This Is Maybe The Most Frustrating Aspect Of Studying Kanji. You Start Learning 山 As やま. Cool,

This is maybe the most frustrating aspect of studying kanji. You start learning 山 as やま. Cool, one kanji memorized. Wait… it can also be read as さん.

Wait. All your other kanji have 2 or 4 extra readings too! Some are on'yomi. Some are kun'yomi.

Why does this have to be so complicated?!

It may seem confusing at first, but if you learn the difference between on'yomi/kun'yomi readings, where they came from, and how they work, we promise it will make learning kanji a lot easier.

Listen to this kanji-tastic episode where Kristen explains all this and more. When you’re breezing through kanji like a pro, you’ll be glad you did.

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7 years ago

N5 verb list

会う (あう)- to meet

開く (あく)- to become open

開ける (あける)- to open

上げる (あげる)- to give

遊ぶ (あそぶ)- to play, to make a visit

あびる - to bathe, to shower

洗う (あらう)- to wash

ある - to be, to have (inanimate)

歩く (あるく)- to walk

言う (いう)- to say

行く (いく)- to go

居る (いる)- to be, to have (animate)

要る (いる)- to need

入れる (いれる)- to put in

歌う (うたう)- to sing

生まれる (うまれる)- to be born

売る (うる)- to sell

起きる (おきる)- to get up

置く (おく)- to put

教える (おしえる)- to teach, to tell

押す (おす)- to push, to stamp

覚える (おぼえる)- to remember

泳ぐ (およぐ)- to swim

降りる (おりる)- to get off, to descend

終わる (おわる)- to finish

買う (かう)- to buy

返す (かえす)- to return something

帰る (かえる)- to return, to go back

かかる - to take time or money

書く (かく)- to write

かける - to call by phone

貸す (かす)- to lend

借りる (かりる)- to borrow

消える (きえる)- to disappear

聞く (きく)- to hear, to listen, to ask

切る (きる)- to cut

着る (きる)- to put on 

曇る (くもる)- to become cloudy/dim

来る (くる)- to come

消す (けす)- to erase, to turn off

答える (こたえる)- to answer

コピーする - to copy

困る (こまる)- to be worried

咲く (さく)- to bloom

差す (さす)- to stretch out, to raise

散歩する (さんぽする)- to stroll

死ね (しね)- to die

閉まる (しまる)-  to close, to be closed

閉める (しめる)- to close something

締める (しめる)- to tie

知る (しる)- to know

吸う (すう)- to smoke

住む (すむ)- to live in

する - to do

座る (すわる)- to sit

掃除する (そうじする)- to clean, to sweep

出す (だす)- to put out

立つ (たつ)- to stand

頼む (たのむ)- to ask

食べる (たべる)- to eat

違う (ちがう)- to differ

使う (つかう)- to use

疲れる (つかれる)- to get tired

着く (つく)- to arrive at

作る (つくる)-to make

つける - to turn on

勤める (つとめる)- to work for someone

出かける (でかける)- to go out

できる - to be able to

出る (でる)- to leave, to go out

取る (とる)- to take something

撮る (とる)- to take a photo or film

鳴く (なく)- to chirp, roar, croak etc

無くす (なくす)- to lose something

習う (ならう)- to learn

並ぶ (ならぶ)- to line up, to stand in line

並べる (ならべる)- to line up, to set up

なる - to become

脱ぐ (ぬぐ)- to take off clothes

寝る (ねる)- to sleep, to go to bed

登る (のぼる)- to climb

飲む (のむ)- to drink

乗る (のる)- to ride, to get on

入る (はいる)- to enter, to contain

はく - to wear, to put on trousers

始まる (はじまる)- to begin

走る (はしる)- to run

働く (はたらく)- to work

話す (はなす)- to speak

貼る (はる)- to stick

晴れる (はれる)- to be sunny

引く (ひく)- to pull

弾く (ひく)- to play an instrument

吹く (ふく)- to blow (wind)

降る (ふる)- to fall (rain, snow)

勉強する (べんきょうする)- to study

曲がる (まがる)- to turn, to bend

待つ (まつ)- to wait

磨く (みがく)- to brush teeth, to polish

見せる (みせる)- to show

見る (みる)- to see, to watch, to look

持つ (もつ)- to hold

休む (やすむ)- to rest

やる - to do

行く (ゆく)- to go

呼ぶ (よぶ)- to call out, to invite

読む (よむ)- to read

練習する (れんしゅうする)- to practice

分かる (わかる)- to be understood

忘れる (わすれる)- to forget

渡す (わたす)- to hand over

渡る (わたる)- to go across

7 years ago

伊達メガネ

伊達メガネ (だてめがね) - glasses that are just a fashion accessory, not something one needs because of bad eyesight

The first word, 伊達, means “elegance, having style, doing something just for show” and メガネ is, of course, “glasses”.

7 years ago
Some Compounds Of One Of My Favourite Kanji, 火
Some Compounds Of One Of My Favourite Kanji, 火

some compounds of one of my favourite kanji, 火

7 years ago
行きます|つもり|ようと思う Hey Guys, It’s Been A While Since I’ve Made A Post On

行きます|つもり|ようと思う Hey guys, it’s been a while since I’ve made a post on this blog! I’ve been so busy with university and then as soon as my last exam was over I traveled back home to see my family! I finally have some time to myself so I thought I’d make a new post! This is all about how to say doing something in Japanese. This post won’t go into too much depth regarding these sentence patterns, so feel free to look them up for more information on how to use them! 行きます・Going to do: To say, “I’m going to__” in Japanese, you can follow this sentence pattern. Sentence pattern = subject+を+verb stem (ます form without the ます) +に+行きます・行く。 e.g. 何をしますか?        What are you doing?        映画を見に行きます。        Going to see a movie. つもり・Plan to do: But what about how to say you intend on doing something, or you plan on doing something? In that case, you can use つもり! Sentence pattern = verb dictionary form+つもり+です・だ。

e.g. 明日は何をしますか?        What will you do tomorrow?        カラオケに行くつもりです。        I intend to go to karaoke. ようと思う・Think I’ll do: To say that you’re thinking of doing something, you can follow this sentence pattern: Sentence pattern = verb volitional form+ようと思う e.g. で今晩こそ早く寝ようと思う。         I think I’ll go to sleep early tonight.

6 years ago

German da-compound words

(english to german)

1. Above that - darüber

2. Through that - dadurch

3. Around that - darum

4. Out of that - daraus

5. With that - damit

6. After that - danach

7. For that - dafür

8. From that - davon

9. Against that - dagegen

10. In that - darin

11. Under that- darunter

12. Next to that - daneben

13. Behind that - dahinter

14. On that - darauf

7 years ago

我田引水

がでんいんすい

Literally: Drawing water for your own rice paddy. Meaning: Doing or saying things for your own benefit.

(via uni-venture)

7 years ago

Kanji vocab #1

彼: かれ、かの he

彼(かれ) he, boyfriend

彼女(かのじょ)she, girlfriend

彼ら(かれら)they

代:ダイ、か age; replace

時代(じだい)age, era

電気代(でんきだい)electricity fee

九十年代(きゅうじゅうねんだい)the 90’s

十代(じゅうだい) in one’s teens

〜代わりに(かわりに)instead of ~

留: リュウ、ル to stay; to keep

留守(るす)absence, not at home

留学生(りゅうがくせい)foreign student

留学する(りゅうがくする)to study abroad

族: ゾク family; tribe

家族(かぞく)family

民族(みんぞく)race

水族館(すいぞくかん)aquarium

王族(おうぞく)member of royalty

親:シン、おや、した parent; intimacy

父親(ちちおや)father

母親(ははおや)mother

親友(しんゆう)best friend

両親(りょうしん)parents

親しい(したしい)intimate

親切(しんせつ)kind

切: セツ、き、きっ to cut

切る(きる)to cut

切手(きって)postage stamp

切符(きっぷ)ticket

大切(たいせつ) precious

親切(しんせつ)kind

英: エイ English; excellent

英雄(えいゆう)hero

英語(えいご)English

店: テン、みせ shop/store

店員(てんいん)store clerk

売店(ばいてん)stall

書店(しょてん)bookstore

去: キョ、コ、さ past; to leave

去年(きょねん)last year

過去(かこ)the past

去る(さる)to leave

消去する(しょうきょする)to erase

急: キュウ、いそ to hurry; emergency

急に(きゅうに)suddenly

急行(きゅうこう)express train

急ぐ(いそぐ)to hurry

特急(とっきゅう)super express

乗: ジョウ、の  to ride

乗る(のる)to ride

乗車(じょうしゃ)riding a car

乗馬(じょうば)horseback riding

乗り物(のりもの)vehicle

当:トウ、あ to hit

本当(ほんとう)really

お弁当(おべんとう)bento box

当時(とうじ)at that time

当たる(あたる)to hit

音:オン、と、ね  sound

音楽(おんがく)music

音(おと)sound

本音(ほんね)real intention/thoughts

発音(はつおん)pronunciation

楽:ラク、ガク、ガッ、たの  pleasure

楽しい(たのしい)fun

楽しむ(たのしむ)to enjoy

楽器(がっき)musical instrument

楽(らく)easy, comfortable

音楽(おんがく)music

医:イ   doctor; medicine

医者(いしゃ)doctor

歯医者(はいしゃ)dentist

医学(いがく)medical science

医院(いいん)clinic

者: シャ、もの  person

学者(がくしゃ)scholar

医者(いしゃ)doctor

若者(わかもの)young people

読者(どくしゃ)reader

6 years ago

Dark German Vocab

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Vergangenheit (f) - past  Gegenwart (f) - present Zukunft (f) - future 

Zeit (f) - time Zeitreise (f) - time travel Wurmloch (n) - wormhole schwarzes Loch (n) - black hole Maschine (f) - machine Zeitmaschine (f) - time machine

Kind(-er) (n) - child(-ren)  Elternteil (m) - parent Fremder (m) - stranger Polizei (f) - police

Selbstmord (m) - suicide Brief (m) - letter Höhle (f) - cave Wald (m) - forest Atomkraftwerk (n) - nuclear power plant

vermisst [inf. vermissen] - missing [inf. to miss]  verschwinden - to disappear

zweitausendneunzehn - 2019 neunzehnhundertsechsundachtzig - 1986 neunzehnhundertdreiundfünfzig - 1953

Let me know if there are any mistakes!

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