P~ ]........................ M^<Dte& L (Kanji Topics)
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What does the kanji T H J mean? It means "the sun." What does the kanji J mean? It means "the moon." Then, what do you think the kanji |~H^J means? It means "bright!"
Some kanji are made by combining rather simple characters. Now, guess the meanings of the following kanji.
l.fr 2-#. 3.jj% 4.# 5.<f£ 6.%
Look at the following examples and see how each character was combined and made into a new meaning.
Combination   —Kanji     "KUN" "ON" Meaning
0     +     ft *>fr-Z>^ J 1 bright
sun moon both the sun and the moon are 'bright'
A     +     ?K ^      ^-f-i; + ^ rest
man tree a man is 'resting' beside a tree
A   + *
man origin
ht-1 9 A
the origin of man is the body'
body
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Combination
Kanji "KUN"
woman child
a woman loves a child
"ON"
Meaning
like
fy -f-y
rice field   power 'a man' is powerful in the rice field
man, male
tree tree
two trees make a wood'
wood, grove
7fc +   tK  + ?K
tree
tree tree
t 'J V >
three trees make 'a forest'
forest
gate        sun the sun can be seen between' the doors
between
fire        field burn up the field and make 'a cultivated field'
cultivated field
mountain stone
7j=j tfy
a big stone in the mountain is a rock'
rock
Most kanji were adopted from China, however, there are some kanji that originated in Japan. For example, #H , W) ( (to work), (mountain pass) are of Japanese origin. Therefore, they do not have "ON YOMl" (Chinese Reading). Many kanji used to express the names of fish and plant are of Japanese origin.
e.g. M (cod)      f§ (sardine)
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Lesson 5
^SM<T>Z\IA,&¥- (Basic Kanji)
2-1 ft c* ft tz (Writing Kanji)
			*>3 5	(*<* 3)
w	bright clear			(8)
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Bj
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(£>rfO <£> \. * bright, cheerful * H£J H (* I fz/fr-f/AX 1 • \Z t,) tomorrow (&) [ | /£ to break (to dawn)      §^BJ=1 (-1+ "3 ■ *"> <■ 0 ~f     to explain
					(6)								
/	{		ft	it									
													
													
^(K'i')tJ to rest, to be absent                     $L 0 ( *    9 ■ U holiday JTJvCY'-f)^ break, holiday													
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/j— body					htz                           7 A (7)								
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fatyhtz) body                                        ^"^f      n-(. n < ) physical education i^^J (?z ^ • {) X < ) physical strength													
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			like favorable													
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j^-W^tH favorite                                           )         h to be liked j^-^) ( 3 9 • .i'-^>) one's favorite food																
			man male					f-y (7)												
		r	"7	m	FF?		FH	FH	m											
																				
																				
																				
^(££1) man                         ^~f~^^E.^^' L-'5<< "th 0 male student (fe £ Z)CO-^-(Z) boy                         Jt Ť -ft/,) theeldestson																				
		wood grove				liťl                            'J > (8)										
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	T		A													
																
																
^v.Oi'f'L) wood, Japanese surname                           'JJ: 7 ) forestry /J N/jsfv ( 3 • 1 i*L) Japanese surname																
0i		forest					(12)												
			A-		A.				fr	fr		fr							
																			
																			
																			
jfp^C t 'J) forest, Japanese surname                   ^f?M^( L L - l) L) woods and forests tJ^B3 ( i> 'i '      Japanese surname																			
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a?				(tKti)
	between		iiv	
H	interval	i		(12)
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F1
0 3
|^ (í>^/c) between
Fífl(i)IC 9 tobeontime
—j^fa] (v^-ftX-^/,) one year time
			cultivated field							Ii/; It li/t <<?)													
1				f		*								í									
																							
																							
																							
')BUttz\i) cultivated field                            ffl^ffl(/; • l±/r) field of rice and crops ^jjtffl(li£-tf/;lt) flowergarden																							
		rock					v ^ h                       ff y (8)											
1	t.	l	U-ř			Oj	U-ř TT	Oj	U-í 70									
																		
																		
																		
7[=j   N to) rock                                           7&%3     ^ * "tf - ) rocks and stones I^Ei B3 (v ^ •/;) Japanese surname                  jJClljTEj       */^"^S/^) volcanic rock																		
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2-2      & tl h, L HJ> 9 (Reading Exercises)
I. Write the readings of the following kanji in Hiragana.
1. $V      2. ^       3. 4. J§       5. g 6.
7. H   8-0^^^    9. jfrztc   io. fri; ii.
12. H#H
II. Read the following words and sentences.
1. ^Alij^W7^^^ $ ~C^~o   I like physical education.
2. ^ ~f~^f-$L     ^C""f"^-^L male students and female students
3. ^ (D Aw £      <7)      men and women
4. £ ^(7)f^ IZ lJ i"t"0  There is a river between the forests.
5. 0^ & <■ x $L <D 41 T     & i L /c o  We took a rest in a bright forest.
It takes about one hour to reach that small mountain. 7.?5ffi^X/liH^'S*.NAT'^"o   Mr./Ms. Iwata is a cheerful man.
S. lh <D Jl{Z')B^>< ^> 'J i^~0   Tnere are cultivated fields on the top of the mountain.
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I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate kanji.
1. tree x 2 = wood
x 2 =
2. tree x 3 = forest
x 3 =
3. woman + child = like
4. rice field + power = man
5. sun + moon = bright
6. man + tree = to rest
7. gate + sun = between
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8. mountain + stone = rock
9. fire + field = cultivated field
10. man and woman
			—							—		
	tz			Ii/-It							t-lL	i: J:
boy					12		body's power = physical strength					
			—					CO		—		
	3			tzL	L		h tz				fz^	'J i <
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II. Write the appropriate kanji based on the meaning of the word.
1. for one minute 2. for two hours 3. for three days
						
1. x					l:	
4. for four weeks
5. for five months
J; L I rt> i -fi-L 7. forests and woods
8. holiday
		
for six years		
		
6< frL inactive volcano		
		
10. physical education 11. I like cheerful people.
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