Hi Everyone
Welcome to our twelfth kanji lesson.
You are going to learn the following kanji: 母父分今川. Let’s go!
If you missed the previous lessons, here they are:
- Learning Kanji 001 – 一人
- Learning Kanji 002 – ニ三日本何
- Learning Kanji 003 – 四五山木月
- Learning Kanji 004 – 六七水火年
- Learning Kanji 005 – 八九十百円
- Learning Kanji 006 – 千万土金曜
- Learning Kanji 007 – 物事食飲行
- Learning Kanji 008 – 安高私入出
- Learning Kanji 009 – 小大赤青口
- Learning Kanji 010 – 右左上下中
- Learning Kanji 011 – 雨気見電車
母
- Strokes: 5
- Reading(s):
- onyomi:
- ボ
- kunyomi:
- はは
- nanori (reading mainly found in names):
- -さめ
- ふ – uncommon
- ふら – uncommon
- jukujikun:
- 乳母(うば)- wet nurse, nursing mother
- 叔母/伯母(おば)- aunt
- 母屋/母家(おもや)- core of a building in japanese architecture (main room of a house, main building of a manor…)
- 母さん(かあさん)- mother
- onyomi:
- Meaning(s):
- mother
Examples:
- 母 (ぼ)
- 五 さい 年下 の おとこのこ は かのじょ の 母性 本能 を くすぐった。(ご・とし・した・ぼ・ほん)
- / five / year / younger, junior / {relation} / boy / {topic} / her / {relation} / motherhood, maternity / instinct / {object} / aroused, appealed /
- / The boy who was five years younger than her appealed to her maternal instincts. /
- 祖母 は ゆっくり はなす。(ぼ)
- / grandmother / {topic} / slowly, restful / to speak /
- / (My) grandmother speaks slowly. /
- 母 (はは)
- 私 は 母の日 の プレゼント と して はな を おくった。(わたし・はは・ひ)
- / I, me / {topic} / Mother’s Day / {relation} / present / {quotation} / doing / flower / {object} / gave (a gift), presented /
- / I offered flowers as a Mother’s Day present. /
- それ は 私 の 母親 が つくりました。(わたし・はは)
- / that/ {topic} / I, me / {relation} / mother / {focus} / fabricated /
- / My mother made that. /
父
- Strokes: 4
- Reading(s):
- onyomi:
- フ
- kunyomi:
- ちち
- jukujikun:
- 叔父・伯父(おじ)- Uncle
- 父さん(とうさん)- Father
- onyomi:
- Meaning(s):
- Father
Examples:
- 父 (ふ)
- 「PTA」は 父母 と きょうし の そしき である。(ふ・ぼ)
- / PTA / {topic} / parents / {and} / teachers / {relation} / organization, structure / to be /
- / “PTA” is an association of parents and teachers. /
- 祖父 は 気 が わかい。(ふ・き)
- / grandfather / {topic} / energy / {focus} / youthful, immature /
- / My grandfather is yound at heart. /
- ちち
- 父はあたらしい車をかった。(ちち・くるま)
- / father / {topic} / new / car / {object} / bought /
- / (My) father bought a new car. /
- お父上 に よろしく おつたえ ください。(ちち・うえ)
- / {honorific}-father / {destination} / please treat me favorably / {honofrific}-convey / please do for me /
- / Please, give my respects to your father. /
分
- Strokes: 4
- Reading(s):
- onyomi:
- ブン
- フン
- ブ
- kunyomi:
- わ.ける
- わ.かれる
- わ.かる
- わ.かつ
- jukujikun
- 大分(おおいた)- Oita, Japanese prefecture.
- onyomi:
- Meaning(s):
- part, minute of time, segment, share, degree
- rate, chances, 1%, shaku / 100
- one’s lot, duty
- understand, know
Examples:
- 分 (ぶん) – part, share…
- この ケーキ は 自分 で つくりました。(ぶん)
- / this / cake / {topic} / oneself / {mean} / made, fabricated /
- / (I) made this cake myself. /
- かち は 四分 の 一。(よん・ぶん)
- / victory, win / {topic} / four parts / {relation} / one /
- / (There is) one chance out of four (that they’ll) win. /
- 分 (ふん) – part, share…
- バス は あと 五 分 だけ で きます。(ご・ふん)
- / bus / {topic} / remainder, after / five / minutes / only / {mean} / to come. /
- / The bus will arrive in only five minutes. /
- 分 (ぶ) – part, share…
- 一分一厘 (いち・ぶ・いち)
- / not even a bit of, not a iota (rin is an old monetary unit equivalent to 1/1000¥) /
- しょうぶ は 五分 五分 だった。(ご・ぶ・ご・ぶ)
- / context, match / {topic} / 50% / 50% / was /
- / The game ended in a draw. /
- 分ける (わ)ける – to divide (something), to part (something), to break (something)
- ピーザを二つに分けるよ。(ふた・わ)
- / pizza / {object} / two objects / {destination} / to divide / {assertion} /
- / (I) will divide the pizza in two. /
- 分かれる (わ)かれる – to branch (oneselves), to split (oneselves), to disperse (oneselves)
- この 食べ物 は すき きらい が 分かれる。(た・もの・わ)
- / this / food / {topic} / liked / disliked / {focus} / be parted /
- / This food has people divided between those who like it and those who dislike ite. /
- 分かる (わ)かる – to understand, to become clear
- 日本語 は すこし ずつ 分かります。(に・ほん・わ)
- / Japanese language / {topic} / a little / apiece / understand /
- / (I) understand Japanese language a little more everyday. /
- 分かつ (わ)かつ – to divide, to distribute, to distinguish
- し が 二人を分かつまで。(ふたり・わ)
- / death / {focus} / two people / {object} / to divide / until /
- / Until death do us part. /
今
- Strokes: 4
- Reading(s):
- onyomi:
- コン
- キン (rare)
- kunyomi:
- いま
- jukujikun
- 今日(きょう)- today
- 今朝(けさ)- this morning
- 今年(ことし)- this year
- onyomi:
- Meaning(s):
- now
Examples:
- 今 (こん)
- 今日は!(こん・にち)
- / hello /
- 今晩は!(こん)
- / good evening /
- 今月 は 四月 です。(こん・げつ・し・がつ)
- / this month / {topic} / April / to be/
- / We are in April. /
- キン
- 今上天皇 と は、在位中 の てんのう を しめす こしょう である。(きん・じょう・ちゅう)
- / His majesty the Emperor / {quotation} / {topic} / in the middle of the reign / {relation} / emperor / {object} / to point out, to indicate / designation / to be /
- / 今上天皇 is the designation of the Emperor who is reigning. /
- いま
- 今 から ダイエット します。(いま)
- / now / from / diet / to do /
- / From now on, i’m on diet. / /
- その 本 は 今し方 たしか に つくえ の 上 に あった。(ほん・いま・うえ)
- / that / book / [topic} / just now / sure, certain, exact / {mean} / desk / {relation} / top / {location} / was /
- / (I am) sure (I) saw the book on the desk a moment ago. /
川
- Strokes: 3
- Reading(s):
- onyomi:
- セン
- kunyomi:
- かわ
- jukujikun:
- 川原(かわら)- dry river bed
- onyomi:
- Meaning(s):
- river
Examples:
- 川 (せん)
- 川柳 は、五・七・五 の おと を もつ 日本語 の うた の 一つ。(せん・ご・なな・ごに・ほん)
- / senryuu / {topic} / five / seven / five / {relation} / sound / {object} / to possess / Japanese language / {relation} / poetry / {relation} / one object /
- / A senryuu is a Japanese poetry having five, seven and five sounds. /
- かわ
- 山の下に川があった。
- / mountain / {relation / bottom / {location} / river / {focus} / was /
- / A river was at the bottom of the mountain. /
- 本当 に は 川 では なかった。小川だった。
- / truth / {mean} / {topic} / river / wasn’t / stream / was /
- / It was not really a river. / / It was a stream. /
Good job! Now this makes 57 kanji!
Do not hesitate if you have comments, questions or requests!
またね!
Stéphane
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