Tuttle Learning Japanese Kanji. Glen Nolan Grant

      Meaning

      This kanji expresses the idea of wholeness and completion. Note in the sample compounds how both the first and third entries can have different connotations. Although the context will usually make the meaning clear, such ambiguity is a common feature of Japanese.

      Remembering this kanji

      “You might imagine that the king’s umbrella bearer has a job that even a COMPLETE idiot could do. Well, you’re wrong, because you’d better not let the king get wet. Sadly, I learned this the hard way, for one afternoon the umbrella I chose had a hole, and a drop of moisture sprinkled the king’s robe. That was enough to leave me dangling in the dungeon for a week. A tyrant king, you say? Perhaps, but the lesson I learned that day has remained with me forever: the umbrella must COMPLETELY cover the king.”

      Common Pronunciations

      Common ON reading: ZEN (ゼン)

      Common kun reading: none

      Given that “Zen” (as in Buddhism) is one of the few Japanese words to have entered the English language, feel free to take advantage of this by using it to remember this reading. For the sentence, then, you might employ some Zen-like simplicity: “Complete ZEN”.

      Create your on-yomi keyword and enter it in the table at the back of the book. After that, write your sentence to remember the on-yomi reading in the box below.

      Less Common Pronunciations

      Less common ON reading: none

      Less common kun reading: matta (まった）; matto (まっと）

COMMON WORDS AND COMPOUNDS
全国	complete + country = the whole country/ nationwide	ZEN.KOKU ゼン.コク
安全	ease + complete = safety	AN.ZEN アン.ゼン
全校	complete + school = the whole school/ all schools	ZEN.KŌ ゼン.コウ
全力	complete + strength all one’s power	ZEN.RYOKU ゼン.リョク
全体	complete + body = the whole	ZEN.TAI ゼン.夕イ
全部	complete + part = all	ZEN.BU ゼン.ブ

SAMPLE SENTENCE:
田中さん	は	全国	を	回る。
Ta.naka-san	wa	ZEN.KOKU	o	mawa.ru.
Tanaka-san		whole country		go around
= Tanaka-san is going around the whole country.

      KANJI #28

十

TEN

      Meaning

      Ten. The first two examples of Entry 176 show another use for this character, an interesting application based entirely on its shape.

      Remembering this kanji

      This is another simple character for which we will assign an external meaning: scarecrow. In case you’re wondering why this particular scarecrow was chosen, the answer is simple: he was rated a perfect TEN in terms of style and poise.

      Common Pronunciations

      Common ON reading: JŪ (ジュウ)

      Common kun reading: none

      Say hello to the first character for which you should know all the compounds in the main table below. You’ve already come a long way!

      Create your on-yomi keyword and enter it in the table at the back of the book. After that, write your sentence to remember the on-yomi reading in the box below.

      Less Common Pronunciations

      Less common ON reading: JITSU (ジツ）

      Less common kun reading: tō (とお); to (と）

      tō appears with only one word, 十日 [tō.ka (とお·か)] “the tenth day of the month”.

      Two common irregular readings, found earlier with the kanji ニ.

IRREGULAR READINGS
二十日	two + ten + sun (day) = twentieth day of the month	hatsuka はつか
二十歳	two + ten + annual = twenty years old	hatachi はたち

COMMON WORDS AND COMPOUNDS
十	ten	JŪ ジュウ
十月	ten + moon (month) = October	JŪ.GATSU ジュゥ.ガツ
十一月	ten + one + moon (month) = November	JŪ.ICHI.GATSU ジュウ.イチ.ガツ
十二月	ten + two + moon (month) = December	JŪ.NI.GATSU ジュウ.ニ.ガツ
十六	ten + six = sixteen	JŪ.ROKU ジュウ.ロク Скачать книгу