Kanji - Level 33 - Vocab Flashcards

Question

編集者

Answer 1

Editor Kanji: 編 knit + 集 collect + 者 someone An edit is 編集. Someone who does those edits is an editor! Reading: へんしゅうしゃ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Also, the readings from 編集 should help you.

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Emperor of Japan Kanji: 天 heaven + 皇 emperor The Japanese emperor is supposed to have come from the heavens, so that just makes this heaven emperor the emperor of Japan. Reading: てんのう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You just have to remember that 皇 is read as のう here. You just found out you can never be the Emperor of Japan because you aren't Japanese. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO~ (のう).

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Enlargement Kanji: 拡 extend + 張 stretch Go ahead and extend it and stretch it. That's how we'll do this enlargement, expansion and extension. Reading: かくちょう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Of course, just to be dirty, the people who made up this word decided to use a kanji that read as かく. Dirty old monks that could see the future and speak English, ugh.

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Equipment Kanji: 装 attire + 置 put This attire is put inside this equipment, where it's changed into something else. This attire device is strange and interesting. Imagine something that it does to your attire. Reading: そうち This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Except Kanji: 除 exclude + い + て除く is "to exclude." This is the te-form, and it means "except." So, something like "please get everything except broccoli," because who wants broccoli? Reading: のぞいて The reading comes from 除く. It's just the te-form of it.

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Faithful Kanji: 忠 loyalty + 実 truth I have loyalty to you, so I always tell you the truth. I am very faithful and devoted to you! Reading: ちゅうじつ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Flatulence Kanji: 屁 flatulence The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Reading: へ You already learned this reading with the kanji, so you should be good to go!

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Freeloader Kanji: 居 alive + 候 climate To stay alive in some climates, some have no choice but to be a freeloader. That is, a lodger who pays nothing. If you live somewhere with an inhospitable climate but you can't afford to pay rent, your only option is to live with someone for free. Reading: いそうろう This is a slightly unusual case because both kanji use the kun'yomi. You haven't learned that reading for 候 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you: What? You've become a freeloader? I can't believe you've gone so low (そうろう)!

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Freighter Kanji: 貨 freight + 物 thing + 船 boat A freight things ship is a boat that freights things. It's a freighter. Reading: かもつせん This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. The 物 takes its もつ reading, which makes sense since it sounds like 持つ, which is "to hold." What is this freighter doing? It's holding freight! So, that's how you can remember that bit.

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Fructose Kanji: 果 fruit + 糖 sugar A fruit sugar is the type of sugar that's more commonly known as fructose. Mmm, delicious fructose. Reading: かとう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Garden Kanji: 園 garden The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This word is generally used in the names of gardens, like エデンの園 and 桜の園. It's also used in phrases like 学びの園, which means "school" and carries the connotation of being a haven for learning. Readings: その, えん This word uses the kun'yomi reading, which you didn't learn the kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Which garden is the Garden of Eden? その garden! That garden right next to you is the Garden of Eden! It can also use the on'yomi, though, which you've already learned. When it takes the on'yomi and is used as a standalone word, it usually refers to some kind of institution, like a 幼稚園.

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Gentlemen Kanji: 諸 various + 君 buddy My various buddies! Wait, that didn't come out right. Gentlemen! My friends! There we go, much better. Reading: しょくん This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Gorgeous Kanji: 華 showy + 々 repeater + し + い華やか is "showy." Now we're doubling it, making it doubly showy. If you make something showy enough, it becomes gorgeous, but it also becomes pretty flamboyant. So, so, so flamboyant. Reading: はなばなしい The reading comes from 華やか. Note the second はな becomes ばな, to be はなばなしい.

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Graveyard Kanji: 墓 grave + 場 location A grave location is a place where there are graves. It is a graveyard. This word is more direct and informal than 墓地, so using 墓場 for an actual cemetery might come off as disrespectful. It's commonly used in phrases like ゆりかごから墓場まで (from the cradle to the grave) or 墓場まで持っていく (take a secret to the grave). Reading: はかば This word uses the kun'yomi for both kanji, which is fairly unusual, but then graveyards are unusual and special places. You've learned both of these readings before, so you should be able to read this on your own, but here's a reminder for 墓 just in case: When you're finally dead and buried in a graveyard, your one wish is for the New Zealand All Blacks to do the Haka (はか) over your grave. If you don't know what the haka is, look it up, it's pretty neat.

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Gray Kanji: 灰 ash + 色 color Ash color tends to be a kind of gray color, wouldn't you say? That makes this word gray (or grey, depending on where you're from). Reading: はいいろ This is a jukugo word that uses the kun'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Hip joint Kanji: 股 crotch + 関 related + 節 season Did you know that your crotch is connected via various joints? That makes this word your hip joints or, more generally, just your hip. Reading: こかんせつ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Honorific Kanji: 敬 respect + 語 language Respect language is what you speak to someone you respect and want to elevate. You can do this using this type of Japanese, which is known as honorific language. Reading: けいご This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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House rent Kanji: 家 house + 賃 rent Your house rent is your house rent, though it can be your apartment rent too. Reading: やちん The reading for 家 is an exceptional one. It is や, because when your landlord asks if you paid your rent, you always say yah (や), whether you did or not.

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Illogical argument Kanji: 屁 flatulence + 理 reason + 屈 yield You already know that 理屈 means "theory". So what's flatulence theory? It's an illogical argument, a far-fetched argument, or sometimes a lame excuse. It's all just hot air! Reading: へりくつ You've already learned all these readings. You should be able to read this on your own. And no, that's not a far-fetched argument, or a lame excuse for not writing a mnemonic.

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Imitation Kanji: 真 reality + 似 resemble You're taking reality and trying to resemble it. To do this, you have to do an imitation, mimicry, or an impersonation. Reading: まね This word uses the kun'yomi reading for 真 and an irregular reading for 似. You've already learned the reading for 真, but here's a mnemonic to help you with 似: What are you doing an imitation of? A horse! You gallop around neighing (ね) at the top of your lungs! That's a pretty good imitation.

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Imperial family Kanji: 皇 emperor + 室 room The emperor's room is where the Imperial Family gathers. Note that 皇室 refers to the Imperial Household as a family unit, rather than a physical space. Reading: こうしつ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Imperial family Kanji: 皇 emperor + 族 tribe The emperor's tribe is his family. This family is known as the imperial family. Reading: こうぞく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Jizo Kanji: 地 earth + 蔵 storehouse The ground storehouse refers to a person's name. It may be easier to learn this one reading first because of that. Anyways, this person is Jizo(u), a Bodhisattva, and protector of children. Reading: じぞう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Leaflet Kanji: 散 scatter + ら + し What do people usually scatter in a rush (らし)? Leaflets and flyers. Handing them out takes way too much time, so if you just scatter them all over the place your job will be done so much faster! Reading: ちらし Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned the 散る, so you should be able to read it already! Note that this word is almost always written in kana, and チラシ is much more common than ちらし.

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Lung Kanji: 肺 lung The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Reading: はい The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. OH HAI THERE LUNG. OH HAI THERE YOU.

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Lung cancer Kanji: 肺 lung + が + ん肺 is lung, がん is "cancer," I suppose because you want it gone (がん) from you. That makes this word lung cancer, which, with all the smoking in Japan, happens a decent amount. Reading: はいがん The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.

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Lung disease Kanji: 肺 lung + 病 sick A lung sickness is bad for those lungs of yours. It means you have lung disease. Reading: はいびょう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Magazine Kanji: 雑 random + 誌 magazine Random magazine is pretty much all magazines. Just a bunch of random stuff inside, making it a magazine. Reading: ざっし This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Mild-mannered Kanji: 温 warm + 厚 thick When a warm temper is applied extra thick, it leads to a person having a mild-mannered or gentle personality. Note that this is a more formal term, so you'll usually encounter it in writing. Reading: おんこう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You already know the on'yomi for 温, but not for 厚, so here's a mnemonic to help you remember it: The most mild-mannered Tofugu staff has to be onion こういち. It's an onion that jumps in for こういち whenever he's not at the office. He's the most gentle soul you could imagine, never yelling at anyone. The ideal boss, really.

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Mountain stream Kanji: 沢 swamp The kanji and the word share the meaning of swamp, but this word is primarily used to mean mountain stream. Think of it this way, the water for a swamp has to come from somewhere right? It starts out up in the mountains and drains out into a swamp in the valley. The life cycle of a mountain stream into a swamp! Reading: さわ Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You did not learn this reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you to remember: The beginning of the word swamp is actually pretty similar to this word's reading. さわ = "swa"? I'd say it's close enough to make a mnemonic out of in your head.

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Muscle Kanji: 筋 muscle + 肉 meat Your muscle meat is your muscle. Reading: きんにく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Natural Kanji: 天 heaven + 然 nature Something of heaven's nature is indeed natural, with no human intervention involved. Although this word is technically a noun, it's often used as an adjective. That's also what distinguishes it from 自然. So you'll often see 天然 used to say that something is "natural" or "of nature", while 自然 will often be used to talk about nature in general, like saying that nature is beautiful. Reading: てんねん You know the reading for 天, but 然 uses a different reading from what you learned. So here's a mnemonic to help you: One thing that definitely isn't natural are nendoroids (ねん). Remember, the little plastic figurines? Have you ever seen an anime figurine growing naturally in a field before? Yup, me neither. Not very natural.

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No Kanji: 否 not The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Note that 否 ( いな ) is very formal and somewhat archaic. Today, it's most commonly used in the expression 〜か否か (whether… or not). Readings: いな, いや Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You did not learn this reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Instead of saying "no" you say "na," and instead of saying "na" you say いな. Note that 否 can also be read いや, which is a common way to say “no” in modern Japanese, but that reading is almost always written in kana.

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Operation Kanji: 操 manipulate + 作 make If you manipulate the things you make, you are in operation of said things. This can not only refer to the operation of devices and machinery, but also the manipulation of various elements, such as markets, stock prices, and more, with the intention of furthering one's own interests. Reading: そうさ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Payment Kanji: 納 supply + 入 enter When you enter your supply into the machine, that is your payment for the day. Every day you have to enter your supply, otherwise they crack down on you. Reading: のうにゅう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Proclamation Kanji: 宣 proclaim + 言 say You proclaim things by saying them. This is a proclamation or declaration. Reading: せんげん This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Propaganda Kanji: 宣 proclaim + 伝 transmit All the things the leader proclaims are transmitted to the people. It's all propaganda, which is why you transmit it. Reading: せんでん This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Quagmire Kanji: 泥 mud + 沼 bog A muddy bog is a way of describing a quagmire. It’s a bog with almost no water left, having become all muddy and sticky. Gross (and dangerous)! This word is typically used figuratively to describe a situation where a conflict becomes messy and difficult to resolve, or a problem from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. Reading: どろぬま The readings are the vocab readings of the two words, 泥 and 沼.

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Refrigerator Kanji: 冷 cool + 蔵 storehouse + 庫 storage A cool storehouse storage is a place you put things (like food) to keep them cool. This is a refrigerator. Reading: れいぞうこ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Rejection Kanji: 否 no + 決 decide "No" is the decision I've made. Sorry, but this is rejection. Reading: ひけつ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Remarkable Kanji: 著 author + し + い The kanji means author, but if you think about it, what do authors do? They write about remarkable or marked things, whether it's fiction or nonfiction. Reading: いちじるしい Something is so remarkable you let out one jeer (いちじる) at the opposing team. Just one, because you're not that mean.

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Rental Kanji: 賃 rent + 貸 lend Rent it and I will lend it to you. This thing that is being lent and rented? It's a rental. Reading: ちんたい This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You just have to remember that 貸 is read as たい for this one. What is your rental? It is a tie (たい) fighter. Sweet.

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Respect Kanji: 尊 revered + 敬 respect You are revered and you have my respect. This is respect. Reading: そんけい This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Revered Kanji: 尊 revered + い This is a single kanji with an い on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of revered? It's also revered! Reading: とうとい You are revered because of your Toe toe (とうと), which is a toe on your toe. It's weird, but people seem to like it.

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Ripen Kanji: 成 become + 熟 ripen To become ripe(n) is to ripen and mature. Reading: せいじゅく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Robber Kanji: 泥 mud + 棒 pole I don't know why a mud pole is a robber, but for some reason it is. Just imagine a robber covering himself in mud and standing behind a pole to hide, then jump out, then rob you of everything you've got. Reading: どろぼう The reading is 泥 plus the reading for 棒 put together.

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Rumor Kanji: 噂 rumor The kanji and the word are exactly the same. Reading: うわさ You learned this reading with the kanji, so you should be able to read it already!

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Simple Kanji: 簡 simplicity + 単 simple Simplicity is simple, making this simple as well. Reading: かんたん This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Simple Kanji: 簡 simplicity + 易 easy It has simplicity and is easy. Whatever it is, it is simple and easy. Reading: かんい This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Steam Kanji: 蒸 steam + 気 energy Steam energy is steam or vapor. Reading: じょうき This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Storage Kanji: 収 obtain + 納 supply When you obtain supply, you have to put it all together somewhere. You have to put it in storage. Reading: しゅうのう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Storehouse Kanji: 蔵 storehouse The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Curious about the difference between 蔵 and 倉? Traditionally, the 蔵 kanji was used for sturdy buildings that stored important items. This is where samurai kept their valuables! On the other hand, 倉 originally referred to places to store grain, and usually weren't as robustly made. They're basically interchangeable now, but the 蔵 kanji is more commonly used. Reading: くら The reading is the same as the other storehouse reading you learned earlier with 倉 and 庫. They're all basically the same thing, and lucky for you they share the same reading too (くら).

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Sugar Kanji: 砂 sand + 糖 sugar A sand sugar is just sugar. Nom nom nom, sugar. Reading: さとう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Sugar free Kanji: 無 nothing + 糖 sugar Something with not sugar is something that is sugar free or unsweetened. Reading: むとう This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Taro Kanji: 里 hometown + 芋 potato A hometown potato is a taro. In Japan, taro is the kind of potato that everyone has in their hometown, because it's been around for such a long time and it'll grow anywhere. Reading: さといも This is a jukugo word that uses the kun'yomi readings of the kanji.

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Tendon Kanji: 筋 muscle The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well, at least on the tendon side of things. Reading: すじ Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You did not learn this reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You get a horrible tendon injury, making it so you can't walk anymore. You're so upset that you blame it on Jesus. So, you go and sue Jesus for this tendon injury, and win in court, amazingly.

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Ticket window Kanji: 窓 window + 口 mouth A window mouth is where you go to buy tickets out of the window. You know how there's those windows with holes in them, or the window is the hole itself? That's the kind of ticket window I'm talking about. Reading: まどぐち The reading is the readings for 窓 and the reading for 口.

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To backstab Kanji: 裏 backside + 切 cut + る If you cut someone from the backside you're doing a backstabbing, making this word to backstab or to betray. Reading: うらぎる The reading is 裏 plus 切る put together into one word.

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To clean Kanji: 掃 sweep + 除 exclude + す + る掃除 is cleaning, so the verb version would be to clean. Reading: そうじする This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Also, it'll help to know the word 掃除 as well.

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To dangle something Kanji: 垂 dangle + ら + す Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means dangle so the verb vocab version is to dangle or to dangle something. You're doing the dangling. Reading: たらす Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: What are you trying to dangle? You're dangling a taco (た) in front of a hungry person. He just wants the taco, and you keep dangling it like that.

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To differ Kanji: 異 differ + な + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means differ so the verb vocab version is to differ. Reading: ことなる Look at your coat (こと), now look at mine. They are different. If you look at them, they are going to differ.

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To dry something Kanji: 乾 dry + か + す乾く is "to be dried." This is the version where you're doing the drying, making this to dry something. Reading: かわかす The reading comes from 乾く.

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To edit Kanji: 編 knit + 集 collect + す + る編集 is edit, so the verb version is to edit. Reading: へんしゅうする This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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To extend Kanji: 拡 extend + が + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means extend so the verb vocab version is to extend. Does the kanji look familiar, kind of like 広い, perhaps? 拡がる is the less common and narrower counterpart of 広がる. It's used to describe the enlargement or extension of the size, area, or range of something. Reading: ひろがる This word shares the same reading as 広い. That means 拡がる is read as ひろがる.

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To get hot and sticky Kanji: 蒸 steam + れ + る Anywhere with lots of steam is going to get hot and sticky, so this word means... to get hot and sticky! With 蒸れる, something gets hot and sticky due to trapped heat and moisture, like sweaty armpits under a shirt on a humid day, or a sticky bottom after sitting at a desk for a while. Additionally, 蒸れる can mean to be steamed, like what happens to rice as it softens in a rice cooker. Reading: むれる What is making things get hot and sticky? Not many people know this, but it’s actually all of the cows going moo (む). With how much they moo, they create so much steam that everything is turning hot and sticky. Who could’ve known?!

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To go for a walk Kanji: 散 scatter + 歩 walk + す + る散歩 is "a walk." Make that into a verb and you have to go for a walk or to go for a stroll. Reading: さんぽする This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. It will help to know 散歩 as well.

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To heap up Kanji: 盛 pile + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means heaps, so the verb vocab version is to heap up. It can also mean to serve food, as in you're heaping on food onto someone's plate. Reading: もる Please keep heaping up the food. I want more (もる), more, more.

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To live Kanji: 暮 livelihood + ら + す ecause the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means livelihood. The verb version is to live. It's not really "to live" literally, though. It's more like to live one's life, rather than just to live. Reading: くらす If anyone is going to live one's life, it's gotta be the great Kublai Khan (く). He conquered most of the world and was super badass.

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To manipulate Kanji: 操 manipulate + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means manipulate, so the verb vocab version is to manipulate. Reading: あやつる Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: A guy using eye arts (あやつ) isn't a great guy, it's the type of guy who might try to manipulate you via hypnosis of the eyes.

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To obstruct Kanji: 妨 obstruct + げ + る This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means obstruct, so what is the verb vocab version? It's to obstruct. Reading: さまたげる Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You try to obstruct a woman coming your way (see kanji). As she gets close, she roars, "I am Sama(n)tha!" (さまた) You shall let me pass!" You don't argue with Samanthas. Get out of her way!

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To ripen Kanji: 熟 ripen + れ + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means ripen so the verb vocab version is to ripen. Reading: うれる Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: If something starts to ripen too much, it gets all gross, and you're all like, "ew (う), that's gross."

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To scatter Kanji: 散 scatter + ら + か + す散る is "to be scattered." This is when you're doing the scattering. You know that because you're causing a ruckus (らかす) from all the scattering of money you're doing, down on the people below. Reading: ちらかす The reading of the 散 comes from 散る. So, go ahead and scatter more memories around your brain, you got this already.

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To separate Kanji: 離 detach + す Remember how 離れる is "to separate," where something is just separating and you're not doing the separating? Well, this one has the same meaning, but now you're doing the separating. This word is 離す, and you know that you're doing the separating because if you don't, that person will sue (す) you for grabbing onto them and not letting go. Reading: はなす The reading comes from 離れる.

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To supply Kanji: 納 supply + め + る Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means supply so the verb version is to supply. Reading: おさめる So you're supplying something... let's say nuclear warheads... to Osama Bin Laden. You gonna be in soooo much trouble, especially since it's zombie Osama Bin Laden.

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To surprise Kanji: 驚 surprised + か + す Remember how 驚く is "to be surprised"? This is when you are surprising someone else, doing the surprising, making this word to surprise or to shock. Reading: おどろかす The reading comes from 驚く. Don't be surprised if you remember the reading of this word because of your past knowledge.

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Unrefined Kanji: 野 field + 暮 livelihood A field of livelihood is so lively! Look at everything jumping around. It is so fresh and new and awesome! That being said, being so lively and fresh and new, it's pretty unrefined and rustic. Reading: やぼ This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Unripe Kanji: 未 not yet + 熟 ripen Something that has not yet ripened, is, well, unripe. This is often used figuratively to say that someone is either immature or inexperienced, so you'll often encounter those usages! Reading: みじゅく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Vacuum cleaner Kanji: 掃 sweep + 除 exclude + 機 machine A cleaning (掃除) machine is a vacuum cleaner. Suck that dirt up! Reading: そうじき This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Various Kanji: 諸 various This has the same meaning as the kanji. Stick this onto another word and you have "various _____." Reading: しょ The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji as well.

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Vertical Kanji: 垂 dangle + 直 fix Something is dangling in front of you, so you fix it so it's straight and not moving. It becomes perfectly vertical, perpendicular to the floor. Reading: すいちょく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Wheat flour Kanji: 小 small + 麦 wheat + 粉 powder Small wheat powder is wheat flour, or flour. Reading: こむぎこ This word uses the kun'yomi readings of all three kanji. The 小 and the 粉 both use kun'yomi that you haven't learned yet, but luckily they are both the same! Just think about how "small" things are like 子 (こ), and "powder" is also small. So both 小 and 粉 are read こ.

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Window Kanji: 窓 window The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. Reading: まど The reading is the same as the kanji reading you learned.

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Writing Kanji: 著 author + 作 make An author makes writing in an activity known as authorship. Note that this word isn't a general term for writing! 著作 has a more specific nuance — it's mostly used to talk about a work or the writings of a particular author. Reading: ちょさく This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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Zoom Kanji: 拡 extend + 大 big Extend the lens nice and big to zoom in on the subject, please. That's magnification, enlargement, and expansion. Reading: かくだい This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Kanji - Level 33 - Vocab Flashcards

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