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.

Kanji for Lessons 1-3

Kanji For Lessons 1-3

These are the kanji for lessons 1 through 3. You will be learning a total of 12 kanji in this lesson. From now on I am going to use these kanji in the place of the hiragana. So make sure to study and memorize these!

The Japanese language has three character sets. They are hiragana, katakana (which you'll learn in Ch. 4) and kanji. Kanji first came to Japan from China in the 4th to 6th century and because of this there are two readings for each kanji. The first one is the "on" reading or "オン". The "on" reading is based on the sound of the original chinese word the kanji was taken from. The "on" reading is usually used when attached to another word or kanji. The second reading of a kanji is called the "kun" reading, or "くん". "Kun" readings of kanji are based on the Japanese sound for that kanji and is usually the sound used when the kanji is by itself. I will give you the "on" and "kun" reading for each kanji.

1. [私]
[On] - シ
[Kun] - わたし - watashi
[Meaning] I, myself

2. [何]
[On] - There is no "on" reading of this kanji.
[Kun] - なに/なん - nani/nan
[Meaning] What

3. [本]
[On] - ホン - hon
[Kun] - もと - moto
[Meaning] Book, source, origin

4.[人]
[On] - ジン/ニン - jin/nin
[Kun] - ひと - hito
[Meaning] Person

5. [車]
[On] - シャ - sha
[Kun] - くるま - kuruma
[Meaning] Car

6. [高]
[On] - コウ -kou
[Kun] - たかい (高い) - takai
[Meaning] Tall, high, expensive

7. [安]
[On] - アン - an
[Kun] - やすい (安い) - yasui
[Meaning] Inexpensive, safe, peaceful

8. [名]
[On] - メイ - mei
[Kun] - な - na
[Meaning] Name

9. [前]
[On] - ゼン - zen
[Kun] - まえ - mae
[Meaning] front, before

10. [日]
[On] - ニチ - nichi
[Kun] - ひ/び - hi/bi
[Meaning] Day, sun

11. [今]
[On] - コン - kon
[Kun] - いま - ima
[Meaning] Now

12. [語]
[On] - There is no "on" reading of this kanji.
[Kun] - ご - go
[Meaning] Word


Here are some words you can write now using the 12 kanji learned:

今日は - こんにちは - konnichiwa - Good afternoon (Though it's usually always written in hiragana.)

今日 - きょう - kyou - Today

(お)名前 - (お)なまえ - (o)namae - Name

日本 - にほん/にっぽん - nihon/nippon - Japan

日本車 - にほんしゃ - nihonsha - Japanese car

日本人 - にほんじん - nihonjin - Japanese (person)

日本語 - にほんご - nihongo - Japanese language

高い車 - たかいくるま - takai kuruma - Expensive car

安い本 - やすいほん - yasui hon - Inexpensive book