Lesson: Kanji Level 4 Chapter 35


KanjiReadingMeaning
び,
み,
beautiful,
picturesque,
sweet (voice),
noble,
美しい
うつくしい
Word or expression in common usage
adjective (keiyoushi)
● beautiful
● lovely



美術
びじゅつ
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● art
● fine arts



美術館
びじゅつかん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● art gallery
● art museum



美容院
びよういん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● beauty parlour
● beauty parlor
● hairdressing salon



美人
びじん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● beautiful person (woman)



え,
おも,
じゅう,
heavy,
serious,
pile up,
nest of boxes,
重い
おもい
Word or expression in common usage
adjective (keiyoushi)
● heavy
● massive

Word or expression in common usage
adjective (keiyoushi)
● serious
● important
● severe
● oppressed



体重
たいじゅう
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● one's body weight



重要
じゅうよう
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● important
● momentous
● essential
● principal
● major



けい,
measure,
fathom,
compute,
manage,
scheme,
plan,
total,
meter,
,
計る
はかる
Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb with `ru' ending / transitive verb
● to measure
● to weigh
● to survey
● to time (sound, gauge, estimate)

Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb with `ru' ending / transitive verb
● to conjecture
● to infer
● to surmise



時計
ときはかり
out-dated or obsolete kana usage / noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● watch
● clock
● timepiece


時計
とけい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● watch
● clock
● timepiece



体温計
たいおんけい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● medical thermometer



計画
けいかく
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● plan
● project
● schedule
● scheme
● program
● programme



合計
ごうけい
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● sum total
● total amount



か,
transform,
appear in disguise,
confuse,
change into,
transform ,
変化
へんか
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● change
● variation
● alteration
● mutation
● transition
● transformation
● transfiguration
● metamorphosis

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● variety
● diversity

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● inflection
● declension
● conjugation

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● sidestepping (sumo)



変化
へんげ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● goblin
● ghost
● apparition
● bugbear


化学
かがく
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● chemistry



化学
ばけがく
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
● chemistry


文化
ぶんか
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● culture
● civilization
● civilisation

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)



都市化
としか
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● urbanization
● urbanisation


悪化
あっか
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru / nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no' /
● deterioration
● growing worse
● aggravation
● degeneration
● corruption



よう,
use,
adopt (a method),
employ,
business,
用事
ようじ
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● tasks
● things to do
● errand
● business (to take care of)
● affairs
● engagement



用品
ようひん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● articles
● supplies
● parts



女性用
じょせいよう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● for use by women


利用
りよう
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● use
● utilization
● utilisation
● application



実用的
じつようてき
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
● practical



費用
ひよう
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● cost
● expense



I、
with,
by,
by means of,
because,
in view of,
以上
いじょう
Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● not less than
● ... and more
● ... and upwards

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● beyond ... (e.g. one's means)
● further (e.g. nothing further to say)
● more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● above-mentioned
● foregoing

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● since ...
● seeing that ...

Word or expression in common usage
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) / noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
● this is all
● that is the end
● the end



以下
いか
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● not exceeding
● and downward
● ... and below

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● below (e.g. standard)
● under (e.g. a level)

Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● the below-mentioned
● the following
● the rest



以下
いげ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● not exceeding
● and downward
● ... and below

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● below (e.g. standard)
● under (e.g. a level)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● the below-mentioned
● the following
● the rest


たい,
つい,
face,
confront,
be opposite,
in answer to,
pair,
set,
反対運動
はんたいうんどう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● opposition movement


たん,
はん,
warp,
curve,
lean backward,
bend,
antithesis,
oppose,
反対運動
はんたいうんどう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● opposition movement


かなめ,
よう,
require,
need,
main point,
aim,
要る
いる
Word or expression in common usage
Godan verb with `ru' ending / intransitive verb
● to need



重要
じゅうよう
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● important
● momentous
● essential
● principal
● major



必要
ひつよう
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
● necessary
● needed
● essential
● indispensable



ヒツ、
かなら(ず)、
certainly,
positively,
invariably,
必ず
かならず
Word or expression in common usage
adverb (fukushi)
● necessarily
● certainly
● without fail
● positively
● invariably



必要
ひつよう
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
● necessary
● needed
● essential
● indispensable



便 びん,
べん,
よすか,
よすが,
news,
letter,
convenience,
chance,
excreta,
郵便局
ゆうびんきょく
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● post office



航空便
こうくうびん
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / abbreviation
● air mail



不便
ふびん
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● pity
● compassion


不便
ふべん
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) / noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
● inconvenience
● inexpediency
● unhandiness



便利
べんり
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
● convenient
● handy
● useful



り,
take effect,
do (a person) good,
advantage,
interest,
便利
べんり
Word or expression in common usage
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
● convenient
● handy
● useful



利用
りよう
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) / noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
● use
● utilization
● utilisation
● application