披

音読み　(おんよみ)：　ヒ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　Freebie!

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 扌（てへん）

Meaning: tie, bind, join, fasten

Notes:

披露宴

ひろうえん
wedding reception or banquet

Derivative of  “family names: bride’s on left #1161” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.30 11:30

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結

音読み　(おんよみ)：　ケツ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　むす・ぶ、ゆ・う、ゆ・わえる

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 糸（いとへん）

Meaning: tie, bind, join, fasten

Notes:

結果

けっか
result, effect

結納

ゆいのう
engagement gift

氷結

ひょうけつ
freezing up, congelation, freeze<– “To tie up” + “ice”.  I get the vibe that this is a very scientific word.  But guess what?  The Kirin company borrowed the word and made this:

“氷結 ICE VODKA” from Flickr member k14.  (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.29 9:32

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要

音読み　(おんよみ)：　ヨウ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　い・る

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 西（にし）

Meaning: essence, main point

Notes:

必要

ひつよう
necessary, needed, indispensable

主要

しゅよう
main, principal, major

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.28 9:18

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必

音読み　(おんよみ)：　ヒツ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　かなら・ず

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 心（こころ）

Meaning: invariable, certain, inevitable

Notes:

必要

ひつよう
necessary, needed, indispensable

必見

ひっけん
a “must-see”

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.27 11:40

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換

音読み　(おんよみ)：　カン

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　か・える、か・わる

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 扌（てへん）

Meaning: interchange, period, charge

Notes:

交換

こうかん
exchange

変換する

へんかんする
change, convert, transform, translate

換気

かんき
ventilation

“multilingual warning #9315” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle.  (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

引換券

ひきかえけん
claim tag, voucher

“ticket #5287” from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle.  (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.26 12:32

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Weekly Review: 成・舌・文・字・漢・適・切

Let’s take a look at the kanji we’ve seen this past week, from last Sunday to Saturday.  Can you and I  read, fully pronounce, and write the following kanji:

成・舌・文・字・漢・適・切

変

音読み　(おんよみ)：　ヘン

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　か・わる、か・える

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 夂（なつあし）

Meaning: change, convert, unusual, strange

Notes:

変化

へんか
change, alter, vary, convert

変換する

へんかんする
change, convert, transform, translate

変更

へんこう
change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

“lunch menu #4131” (detail) from Flickr member Nemo’s great uncle. (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.25 9:01

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切

音読み　(おんよみ)：　セツ、サイ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　き・る、き・れる

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 刀（かたな）

Meaning: cut

Notes:

適切な

てきせつな
pertinent or appropriate

一切

いっさい
entire(ly), all, without exception, whole

品切れ

しなぎれ
out of stock

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.24 8:37

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適

音読み　(おんよみ)：　テキ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　かな・う

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 辶（しんにょう）

Meaning: suitable, qualified, acceptable

Notes:

適切な

てきせつな
pertinent or appropriate

最適

さいてき
optimum or most suitable

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.23 9:03

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漢

音読み 　(おんよみ)：　カン

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　Freebie!

部首　(ぶしゅ)： 氵（さんずい）

Meaning: Chinese

Notes:

漢字

かんじ
the focus of this blog!

悪漢

あっかん
rascal, scoundrel.  I hesitate to include this word– is this derogatory?

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Kanji originally posted 2009.09.22 9:55

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