Lesson: Kanji Level 1 Chapter 4


KanjiReadingMeaning
なに,
なん,
what,
something,
anything,

なに
Word or expression in common usage
interjection (kandoushi) / / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● what




なん
Word or expression in common usage
interjection (kandoushi) / / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● what



ぎょう,
こう,
go,
do,
carry out,
perform,
party,
journey,
line,
religious austerities,
行く
いく
Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class / intransitive verb
● to go

Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class / intransitive verb
● to proceed
● to take place



行く
ゆく
Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class / intransitive verb
● to go

Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class / intransitive verb
● to proceed
● to take place



らい,
come,
cause,
arrive,
next,
since,

らい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● next (year, etc.)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● since (last month, etc.)



おお,
おおい,
おおき,
だい,
large,
many,
great,
severe,
very,

おお
prefix
● big
● large



おおい
prefix / archaism
● greater (of equal court ranks)
● upper
● senior

● a great deal
● very much



おおき
irregular okurigana usage / prefix
● (arch) great
● grand
● large

irregular okurigana usage
● greater (of equal court ranks)
● upper
● senior

● a great deal
● very much



だい
prefix
● the large part of

● large (e.g. serving size)
● loud (e.g. volume setting)


いく,
うぶ,
き,
しょう,
せい,
なま,
なまり,
ふ,
live,
revive,
keep,
be born,
grow,
raw,
genuine,
subsistence,
student,

いく
prefix / archaism
● vital
● virile
● lively



うぶ
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● innocent
● naive
● unsophisticated
● inexperienced
● green
● wet behind the ears

● birth-




noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / prefix
● pure
● undiluted
● raw
● crude



しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● life
● living



せい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● life
● living

● I
● me
● myself



なま
Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix
● raw
● uncooked
● fresh

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix
● natural
● unedited
● unprocessed
● crude

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix / colloquialism
● unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom)

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix
● live (i.e. not recorded)

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix
● inexperienced
● unpolished
● green

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix / abbreviation
● impudence
● sauciness

Word or expression in common usage
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a prefix / abbreviation
● unpasteurized beer
● draft beer
● draught beer




なまり
irregular okurigana usage / noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / word usually written using kana alone / abbreviation
● boiled and half-dried bonito




noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)


小学生
しょうがくせい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● elementary school student
● primary school student
● grade school student



中学生
ちゅうがくせい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● junior high school student
● middle school pupil



さき,
せん,
point,
nozzle,
the first priority,
the future,
priority,
precedence,

さき
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● previous
● prior
● former
● some time ago
● preceding

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● point (e.g. pencil)
● tip
● end
● nozzle

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● head (of a line)
● front

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● ahead
● the other side

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● the future
● hereafter

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● destination

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' / noun, used as a suffix / prefix
● the other party




せん
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● the future
● priority
● precedence
● former
● previous
● old
● late


とも,
friend,
companion,

とも
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● friend
● companion
● pal



かたり,
ご,
talk,
recite,
chat,
word,
speech,
language,
term,

かたり
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● talking




Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● language

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● word



えい,
gifted person,
wit,
England,

えい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / prefix / abbreviation
● abbreviation for Britain or British