毎日二つの漢字を習おう Let's learn two Kanji a day!: March 2006

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Kanji 163 - 164

接
セツ Contact
つ・ぐ to join, piece together

散
サン Scatter
ち・る vi、ち・らす vt to scatter, disperse, break up

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Kanji 161- 162

惑
ワク Bewildered
まど・う to be puzzled, to be bewildered
もう一つ漢字はちょっと怖い

情
ギョウ、セイ Emotion, actual conditions
なさ・け sympathy, mercy, kindness

Only 3 days till I get on a big bird to Tokyo...

Monday, March 20, 2006

Kanji 159 - 160

机
キ
つくえ Desk

律
リツ、リチ Law, rhythm

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Kanji 157 - 158

悔
カイ Repent
く・いる to be sorry, to regret

折
セツ Break off, fold
お・る to fold

Fold + paper = origami
折り　+　紙　=　折り紙　Q.E.D
Here's some paper folding porn for all the geeks out there

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Kanji 155 - 156

岸
ガン Shore
きし Coast, beach etc...

底
テイ Bottom
そこ Bed, sole (of the sea)

Friday, March 17, 2006

Kanji 153 - 154

居
キョ Reside
い・る to exist, be present, to be found

展
テン Unfold, display

p.s. The 'Matt conquers Japan 2006'© plans are coming along very nicely.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Kanji 151 - 152

忙
ボウ
いそが・しい Busy, occupied, engaged

察
サツ Inspect, guess

Bit nasty this one - hence the size! Fingers crossed this baby doesn't come up in the exam!

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Kanji 149 - 150

害
ガイ Harm

案
アン Proposal

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Kanji 147 - 148

宗
シュウ、ソウ Religious sect

宣
セン　 Proclaim

Monday, March 13, 2006

Kanji 145 - 146

姿
シ Figure
すがた figure, form, shape

守
シュ、ス Protect
まも・る to protect, defend

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Kanji 143 - 144

太
タイ、タ Great, thick
ふと：い、ふと：る thick, big, fat, to grow fat

姓
セイ、ショウ Surname

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Kanji 141 - 142

囲
イ Enclose
かこ：む、かこ：う enclose, fence

境
キョウ、ケイ Boundary, situation
さかい

Friday, March 10, 2006

Kanji 139 - 140

報
ホウ Inform, requite
むく：いる、むく：う to repay, to be rewarded

団
ダン、トン Body

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Kanji 137 - 138

吉
キチ、キツ Lucky

型
ケイ Type
かた、－がた

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Kanji 135 - 136

鳴
メイ Cry, sound
な・く chirp, cry, howl (birds etc...)

準
ジュン Standard, quasi

Nasty mofo this one! Took me ages to find it in the dictionary :-(

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Kanji 133 - 134

勤
キン、ゴン Service
つと：める to serve (in an office), to hold a job

疑
ギ Doubt
うたが：う to doubt, to be suspicious

Monday, March 06, 2006

Kanji 131 - 132

Two kanji for this fine Monday...

力
リヨク、レキ Power
ちから

労
ロウ Labour

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Kanji 129 - 130

Check out the stroke count on the first one. Mental eh? I've made this kanji ultra-big so we can see it in all it's glory!

興
コウ、キョウ Rise to prosperity
おこ：る to thrive, flourish etc...

剣
ケン Sword
つるぎ

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Kanji 127 - 128

判
ハン、バン Judge

制
セイ System , control

Friday, March 03, 2006

Kanji 125 - 126

児
ジ、二 Child
こ

免
メン Exempt
まぬか：れる be exempted from, be released

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Kanji 123 - 124

備
ビ Provide
そな：える to provide

催
サイ Hold an event
もよう：す to hold an event, put on a show

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Kanji 121 - 122

We've a kanji test next week chaps, so better start revising!!

保
ホ、ホウ Preserve
たも：つ to preserve, to keep, to maintain

値
チ Value
ね、あたい price, cost, worth, merit

毎日二つの漢字 を習おう Let's learn two Kanji a day!