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Archive for September, 2010

Kanji-of-the-Day: Rest = δΌ‘

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 20, 2010

The kanji for Rest: δΌ‘Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “rest” = δΌ‘.
It has 6 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “KYΕͺ” γ€Œγ‚­γƒ₯ウ」 and “yasu” γ€Œγ‚„γ™γ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Write = ζ›Έ

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 19, 2010

The kanji for Write: ζ›ΈToday’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “write” = ζ›Έ. It also means “book”.
It has 10 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SHO” γ€Œγ‚·γƒ§γ€ and “ka” γ€Œγ‹γ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Read = θͺ­

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 18, 2010

The kanji for Read: θͺ­Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “read” = θͺ­.
It has 14 strokes.
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “DOKU” γ€Œγƒ‰γ‚―γ€ and “yo” γ€Œγ‚ˆγ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Hear = 聞

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 17, 2010

The kanji for Hear: 聞Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “hear” = 聞.
It has 14 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “BUN” γ€Œγƒ–γƒ³γ€ and “ki” γ€Œγγ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Say = 言

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 16, 2010

The kanji for Say: 言Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “say” = 言.
It has 7 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “GEN” γ€Œγ‚²γƒ³γ€, “GON” γ€Œγ‚΄γƒ³γ€, “i” γ€Œγ„γ€, and “koto” γ€Œγ“γ¨γ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Exit = ε‡Ί

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 15, 2010

The kanji for Exit: ε‡ΊToday’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “exit” = ε‡Ί. Also, to “go out” or “put out”.
It has 5 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SHUTSU” γ€Œγ‚·γƒ₯ツ」 and “de” γ€Œγ§γ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Enter = ε…₯

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 14, 2010

The kanji for Enter: ε…₯Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “enter” = ε…₯. It also means “to put in”.
It has 2 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
いΕͺ

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: See = 見

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 13, 2010

The kanji for See: 見Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “see” = 見.
It has 7 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “KEN” γ€Œγ‚±γƒ³γ€ and “mi” γ€ŒγΏγ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Stand up = η«‹

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 12, 2010

The kanji for Stand up: η«‹Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “stand up” = η«‹.
It has 5 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “RITSU” γ€Œγƒͺツ」 and “ta” γ€ŒγŸγ€.

 

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Kanji-of-the-Day: Tale = θ©±

Posted in: Kanji by admin on September 11, 2010

The kanji for Tale: θ©±Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “tale” = θ©±. Also, to “speak”.
It has 13 strokes.

For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “WA” γ€Œγƒ―γ€ and “hana” γ€Œγ―γͺ」.

 

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