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万

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Ten thousand
Leaf + sword radical. Imagine cutting your leaf into ten thousand pieces. MAN, that’s a lot of work.
まん, はん

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内

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Inside
ない (onyomi)
NAI, I don’t want to come inside!

うち (kunyomi)
OH you’re CHIeesing me, just come inside!
Hiragana will usually be used in the sentence but still good to know.

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分

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  1. Part
    Minute, separate, understand
    ぶん, ふん, ぶ
  2. Portion, content
    ぶん
    Used when describing the amount of something or fractions

Don’t confuse with book and writing readings

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切

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Cut
せつ
Seven SETs of swords used for cutting

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友

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Friend
ゆう
Same reading as evening and right
The YOUths are always out in the evening. The YOUths learned that that narwhal’s always have their eyes on the right. The YOUths are all friends with each other.

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太

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Fat
たい, た
Same reading as big

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少

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Few [A small + slide that only fits a few]
しょう

Same reading as small kanji on it’s own and correct kanji.

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引

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Pull
ひ
Bow + stick radical. You have to pull to release the stick from the bow. And if you go to fast, it will generate a lot of HEat

Same as the reading for fire, sun

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牛

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  1. Cow
    ぎゅう
    WaGYU beef

Using the “gun” radical to kill the cow and the cross to mark his death

  1. うし
    The beef is mUSHY
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止

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Stop
し

Same as the kanji reading for child and four

You’re staring at the child, SHI (し) is SO (す) bratty. You tell her to stop but SHI (し) won’t listen. You want to KO her.

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台

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Machine
だい, たい
Private + mouth radicals, looks like a tight-lipped robot. Imagine it’s a huge robot, that’s why it has the same reading as the big kanji

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外

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Outside
がい

There’s a random GUY out there, beware

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母

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Mother
はは, かあ
Mom reminds me of sunshine, even when she laughs at me

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テーブルの上

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On the table
テーブルのうえ (katakana)
てーぶるのうえ (hiragana)

Loan word spells “TABLE” and うえ is the learned reading for 上. The の connects the two

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ベッドの下

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Under the bed
ベッドのした(katakana)
べっどのした (hiragana)

Loan word spells “BEDDO” and した is the learned reading for 下

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山びこ

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Echo
やまびこ
Sounds echoing in the mountain

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日の出

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Sunrise
ひので
Uses kunyomi readings for both

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イギリス人

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British person
イギリスじん (katakana)
いぎりすじん (hiragana)

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アメリカ人

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American
アメリカじん (katakana)
あめりかじん (hiragana)

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フランス人

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French person
フランスじん (katakana)
ふらんすじん (hiragana)

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ビー玉

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Marble
ビーだま (katakana)
びーだま (hiragana)

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〜人

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Number of people
にん

一人 (ひとり) and 二人 (ふたり) are the exceptions. Counting up after this is the reading for the number + にん i.e 5 人 is ごにん

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大人しい

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Obedient, quiet, calm
おとなしい

大人 = おとな

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女の人

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Woman, a more polite way to say it
おんなのひと

Uses the kunyomi readings as they are single vocab kanjis seperated by a particle

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元
Origin げん, がん The tale of Genji was the first book ever written. 2. もと Gen crossed the MOat
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今
Now 1. こん The kanji is made up of an upside down and turned around "C". What a CON. 2. いま I MAde this team to pull a big CON
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心
Heart 1. しん [kanji] Your heart is actually in your SHIN 2. こころ [vocab] Imaging the lines are COCOnuts falling in a ROw
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午
Noon ご It's noon, time to GO for lunch!
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戸
Door と I slammed the door on my TOe
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方
Direction, way ほう You'll always find your way back HOme
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父
Father 1. ちち, とう ChaCha real smooth Mom is HaHa
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毛
Fur, hair 1. もう [kanji] That's a lot of fur, time to MOW it down 2. け I CAn't keep MOWing your fur, there is too much
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冬
Winter ふゆ Same meaning as 夂 radical, but don't let that FOol YOU
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北
North 1. ほく Santa returns to the North Pole for a nice HOmeCOming 2. Santa lives there so he doesn't need a survival KIT(a).
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半
Half はん HAN solo slices people in half with his laser
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古
Old こ When you see the (古) radical in a kanji, there's a good chance it will use the reading こ. Same as 子, which will often come up. 子 means child and the reading is し or こ
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市
City し Looks like a skyscraper in New York SHitty
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広
Wide ひろ Only a superHERO canopy radical to widen the prison radical.
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用
Task, use よう YO, did you complete your tasks for the assignment today?
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矢
Arrow や YA, watch where you shoot those things
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生
Life せい, しょう Life is SExY, let's SHOw it what we've got Same as correct kanji
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一万
Ten thousand いちまん Jukugo, using onyomi readings
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二万
Twenty thousand にまん
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十万
One hundred thousand じゅうまん
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大切
Important, precious たいせつ Jukugo word using onyomi readings He's so important he has two TIE SETs
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分かる
To understand, to be understandable わかる This is an intransitive verb. The ball moved (intransitive) vs. I moved the ball (transitive). It becomes important as a determines what particles used.
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切る
To cut きる Remember 木 is き . Imagine you're cutting down a tree.
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太い
Fat Adjective ふとい The fat person cannot see their own foot
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太る
To get fat, to gain weight ふとる
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少し
A little, few すこし Just a skosh more!
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少ない
Few, little すくない She didn't skosh? Nai, she didn't
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引く
To pull, to subtract, to attract ひく
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広げる
To spread something, to unfold, to open something up ひろげる
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半分
Half はんぶん Jukogu, readings already learned
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お父さん
Father おとうさん お and さん are honorifics
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一台
One machine いちだい
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二台
Two machines にだい
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五台
Five machines ごだい
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十台
Ten machines じゅうだい Jokugo
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市立
Municipal しりつ Jukugo
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シアトル市
The city of Seattle しあとるし (hiragana) シアトルし (katakana)
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広い
Widen Adj ひろい
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お母さん
おかあさん I love my mom so much, I got her a new CAr
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〜台
Number of machines だい
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少女
Girl Few woman = younger = girl しょうじょ Jukugo
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生まれる
To be born うまれる OOH, what a cute baby
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生
Fresh, raw Can also be used to describe a live event なま You're fresh? I thought you were life! They said, that's NAt MA name
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戸口
Doorway とぐち [rendaku] 出口 (exit) でぐち and 入り口 (entrance)　いりぐち
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古い
Old, ancient, out of fate ふるい When you're old, you're FUll of memories
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中古
Secondhand Something that's "middle old" is secondhand ちゅうこ
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外
Outside そと [vocab, kanji reading is がい] The guy is going to slip on the ice outside, SALTo the driveway
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外人
Foreigner がいじん "Outside person", this is the less polite way 外国人 is the more polite way
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人生
One's life じんせい Jukugo, remember しょう is the other onyomi reading of 生
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元パートナー
Ex-partner もとぱーとなー (hiragana) もとパートナー (katakana)
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今日
Today きょう You'd think it be KONICHIwa but it's not. KYu nai?
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止ある
To stop, to prevent something とめる Stop! your TOE is going to get caught in the door
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今月
This month こんげつ
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友人
Friend ゆうじん Jukugo
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中止
Suspension ちゅうし Jukugo
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方
Way かた let's CUTah, time to go HOme (kanji reading ほう)
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用いる
To utilize もちい I can't concentrate until I get my MOCHI snack
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少さい
ちいさい Small, little

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