勉
音読み (おんよみ)： ベン
訓読み (くんよみ)： つと・める
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 力 (ちから)
Meaning: exertion
Notes:
勉強
べんきょう
study
勤勉
きんべん
industriousness, diligence
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治
音読み (おんよみ)： ジ、チ
訓読み (くんよみ)： おさ・める、おさ・まる、なお・る、なお・す
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 氵 (さんずい)
Meaning: reign, rule, govern, quell, cure, heal, subdue, calm down
Notes:
宇治
うじ
Uji prefecture
自治
じち
self government, autonomy
治安
ちあん
public order
治める
おさめる
govern, quel; be at peace, clamp down, lessen
治す
なおす
heal, cure
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宇
音読み (おんよみ)： ウ
訓読み (くんよみ)： Freebie!
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 宀 (うかんむり)
Meaning: space, heaven, eaves, roof
Notes:
宇宙
うちゅう
space, the cosmos
気宇
きう
grand, magnanimous, breadth of mind or thought
宇治
うじ
Uji prefecture
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密
音読み (おんよみ)： ミツ
訓読み (くんよみ)： ひそ・か
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 宀 (うかんむり)
Meaning: density, thickness; secrecy; minute, detailed
Notes:
秘密
ひみつ
secret, secrecy
“coupons for mystery dessert #9797” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle. (Click image to enlarge. Original image is here.)
密集
みっしゅう
crowd, close formation, dense
密か
ひそか
secret, private, surreptitious
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秘
音読み (おんよみ)： ヒ
訓読み (くんよみ)： ひ・める
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 禾 (のぎへん)
Meaning: secret, conceal
Notes:
秘密
ひみつ
secret, secrecy
“coupon for mystery dessert #9797” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle. (Click image to enlarge. Original image is here.);
神秘
しんぴ
mystery (of life, existence, the universe, etc)
秘める
ひめる
to keep secret, often seen as 胸に秘める (むねにひめる).
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類
音読み (おんよみ)： ルイ
訓読み (くんよみ)： たぐい
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 頁 (おおがい)
Meaning: class, group, kind, category
Notes:
種類
しゅるい
variety, type, kind
親類
しんるい
relatives, kin
衣類
いるい
clothing, clothes
“Narita Airport coat pickup #1008” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle. (Click image to enlarge. Original image is here.)
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種
音読み (おんよみ)： シュ
訓読み (くんよみ)： たね
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 禾 (のぎへん)
Meaning: seed, species, kind, class, variety
Notes:
種子
しゅし
seed, pit
種類
しゅるい
variety, type, kind
種まき
たねまき
sowing, planting, or scattering seeds
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知
音読み (おんよみ)： チ
訓読み (くんよみ)： し・る
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 矢 (やへん)
Meaning: know, wisdom
Notes:
知育
ちいく
intellectual training
知識
ちしき
knowledge, intelligence
知らせ
しらせ
notice, notification
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始
音読み (おんよみ)： シ
訓読み (くんよみ)： (~が)はじ・まる、(〜を)はじ・める
部首 (ぶしゅ)： 女 (おんなへん)
Meaning: begin, commence, start
Notes:
原始
げんし
origin; primeval
始末
しまつ
management, dealing, settlement; clean up or get rid of; end result (usually bad)
手始め
てはじめ
the outset, to begin with
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