Kanji For Lessons 7-9

Kanji For Lessons 7-9

These are the kanji for lessons 7 through 9. Is this entry, you will be learning a total of 11 kanji. From now on I am going to use these kanji in the place of the hiragana. So make sure to study and memorize these!

1. [毎]
[On] - マイ - mai
[Kun] - ごと - goto
[Meaning] Always (together), every (time)

2. [大]
[On] - ダイ - dai
[Kun] - 大きい - おおきい - ookii
[Meaning] Big, large

3. [小]
[On] - ショウ/コ - shou/ko
[Kun] - 小さい - ちいさい - chiisai
[Meaning] Small

4. [上]
[On] ジョウ - jou
[Kun] - うえ - ue
[Meaning] Above, top

5. [下]
[On] - ゲ/カ - ge/ka
[Kun] - した - shita
[Meaning] Under, bottom

6. [中]
[On] - チュウ - chuu
[Kun] - なか - naka
[Meaning] Middle, inside

7. [学]
[On] - ガク/ガッ - gaku/ga
[Kun] - まなぶ - manabu
[Meaning] Learn

8. [生]
[On] - セイ/ショウ - sei/shou
[Kun] - う(まれる), う(む), なま - u(maru), u(mu), nama
[Meaning] Birth, life, person, raw (nama)

9. [校]
[On] - コウ - kou
[Kun] None
[Meaning] School

10. [好]
[On] - コウ - kou
[Kun] す(き) - su(ki)
[Meaning] Fond, like

11. [先]
[On] - セン - sen
[Kun] - さき - saki
[Meaning] Move forward


Here are some words you can write using the kanji we've learned so far:

毎日 - mainichi - Everyday
学校 - gakkō - School
学生 - gakusei - Student
大学生 - daigakusei - College student
高校生 - kōkōsei - High school student
中学生 - chūgakusei - Middle School/Junior high student
小学生 - shōgakusei - Elementary student
先生 - sensei - Teacher
大好き - daisuki - Love, really like
生ビール - nama biiru - Draft beer
山の上 - yama no ue - Top of a mountain
木の下 - ki no shita - Under a tree
水の中 - mizu no naka - In water
一日中 - ichinichi juu - All day long
下さい - kudasai - "Please do..." (This is a special reading for 'kudasai')
一生 - isshō - Lifetime

Kanji For Lessons 4-6

Kanji For Lessons 4-6

These are the kanji for lessons 4 through 6. Is this entry, you will be learning a total of 15 kanji. From now on I am going to use these kanji in the place of the hiragana. So make sure to study and memorize these!

1. [山]
[On] - サン - san
[Kun] - やま - yama
[Meaning] Mountain

2. [木]
[On] - モク/ボク - moku/boku
[Kun] - き - ki
[Meaning] Tree, wood

3. [川]
[On] - セン - sen
[Kun] - かわ - kawa
[Meaning] River

4. [水]
[On] - スイ - sui
[Kun] - みず - mizu
[Meaning] Water

5. [雨]
[On] - ウ - u
[Kun] - あめ - ame
[Meaning] Rain

6. [雪]
[On] - セツ -setsu
[Kun] - ゆき - yuki
[Meaning] Snow

7. [林]
[On] - リン - rin
[Kun] - はやし - hayashi
[Meaning] Grove

8. [森]
[On] - シン - shin
[Kun] - もり - mori
[Meaning] Forest

9. [東]
[On] - トウ - tou
[Kun] - ひがし - higashi
[Meaning] East

10. [京]
[On] - きょう - kyou
[Kun] - None
[Meaning] Day, sun

11. [行]
[On] - コウ - kou
[Kun] - い(く) - i(ku) = 行く
[Meaning] Go, to go

12. [来]
[On] - ライ - rai
[Kun] - く(る) - ku(ru) = 来る
[Meaning] Come, to come

13. [男]
[On] - ダン - dan
[Kun] - おとこ - otoko
[Meaning] Man

14. [女]
[On] - ジョ - jo
[Kun] - おんな - onna
[Meaning] Woman

15. [子]
[On] - シshi
[Kun] - こども - ko(domo) = 子ども
[Meaning] Child


Here are some examples of some things you can now write with these kanji:

水車 - すいしゃ - suisha - Mill
川の水 - かわのみず - kawa no mizu - River water
東京 - とうきょう - tōkyō - Tokyo
男の人 - おとこのひと - otoko no hito - Man
男の子 - おとこのこ - otoko no ko - Boy
女の人 - おんなのひと - onna no hito - Woman
女の子 - おんなのこ - onna no ko - Girl
子どもの日 - こどものひ - kodomo no hi - Children's Day
東京へ行きます - とうきょうへいきます - tōkyō e ikimasu - I go to Tokyo.
東京へ来ます - とうきょうへきます - tōkyō e kimasu - I come to Tokyo.