Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese. Florence Sakade
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JI, letter, mark; aza, section (of a village)
字引 jibiki, dictionary
文字 moji, monji, letter, character, ideograph
数字 sūji, number, numeral
✓ 4
SEI, SHŌ; tada(shii), correct, right; tada(su), to correct, to rectify; masa(ni), surely, truly
正直 shōjiki, honesty
正方形 seihōkei, square (geometrical figure)
正月 shōgatsu, New Year’s
✓ 4
KYŪ; yasu(mi), rest, vacation; yasu(mu), to rest
休憩 kyūkei, rest, intermission
休日 kyūjitsu, holiday
休養 kyūyō, relaxation, recreation
✓ 5
IN; hiki, pulling; hi(ku), to pull, to draw
福引き fukubiki, lottery
引用 in’yō, quotation, citation
引き立て hikitate, favor, patronage
✓ 3
U; hane, ha, feather, plumage; -wa, counter for birds, and rabbits
羽毛 umō, feathers, plumage
一羽 ichiwa, one (bird)
羽織 haori, haori coat
2
UN; kumo, cloud
雲状 unjō, cloudlike, nebulous
入道雲 nyūdōgumo, gigantic clouds
星雲 seiun, nebula
2
EN; sono, garden
公園 kōen, public park
花園 hanazono, flower garden
動物園 dōbutsu-en, zoo
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EN, ON; tō(i), far, distant
遠足 ensoku, excursion, long walk
遠方 enpō, long distance
永遠 eien, eternity
✓ 3
KA; nani, what, how many (interrogative prefix)
何人 nannin, how many people?
何時間 nanjikan, how much time?
何時 nanji, what time?
✓ 5
KA, course, branch
学科 gakka, a school subject
教科書 kyōkasho, textbook
科学 kagaku, science
✓ 3
KA; natsu, summer
夏休み natsuyasumi, summer vacation
初夏 shoka, early summer
真夏 manatsu, midsummer
✓ 4
KA, KE; ie, ya, house
家主 yanushi, owner of a house, landlord
家族 kazoku, family
農家 nōka, farmhouse
✓ 4
KA; uta, song; uta(u), to sing
国歌 kokka, national anthem
歌劇 kageki, opera
歌手 kashu, singer
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GA, a picture; KAKU, stroke of a Japanese character
図画 zuga, a drawing
映画 eiga, moving picture
計画 keikaku, plan
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KAI, a turn; mawa(su), to turn (v.t.); mawa(ru), to turn (v.i.)
何回 nankai, how many times?
回転 kaiten, revolution, rotation
回数 kaisū, number of times, frequency
✓ 3
KAI, meeting; a(u), to meet; E
会場 kaijō, place of meeting, site
会長 kaichō, president (of a society), chairman (of a committee)
会話 kaiwa, conversation
✓ 4
KAI; umi, sea, ocean
海岸 kaigan, seacoast, seaside
海水浴 kaisuiyoku, sea bathing
海外 kaigai, overseas, abroad
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KAI; E, picture
浮世絵 ukiyoe, Japanese print
絵葉書 ehagaki, picture postcard
挿し絵 sashie, illustration
✓ 3
GAI, GE, outside, foreign; hoka, other; soto, outside
外国 gaikoku, foreign country
外国人 gaikokujin, foreigner
外科 geka, surgery
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