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300 Kanji With 10000 Words English Ebook For Learning Japanese Characters
300 Kanji With 10000 Words English Ebook For Learning Japanese Characters
300 Kanji With 10000 Words English Ebook For Learning Japanese Characters
Contents
Acknowledgments....................................................................................3
Introduction..............................................................................................4
Numbers...................................................................................................6
Colors.......................................................................................................9
Positions.................................................................................................11
Near and far...........................................................................................13
Big and small..........................................................................................14
Much and few.........................................................................................15
People.....................................................................................................16
Go and come..........................................................................................28
North, south, east and west....................................................................34
Time.......................................................................................................39
Elements.................................................................................................50
Family.....................................................................................................59
Time.......................................................................................................68
Study......................................................................................................85
Body parts............................................................................................109
To go in and to go out..........................................................................135
Sea and mountain................................................................................144
See and listen.......................................................................................152
Language..............................................................................................159
New and old..........................................................................................172
Buy and sell..........................................................................................177
Eat and Drink........................................................................................188
Shapes..................................................................................................203
Work.....................................................................................................218
Left and right........................................................................................258
Weather................................................................................................261
Living being..........................................................................................279
Travel...................................................................................................292
Seasons................................................................................................351
Adverbs of time....................................................................................357
1
Acknowledgments
To Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese Dictionary Server and the people of
the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG) at
Monash University (http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html).
Keep up the good work!
To The Japanese Page stuff (http://www.thejapanesepage.com/). Keep
up improving the web!
And of course to my family and friends. Thank you for everything!
Introduction
Introduction
If you are reading this book you probably already know what Kanji is.
And the fact is that if you want to learn Kanji you have to study. So this
book is a book for Kanji students that want to learn to read kanji.
By studying this book you will learn the meaning and common readings
of the first 300 Kanji characters. If you want to learn how to write it you
may look for another book.
This book follows a learn by example method. And the fact is that
human brain learn by continuous repetition and easy examples, so this
method probably will be successful for you.
First of all we will present to you 31 Kanji charts like this:
1s
Kanji character
Meaning
Number of strokes
ON
KUN
,
On-reading
MEANING
, ()
one
Kun-reading
These are the most basic Kanji and you have to study it by yourself. But
don't worry too much about it, because these Kanji appears many times
in subsequent Kanjis so you will review them enough times to fix them
permanently in your mind.
And from 32 Kanji we will present you a list of words with the Kanji which
4
Word
Meanings
1 32
Reading
Code
By this way with every Kanji you study you are reviewing some of the
previous Kanji.
When you start to see this words, please do not read the reading
immediately and try to imagine the reading of the word by
remembering the reading of the Kanji. And them try to imagine the
meaning of the word by the meaning of the Kanji. Soon you will see that
there are certain common rules in the readings of words depending on
the Kanji that compounds them.
Do not try to remember all the words and meanings because this is a
titanic task. Just try to remember the readings and meanings of the
Kanji.
If you do not remember a Kanji you can go back and review it by its
number. You have a Kanji index in an appendix.
Numbers
5
Numbers
1
1s
ON
2s
ON
3s
5s
ON
4s
, ()
one
MEANING
, ()
KUN
two, second
MEANING
, (),
three, third
()
ON
MEANING
KUN
KUN
KUN
ON
, ,
(), ()
KUN
, ()
MEANING
four, fourth
MEANING
five
4s
ON
2s
ON
2s
2s
ON
10
2s
, ()
KUN
ON
, ,
(), ()
KUN
KUN
ON
,
()
KUN
six, sixth
MEANING
seven,
seventh
MEANING
KUN
,
MEANING
MEANING
nine, ninth
MEANING
ten, tenth
Numbers
11
6s
12
3s
ON
,
ON
13
3s
KUN
MEANING
KUN
ON
MEANING
KUN
,
hundred
thousand
MEANING
ten
thousand
Colors
14
5s
15
11s
ON
,
7s
17
8s
18
6s
MEANING
, (),
white
ON
16
KUN
KUN
ON
, ()
KUN
ON
,
ON
,
MEANING
black
MEANING
KUN
red
MEANING
()
KUN
blue
(sometimes
green)
MEANING
color
Colors
10
Positions
19
9s
ON
20
9s
ON
21
4s
5s
3s
before, in
front of,
previous
MEANING
, (),
after, behind
(),
ON
KUN
ON
23
MEANING
KUN
,
22
KUN
MEANING
KUN
,
ON
KUN
, (),
(),
middle,
medium,
inside,
within,
center
MEANING
outside,
foreign,
other
MEANING
top, above,
on, to raise,
to rise
11
Positions
23
3s
ON
KUN
MEANING
()
24
3s
ON
25
4s
KUN
,
ON
MEANING
KUN
bottom,
under, down
MEANING
inside, in,
between,
among, my
family
12
7s
ON
27
13s
KUN
ON
()
KUN
,
()
MEANING
near, early
MEANING
far
13
3s
ON
29
13s
KUN
,
ON
MEANING
, ()
large, great,
big
KUN
MEANING
, ,
small, little
()
14
3s
ON
31
13s
KUN
()
MEANING
few, little
()
ON
KUN
()
MEANING
many, much,
frequent
15
People
People
32
7s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
man, male,
men
32
(n) man
32
32
32
32
(adj) manly
1
32
32
32
32
32
21
32
(n) manservant
28 32
32
33
3s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
woman,
female,
women
33
(n) woman
33
33
33
33
33
33
17
People
33 18
33 33
; (adj) effeminate
24 33 24 32
(n) servants
34
3s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
child,
children, kid,
young
34
(n,n-suf) child
34
(n) whore
34
18
34
35 34
34
34
35 34
; ; (); ; ()
(n) a child; an only child
3
34
34
34
34
34
24
34
34
(n) boy
33 34
19
People
33
34
(n) girl
34 33
(n) child
33 34 28
35
2s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
person,
people, man
35
(suf) person
35
(n) (1) man; person; (2) human being; mankind; people; (3)
character; personality; (4) man of talent; true man; (5) other people; (6)
adult; (7) crowd
22 35
35
; (n) adult
32
35
33
35
(n) man
(n) woman
20
34
35
34
35
34
35 35
36
4s
ON
KUN
MEANING
person, way,
direction
26
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
(adj-no) later
21
People
22 36
36
(adv) below
25 36
36 36
37
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
together,
with
37
22
37
35 37
(n) both
(n) both (people)
28 35 37
(n) adults
37
37 37
37 37
38
8s
ON
KUN
,
, ()
MEANING
offer,
submit, an
attendant, a
companion,
a servant, a
retinue
38
(n) offering
38
(n) companion
23
People
39
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
someone,
person
39
(n) person
39
39
39
39
40
5s
ON
KUN
MEANING
people
24
40
41
8s
ON
KUN
(), (
)
MEANING
young,
youthful
41
(adj) young
41
(n) youth
41
25
People
41
(adv) if
41
25
39
41 41
26
Go and come
42
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
, , (), (),
()
go
42
42
42
42
42
; (suf) going
42
(v5r) to be anxious to go
42
Go and come
hopeless; past hope; (3) must not do
42
42
42
42
(exp) to be ahead of
24 42
(adj-na,n) descending
42 35
36
42
43
7s
ON
KUN
MEANING
(), (),
()
come
43
(n) (1) next (year, etc.); (2) since (last month, etc.)
43
43
43
Go and come
home; to know intuitively
43
36
43
42 43
43
43
43
44
10s
ON
KUN
(),
()
MEANING
return,
arrive at,
come home
44
49
(exp,int) (See )
Here I am; I'm home!
44
44
(n,vs) returning
44
43
31
5s
ON
KUN
MEANING
north
45
(n) North
45
(n) north
45
36
46
9s
ON
KUN
MEANING
south
46
(n) south
32
(n) southbound
46 45
47
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
east
47
(n) east
47
(n,vs) eastbound
47 45
(n) Northeastener
47 45 28
; (n) northeast
45 45 47
45
47
; (n) southeast
46
47
46 46 47
; (n) south-southeast
47 45 47
; (n) south-east
47 46
48
6s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
west
48
(n) west
48
36
(n) northwest
45
48
45 45 48
; (n) north-northwest
48 45 48
(n) west-northwest
46 48
; (n) southwest
48 46
; (n) south-west
48 46 48
(n) west-southwest
46
48
46 46 48
; (n) south-southwest
47 48
(n) (1) East and West; (2) whole country; (3) Orient
and Occident; (4) Your attention, please!
35
36
Time
49
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
now, present
49
44
(adj) fashionable
49
(adv) now
49
49
49
Time
49 20
49 20 37
49 20
25
36
49 49
49
49
49
49
49
50
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
,
sun, day
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
10
50
10 50
50
50
50
(n) (1) China and Japan; (2) the middle day; (3) the
equinoctial day;
26 50
50
(n-adv,n-t) nowadays
55 50
(n-adv,n-t) yesterday
1
55 50
55 55 50
55
50
Time
that happened) only yesterday (just recently)
50
50 50
50 50
50
51
18s
ON
KUN
MEANING
weekday
51
51
(n-adv,n-t) Sunday
52
11s
ON
KUN
MEANING
week
52
(n,n-suf) week
1
52
52 75
52
43 43 52
49 50
(n) a weekday
52
50
52
50
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
moon,
month
53
53
(n-adv) January
1
53
53
53
53
41
Time
49 53
50 53
(n-adv,n-t) Monday
53
53 53
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
year
54
(n) (1) year (e.g., AD); (ctr) (2) counter for years
54
54
(n) youth
54 41
54
54 54
55
9s
ON
KUN
MEANING
last, ago
55
55
Time
55 49
; (n-adv,n-t) yesterday
1
55 50
49 50
55 54
55 55 50
55
50
55 50 43
55
53
55 55 53
55
54
55 55 54
56
6s
ON
KUN
,
(),
MEANING
next, the
following
44
(adj-na) zero-order
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
10
56
(n) (1) annual; (2) fiscal year; school year; (suf) (3) year
(in some sequence)
56
56 56
56 56
56
Time
another
46
Elements
57
4s
ON
KUN
MEANING
,
fire, light
57
(n-adv,n-t) Tuesday
47
Elements
58
4s
ON
58
KUN
MEANING
water
58 51 50
58
58
58
(n) underwater;
23 58
48
(n) flood;
29 58
(n-adv,n-t) Wednesday;
57 58
21 58
28
58
21
59
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
tree, wood
59
Elements
59
59
(n) breadfruit
59
(n) logwood
1
59
24
(n-adv,n-t) Thursday
57 59
59 59
60
8s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
gold, money
50
60
(n) money
60
60
(n) platinum
14 60
(n) iron
14 60 15
(n) bronze-red
60 18
Elements
19 60
60
24
60
60
(n-adv,n-t) Friday
53 58 60
(n) Mon-Wed-Fri
57 59 60
61
3s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
ground, soil,
earth
61
44
(n) a native
48 61
(n-adv,n-t) Saturday
61 59
(n) Tue-Thurs-Sat
62
14s
62
14 62
ON
KUN
MEANING
silver
62
Elements
62 14 18
(n) silvery-white
22 62
(n) bank
1
62 42
(n) pawnshop
50 62
(n) mercury
58 62
54
Family
63
10s
ON
KUN
MEANING
, ,
house
63
25
63
(n) widow
63 21
22
(n) expert
28 63
55
Family
63 35
(n) retainer
40 63
63
63 63
64
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
father, dad,
daddy
64
50
56
65
5s
ON
KUN
MEANING
mother,
mom,
mommy
65
50
57
Family
66
5s
ON
KUN
MEANING
older brother
66
66
66 39 35
66 39
67
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
older sister
67
58
68
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
younger
sister
68
69
8s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
younger
brother
69
Family
25 69 34
34
69 69 34
70
16s
ON
KUN
MEANING
, ()
parent,
relative,
familiar
70
(n) parents
70
70
(n) pro-Japanese
70 58
(n) Japanophile
64 70
(n) father
65 70
(n) mother
70 66 69
71
11s
ON
KUN
MEANING
family, tribe
71
(n) Maori
1
71
71
Family
31 40 71
63 71
(n) relatives
62
Time
72
10s
ON
KUN
MEANING
time
72
72
72
72
72
72
Time
10
72
72 21
72 21
(n-adv,n-t) nowadays
26 72
(n-adv,n-t) recently
34
72
(n) midnight
35 72
(n) man-hour
72 35
(n) contemporaries
49 72
72
72 60
60
63
44
72 72
; (adv,n) sometimes
73
4s
ON
, ,
KUN
(), (
), (),
()
MEANING
part,
understand,
separate,
divide,
minute
73
(n) minute
64
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
(n) a half
65
Time
3
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
10 73
73
73
73
73
73
73
satisfactory; adequate; (n,vs) (2) ( only) division into ten; (adv) (3)
perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full
12 73
19
(n,vs) half
22 73
(n,vs) subdivision
34 73
35 73
35 73
(n) moisture
73 59
73 59
(n) denominator
68 73
(n) protegee
69 73
73
73
(n) mealtime
67
Time
74
9s
ON
KUN
(), (
)
MEANING
plan,
measure
74
(n,n-suf) (1) plan; (2) meter; measuring device; (pref) (3) (in)
total; total (of)
74
(v1) to be taken in
74
(n) deflectometer
74
74
10
(n) plan
6
74
(n,vs) subtotal
50 74
(n) sundial
58 72 74
75
12s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
interval,
space, room,
time
75
(n) (1) 1.818 m (6 jou); (ctr) (2) counter used to number the
gaps between pillars
75
Time
75
(adj) intervening
75
75
75
75
75
75
(n) during
21 75 18
34
75
70
(n-t) year
56
75
59
75
52 75
54 75
(n-adv,n) time
1
72 75
72 75
75 75
76
5s
ON
KUN
,
(), (
), ,
MEANING
generation,
price, age,
exchange,
substitute
76
(n) (1) substitution; (2) material; (3) price; (4) margin (e.g.,
for stapling, etc.); area required for something
76
Time
reign; (ctr) (3) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; (4) switchboard
(number); (5) on behalf of; for (someone)
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
; (adv) instead of
1
76
76
10 76
10 76
12 76
12 76
13 76
13 76
72
(n) godfather
64
76
(n) godmother
70 76
76
76 76
79
79 79
76
76 76
; ; ; (; ); (n-adv,n-t) for
generations; hereditary; generation after generation
70 76 76
70 76
; (n,adj-no) inheritance
77
5s
ON
KUN
()
MEANING
half
73
Time
77
(n,n-adv,n-suf,n-pref) half
77
(n) knickerbockers
77
77
77
77
77
73 77
74
53
54
(n) (1) about an hour; short time; (suf) (2) half past (the
hour)
77 72
(n-adv,n) half
77 73
77 77
78
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
every
78
(adv) daily
78 50
Time
78 50 78 50
(adv) monthly
78 52
54
54 78
(adv) semiannually
78
78 78
79
5s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
generation,
world,
society
79
79
79
79
79
12 76
13 76
13 76
79
79
21
Time
79 76
79
76
79 79
76
76 76
79
78
Study
80
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
()
learning,
learn,
science
80
(n) virology
20 80
4 119
(n) (1) (See ) university; (2) the Great Learning one of the Four Books
29 80
(n,vs) coeducation
80 39
(n) scholar
80 54
Study
40 71 80
(n) ethnology
40 71 80 39
(n) ethnologist
35 75 80
(n) anthropology
81
5s
ON
,
KUN
(), (
), (),
(), (),
, , (
), ()
MEANING
life, live,
birth
81
(n) life
81
81 81
81
; (v1,vi) to be born
81
81
81
81
; (adj) pale
81 18
Study
20 81
(n) afterlife
20 81
81
(n) schoolgirl
35 81
36
42
81
42
81
54
54 81
54 81
(n) student
21 80 81
(n) schoolgirl
33 34 80 81
81
83
Study
82
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
previous,
ahead
82
(adv) (1) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway;
well; now; (2) hardly (with neg. verb)
82
(adv) formerly
82
(n) location
20 82
82
82
49 50
82 82
82
82
53
(adj-na,adv) tolerable
82 82 53
82
52
85
Study
83
10s
ON
KUN
MEANING
school
83
83
83
(n) school
21 80 83
86
84
13s
ON
KUN
MEANING
China
84
85
6s
ON
KUN
MEANING
letter (from
the
alphabet...),
character,
mark
87
Study
85
(n) U-shaped
1
85
85
85
85
85
(n) (1) deficit; (being in or going into) the red; (2) red
text; red letters
16 10 85
85
(n) crossfire
88
85 12 60
86
4s
ON
KUN
,
MEANING
sentence,
literature
86
(n) sentence
86
86
86
86
(n) love-letter
19 86
Study
the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
23 86
(n) civilian
42 86
(n) literature
86 80 39
(n) hydrology
86 85
86 85
86 85
90
87
7s
ON
KUN
MEANING
()
research,
study
80 87
88
9s
ON
KUN
MEANING
()
study of,
sharpen
88
(n,vs) study
88 87
Study
88 87 39
(n) researcher
88 87 63
89
11s
ON
KUN
()
MEANING
learn,
practice
89
(v5u,vt) to learn
89
; (n) attendant
72 89
(n) penmanship
92
8s
ON
KUN
MEANING
()
to know,
wisdom
90
(n) wisdom
90
(n) a sag
90 42
(n,vs) fief
93
Study
90 50
(n) a Japanophile
74
90
75
90
35
90
91
5s
ON
KUN
MEANING
book,
counter for
long, slender
objects
91
(n) (1) book; volume; (pref) (2) main; head; this; our;
present; real; (ctr) (3) counter for long cylindrical things
91
94
91
91
(n) (1) one long cylindrical thing; (2) one version; (3)
(a) certain book; (4) (a) blow; (5) an experienced geisha
3
91
91
91
; (n) foundation
91
30
(n-adv,n-t) today
50 91
; (n) Japan
50 91
95
Study
91 54
91
75
(n) Japanology
50 91 80 39
91
91 91
92
10s
ON
KUN
MEANING
paper
96
92
(n) paper
92
92
Study
92 23
93
13s
ON
KUN
(),
()
MEANING
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