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First Year Kanji

ONEICHI ITSU hito- hito(tsu) one

one person

January

TWONI futa futa(tsu) two

two people

February

THREESAN mi mi(tsu) mit(tsu) three

triangle

three days; third day of the month

FOURSHI yo yo(tsu) yot(tsu) yon square, quadrilateral

four people

four times

FIVEGO itsu itsu(tsu) May

five days; 5th of the month

fifth floor

SIXROKU mu mu(tsu) mut(tsu) mui six o'clock

six days; 6th of the month

hexagon

SEVENSHICHI nana nana(tsu) nano



SHICHI nana nana(tsu) nano July

seven days; 7th of the month

seven weeks

EIGHTHACHI ya ya(tsu) yat(tsu) you eight

eight days; 8th of the month

bamboo flute

NINEKYUU KU kokono kokono(tsu) nine times

September

nine days; 9th of the month

TENJUU JIT- too to ten o'clock

full, enough, sufficient

ten days; 10th of the month

HUNDREDHYAKU 100 yen (100

100 times, hundredfold

300

THOUSANDSEN chi one thousand yen

to tear to pieces

a thousand years, a very long time

DAY, SUN, JAPANNICHI JITSU hi -bi -ka Sunday

Japan

three days ago

MOON, MONTHGETSU GATSU tsuki moon

Monday

December

FIRE



FIREKA hi -bi ho- Tuesday

Mars

fireworks, firecrackers

WATERSUI mizu mizu- Wednesday

bathing suit, swim suit

seawater

TREE, WOODBOKU MOKU ki ko- Thursday

tree

wooden sword

METAL, GOLD, MONEYKIN KON kane kana- -gane Friday

money

metal

SOILDO TO tsuchi Saturday

clay

(special reading) souvenir

UPJOU SHOU ue -ue uwa- kami a(geru) a(garu) a(gari)nobo(ru) nobo(ri) nobo(seru) nobo(su)

on top of that, moreover

go up, rise

raise, lift up

DOWN, UNDER, BASEKA GE shita shimo moto sa(geru) sa(garu) kuda(ru)kada(ri) kuda(su) -kuda(su) kuda(saru) o(rosu) o(riru)

underline

go down, descend

please

RIGHTU YUU migi right side

right hand



right hand

right turn

LEFTSA hidari left side

left-handedness, left-hander; drinker

left hand

BIG, GREATDAI TAI oo- oo(kii) oo(ini) big, large

university, college

mass meeting, tournament

(special reading) adult

MIDDLE, INCHUU naka center, middle

back (of body)

in the morning

SMALLSHOU chii(sai) ko- o- elementary school

small

whisper, low voice

ENTER, PUT INNYUU i(ru) -i(ru) -i(ri) i(reru) -i(re) hai(ru) enter

put in, insert

entrance

entrance examination

GO OUT, PUT OUTSHUTSU SUI de(ru) -de da(su) -da(su) exit, exit ramp

memory

departure, starting out

MANDAN NAN otoko man

boy

male, man



WOMANJO NYO NYOU onna me woman

girl

goddess

CHILD, SMALL THINGSHI SU ko -ko -(k)ko girl

boy

hat

HUMAN BEINGJIN NIN hito -ri -to Japanese person

popularity

lover, sweetheart

MOUTHKOU KU kuchi mouth

entrance

(human) population

EYE, ITEMMOKU BOKU me -me ma- eye

alarm clock

item one

HAND, HOLDER OF AN OCCUPATIONSHU ZU te te- -te ta- hand

skilled, good at

singer

EARJI mimi

ear

right ear

left ear

FOOT, SUFFICESOKU ashi ta(riru) ta(ru) ta(su) foot

ankle



lack, shortage, insufficiency

Note: Although foot and leg are both pronounced ashi, the kanji are different. The kanji for foot is .The kanji for leg is .

WHITEHAKU BYAKU shiro shira- shiro(i) white (adj.)

pure white

confession

REDSEKI SHAKU aka aka(i) aka(ramu) aka(rameru) red (n.)

red (adj.)

baby

BLUE, GREENSEI SHOU ao ao(i) blue (adj.)

blue sky

green grass

STUDY, SCHOOLGAKU mana(bu) school

learn

math

SCHOOL, CHECKKOU school

principal, headmaster

proofreading

AHEADSEN saki ma(zu)

teacher, doctor

last week

senior, superior

LIFE, BE BORN, STUDENTSEI SHOU i(kiru) i(kasu) i(keru) u(mareru) u(mare)umare u(mu) o(u) ha(eru) ha(yasu) ki nama

student, pupil

teacher, doctor

raw foods, uncooked food



YEARNEN toshi every year

this year

last year

MOUNTAINSAN yama mountain

Mt. Fuji

volcano

RIVERSEN kawa river, stream, brook

upstream, upriver

brook, small stream

FLOWERKA hana flower

fireworks

vase

RAINU ame ama- -same rain

heavy rain

rain gutter

RICE FIELDDEN ta country, rural district

rice paddy

Tanaka (common Japanese last

name)

STONESEKI SHAKU KOKU ishi

small rock

pebble

coal

SHELLFISHkai seafood



shellfish

shell

FORESTRIN hayashi

small forest; Hayashi (Japanese last

name)

pine forest

apple (usually written in hiragana or

katakana)

FOREST (Larger/thicker than hayashi)SHIN mori forest, woodland

SEEKEN mi(ru) mi(eru) mi(seru) look, see

be able to see, be visible

show, let see

STAND, ESTABLISHRITSU RYUU ta(tsu) tate- -da(te)-da(teru) to stand

stand out, be conspicuous

standing up, rising

RESTKYUU yasu(mu) rest, vacation

holiday, day off

weekly holiday

HEAVENTEN ame ama- weather

angel

Milky Way

GAS, SPIRITKI KE health, good spirits

weather

sickness

BOOK, BASIS, THIS, ORIGINHON moto Japan



book

real thing, genuine article

DOGKEN inu inu- dog

puppy

watchdog

BUG, INSECTCHUU mushi bug, insect

hairy caterpillar

decayed tooth

GRASSSOU kusa kusa- -gusa grass

seaweed

weed

VEHICLE, WHEELSHA kuruma car, vehicle

bicycle

train, electric train

NAMEMEI MYOU na -na name

surname, family name

famous

RIGHTSEI SHOU tada(shii) tada(su) masa masa(ni) right, correct

right answer

noon

SOUNDON -NON IN oto ne sound

music

pronunciation

EARLY, QUICKSOU SA- haya(i) haya(maru) haya(meru) sa- early, quick



early, quickly

Good morning.

KINGOU king

queen, mistress

Pope

VILLAGESON mura villager

cities, towns, and villages

Azuma Village (a village in Gunma

Prefecture, Japan)

TOWNCHOU machi town mayor

cities, towns, and villages

Town of Nitta

BAMBOOCHIKU take (or ) stilts

bamboo grove

(special reading) bamboo sword (used in kendo)

AIR, SKY, EMPTYKUU sora a(ku) a(ki) a(keru) kara muna(shii) airport

karate

empty can

THREADSHI ito woolen yarn

thread end, beginning, clue

cotton yarn (thread)

CHARACTERJI aza Roman letters

kanji (Chinese characters)

numbers

EVENING



SEKI yuu

evening

supper

setting sun

GEM, ROUND OBJECTGYOKU tama tama- -dama eyeball

10 yen coin

egg (alternate characters)

LETTER, WRITINGSBUN MON fumi (also read ) letter, character

grammar

literature

POWERRYOKU RIKI chikara human power [strength]

electrical power

force, strength, energy

CIRCLE, YENEN maru(i) maru

roundness

12 yen (12 )

round, circular

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