Kanji
(漢字) Grade
Level
JLPT
Level
Strokes
NUMBER/
Order
Used
RadicalS Meaning
Kun-reading
(Kun-yomi)
On-reading
(On-yomi)
多 2 N4 6
夕 Many, much Ooi
おお（い）
Ta
夕
Fıgure Reminder
Readıng Reminder
Used Examples Reading Meaning In Sentence Meaning
多い
Ooi
おおい A lot of
東京は車が多いです。 (Toukyou wa kuruma ga ooi desu.)
There are a lot of cars in Tokyo.
多分
Tabun
たぶん Perhaps, probably
明日の夜は多分雪だろう。
(Ashita no yoru wa tabun yuki darou.)
Perhaps, it may well snow tomorrow night.
おおい
たぶん
This evening the moon looks spectacular. I wish I
had many evenings to have the same scenery.
(Many/Much → Many evenings to see the moon.)
One moon → Evening
Many moons → Many Evenings
(To remember its readings OOI and TA.)
Many months have been passed since we
climbed Mt.Fuji. . It is time to plan another
visit. I owe you enough from the
previous one. This time it will be my treat to cover the costs
for climbing.
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Kanji
(漢字) Grade
Level
JLPT
Level
Strokes
NUMBER/ Order
Used
RadicalS Meaning
Kun-reading
(Kun-yomi)
On-reading
(On-yomi)
少 2 N4 4
小
Few , little
Sukunai / Sukoshi
すく.ない / すこ.し
Shou
ショウ
Fıgure Reminder
Readıng Reminder
Used Examples Reading Meaning In Sentence Remarks
少し
Sukoshi
すこし A little
少しビールを飲みました。
(Sukoshi biiru o nomimashita.) I drank some beer.
このシャツは少し大きいです。 (Kono shatsu wa sukoshi ookii desu.)
This shirt is a little big (in size).
少ない
Sukunai
すくない Not many/much
私の家の近くは店が少ないです。 (Watashi no ie no chikaku wa mise ga
sukunai.)
There are not many shops near my house.
多少
Tashou
たしょう More or less
彼は多少彼女の問題を理解している。 (Kare wa tashou kanojo no mondai o rikai shite
iru.)
More or less he understands her problems.
She likes diving like a penguin. Soon the course she attends
will
end. At the end of each course A Scuba Night Party is organized.
So
she will be able to show up there.
(To remember its readings SUKOSHI/SUKUNAI and SHOU.)
すくない
Little
Line of penguins
すこし
たしょう
Penguin Dance can be performed by dancers
even few in number.
Line of performers
(Few, little → Few penguin dance performers.)
