正

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 セイ、ショウ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　ただ・しい、ただ・す、まさ

部首　(ぶしゅ)：止（とめる）

Meaning: correct, right, righteous, justice

Notes:

正月

しょうがつ
the New Year

正確

せいかく
accurate, punctual, exact, authentic

正夢となる

まさゆめになる
dreams that become true

正す

ただす
(transitive verb) to correct, straighten, reform, amend, redress

 

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Kanji originally posted 2010.01.01 8:40

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年

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 ネン

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　とし

部首　(ぶしゅ)：干（かん）

Meaning: year, age, counter for years

Notes:

十年間

じゅうねんかん
ten years

年越しそば

としこしそば
soba noodles eaten on New Year’s Eve.

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.31 8:29

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赤

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 セキ、シャク

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　あか、あか・い、あか・らむ、あか・らめる

部首　(ぶしゅ)：赤（あか）

Meaning: red

Notes:

赤道

せきどう
three (of a long, cylindrical object, like a bottle)

赤銅色

しゃくどういろ
brown, tanned

赤土

あかつち
red clay

赤らむ

あからむ
redden, blush (intransitive verb)

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.30 8:32

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本

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 ホン

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　もと

部首　(ぶしゅ)：木（き）

Meaning: book, true, main, real, base, root, counter for long cylindrical things

Notes:

三本

さんぼん
three (of a long, cylindrical object, like a bottle)

本屋

ほんや
book store, publisher

本堂

ほんどう
main temple building (you’ll find this on signs and maps at many if not most Buddhist temples in Japan)

“fire strictly forbidden #4170” from Flickr Member Nemo’s great uncle.  (Click image to enlarge.  Original image is here.)

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.29 8:33

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日

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 ニチ、ニ、ジツ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　ひ、か

部首　(ぶしゅ)：日（ひ）

Meaning: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Notes:

二日間

ふつかかん
for two days

日米

にちべい
Japan and the United States

休日

きゅうじつ
vacation day, day off

日なた

ひなた
sunny place, in the sun

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.28 8:25

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土

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 ドウ、トウ、ト

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　つち

部首　(ぶしゅ)：土（つち）

Meaning: earth, dirt, soil, ground

Notes:

土間

どま
dirt floor

平土間

ひらどま
orchestra pit or area, parquet (in a theater)

土地

とち
a piece of land, a lot of land

黒土

くろつち
black terra cotta, black soil

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.26 8:23

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虫

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 チュウ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　むし

部首　(ぶしゅ)：虫（むし）

Meaning: insect, bug, temper

Notes:

害虫

がいちゅう
harmful or noxious insect

泣き虫

なきむし
crybaby

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.23 7:01

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車

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 シャ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　くるま

部首　(ぶしゅ)：車（くるま）

Meaning: car, vehicle

Notes:

下車

げしゃ
get off from a vehicle, alight

歯車

はぐるま
gear, cog wheel (as in a clock or other machinery)

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.22 7:11

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町

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 チョウ

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　まち

部首　(ぶしゅ)：田（た）

Meaning: town, village, block

Notes:

町内

ちょうない
in-town

下町

したまち
downtown– be aware that this isn’t always just literally a generic “downtown” like in English.  It’s an old word, and often refers to very specific areas of larger cities.  If you’re trying to express a generic “downtown”, you might be better off saying “ダウンタウン”  (someone please correct me if I’m wrong on this.

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.21 7:35

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足

音読み　(おんよみ)：　 ソク

訓読み　(くんよみ)：　あし、た・りる、た・る、た・す

部首　(ぶしゅ)：足（あし）

Meaning: foot, leg, counter for footwear, be enough

Notes:

遠足

えんそく
a trip, an outing

一足、二足、三足

いっそく、にそく、さんそく
counter for footwear

足跡

あしあと
footprint

足す

たす
add to, add on top of, take care of one’s business

足る・足りる

たる・たりる
to suffice, be sufficient (intransitive verb)

 

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Kanji originally posted 2009.12.20 9:15

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