligraphy teacher write it for me.
4. 漢字で名前を書いて下さい。
Katakana de namae o kaite kudasai.
Please write your name in kanji.
5. 小学校時代の友達から葉書が届いた。
Shōgakkō jidai no tomodachi kara hagaki ga todoita.
I had a postcard from a friend from elementary school days.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 書店 | shoten | a bookstore |
| 申込書 | mōshikomi-sho | a written application |
| 書道 | shodō | oriental calligraphy |
| 書類 | shorui | documents |
| 辞書 | jisho | a dictionary |
| 読書 | dokusho | reading (books) |
| 手書き | tegaki | handwriting; one's hand |
| 葉書 | hagaki | a postcard |
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魚
fish
ギョ GYO うお uo さかな sakana
The character 魚 derived from a pictograph of a fish on its side, mouth pointing upwards.
GR2 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 金魚を五匹飼っています。
Kingyo o gohiki katte imasu.
I have five pet goldfish.
2. 魚座の人はどんな性格ですか。
Uoza no hito wa donna seikaku desu ka.
What kind of personalities do 'Pisces' have?
3. 近所の魚屋でまぐろを買った。
Kimo no sakanaya de maguro o katta.
I bought some tuna at the local fish shop.
4. 刺身もいいけど、焼き魚も好きだ。
Sashimi mo ii kedo, yakizakana mo suki da.
Raw fish is fine, but I like grilled fish, too.
5. 魚偏の漢字はたくさんある。
Sakana-hen no kanji wa takusan aru.
There are many Chinese characters with the sakana radical.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 金魚 | kingyo | a goldfish |
| 熱帯魚 | nettaigyo | a tropical fish |
| 魚座 | uoza | the Fishes; Pisces |
| 魚市場 | uo-ichiba | a fish market |
| 魚屋 | sakana-ya | a fishmonger; a fish shop |
| 焼き魚 | yakizakana | roast fish |
| 魚釣り | sakana-tsuri | fishing |
EXERCISE 8 (85 – 96)
A. Give readings for the following.
1. 何時
2. 食べる
3. 東北
4. 南口
5. 長年
6. 店
7. 後ろ
8. 女子高生
9. 食べた後
10. 書いて下さい
B. Write in kanji and kana.
1. a goldfish
2. handwriting
3. the latter half
4. the main store
5. a company president
6. a bookstore
7. three days before/earlier
8. 12:45
C. Fill in the appropriate kanji.
1. しょくぜん ___ ___(before meals)
2. あしがながい ___が___ い (to have long legs)
3. いとぐち___ ___ (a beginning; a clue)
4. たちぐい ___ち___ い (to eat while standing)
5. てんちょう___ ___ (a store manager)
6. したがき ___き (a rough copy)
7. げっしょく___ ___ (a lunar eclipse)
8. こざかな___ ___ (a small fish)
9. しょうがっこう___ ___ ___ (an elementary school)
10. たかやま___ ___ (Takayama)
11. みせにはいる ___に___ る (to enter a store)
12. のちに ___に (later on)
13. ににんま免___ (two portions)
14. しルこ___ (from now on)
15. たべ た___ベた (ate)
16. うしろあ し___ろ___ (a hind leg)
17. しちじは ん___ ___ ___ (7:30)
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週
week
シュウ SHŪ
The character 週 originally meant going
GR2 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 一週間はあっという間だ。
Isshūkan wa atto iu ma da.
A week passes in no time.
2. 週刊誌を電車の中で読んだ。
Shūkanshi o densha no naka de yonda.
I read a weekly magazine in the train.
3. この会社は週休二日です。
Kono kaisha wa shūkyū futsuka desu.
This company has a five-day working week.
4. 週末には何をするつもりですか。
Shūmatsu ni wa nani o suru tsumori desu ka.
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
5. 来週はちょっと忙しいですね。
Raishū wa chotto isogashii desu ne.
We're going to be a little busy next week, aren't we?
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 一週間 | isshūkan | a week |
| 週刊誌 | shūkanshi | a weekly (magazine) |
| 週末 | shūmatsu | a weekend |
| 来週 | raishū | next week |
| 毎週 | maishū | every week; weekly |
| 先週 | senshū | last |