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kanji-origin

おん

reading

げん

がん

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くん

reading
もと

Core meanings

base, origin

Examples

1. energy, vitality; New Year's Day

2. former; at one's feet

3. originally; from the beginning

kanji-spirit

おん

reading

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くん

reading

Core meanings

spirit, energy, mind

Examples

1. spirit, mind; That boy/girl is energetic/healthy.

2. mood; feelings; air

3. sign or presence

kanji-enter

おん

reading
にゅう stroke-1 stroke-2

くん

reading

はい…

い…

Core meanings

enter; be included

Examples

1. to enter; I take a bath everyday.

2. to put in; Please put it into the bag.

3. I entered university.

kanji-rest

おん

reading
きゅう stroke-1 stroke-2 stroke-3 stroke-4 stroke-5 stroke-6

くん

reading
やす…

Core meanings

rest

Examples

1. to rest; day-off, holiday, vacation

  I don't have time to rest during the weekend.

3. holiday, day off

kanji-live

おん

reading
じゅう stroke-1 stroke-2 stroke-3 stroke-4 stroke-5 stroke-6

くん

reading
す… stroke-7

Core meanings

live, reside

Examples

1. to live, reside

I live in the dormitory.

3. address; resident

kanji-go out

おん

reading

しゅつ

しゅっ…

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くん

reading

で…

だ…

Core meanings

go out/come out;

take out, submit

Examples

1. to go out, come out; to take out, submit

2. What time shall we leave tomorrow?

3. to go out; hometown; place of origin; background

 I graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology.

 

kanji-meet

おん

reading

かい

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くん

reading

あ…

Core meanings

meet

Examples

1. to meet;

Would you like to meet at the office at 2?

2. company; conversation; meeting, conference

kanji-hold

おん

reading

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くん

reading
も… stroke-7 stroke-8 stroke-9

Core meanings

hold, have

Examples

1. to hold [something]; belongings

Does anybody have a pen?

kanji-high

おん

reading
こう stroke-1 stroke-2 stroke-3 stroke-4 stroke-5 stroke-6

くん

reading
たか… stroke-7 stroke-8 stroke-9 stroke-10

Core meanings

high

Examples

1. expensive

This smartphone was expensive.

2. high school; high school student

kanji-shcool

おん

reading

こう

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くん

reading
stroke-7 stroke-8 stroke-9 stroke-10

Core meanings

check, revise, compare

Examples

1. school; elementary school; middle school

I am attending Nakayama high school.

kanji-serve

おん

reading
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くん

reading
つか…

Core meanings

serve, attend

Examples

1. work, job

I go to work at nine every day.

kanji-matter

おん

reading
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くん

reading

こと

ごと

stroke-7 stroke-8

Core meanings

matter, fact, business

Examples

1. work, job

Smith's job is a school teacher.

2. incident, case; fact

kanji-electricity

おん

reading
でん stroke-1 stroke-2 stroke-3 stroke-4 stroke-5 stroke-6

くん

reading
stroke-7 stroke-8 stroke-9 stroke-10 stroke-11 stroke-12

Core meanings

electricity stroke-13

Examples

1. phone, phone call; electricity; light; (electric) train

I had a phone call from Tanaka.

kanji-wheel

おん

reading

しゃ

くん

reading

くるま

Core meanings

wheel, car

Examples

1. car; wheel;

I bought a new car.

2. [electric] train

kanji-company

おん

reading
しゃ

くん

reading

Core meanings

shinto shrine;

group, association

Examples

1. company; society; company employee

kanji-member

おん

reading
いん

くん

reading

Core meanings

member

Examples

1. association member; club member

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