MIT Lesson 11 Kanji: 第１１課の漢字
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In the following definitions, on (Chinese-based) readings
are represented by katakana, and by capital romaji letters;
kun (native Japanese-based) readings are represented by
hiragana, and by lower-case romaji letters. This is a common
dictionary convention, and does not have any bearing on meaning.
- Printed form:
- 父
- Readings:
- ちち/フ
- chichi/FU
- Meaning:
- father
- Mnemonic:
- A picture of a hand holding a stick.
- Usage Examples:
- 父 (ちち) (my)father
- お父さん (おとうさん) father (polite)
- そ父 (そふ) (my)grandfather
- Printed form:
- 母
- Readings:
- はは/ボ
- haha/BO
- Meaning:
- mother
- Mnemonic:
- The combination of 女 and two dots of nipples.
- Usage Examples:
- 母 (はは) (my)mother
- お母さん (おかあさん) mother (polite)
- そ母 (そぼ) (my)grandmother
- 父母 (ふぼ) (my)parents
- Printed form:
- 兄
- Readings:
- あに/キョウ
- ani/KYOO
- Meaning:
- older brother
- Mnemonic:
- My older brother has a big mouth 口 and big feet.
- Usage Examples:
- お兄さん (おにいさん) older brother (polite)
- 兄 (あに) (my)older brother
- Printed form:
- 弟
- Readings:
- おとうと/ダイ
- otooto/DAI
- Meaning:
- younger brother
- Mnemonic:
- My younger brother is mischievous like a kid goat with two horns.
- Usage Examples:
- 弟 (おとうと) (my)younger brother
- ご兄弟 (ごきょうだい) siblings (polite)
- Printed form:
- 姉
- Readings:
- あね
- ane
- Meaning:
- older sister
- Mnemonic:
- A woman 女 in a big city 市 (Can you visualize a human figure with
her hands on her waist and knitted brows?)
- Usage Examples:
- 姉 (あね) (my)older sister
- お姉さん (おねえさん) older sister (polite)
- Printed form:
- 妹
- Readings:
- いもうと
- imooto
- Meaning:
- younger sister
- Mnemonic:
- A woman 女 and a tree not yet fully grown 末.
- Usage Examples:
- 妹 (いもうと) (my)younger sister
- Printed form:
- 主
- Readings:
- シュ
- SHU
- Meaning:
- main; chief
- Mnemonic:
- A master is a king 王 with an added dot on top.
- Usage Examples:
- 主人 (しゅじん) (my)husband
- Printed form:
- 内
- Readings:
- ナイ
- NAI
- Meaning:
- inside
- Mnemonic:
- A person 人 inside a warm blanket.
- Usage Examples:
- 家内 (かない) (my)wife
- Printed form:
- 家
- Readings:
- いえ(うち)/カ
- ie(uchi)/KA
- Meaning:
- house; home
- Mnemonic:
- The roof radical on top and pigs 豚 under. [安(やす)"cheap;
peaceful"]
- Usage Examples:
- 家 (いえ/うち) house; home
- 家ぞく (かぞく) (my) family
- Printed form:
- 両
- Readings:
- リョウ
- RYOO
- Meaning:
- both; two
- Mnemonic:
- Two balanced objects on a scale.
- Usage Examples:
- 両親 (りょうしん) (my)parents
- Printed form:
- 親
- Readings:
- シン/おや
- SHIN/oya
- Meaning:
- parent
- Mnemonic:
- A person watching 見 over you standing 立 behind a tree 木.
- Usage Examples:
- 親 (おや) (my)parent
- 父親 (ちちおや) (my)father
- 母親 (ははおや) (my)mother
- Printed form:
- 会
- Readings:
- あ(う)/カイ
- a/KAI
- Meaning:
- to meet
- Mnemonic:
- Two 二 noses ム under one roof having a meeting.
- Usage Examples:
- 会ぎ (かいぎ) conference
- 会う (あう) meet
- Printed form:
- 社
- Readings:
- シャ/ジャ
- SHA/JA
- Meaning:
- company
- Mnemonic:
- ネ(=示 "to show; to point out") and the earth 土．
- Usage Examples:
- 会社 (かいしゃ) company
- じん社 (じんじゃ) shinto shrine
- Printed form:
- 思
- Readings:
- おも(う)
- omo
- Meaning:
- to think
- Mnemonic:
- The upper part indicates the brain and the lower part is an
actual picture of the heart 心.
- Usage Examples:
- 思う (おもう) think
- New Readings:
- 後で (あとで) later
- 四国 (しこく) Shikoku Island
- 外国語 (がいこくご) foreign language
- 東大 (とうだい) Tokyo University
- 京大 (きょうだい) Kyoto University
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