Lesson: Kanji Level 1 Chapter 5


KanjiReadingMeaning
ヨウ、
day of the week,
light,
shining,
日曜日
にちようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Sunday



月曜日
げつようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Monday



火曜日
かようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Tuesday



水曜日
すいようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Wednesday



金曜日
きんようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Friday



木曜日
もくようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Thursday



土曜日
どようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Saturday



がつ,
げつ,
つき,
moon,
month,
Monday,

がつ
noun, used as a suffix
● month (of the year)
● used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)



げつ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● Monday



つき
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● moon



月曜日
げつようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Monday



か,
ひ,
fire,
flame,
blaze,
Tuesday,


noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● Tuesday

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● fire (second of the five elements)




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



火曜日
かようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Tuesday



すい,
みず,
water,
Wednesday,

すい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● Wednesday

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● water (fifth of the five elements)



みず
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● water (cold, fresh)



水曜日
すいようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Wednesday



き,
もく,
tree,
wood,
timber,
Thursday,


Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● tree
● wood
● timber




もく
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● Thursday

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● wood (first of the five elements)


木曜日
もくようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Thursday



かね,
きん,
こがね,
money,
metal,
gold,
Friday,
,

かね
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● money

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● metal




きん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● gold
● golden (color)
● metaphor for (most) valuable
● gold (medal, cup)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● money (written before an amount)

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

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● metal (fourth of the five elements)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun, used as a suffix / abbreviation
● gold general (shogi)

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




こがね
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● gold


金曜日
きんようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Friday



つち,
ど,
に,
earth,
soil,
ground,
Saturday,

つち
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● earth
● soil
● dirt

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
● the ground
● the land

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) /
● refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)





noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● Saturday

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● earth (third of the five elements)




noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / archaism
● soil (esp. reddish soil)


土曜日
どようび
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● Saturday



しゅう,
week,

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



ごと,
まい,
each,
every,

ごと
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun, used as a suffix
● each respectively




まい
Word or expression in common usage
prefix
● every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend)
● each



あいだ,
かん,
けん,
ま,
space,
between,
midway,
time,
relationship,
room,
pause,
timing,
interval,
among,
six feet ,

あいだ
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● space (between)
● gap
● interval
● distance

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● time (between)
● pause
● break

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● span (temporal or spatial)
● stretch
● period (while)

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● relationship (between, among)

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● members (within, among)




かん
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / suffix
● interval
● period of time

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / suffix
● among
● between
● inter-



けん
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● 1.818 m (6 jou)

● counter used to number the gaps between pillars




Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● space
● room
● time
● pause