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  transportation

  槽 vat, tank

  水槽

  SUISOU

  water tank, fish tank

  浴槽

  YOKUSOU bathtub

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  P83 喿 SOU

  Christmas tree/pine cone

  Type: creative component

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 操  manipulate,

  操作

  SOUSA

  operation, manipulation

  operate

  燥 drying,

  乾燥

  KANSOU

  dry, arid

  dehydration

  高燥

  KOUSOU

  high, dry ground

  P84 則 SOKU

  rule

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 則 rule

  規則

  KISOKU

  rules, regulations

  鉄則

  TESSOKU

  ironclad regulation

  側 side

  側面

  SOKUMEN

  side, profile

  測 measure

  測量

  SOKURYOU measurement

  目測

  MOKUSOKU measure with eye

  (lit. eye measure)

  P85 弟 DAI

  younger brother

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 弟 younger brother 兄弟

  KYOUDAI siblings

  第 No., prefix

  第一

  DAIICHI

  first, foremost

  for numbers

  第三者

  DAISANSHA third party

  第2章

  DAINISHOU Chapter 2

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  P86 旦 TAN

  dawn

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 旦 dawn

  一旦

  ITTAN

  once, temporarily

  担 carry, bear

  担当

  TANTOU

  being in charge

  負担

  FUTAN

  burden, responsibility

  胆 gallbladder,

  大胆

  DAITAN

  bold, daring

  courage

  (lit. big gall bladder

  – ‘they’ve got gall’)

  P87 単 TAN

  single

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 単 single

  単位

  TAN’I

  unit

  箪 bamboo basket

  箪笥

  TANSU

  chest of drawers

  P88 知 CHI

  wisdom

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 知 wisdom,

  知識

  CHISHIKI knowledge

  knowledge

  知人

  CHIJIN

  friend, acquaintance

  智 wisdom, intellect 智能

  CHINOU

  intelligence,

  mental powers

  智者

  CHISHA

  sage, man of wisdom,

  Boddhisatva (Buddhism)

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  P89 竹 CHIKU

  bamboo

  Type: radical

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 竹 bamboo

  爆竹

  BAKUCHIKU firecracker

  築 build

  建築

  KENCHIKU

  construction, architecture

  改築

  KAICHIKU

  structural alteration

  of building

  P90 中 CHUU

  centre

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 中 centre, middle

  中央

  CHUUOU

  centre, middle

  中国

  CHUUGOKU China

  仲 go-between,

  仲介

  CHUUKAI mediation

  mediator

  仲介者

  CHUUKAISHA mediator, go-between

  虫 insect

  昆虫

  KONCHUU insect

  忠 loyalty, devotion 忠実

  CHUUJITSU devoted, faithful

  誠忠

  SEICHUU

  loyalty

  P91 主 CHUU

  main

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 注 pour

  注意

  CHUUI

  caution, warning

  注入

  CHUUNYUU injection

  注文

  CHUUMON order

  駐 stationed, stopover 駐車場

  CHUUSHAJOU parking lot

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  P92 長 CHOU

  long

  Type: radical

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 長 long, leader

  成長

  SEICHOU

  growth, development

  帳 notebook

  帳簿

  CHOUBO

  register, ledger

  帳面

  CHOUMEN

  notebook, register

  張 stretch, spread

  拡張

  KAKUCHOU expansion,

  enlargement

  出張

  SHUCCHOU business trip

  P93 兆 CHOU

  omen

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 兆 omen, trillion

  前兆

  ZENCHOU

  omen, portent

  挑 challenge

  挑戦

  CHOUSEN

  challenge, defiance

  挑発

  CHOUHATSU provocation,

  arousal

  眺 look, gaze

  眺望

  CHOUBOU

  prospect, outlook

  跳 leap, prance

  跳躍

  CHOUYAKU leap, bound

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  P94 甬 TSUU

  pack elephant

  Type: creative component

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 通 pass through, traffic 普通

  FUTSUU

  normal, general

  共通

  KYOUTSUU

  common, shared

  通常

  TSUUJOU usual

  痛  pain

  苦痛

  KUTSUU

  pain, agony

  悲痛

  HITSUU

  grief, sorrow

  P95 丁 TEI*

  nail

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 訂 revise, correct

  訂正

  TEISEI

  correction, revision

  改訂

  KAITEI

  revision (of text)

  亭 pavilion, restaurant 料亭

  RYOUTEI

  traditional Japanese

  restaurant

  停 stop, halt

  バス停

  basu TEI

  bus stop

  * On its own it is also read CHOU, and can also mean a city block, or fourth in a list.

  P96 ⽦ TEI

  bolt of cloth

  Type: radical

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 定 decide, fix

  定食

  TEISHOKU

  set menu

  安定

  ANTEI stability

  �
�定

  KETTEI

  decision, determination

  堤 embankment

  提案

  TEIAN

  proposal, suggestion

  提供

  TEIKYOU

  offer, provide

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  P97 氐 TEI

  ancient tribe

  Type: kanji (rare)

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 低 low

  低気圧

  TEIKIATSU

  low pressure system

  低脂肪

  TEISHIBOU

  low fat

  抵 resist

  抵抗

  TEIKOU resistance

  (human and electrical)

  大抵

  TAITEI

  usually, probably

  邸 residence

  私邸

  SHITEI

  private residence

  邸内

  TEINAI

  premises, grounds

  底 bottom

  海底

  KAITEI

  bottom of the ocean,

  sea floor

  到底

  TOUTEI

  cannot possibly

  (strong negative

  with a verb)

  P98 廷 TEI

  court

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 廷 court

  宮廷

  KYUUTEI

  imperial court

  法廷

  HOUTEI courtroom

  庭 courtyard,

  庭園

  TEIEN

  garden, park

  garden

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  P99 啇 TEKI

  stem

  Type: component

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 滴 drop, drip

  水滴

  SUITEKI

  drop of water

  摘 pick, pluck

  指摘

  SHITEKI

  point out, indicate

  適 suitable

  適用

  TEKIYOU application

  適切

  TEKISETSU

  appropriate, suitable

  敵 enemy

  敵

  TEKI

  rival, opponent

  P100 同 DOU

  same

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 同 same

  同情

  DOUJOU

  sympathy, compassion

  同上

  DOUJOU

  as above, ibid.

  洞 cave

  洞穴

  DOUKETSU

  cave, grotto

  洞察

  DOUSATSU

  insight, discernment

  胴 trunk, torso

  胴体

  DOUTAI

  body, torso

  P101 童 DOU

  child

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 童 child

  児童

  JIDOU children

  撞 stab

  撞着

  DOUCHAKU contradiction

  瞳 pupil of eye

  瞳孔

  DOUKOU

  pupil (of eye)

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  P102 壬 NIN

  crying baby

  Type: creative component

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 任 responsibility

  責任

  SEKININ responsibility

  妊 be pregnant

  妊娠

  NINSHIN pregnancy

  不妊

  FUNIN infertility

  P103 忍 NIN

  endure

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 忍 endure, bear

  忍者

  NINJA ninja

  忍耐

  NINTAI endurance,

  perseverance

  認 recognise

  認識

  NINSHIKI recognition,

  awareness

  確認

  KAKUNIN confirmation,

  verification

  P104 白 HAKU

  white

  Type: radical

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 白 white

  白髪

  HAKUHATSU white/grey hair

  泊 stay overnight

  一泊

  IPPAKU

  stay one night

  (e.g. at a hotel)

  拍 beat, clap

  拍手

  HAKUSHU clapping

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  P105 半 HAN

  half

  Type: kanji

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 半 half

  半分

  HANBUN half

  半年

  HANTOSHI

  half year

  伴 accompany,

  同伴

  DOUHAN accompany

  companion

  P106 反 HAN

  opposite

  Type: kanji, power phonetic

  Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 反 opposite, anti-

  反映

  HAN’EI

  reflect, take on board

  反対

  HANTAI

  opposition, resistance

  坂 slope, hill

  急坂

  KYUUHAN

  steep slope

  阪 heights, slope

  阪急

  HANKYUU

  railway service

  connecting Osaka,

  Kyoto and other

  tourism spots

  版 printing block,

  出版

  SHUPPAN publication

  publishing

  版画

  HANGA

  woodblock print

  販 sell, trade

  販売

  HANBAI

  sales, marketing

  飯 cooked rice,

  ご飯

  goHAN

  cooked rice

  meal

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  P107 必 HI*

  certainly, must

  Type: kanji

 

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