MIT Lesson 19 Kanji: 第１９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:
- 立
- Readings:
- た(つ)/た(てる)
- ta
- Meaning:
- to stand up
- Mnemonic:
- A person standing with feet firmly planted on the ground.
- Usage Examples:
- 立つ (たつ) stand up
- 立てる (たてる) erect
- Printed form:
- 売
- Readings:
- う(る)/バイ
- u/BAI
- Meaning:
- to sell
- Mnemonic:
- Some day you will write and sell a good book that people read 読.
- Usage Examples:
- 売る (うる) sell
- 売店 (ばいてん) kiosk
- Printed form:
- 課
- Readings:
- カ
- KA
- Meaning:
- section; lesson
- Mnemonic:
- The word radical 言 and a fruit 果物[くだもの].
- Usage Examples:
- 課長 (かちょう) section chief
- Printed form:
- 発
- Readings:
- ハツ
- HATSU
- Meaning:
- to start; to depart
- Mnemonic:
- Open the gate 開 right now. People are leaving for all directions!
- Usage Examples:
- 十時発 (じゅうじはつ) (train) departing at 10:00
- 京都発 (きょうとはつ) (train) departing Kyoto
- Printed form:
- 集
- Readings:
- あつ(まる)/あつ(める)
- atsu
- Meaning:
- to gather
- Mnemonic:
- Birds 隹 gathering on a tree 木. [曜(よう)"days of
week";難(むずか[しい])"difficult"]
- Usage Examples:
- 集める (あつめる) gather
- 集まる (あつまる) come together
- Printed form:
- 南
- Readings:
- みなみ
- minami
- Meaning:
- south
- Mnemonic:
- Can you the image of a whilte-stoned church building in New
Mexico?
- Usage Examples:
- 南 (みなみ) south
- 南口 (みなみぐち) south entrance
- 南アメリカ (みなみアメリカ) South America
- Printed form:
- 北
- Readings:
- きた
- kita
- Meaning:
- north
- Mnemonic:
- Two persons facing back to back.
- Usage Examples:
- 北 (きた) north
- 北口 (きたぐち) north entrance
- Printed form:
- 西
- Readings:
- にし
- nishi
- Meaning:
- west
- Mnemonic:
- A picture of a picher with lid.
- Usage Examples:
- 西 (にし) west
- 西口 (にしぐち) west entrance
- Printed form:
- 回
- Readings:
- カイ
- kai
- Meaning:
- turn; time(s)
- Mnemonic:
- A neat design of squares repeated several times.
- Usage Examples:
- 一回 (いっかい) once
- Printed form:
- 付
- Readings:
- つ(ける)
- tsu
- Meaning:
- to attach
- Mnemonic:
- A person with pulse 寸. [時(とき；ジ)"time"]
- Usage Examples:
- 受付 (うけつけ) receptionist
- Printed form:
- 符
- Readings:
- フ
- FU
- Meaning:
- tally
- Mnemonic:
- The bamboo radical 竹 and the kanji 付 for attachment.
- Usage Examples:
- 切符 (きっぷ) ticket
- Printed form:
- 鉄
- Readings:
- テツ
- TETSU
- Meaning:
- iron
- Mnemonic:
- Metal 金 gradually lost 失 through oxidation. [銀(ぎん)"silver"]
- Usage Examples:
- 地下鉄 (ちかてつ) subway
- Printed form:
- 替
- Readings:
- か(える)
- ka
- Meaning:
- to exchange
- Mnemonic:
- People 夫夫 are changing day by day 日.
- Usage Examples:
- 両替 (りょうがえ) money exchange
- Printed form:
- 場
- Readings:
- バ
- BA
- Meaning:
- place
- Mnemonic:
- Pigs 豚 under the sun 日 in the mud soil 土.
- Usage Examples:
- 切符売り場 (きっぷうりば) ticket counter
- Printed form:
- 通
- Readings:
- つう(じる)
- tuu
- Meaning:
- get through
- Mnemonic:
- A man マ with errands 用 and the radical of "advance movement".
- Usage Examples:
- 通じる (つうじる) get through
- Printed form:
- 々
- Readings:
- -
- -
- Meaning:
- (kanji repetition symbol)
- Mnemonic:
- A sympol to indicate "pluralism".
- Usage Examples:
- 時々 (ときどき) sometimes
- 家々 (いえいえ) houses
- 人々 (ひとびと) people
- Printed form:
- 州
- Readings:
- シュウ
- SYUU
- Meaning:
- state; province; continent
- Usage Examples:
- マサチューセッツ州 (しゅう) state of Massachusetts
- Printed form:
- 政
- Readings:
- セイ
- SEI
- Meaning:
- govern
- Usage Examples:
- 政治家（せいじか）politician
- Printed form:
- 治
- Readings:
- ジ/ なお（す）
- ZI / nao (su)
- Meaning:
- govern; rule; cure; heal; remedy; recover
- Usage Examples:
- かぜが治った。 (かぜがなおった) I recovered from a cold.
- Printed form:
- 性
- Readings:
- セイ
- SEI
- Meaning:
- nature; gender
- Usage Examples:
- 男性 (だんせい) male
- 女性 (じょせい) female
- Printed form:
- 普
- Readings:
- フ
- HU
- Meaning:
- general; common
- Usage Examples:
- 普通 (ふつう) ordinary
- New Readings:
- 当日 (とうじつ) the very day
- 東口 (ひがしぐち) east entrance
- 時々 (ときどき) sometimes
- お金 (おかね) money
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