Kanji, Kanji, Kanji

Nagikami

Right, I've had a bit of an idea if anyone wants to join me. Basically somebody posts a kanji, then the next person gives its meaning + a word it's used in and then posts a new kanji

Anybody game?

Here goes (I'll start off simple):

国

MOD NOTE: Please include an English translation for all Japanese/words sentences you reply with. It helps more people learn that way

Konata

Read as: くに
Means: Country
Example: 中国　(ちゅうごく) which means China!

朝

Nagikami

Wahey We have a taker =D

Read as: あさ
Means: Morning
Example: 朝日　（あさひ　which means the rising sun)

食

hibby

食べる pronounced たべる　meaning "to eat". Also pronounced しょく　as in 夕食 "evening meal".

美味しいパイを食べてる。

Next:

神

Nagikami

かみ　meaning spirit or divine

パイは私の神－さま。　=D

Next up:

体

just-joe

からだ　meaning body.

For example, 私は大島優子の体が大好きです。　（ジョーク）


Next:

雪

funky penguin

Snow!!!

Of which there is too much where I am now

Pronounced ゆき

’大雪’=　おおゆき= heavy snow.

毎

Nagikami

ALL OF THE THINGS!!!! *cough* It means every...
Like 毎朝, every morning

And not to be confused with:
海

just-joe

umi or kai, meaning sea.

for example 原発が近いので海で泳ぐのはだめです。

how about

寒

Nagikami

さむい　meaning cold
As in アイスクリームは寒すぎますから、嫌いです。

And now the first one you should know：
初

=P

hibby

That's hajime or sho meaning "first".

最初　さいしょ meaning first of all.

How about this one:

骨

Konata

Can I ask yous all to post an English translation for any sentences you write in Japanese? It's much better for people to learn that way.

hibby

Konata wrote: »

Can I ask yous all to post an English translation for any sentences you write in Japanese? It's much better for people to learn that way.

Sure. In an earlier post I wrote: 美味しいパイを食べてる
"oishii pai wo tabeteru" = "I'm eating delicious pie".

"oishii" is written with the kanji for "beautiful" and "taste".

Nagikami

Konata wrote: »

Can I ask yous all to post an English translation for any sentences you write in Japanese? It's much better for people to learn that way.

Alright. Hmm let's see.. So far:
パイは私の神－さま。= Pie is my God
アイスクリームは寒すぎますから、嫌いです。 = I hate ice-cream because it's too cold

Anyhow 骨 is ほね　meaning bone
Used in 骨折 (こっせつ)　meaning fracture

And now:
久

just-joe

久　＝　ひさ　（hisa) as in 久しぶり

it means long time since. very often used in お久しぶりです。　＝　long time no see.

or 久しぶりに骨を食べた　=　It's a long time since I ate a bone. (I think you would usually you would say this as you eat the bone, rather than some time when you are thinking about how it has been a long time since you ate a bone).


酒

hibby

just-joe wrote: »

酒

That's さけ meaning alcohol. うんてんする前にお酒を飲まないでください。

(unten suru mae ni o-sake wo nomanaide kudasai - please don't drink alcohol before driving)

紙

Konata

hibby wrote: »

That's さけ meaning alcohol. うんてんする前にお酒を飲まないでください。

(unten suru mae ni o-sake wo nomanaide kudasai - please don't drink alcohol before driving)

紙

紙 means paper and is read as かみ
It's used in the word letter = 手紙 (read てがみ).
Example sentence = 私は妹で手紙を書きました　（わたしはいもうとでてがみをかきました）meaning "I wrote a letter to my younger sister".

英

Nagikami

Konata wrote: »

英

That kanji means British and it's used in the lovely words 石英 (せきえい meaning Quartz) or 英気 (えいき meaning great wisdom/talent) =D
...and 英語　(えいご meaning the English language)

Next is:
刀

funky penguin

ooooooo, I like that one.

Means sword, or knife, or dagger.

Can be pronounced とう　or 　かたな, but I'm not familiar enough to know which is more common in compounds.

I found this nice little sentence as an example:

その刀は王子にふさわしい。

Sono katana wa Ouji ni fusawashii.

That sword is fit for a Prince!

(please correct me if any of this is wrong!)


Anyways.....刀 is not to be confused with.....

力

Nagikami

ちから!!!!!!! Meaning strength!!!

Used in words like 力持　（ちからもち　meaning a strong person) and 努力　(どりょく meaning an effort or endeavour)

And gives us the wonderful phrase, 力を持っている!!!! (I've got the power!!!)

Next on my list:
例

Konata

Nagikami wrote: »

ちから!!!!!!! Meaning strength!!!

Used in words like 力持　（ちからもち　meaning a strong person) and 努力　(どりょく meaning an effort or endeavour)

And gives us the wonderful phrase, 力を持っている!!!! (I've got the power!!!)

Next on my list:
例

So I have no idea what that means (how do you know all these?? >_<) so correct me if this is wrong

例 = れい which means example (ha, actually I knew that I just didn't know the kanji for it!).

遠

just-joe

it is read とお　as in 遠い　tooi = far.

日本からアイルランドまでは遠い！　nihon kara airurando made wa tooi desu. = from japan to ireland is far!


降

hibby

just-joe wrote: »

降

It's getting harder! This is one that I should know but I had to look it up. So it's ふる meaning (rain or snow) falls. Also おりる meaning to come down or get off.
例文：
明日、雨が降るでしょう。

Seems it's going to rain tomorrow.

Tsugi no kanji:
冬

just-joe

fuyu = winter

日本の冬は本とに寒いです。　nihon no fuyu ｗa honto ni samui desu. japanese winter is really cold.

万

hibby

That kanji means ten-thousand, pronounced まん。

私わ一万円札しかありません。

watashi wa ichi-man en satsu shika arimasen = I only have a ten-thousand yen note.

Kyou no kanji wa:

客

just-joe

客　= kyaku = customer

例：　次のお客様お願いします　＝　tsugi no okyakusama onegaishimasu = next customer please

次の漢字は：

持

hibby

That one is もつ (motsu), to carry. Not to be confused with matsu, to wait.

お金持ち力持ち

o-kanemochi chikaramochi - those who have the money have the power.

次のほうはちょっと難しい。この漢字は意味に似ている！

Here's a slightly more advanced one; I like it because it looks a bit like its meaning:

鋏

King Mob

I cheated and had to look it up but:
That means はさみ (hasami) for scissors. And I suppose it does look a bit like it.

鋏は 紙が きります。 (you can tell how much better you guys are than me :P)

Here's one I think really does look like what it's supposed to:
災

funky penguin

さい、meaning disaster! Definitely one of the easiest kanji to remember because of the components 川, meaing river and 火、meaning fire.

As far as I can tell, it's usually compounded with 害, creating 災害, or さいがい.

嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。

あらしは、おおくのさいがいをひきおこした。

The storm caused a lot of damage.

包

just-joe

読み方は　「くる」　と　「つつ」　です。　英語で意味は　to wrap up, cover, and according to the dictionary often used for engulfed, 火に包まれました, engulfed in flames.

例えば、　「俺のマンションは火に包まれました。見たくないは！」

My apartment is on fire. I don't want to look!

次は

晴