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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:18 pm | |
| 六いみ/meaning: six くんよみ/Japanese reading: むっ-つ [mut-tsu] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ロク/ロッ- [roku/rok-] かくすう/stroke count: 4 Example words: 六つ (むっ・つ) [mut・tsu] six (things) 六日 (むい・か) [mui・ka] the sixth day 六月 (ろく・がつ) [roku・gatsu] June 六年 (ろく・ねん) [roku・nen] six years | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:17 pm | |
| 七いみ/meaning: seven くんよみ/Japanese reading: なな-つ [nana-tsu] , なな [nana] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: シチ [shichi] かくすう/stroke count: 2 Example words: 七つ (なな・つ) [nana・tsu] seven (things) 七日 (なの・か) [nano・ka] the seventh day 七月 (しち・がつ) [shichi・gatsu] July 七年 (しち・ねん) [shichi・nen] seven years | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:52 pm | |
| 八いみ/meaning: eight くんよみ/Japanese reading: やっ-つ [yat-tsu] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: シチ/ハッ- [hachi/ha-] かくすう/stroke count: 2 Example words: 八つ (やっ・つ) [yat・tsu] eight (things) 八日 (よう・か) [you・ka] the eighth day 八月 (はち・がつ) [hachi・gatsu] August 八年 (はち・ねん) [hachi・nen] eight years Note: Do not confuse 四日 (よっか) [yokka] and 八日 (ようか) [youka]. The former has that short silence while the latter has a long "o" sound. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:10 am | |
| 九いみ/meaning: nine くんよみ/Japanese reading: ここの-つ [kokono-tsu], ここの [kokono] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ク/キュウ [ku/kyuu] かくすう/stroke count: 2 Example words: 九つ (ここの・つ) [kokono・tsu] nine (things) 九日 (ここの・か) [kokono・ka] the ninth day 九月 (く・がつ) [ku・gatsu] September 九百 (きゅう・ひゃく) [kyuu・hyaku] 900 Note: Much like 4, 9 sounds like something bad. As 4 sounded like death, 9 [ku] sounds like "suffering" (if I recall correctly). So the Japanese often say [kyuu] instead of [ku], with the major exception being the month 九月 [kugatsu]. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:23 pm | |
| 十いみ/meaning: ten くんよみ/Japanese reading: とお [too] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ジュウ [jyuu], ジッ-/ジュッ- [ji-/jyu-] かくすう/stroke count: 2 Example words: 十 (とお) [too] ten (things) 十日 (とお・か) [too・ka] the tenth day 十月 (じゅう・がつ) [jyuu・gatsu] October 十年 (じゅう・ねん) [jyuu・nen] ten years We can now count up to 99 in Japanese. To continue past 10, just start putting characters together: 十一 [jyuuichi] 11 十二 [jyuuni] 12 十三 [jyuusan] 13 etc. To go past 19: 二十 [nijyuu] 20 二十一 [nijyuuichi] 21 三十五 [sanjyuugo] 35 七十八 [nanajyuuhachi] 78 四十九 [yonjyuukyuu] 49 So the number before 十 indicates the number of tens. We can now also say the days of the month. Note that the first 10 days use different pronunciations! 一日 (ついたち) [tsuitachi] 1st of the month 二日 (ふつか) [futsuka] 2nd of the month 三日 (みっか) [mikka] 3rd of the month 四日 (よっか) [yokka] 4th of the month 五日 (いつか) [itsuka] 5th of the month 六日 (むいか) [muika] 6th of the month 七日 (なのか) [nanoka] 7th of the month 八日 (ようか) [youka] 8th of the month 九日 (ここのか) [kokonoka] 9th of the month 十日 (とおか) [tooka] 10th of the month 十一日 (じゅういちにち) [jyuuichinichi] 11th of the month 十二日 (じゅうににち) [jyuuninichi] 12th of the month 十三日 (じゅうさんにち) [jyuusannichi] 13th of the month 二十日 (にじゅうにち) [nijyuunichi] 20th of the month 三十一日 (さんじゅういちにち) [sanjyuuichinichi] 31st of the month Also, we finished the months. The number of the month and 月 makes the month. So 一月 (いちがつ) [ichigatsu] is January and 十二月 (じゅうにがつ) [jyuunigatsu] is December. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:19 pm | |
| 百いみ/meaning: hundred くんよみ/Japanese reading: -- オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ヒャク/-ビャク/-ピャク [hyaku/-byaku/-pyaku] かくすう/stroke count: 6 Example words: 二百 (に・ひゃく) [ni・hyaku] 200 三百 (さん・びゃく) [san・byaku] 300 六百 (ろっ・ぴゃく) [rop・pyaku] 600 八百 (はっ・ぴゃく) [hap・pyaku] 800 七百七十七 (なな・ひゃく・なな・じゅう・なな) [nana・hyaku・nana・jyuu・nana] 777 We can now count up to 999! | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:19 pm | |
| 千いみ/meaning: thousand くんよみ/Japanese reading: ち [chi] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: セン/-ゼン [sen/-zen] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 千葉 (ち・ば) [chi・ba] Chiba Prefecture 千円 (せん・えん) [sen・en] a thousand yen 三千 (さん・ぜん) [san・zen] 3,000 We can now count up to 9,999. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:35 pm | |
| 万いみ/meaning: ten thousand ; all, everything くんよみ/Japanese reading: --- オンヨミ/Chinese reading: マン [man] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 一万円 (いち・まん・えん) [ichi・man・en] ten thousand yen 百万人 (ひゃく・まん・にん) [hyaku・man・nin] one million people Note: In English we do not have a separate name for the "ten thousand" unit, and instead call it "ten" "thousand". In Japanese, they have the unit 万 [man] for ten thousand. Therefore what we call "hundred thousand" is 十万 [jyuuman] in Japanese, which is more like saying "ten" "ten thousand". This makes translating higher numbers a bit more difficult. We can no count up to 99,999,999. Since this is plenty high enough (and the kanji for the higher denominations are far more complicated), we won't be going higher. 九千九百九十九万九百九十九 = 99,999,999 | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:37 pm | |
| 円いみ/meaning: circle; yen くんよみ/Japanese reading: --- オンヨミ/Chinese reading: エン [en] かくすう/stroke count: 4 Example words: 円 (えん) [en] a circle; yen 五千円 (ご・せん・えん) [go・sen・en] 5,000 yen 百円 (ひゃく・えん) [hyaku・en] 100 yen | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:48 am | |
| 年いみ/meaning: year ; age くんよみ/Japanese reading: とし [toshi] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ネン [nen] かくすう/stroke count: 6 Example words: 年 (とし) [toshi] a year, an age 年上 (とし・うえ) [toshi・ue] elder 去年 (きょ・ねん) [kyo・nen] last year 来年 (らい・ねん) [rai・nen] next year | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:38 pm | |
| 上いみ/meaning: above, on ; up, superior くんよみ/Japanese reading: うえ [ue], あ-がる [a-garu], あ-げる [a-geru], のぼ-る [nobo-ru] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ジョウ [jyou] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 上 (うえ) [ue] above, on 上がる (あ・がる) [a・garu] to go up, to rise 上げる (あ・げる) [a・geru] to increase, to raise 上る (のぼ・る) [nobo・ru] to go up 上手 (じょう・ず) [jyou・zu] skillful
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:05 pm | |
| 下いみ/meaning: under ; down, inferior くんよみ/Japanese reading: した [shita], さ-がる [sa-garu], さ-げる [sa-geru], くだ-る [kuda-ru] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: カ [ka], ゲ [ge] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 下 (した) [shita] under 下がる (さ・がる) [sa・garu] to go down 下げる (さ・げる) [sa・geru] to decrease, to lower 地下 (ち・か) [chi・ka] under ground 下車する (げ・しゃ・する) [ge・sha suru] to get off | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:46 pm | |
| 中いみ/meaning: middle ; inside くんよみ/Japanese reading: なか [naka] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: チュウ/-ジュウ [chuu/-jyuu] かくすう/stroke count: 4 Example words: 中 (なか) [naka] inside 一日中 (いち・にち・じゅう) [ichi・nichi・jyuu] all day long 中学 (ちゅう・がく) [chuu・gaku] = 中学校 (ちゅう・かっ・こう) [chuu・gak・kou] a junior high school 中国 (ちゅう・ごく) [chuu・goku] China | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:57 pm | |
| 大いみ/meaning: big, large ; great くんよみ/Japanese reading: おお-きい [oo-kii] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ダイ [dai], タイ [tai] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 大きい (おお・きい) [oo・kii] = 大きな (おお・きな) [oo・kina] big 大人 (おとな) [otona] an adult <-- irregular pronunciation of the character 大学 (だい・がく) [dai・gaku] a university 大切 (たい・せつ) [tai・setsu] important | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:26 pm | |
| 小いみ/meaning: small, little くんよみ/Japanese reading: ちい-さい [chii-sai], こ [ko], お [o] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ショウ [shou] かくすう/stroke count: 3 Example words: 小さい (ちい・さい) [chii・sai] = 小さな (ちい・さな) [chii・sana] small 小人 (こども) [kodomo] a child 小川 (お・がわ) [o・gawa] a brook, a stream 小学校 (しょう・がっ・こう) [shou・gak・kou] a primary school | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:33 pm | |
| 本いみ/meaning: root, origin ; true, main くんよみ/Japanese reading: もと [moto] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ホン [hon] かくすう/stroke count: 5 Example words: 山本 (やま・もと) [yama・moto] Yamamoto (a Japanese surname) 本 (ほん) [hon] a book 本日 (ほん・じつ) [hon・jitsu] this day 本店 (ほん・てん) [hon・ten] the main office 日本 (に・ほん) [ni・hon] Japan Note: Japan is written as the "origin of the sun" in Japanese. This is because Japan is the furthest east of the Asian countries and the sun rose first there, making Asia believe it was the origin of the sun. Japan is also called the land of the rising sun, which is what is depicted on the country's flag. Also, let us be careful of mixing up 木 and 本. A good mnemonic: the addition of the extra horizontal line on the character for "tree" emphasizes the "root". | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:56 pm | |
| 半いみ/meaning: half くんよみ/Japanese reading: --- オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ハン [han] かくすう/stroke count: 5 Example words: 半年 (はん・とし) [han・toshi] half a year 半日 (はん・にち) [han・nichi] half a day 半分 (はん・ぶん) [han・bun] half 三時半 (さん・じ・はん) [san・ji・han] 3:30 | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:20 pm | |
| 分いみ/meaning: division, part ; minute くんよみ/Japanese reading: わ-かれる [wa-kareru], わ-ける [wa-keru], わ-かる [wa-karu] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ブン [bun], フン/-プン [fun/-pun] かくすう/stroke count: 4 Example words: 分ける (わ・ける) [wa・keru] to divide 分かる (わ・かる) [wa・karu] to understand 五分 (ご・ふん) [go・fun] 5 minutes 六分 (ろっ・ぷん) [rop・pun] 6 minutes | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:23 pm | |
| 力いみ/meaning: power, force ; ability くんよみ/Japanese reading: ちから [chikara] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: リョク [ryoku], リキ [riki] かくすう/stroke count: 2 Example words: 力 (ちから) [chikara] power 力学 (りき・がく) [riki・gaku] dynamics 水力 (すい・りょく) [sui・ryoku] water power 火力 (か・りょく) [ka・ryoku] heat power Note: This kanji 力 does look very similar to the katakana カ [ka]. You can only differentiate them from the context they are used in. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:55 am | |
| 何いみ/meaning: what くんよみ/Japanese reading: なに [nani], なん [nan] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: --- かくすう/stroke count: 7 Example words: 何 (なに) [nani] what 何ですか。 (なん・ですか) [nan・desuka] What is it? 何人 (なん・にん) [nan・nin] how many people 何年 (なん・ねん) [nan・nen] what year | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:52 pm | |
| 明いみ/meaning: bright ; light くんよみ/Japanese reading: あか-るい [aka-rui], あ-ける [a-keru] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: メイ [mei] かくすう/stroke count: 8 Example words: 明るい (あか・るい) [aka・rui] bright, cheerful 明ける (あ・ける) [a・keru] to break (to dawn) 明日 (あす/あした/みょう・にち) [asu/ashita/myou・nichi] tomorrow 説明する (せつ・めい・する) [setsu・mei・suru] to explain Note: 日 + 月 = 明. sun + moon = bright. Makes sense, right? Yay! We're going to start learning kanji that combine previously learned kanji together. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:13 pm | |
| 休いみ/meaning: rest くんよみ/Japanese reading: やす-む [yasu-mu] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: キュウ [kyuu] かくすう/stroke count: 6 Example words: 休む (やす・む) [yasu・mu] to rest, to be absent 休み (やす・み) [yasu・mi] a break, a holiday 休日 (きゅう・じつ) [kyuu・jitsu] a holiday Note: 人 + 木 = 休. Person + tree = rest. A person under a tree is resting. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:07 pm | |
| 体いみ/meaning: body くんよみ/Japanese reading: からだ [karada] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: タイ [tai] かくすう/stroke count: 7 Example words: 体 (からだ) [karada] a body 体力 (たい・りょく) [tai・ryoku] physical strength 体育 (たい・いく) [tai・iku] physical education 体術 (たい・じゅつ) [tai・jyutsu] body techniques, hand-to-hand combat Note: 人 + 本 = 体. person + origin/main = body I added that last example word for the fans of series like Naruto | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:49 pm | |
| 好いみ/meaning: love, like ; favorite くんよみ/Japanese reading: す-き [su-ki] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: コウ [kou] かくすう/stroke count: 6 Example words: 好きな (す・きな) [su・kina] favorite; like 好物 (こう・ぶつ) [kou・butsu] one's favorite food Note: 女 + 子 = 好. woman + child = love/like/favorite. | |
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| Subject: Re: Let's Learn Japanese! Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:28 am | |
| 男いみ/meaning: man ; male くんよみ/Japanese reading: おとこ [otoko] オンヨミ/Chinese reading: ダン [dan], ナン [nan] かくすう/stroke count: 7 Example words: 男 (おとこ) [otoko] a man 男の子 (おとこ・の・こ) [otoko・no・ko] a boy 男子学生 (だん・し・がく・せい) [dan・shi・gaku・sei] a boy student 長男 (ちょう・なん) [chou・nan] the eldest son Note: 田 + 力 = 男. rice field + power = man. | |
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