tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48361379730930371452024-02-07T11:29:04.280-08:00Learn KanjiIn this blog, we are going to write articles that explain things that are not covered in our video lessons. This will help you understand our video lessons more easily. We hope it also helps you learn Japanese more efficiently and enjoyably.Learn Kanjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022082624792073486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836137973093037145.post-39484389638711714992019-11-12T15:32:00.057-08:002021-03-19T15:00:23.212-07:00Useful Terminology for Learning KanjiIn this post, we explain some Japanese terminology for learning basic Japanese and easily using our site.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#grade">Grade</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana">Hiragana (平仮名 - ひらがな)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#japanese">Japanese (日本語 - にほんご)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#katakana">Katakana (片仮名 - カタカナ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji">Kanji (漢字 - かんじ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kunyomi">Kunyomi (訓読み - くんよみ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#onyomi">Onyomi (音読み - おんよみ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#radical">Radical (部首 - ぶしゅ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#romaji">Romaji (ローマ字 - ローマじ)</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#yojijukugo">Yojijukugo (四字熟語 - よじじゅくご)</a></div>
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Our site classifies <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> by grade 1 to 6. These are the same grades used by Japanese elementary school children when they learn <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a>. Grade 1 <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> are basic and tend to be simple, and the <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> get more advanced as the number goes up.
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<span style="background-color: red;"> Grade 1 - 80 kanji </span></h4>
*We use a red tag for grade 1 kanji lessons.</div><div id="grade1"><a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/" target="_blank">Our Grade 1 Kanji Page</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjY1vbK1zYMJMlkmDzAbVicy" target="_blank">Click here for the all Grade 1 Kanji Playlist</a></div><div id="grade1"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjY1vbK1zYMJMlkmDzAbVicy" width="320"></iframe></div><div id="grade1"><br />
<a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/one/" target="_blank">一</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/BoAGDQli4Wg" target="_blank">右</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/_d42YW2p-wI" target="_blank">雨</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/_QKDqW--5-Q" target="_blank">円</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/m-kpi94G_fc" target="_blank">王</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Lgpgr6G3fCU" target="_blank">音</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/FN7mzi0e6Gg" target="_blank">下</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/LzyloBG333M" target="_blank">火</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/rHetWCjCNx4" target="_blank">花</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3Kt-CXe1LRU" target="_blank">貝</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/fcreH_RzuLQ" target="_blank">学</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-y7MVDdVYpM" target="_blank">気</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/nine/" target="_blank">九</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/H5lgcpYZOeY" target="_blank">休</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/nWgLJyMSChc" target="_blank">玉</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/JKOJvh_vrs8" target="_blank">金</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/S_96NWnqD-A" target="_blank">空</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/VFLOnpTu-LM" target="_blank">月</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/bdA3odk1i3U" target="_blank">犬</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zGIGFGcQzFg" target="_blank">見</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/five/" target="_blank">五</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/TkvG5fEbZK8" target="_blank">口</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/SnNCmnWqiyo" target="_blank">校</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/YhEC2UrGawU" target="_blank">左</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/three/" target="_blank">三</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/aPiIRm_1-YY" target="_blank">山</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/nK9_PO9c7dE" target="_blank">子</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/four/" target="_blank">四</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zlXLt_1r940" target="_blank">糸</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zZl1F_TFX-4" target="_blank">字</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/xcx4njJnPDc" target="_blank">耳</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/seven/" target="_blank">七</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/fdwHZ-N3XHU" target="_blank">車</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/82qxpEZ_rG0" target="_blank">手</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/ten/" target="_blank">十</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Ns53UO4Al9Q" target="_blank">出</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pGwsiZoVfN4" target="_blank">女</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/f7vuG8p2L8U" target="_blank">小</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/kH_1EpRMvoM" target="_blank">上</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/615GjxYnevA" target="_blank">森</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ZzIeUHHta6w" target="_blank">人</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/I8DCvEYXOj0" target="_blank">水</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/xXHdIwbttnI" target="_blank">正</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zP6ZwDLbTec" target="_blank">生</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/FfHfUcFwgNU" target="_blank">青</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ShfxjpYHmO8" target="_blank">夕</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/NktfwwQCmIo" target="_blank">石</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/BhSI9sQa8BI" target="_blank">赤</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Nkf46JhpUZE" target="_blank">千</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/7QrsIfE4nmE" target="_blank">川</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/jTpjYEt1In8" target="_blank">先</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ydTTHJUuBRE" target="_blank">早</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/aRNIplT_618" target="_blank">草</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/UvaGsLjeTvE" target="_blank">足</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/U29OlBMw_uY" target="_blank">村</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9qDV_IT3820" target="_blank">大</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5QTBnA9ByGU" target="_blank">男</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/2Z6U7TOVLcQ" target="_blank">竹</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/iI6rvSFJOqo" target="_blank">中</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/x4YezjwbXDY" target="_blank">虫</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Co-XqMcCrs4" target="_blank">町</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pJlQYuXY6SQ" target="_blank">天</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/wJ5Nf_VGW6o" target="_blank">田</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-8wyIV9kFWo" target="_blank">土</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/two/" target="_blank">二</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/mho1qvJMLg4" target="_blank">日</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ZKvifH9U6wc" target="_blank">入</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zYTRRah14gE" target="_blank">年</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/4OYG7ejNU6c" target="_blank">白</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/eight/" target="_blank">八</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/hundred/" target="_blank">百</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/T6dsW2Dli-M" target="_blank">文</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/oRvwg5ciK10" target="_blank">木</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/NMWNUNhBJR0" target="_blank">本</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/D0G3zg_sBy8" target="_blank">名</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/iwfsDHzF67A" target="_blank">目</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/8iCxwqCz8Gs" target="_blank">立</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/TX_R7TlmGMk" target="_blank">力</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/nIpjlqliCiE" target="_blank">林</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-one/six/" target="_blank">六</a>
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<span style="background-color: orange;"> Grade 2 - 160 kanji </span></h4>
*We use an orange tag for grade 2 kanji lessons.</div><div id="grade2"><a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/" target="_blank">Our Grade 2 Kanji Page</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjZ94MsfzhRQRCbaWRxSILA9" target="_blank">Click here for the all Grade 2 Kanji Playlist</a></div><div id="grade2"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjZ94MsfzhRQRCbaWRxSILA9" width="320"></iframe> </div><div id="grade2"><br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/d6jDkI6rY7g" target="_blank">引</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ngZl9TFVrww" target="_blank">羽</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/dPXhKstkl7Q" target="_blank">雲</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ltRaJ-VHbMo" target="_blank">園</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Q2hpHt1UQ7k" target="_blank">遠</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/HJMM-sUIAZ8" target="_blank">何</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/t1AFX_Qsryk" target="_blank">科</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/summer/" target="_blank">夏</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-U2gG0Lthcg" target="_blank">家</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/oX7DWxIvmKg" target="_blank">歌</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9eay26tslVw" target="_blank">画</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/sieNwU43reQ" target="_blank">回</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/w3sdYSvihBA" target="_blank">会</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/qlrCNCHCCJQ" target="_blank">海</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/RpeF1P8SxNs" target="_blank">絵</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/bJdywGH3mos" target="_blank">外</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/bZbPW6mhU9c" target="_blank">角</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Sk2QFRKNPCI" target="_blank">楽</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/gPRAwwm7x6U" target="_blank">活</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/LXdCXog1DIc" target="_blank">間</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pam2qJOLj1U" target="_blank">丸</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pKw3DkVgyCI" target="_blank">岩</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/qZICpD-Kl4I" target="_blank">顔</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Osr1hT8Jfvc" target="_blank">汽</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zU92StZfmD8" target="_blank">記</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-zAgrutnoSw" target="_blank">帰</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/r3cK8wHSq8s" target="_blank">弓</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Wrpka_d_EPM" target="_blank">牛</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/im1LPu_VMNM" target="_blank">魚</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ZtMWJsVPCyE" target="_blank">京</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/kuySD1i3O6g" target="_blank">強</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/yMr5CBa0FAc" target="_blank">教</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/9XkjRY5JNfE" target="_blank">近</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/iXYTQHA--zo" target="_blank">兄</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zOAnUkFeNco" target="_blank">形</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5JrIEfRCcUc" target="_blank">計</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/6FOhj-AyMnE" target="_blank">元</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Xw2xVH205RQ" target="_blank">言</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Lg-BAakAWTM" target="_blank">原</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/VifNxifTjNw" target="_blank">戸</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/chz5-yBjjgI" target="_blank">古</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/XDUu8jO1v08" target="_blank">午</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/hZ-rgEVQDH4" target="_blank">後</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/qMwq3a1Mxyo" target="_blank">語</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/jH1NNl_wwmc" target="_blank">工</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/jHizO3nJKLw" target="_blank">公</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/BFkp12QBUw0" target="_blank">広</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ikRMCPeoogc" target="_blank">交</a> <a 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href="https://youtu.be/-MJeNsYuYU0" target="_blank">前</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pOSE4UfbzXY" target="_blank">組</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/YVboeNuQBH4" target="_blank">走</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/SDpIwlnXUhw" target="_blank">多</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3ZGsCp2Jgtc" target="_blank">太</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/wzUPEHcR3II" target="_blank">体</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Tn11GO80mCo" target="_blank">台</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/g8LUqe9svwI" target="_blank">地</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/TMG1mkbmsnQ" target="_blank">池</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ztaLtc-iFIk" target="_blank">知</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/CrlF-9eK2Kw" target="_blank">茶</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-E4GCrYTosY" target="_blank">昼</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/u8CoflcUxcw" target="_blank">長</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/fGBlkmXMmWI" target="_blank">鳥</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/yuBa4-bm8Ss" target="_blank">朝</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/or9kKHupigo" target="_blank">直</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/307QIOXgBWQ" target="_blank">通</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ud3ObpZu7bw" target="_blank">弟</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/EHn5g6LuuQQ" target="_blank">店</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/6ERnxnLI-MA" target="_blank">点</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/IrOa3EYdYm8" target="_blank">電</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/8L6mP7nGreY" target="_blank">刀</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/winter/" target="_blank">冬</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/74Iro134Otw" target="_blank">当</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/east/" target="_blank">東</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/36z9HlusIh4" target="_blank">答</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3C-Dua-XczM" target="_blank">頭</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/BpDgID8REdY" target="_blank">同</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/aNB1KNsZHW0" target="_blank">道</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Lgh1k_zDoC0" target="_blank">読</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/7QfBcezM6M8" target="_blank">内</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/south/" target="_blank">南</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ANne4a9qNPM" target="_blank">肉</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/E2H20HMB2gc" target="_blank">馬</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/_X0Gz4RHmpA" target="_blank">売</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/6BTWfjOmGJQ" target="_blank">買</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3ICBclFrXTQ" target="_blank">麦</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/mClt9YPWfsg" target="_blank">半</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/06fpLyAjD4c" target="_blank">番</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/7cmC2NRYVoA" target="_blank">父</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5sFkIf1nCnM" target="_blank">風</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3oxa_VDEUhI" target="_blank">分</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Ozw4AEH1Vzk" target="_blank">聞</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/GxuNglwuwNY" target="_blank">米</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/DGpx3jTshQE" target="_blank">歩</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/o9PQ3kZDUQ4" target="_blank">母</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5940L73r94I" target="_blank">方</a> <a href="http://kanjivideos.com/grade-two/north/" target="_blank">北</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/b7n2HlSyIjA" target="_blank">毎</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/bscFeGgSceA" target="_blank">妹</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/4D8C5YWio1g" target="_blank">万</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/iFctZHO26Yo" target="_blank">明</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/chhWMg8f3VI" target="_blank">鳴</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ELToFu8MEzE" target="_blank">毛</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/TcmLgb0oZds" target="_blank">門</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/hF-u5nN4Hk8" target="_blank">夜</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Sw7nX3xicag" target="_blank">野</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/g0C-Ceue74g" target="_blank">友</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Js_hLnvTXs4" target="_blank">用</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/F1c8jctmsqA" target="_blank">曜</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/HINKsnWq6Qw" target="_blank">来</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/r-UJGXabwU8" target="_blank">里</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/MKmgkuufhmc" target="_blank">理</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/1oYCmRpoUA8" target="_blank">話</a>
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<span style="background-color: #38761d; color: white;"> Grade 3 - 200 kanji </span></h4>
*We use a green tag for grade 3 kanji lessons.</div><div id="grade3"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjYirW4NC4Kbyb6_VteDJIH8" target="_blank">Click here for the all Grade 3 Kanji Playlist</a><br />
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjYirW4NC4Kbyb6_VteDJIH8" width="320"></iframe> </div><div id="grade3"><br /></div><div id="grade3">悪 <a href="https://youtu.be/v177PC3O8y8" target="_blank">安</a> 暗 医 委 意 育 員 <a href="https://youtu.be/491EA35Pl9o" target="_blank">院</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/0bngp2XqhN0" target="_blank">飲</a> 運 泳 <a href="https://youtu.be/_0kcQEdhF5c" target="_blank">駅</a> 央 横 <a href="https://youtu.be/rFJ07U1IQYc" target="_blank">屋</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Tbi6Om1_sJ4" target="_blank">温</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/nDbtOVCOSHs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">化</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/oGStpvnv6P4" target="_blank">荷</a> 界 開 <a href="https://youtu.be/W97Yf-XfG_I" target="_blank">階</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/B2ip1Am1L34" target="_blank">寒</a> 感 漢 館 <a href="https://youtu.be/B3qou-30b50" target="_blank">岸</a> 起 <a href="https://youtu.be/SAb08sEjlqI" rel="nofollow">期</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5FlmzqBgEDQ" target="_blank">客</a> 究 急 <a href="https://youtu.be/XSqc-sVP97E" target="_blank">級</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/y5PEPFJj5xQ" target="_blank">宮</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/1vimEtAmKgs" target="_blank">球</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/PDFuRzV5BiQ" target="_blank">去</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/sKP_7zq3FWU" target="_blank">橋</a> 業 曲 <a href="https://youtu.be/mLapnUZz5CA" target="_blank">局</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/bj06eM1s-bE" target="_blank">銀</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/5mfT6TJCmto" target="_blank">区</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/R3CSnqxH_As" target="_blank">苦</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/P3bUmWqRC2s" target="_blank">具</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Q5AboIKVLIU" target="_blank">君</a> 係 <a href="https://youtu.be/usnGufSFues" target="_blank">軽</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/d3jf3ns4Oxg" target="_blank">血</a> 決 研 <a href="https://youtu.be/DPMMa8n7-Dw" target="_blank">県</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pX8xUVxHNgM" target="_blank">庫</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/JwiaUv7A3_w" target="_blank">湖</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/e0yKY3RopGQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">向</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/vJZB1D5gylc" target="_blank">幸</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/HrWoHnNo-cw" target="_blank">港</a> 号 <a href="https://youtu.be/BoUtPxKYwvM" target="_blank">根</a> 祭 <a href="https://youtu.be/q7ETWWLOxBA" target="_blank">皿</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/QzOqPcLrDp4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">仕</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/B8VZ0L5orFc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">死</a> 使 <a href="https://youtu.be/OAxAW2hxMpo" target="_blank">始</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/8KyiXHKwVJk" target="_blank">指</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/1LOAHS9iTdI" target="_blank">歯</a> 詩 次 事 持 式 <a href="https://youtu.be/IY1rUg0y8fY" target="_blank">実</a> 写 <a href="https://youtu.be/BMDNBKWpt8k" target="_blank">者</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/EqOaZf_7UYs" target="_blank">主</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/JkwnmECoIWQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">守</a> 取 <a href="https://youtu.be/L-hsb7FuDic" target="_blank">酒</a> 受 <a href="https://youtu.be/2RXEXPqdMpM" target="_blank">州</a> 拾 <a href="https://youtu.be/DoAXA2BRnaE" target="_blank">終</a> 習 集 住 <a href="https://youtu.be/MIeIYf9KZys" target="_blank">重</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zRqfQqaHlpQ" target="_blank">宿</a> 所 <a href="https://youtu.be/QkZohU3FCf4" target="_blank">暑</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ySHmlrkoZAM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">助</a> 昭 消 商 章 <a href="https://youtu.be/_AUrsqcHe8w" target="_blank">勝</a> 乗 <a href="https://youtu.be/jk66hJBCcFE" target="_blank">植</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/x3N6KA_yN0w" target="_blank">申</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/P9z0BgPgEG4" target="_blank">身</a> 神 真 <a href="https://youtu.be/DdPEQxERp3o" target="_blank">深</a> 進 <a href="https://youtu.be/Dr--dsjq-Ks" target="_blank">世</a> 整 昔 全 相 送 想 <a href="https://youtu.be/PgbeD-lkReY" target="_blank">息</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/CY9ONayl8pc" target="_blank">速</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/T4qzoEHknMw" target="_blank">族</a> 他 <a href="https://youtu.be/3HKnUduJqgg" target="_blank">打</a> 対 待 <a href="https://youtu.be/MK_dNlSd554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">代</a> 第 <a href="https://youtu.be/jyoHvMEzAGA" target="_blank">題</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/aJEHW4PI8_k" target="_blank">炭</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/HMxnP6JN0qc" target="_blank">短</a> 談 着 注 <a href="https://youtu.be/PH9PZ2n4-pA" target="_blank">柱</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/GaQGLiIinvM" target="_blank">丁</a> 帳 調 追 定 <a href="https://youtu.be/J7MSK0COWZU" target="_blank">庭</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/mkbMSGi9hnM" target="_blank">笛</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/J_3ExLbDZHM" target="_blank">鉄</a> 転 <a href="https://youtu.be/4vev1XnDe-Y" target="_blank">都</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/6i1O3IwmthU" target="_blank">度</a> 投 <a href="https://youtu.be/2nrvJnsYYC4" target="_blank">豆</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/pm_brVsCZJY" target="_blank">島</a><span id="goog_723410808"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_723410809"></span> <a href="https://youtu.be/EdcS8_xCMu0" target="_blank">湯</a> 登 等 動 <a href="https://youtu.be/6Y-ZadX4f1A" target="_blank">童</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/2T2sXJSptR4" target="_blank">農</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zQpZ1wAeTB8" target="_blank">波</a> 配 <a href="https://youtu.be/ousiIJsmb-s" target="_blank">倍</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/VjViMu0JRGg" target="_blank">箱</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/eRSFRLS_1Pk" target="_blank">畑</a> 発 反 <a href="https://youtu.be/Vacc2VR05Wc" target="_blank">坂</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/sYOeYPOpazM" target="_blank">板</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/82_QO4o_46o" target="_blank">皮</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/x34njFzT5Fc" target="_blank">悲</a> 美 <a href="https://youtu.be/CuVoBrf6axA" target="_blank">鼻</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/czOzAinBcQM" target="_blank">筆</a> 氷 表 <a href="https://youtu.be/GJ-WUk0WwZM" target="_blank">秒</a> 病 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<span style="background-color: #351c75; color: white;"> Grade 4 - 202 kanji </span></h4>
*We use a purple tag for grade 4 kanji lessons.</div><div id="grade4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awglYBdTUBA&list=PLNcc2lfhvIjZAMg81PSHlNhuZxUC4WkFF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for the all Grade 4 Kanji Playlist</a><br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/awglYBdTUBA" target="_blank">愛</a> 案 以 衣 位 茨 印 英 栄 媛 塩 岡 億 加 果 貨 課 芽 賀 改 械 害 街 各 覚 潟 完 官 管 関 観 願 岐 希 季 旗 器 機 議 求 泣 給 挙 漁 共 協 鏡 競 極 熊 訓 軍 郡 群 径 景 芸 欠 結 建 健 験 固 功 <a href="https://youtu.be/mCASV1LhCiQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">好</a> 香 候 康 佐 差 菜 最 埼 材 崎 昨 札 刷 察 参 産 散 残 氏 司 試 児 治 滋 辞 鹿 失 借 種 周 祝 順 初 松 笑 唱 焼 照 城 縄 臣 信 井 成 省 清 静 席 積 折 節 説 浅 戦 選 然 争 倉 巣 束 側 続 卒 孫 帯 隊 達 単 置 仲 沖 兆 低 底 的 典 伝 徒 努 灯 働 特 徳 栃 奈 梨 熱 念 敗 梅 博 阪 飯 飛 必 票 標 不 夫 付 府 阜 富 副 兵 別 辺 変 便 包 法 望 牧 末 満 未 民 無 約 勇 要 養 浴 利 陸 良 料 量 輪 類 令 冷 <a href="https://youtu.be/Obei8MEi_Ys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">例</a> 連 老 労 録<br />
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<span style="background-color: #660000; color: white;"> Grade 5 - 193 kanji </span></h4>
*We use a brown tag for grade 5 kanji lessons.<br />
圧 囲 移 因 永 営 衛 易 益 液 演 応 往 桜 可 仮 価 河 過 快 解 格 確 額 刊 幹 慣 眼 紀 基 寄 規 喜 技 義 逆 久 旧 救 居 許 境 均 禁 句 型 経 潔 件 険 検 限 現 減 故 個 護 効 厚 耕 航 鉱 構 興 講 告 混 査 再 災 妻 採 際 在 財 罪 殺 雑 酸 賛 士 支 史 志 枝 師 資 飼 示 似 識 質 舎 謝 授 修 述 術 準 序 招 証 象 賞 条 状 常 情 織 職 制 性 政 勢 精 製 税 責 績 接 設 絶 祖 素 総 造 像 増 則 測 属 率 損 貸 態 団 断 築 貯 張 停 提 程 適 統 堂 銅 導 得 毒 独 任 燃 能 破 犯 判 版 比 肥 非 費 備 評 貧 布 婦 武 復 複 仏 粉 編 弁 保 墓 報 豊 防 貿 暴 脈 務 夢 迷 綿 輸 余 容 略 留 領 歴<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> Grade 6 - 191 kanji </span></h4>
*We use a black tag for grade 6 kanji lessons.<br />
胃 異 遺 域 宇 映 延 沿 恩 我 灰 拡 革 閣 割 株 干 巻 看 簡 危 机 揮 貴 疑 吸 供 胸 郷 勤 筋 系 敬 警 劇 激 穴 券 絹 権 憲 源 厳 己 呼 誤 后 孝 皇 紅 降 鋼 刻 穀 骨 困 砂 座 済 裁 策 冊 蚕 至 <a href="https://youtu.be/XOVvW-SDhb4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">私</a> 姿 視 詞 誌 磁 射 捨 尺 若 樹 収 宗 就 衆 従 縦 縮 熟 純 処 署 諸 除 承 将 傷 障 蒸 針 仁 垂 推 寸 盛 聖 誠 舌 宣 専 泉 洗 染 銭 善 奏 窓 創 装 層 操 蔵 臓 存 尊 退 宅 担 探 誕 段 暖 値 宙 忠 著 庁 頂 腸 潮 賃 痛 敵 展 討 党 糖 届 難 乳 認 納 脳 派 拝 背 肺 俳 班 晩 否 批 秘 俵 腹 奮 並 陛 閉 片 補 暮 宝 訪 亡 忘 棒 枚 幕 密 盟 模 訳 郵 優 預 幼 欲 翌 乱 卵 覧 裏 律 臨 朗 論<br />
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Total: 1026 kanji (as of the year 2020)<br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"> <span style="color: #444444;">Hiragana (平仮名)</span> </span> - Japanese syllabary characters</h3>
*We use a light blue tag for hiragana lessons.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjb6cRdGpcPLJOMvaXZV_F3a" target="_blank">Click here for the all Hiragana Playlist</a><br />
<a href="http://kanjivideos.com/hiragana/aiueo/" target="_blank">Our Hiragana Page</a><br />
Hiragana is used for sounds. Hiragana and <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#katakana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Katakana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Katakana is the sister character set to hiragana and all katakana characters have equivalent hiragana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Katakana is normally used for writing foreign words (loan words).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">katakana</span></a> are sister character sets. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.<br />
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.<br />
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*Tips for hiragana</h4>
If you master hiragana, it is possible to write all Japanese using them. However in Japanese, it may be difficult to understand because there are cases where there is no space between words, and there are many words with the same pronunciation but different meanings.<br />
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ははははははとわらった。<br />
This is difficult to understand...<br />
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母はハハハと笑った。<br />
The same sentence written with <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> is easily understood as "a mother laughed 'hahaha'".<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Japanese (日本語) - Japanese Language</span></h3>
<span style="text-align: center;">Japanese normally uses a combination of <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a>, <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#katakana" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Katakana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Katakana is the sister character set to hiragana and all katakana characters have equivalent hiragana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Katakana is normally used for writing foreign words (loan words).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">katakana</span></a>, and <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a>.</span><br />
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Example:<br />
私はパイナップルが好きです。<br />
Kanji: 私, 好<br />
Hiragana: は, が, きです<br />
Katakana: パイナップル<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"> <span style="color: #444444;">Katakana (片仮名)</span> </span> - Japanese syllabary characters</h3>
*We use a yellow tag for katakana lessons.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNcc2lfhvIjYtH8D-IAuyTRgFDKsj0NZV" target="_blank">Click here for the all Katakana Playlist</a><br />
<a href="http://kanjivideos.com/katakana/aiueo/" target="_blank">Our Katakana Page</a><br />
Katakana is used for sounds. <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">Hiragana</span></a> and katakana are sister character sets. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.<br />
All <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a> characters have equivalent katakana characters.<br />
あ=ア、い=イ、う=ウ、え=エ、お=オ<br />
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Katakana is mainly used for foreign words, so it is less used than <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
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computer: コンピューター<br />
Bob: ボブ<br />
lucky: ラッキー<br />
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*Tips for katakana</h4>
If you already learned all pronunciation from <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a>, the equivalent katakana characters are pronounced the same way. Katakana characters are also modified the same way as <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a>:<br />
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Examples:<br />
はひふへほ = ハヒフヘホ<br />
ばびぶべぼ = バビブベボ<br />
ぱぴぷぺぽ = パピプペポ<br />
ぴゃぴゅぴょ = ピャピュピョ<br />
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Remember, you just need to learn 46 characters (until wawon) and you will have mastered all katakana! ;)<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Kanji (漢字) - Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese</span></h3>
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Many Kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#onyomi" target="_blank" title="Chinese reading.
Onyomi is derived from the original Chinese pronunciation at the time that the characters came to Japan. There are cases where zero (very rarely) or multiple different onyomi pronunciations exist for one kanji character. This is due to the change of Chinese pronunciation over time, place, etc. In Japanese dictionaries, drills, etc, they are mostly represented by katakana (also our kanji video lessons, too).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">onyomi</span></a> and <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kunyomi" target="_blank" title="Japanese reading.
When Chinese characters came from China, Japanese language existed, but had no system of writing. Kunyomi was created by applying Japanese pronunciation to Chinese kanji characters that have the same meaning as Japanese. Due to this reason, there are cases where zero or multiple different kunyomi pronunciations exist for one kanji character. In Japanese dictionaries, drills, etc, they are mostly represented by hiragana (also in our kanji video lessons, too).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kunyomi</span></a>. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.<br />
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Kunyomi (訓読み) - Japanese reading</h3>
When Chinese characters came from China, Japanese language existed, but had no system of writing. Kunyomi was created by applying Japanese pronunciation to Chinese <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> characters that have the same meaning as Japanese. Due to this reason, there are cases where zero or multiple different kunyomi pronunciations exist for one <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> character. In Japanese dictionaries, drills, etc, they are mostly represented by <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a> (also in our kanji video lessons, too).<br />
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*Tips for kunyomi</h4>
In order to complete a word, you might need <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a> when it is verb, adjective, or adverb. These are basic forms, but derived forms also exist.<br />
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動く (うごく) - move; work (動 is kanji and く is hiragana)<br />
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大きい (おおきい) - large; big (大 is kanji and きい is hiragana)<br />
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優しく (やさしく) - gently (優 is kanji and しく is hiragana)</div>
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Onyomi (音読み) - Chinese reading</h3>
Onyomi is derived from the original Chinese pronunciation at the time that the characters came to Japan. There are cases where zero (very rarely) or multiple different onyomi pronunciations exist for one <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> character. This is due to the change of Chinese pronunciation over time, place, etc. In Japanese dictionaries, drills, etc, they are mostly represented by <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#katakana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Katakana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Katakana is the sister character set to hiragana and all katakana characters have equivalent hiragana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Katakana is normally used for writing foreign words (loan words).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">katakana</span></a> (also our kanji video lessons, too).<br />
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*Tips for onyomi</h4>
1. If the last pronunciation sound is "ん", it tends to be onyomi.<br />
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運 (うん) - luck; fortune<br />
千 (せん) - thousand, etc.<br />
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Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> has only one pronunciation, it tends to be onyomi.<br />
線 (せん) - line; wire; beam<br />
駅 (えき) - station, etc.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Think of radicals as landmarks when categorizing similar <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
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<span style="text-align: center;">Example:</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">火 (</span><span style="text-align: center;">ひ</span><span style="text-align: center;">): fire</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">This radical comes from the <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#kanji" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="Japanese characters that are derived from ancient Chinese.
Many kanji have multiple pronunciations, which can be classified as onyomi and kunyomi. Although it is said that the total number of kanji is very large, the number of kanji required in daily life (which we call joyo kanji) is 2136.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">kanji</span></a> character 火 (hi), which means fire.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">燃える: burn (v)</span></span><br />
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Romaji (ローマ字) - Japanese that is written using the Roman alphabet</h3>
In our kanji video lessons, we introduce romaji so that people can type Japanese using an alphabetical keyboard (note that you may need to install Japanese romaji input on your computer). Therefore, even though some romaji words are famous in English, we sometimes represent them a different way.<br />
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<b>1. When "n" is the last character</b><br />
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Sometimes Japanese input converters don't recognize that a word ends in "ん".<br />
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Example:<br />
If you type "udon", which is the correct romaji, the Japanese converter will show うどn.<br />
However, if you type "udonn" (with two "n"s), the Japanese converter will show うどん. This is the correct <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
Hiragana is used for writing Japanese phonetically. Hiragana is the sister character set to katakana and all hiragana characters have equivalent katakana characters. They are each comprised of 46 characters plus derived type characters that are created using the addition of basic shapes. Each character normally represents one sound.
Hiragana is used in many situations such as particles, inflatable parts of words, etc.
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">hiragana</span></a>.<br />
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Note that some clever Japanese input conversion functions may recognize the single "n" and convert the input correctly.<br />
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Japanese contains "nya" (にゃ), "nyu" (にゅ), "nyo" (にょ) sounds.<br />
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Example:<br />
If you type "<a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#onyomi" target="_blank" title="Chinese reading.
Onyomi is derived from the original Chinese pronunciation at the time that the characters came to Japan. There are cases where zero (very rarely) or multiple different onyomi pronunciations exist for one kanji character. This is due to the change of Chinese pronunciation over time, place, etc. In Japanese dictionaries, drills, etc, they are mostly represented by katakana (also our kanji video lessons, too).
and more..."><span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;">onyomi</span></a>", which is the correct romaji, the Japanese converter will show おにょみ.<br />
However, if you type "onnyomi" (with two "n"s), the Japanese converter will おんよみ or 音読み. This is the correct <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#hiragana" target="_blank" title="Japanese syllabary characters.
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In this post, we introduce how to write and read numbers kanji from 1 - 10. All of these kanji are classified as <span style="border-bottom: 3px dotted orange;"><a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#grade" target="_blank" title="Our site classifies kanji by grades 1 to 6.
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First of all, like reading "1" and "one" in English, Japanese numbers are pronounced the same whether written in kanji or Arabic numerals. For example, "一" and "1" are both pronounced "いち" in Japanese. ;)<br />
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The first is "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", one of the famous Ghibli masterpieces.<br />
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The main meaning of the kanji "風" is "wind". 風 represents also "wind" in this title.</div>
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We found a sentence from the <a href="http://blog.kanjivideos.com/2019/11/glossary.html#japanese" target="_blank" title="Japanese Language.
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The English translation is "A bird person who loves trees, talks about insects, and invites winds".</div>
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愛 is a fairly advanced kanji.</div>
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愛 means "love" as a noun.<br />
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Thus, we need to know that the combination of 愛 and で becomes a verb tense in this case. The basic style of 愛で is 愛でる and it represents the verb form of "love" or "admire".</div>
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Here's the kanji lesson 愛 video:</div>
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The next sentence, "虫を語り", means "talk about insects" in English.</div>
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The basic style of 語りis 語る, and means "talk".<br />
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The next kanji, "虫", means "insect" or "insects".<br />
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The last sentence, "風をまねく鳥の人", means "a bird person (鳥の人)" and "invite winds (風をまねく)" in English.</div>
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鳥 means "a bird" or "birds"</div>
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<span style="background-color: red;"><b> Kanji Lesson </b>人<b> (Grade 1) </b></span><br />
We learned "winds" at the top of this post. The last kanji, "人" means "person" in English.<br />
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Learn Kanji videos include multiple pieces of information. This guide will help explain them so that you can use them for your study. :)<br />
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Video titles<br />
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Hiragana and Katakana<br />
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Titles show the kanji that the video lecture focuses on, the reading of the kanji in hiragana or katakana, one or more English translation of the kanji, and the number of variations that the video will introduce.<br />
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If the kanji that the lecture focuses on doesn’t make sense without other kanji, you’ll see --- in the place of the English translation. This means that there really isn’t an English translation for the kanji on its own.<br />
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Most kanji can be read multiple ways.</div>
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In Learn Kanji videos, we focus on one kanji and give examples of each different way of reading the kanji. We don’t normally include advanced or special readings. If there are multiple important words that can be read the same way, we may introduce them as well.</div>
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The examples are ordered easy to advanced if possible.</div>
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There are two categories of kanji readings: onyomi (音読み), which is the Chinese reading, and kunyomi (訓読み), which is the Japanese reading.</div>
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Chinese readings are written in katakana.</div>
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Japanese readings are written in hiragana. </div>
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This is a format commonly used in Japanese kanji dictionaries, drills, etc for Chinese and Japanese readings.</div>
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(*In general usage like manga, picture books, or textbooks, etc, hiragana is attached to kanji as furigana (振り仮名). Furigana are phonetic symbols written above some kanji so it is different from onyomi and kunyomi.)</div>
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The white font highlights the pronunciation of other kanji or okurigana (送り仮名), which is the part of word written in kana.</div>
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We put romaji (and hiragana, katakana) in video to help you understand how to read the kanji. They will also help you type the kanji in Japanese using an alphabetical keyboard.</div>
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We try to introduce translations that are easy to understand and as close to the Japanese meaning of the kanji as possible.</div>
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We sometimes include abbreviations in the English translations to clarify the type of word:</div>
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Some kanji have multiple meanings even though they have the same the character and are read the same way.</div>
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For example, when 一時 is pronounced “ichiji”, the meaning can be “one o'clock,” “short period of time,” or “some time ago,” etc</div>
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Some kanji can be pronounced multiple ways even though the meaning is the same.</div>
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For example, 一時 can be read ichiji, isshi, ittoki, and hitotoki. These words all sound different but mean the same thing, like “short period of time”, “some time ago,” etc. </div>
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Some kanji can’t always be used for all of the same English words. </div>
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For example, 四日 represents only the fourth day of the month, not the fourth item in a sequence.</div>
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To make things easier to understand, we plan to post details of each kanji in the Learn Kanji website!</div>
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If you would like to learn more about kanji seriously or deeply, the website will help your study. :)</div>
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