Mirai Japanese » Kanji http://www.miraijapanese.com Changing the Way People Learn Japanese Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:39:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Kanji-of-the-Day: ‘products’ = 産 http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/18/kanji-of-the-day-products-%e7%94%a3/ http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/18/kanji-of-the-day-products-%e7%94%a3/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:39:09 +0000 admin http://www.miraijapanese.com/?p=1578 The kanji for 'products': 産Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “products” = 産.
It has 11 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SAN” 「サン」 and “u~” 「う〜」.
For example: SANGYŌ「産業」= industry.
Also: umaremasu「産まれます」= to be born.

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It has 14 strokes.

The most common reading of this kanji character is: “SŌ” 「ソウ」.
For example: SŌKAI「総会」= general meeting.
Also: SŌKAI shimasu「総会します」= to total, sum up.

]]> http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/17/kanji-of-the-day-general-%e7%b7%8f/feed/ 0 Kanji-of-the-Day: ‘turn into’ = 成 http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/16/kanji-of-the-day-turn-into-%e6%88%90/ http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/16/kanji-of-the-day-turn-into-%e6%88%90/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:46:53 +0000 admin http://www.miraijapanese.com/?p=1572 The kanji for 'turn into': 成Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “turn into” = 成.
It has 6 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SEI” 「セイ」 and “na~” 「な〜」.
For example: SEIBUN「成分」= ingredient, component, constituent.
Also: narimasu「成ります」= to be accomplished, succeed, materialize; to form, constitute, consist of.

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It has 16 strokes.

The most common reading of this kanji character is: “KI” 「キ」.
For example: KIKAI「機械」= machine, mechanism.
Also: KIKAI「機会」= opportunity, occasion.

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It has 12 strokes.

The most common reading of this kanji character is: “KI” 「キ」.
For example: KIKAN「期間」= term, period.
Also: GAKKI「学期」= school term.

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It has 8 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SHO” 「ショ」 and “tokoro” 「ところ」.
For example: BASHO「場所」= place, site, room.
Also: tokoro「所」= place, site, room, one’s place, home.

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It has 11 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “MU” 「ム」 and “tsuto~” 「つと〜」.
For example: GIMU「義務」= duty, obligation.
Also: tsutomemasu「務めます」= to perform one’s duties, to perform one’s part or role.

]]> http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/12/kanji-of-the-day-task-%e5%8b%99/feed/ 0 Kanji-of-the-Day: ‘family name’ = 氏 http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/11/kanji-of-the-day-family-name-%e6%b0%8f/ http://www.miraijapanese.com/2011/04/11/kanji-of-the-day-family-name-%e6%b0%8f/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:03:49 +0000 admin http://www.miraijapanese.com/?p=1559 The kanji for 'family name': 氏Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “family name” = 氏.
It has 4 strokes.

The most common reading of this kanji character is: “SHI” 「シ」.
For example: SHIMEI「氏名」= full name.
Also: SHIZOKU「氏族」= clan, family.

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It has 8 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SEI” 「セイ」 and “SHŌ” 「ショウ」.
For example: SEIBETSU「性別」= distinction of sex (gender).
Also: KURŌSHŌ「苦労性」= pessimistic nature.

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It has 15 strokes.

The most common reading of this kanji character is: “KEN” 「ケン」.
For example: KENRI「権利」= right, authority, privilege.
Also: KEN’I「ケンイ」= authority, power.

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