Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4: 正, 歩, 死, 民 and 池
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| Today we are going to review N4 kanji. |
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| This kanji means “correct, justice, righteous”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is セイ (sei), as in 正解 (seikai) which means “correct answer”. |
| 正解 (Seikai) |
| 不正解。 (Fuseikai.) “Not correct.” |
| 正解 (Seikai) |
| 不正解。 (Fuseikai.) |
| And the Kun-reading is ただ, まさ (tada, masa), like in 正しい (tadashii) which means “correct”. |
| 正しい答え。 (Tadashii kotae.) “Correct answer.” |
| 悪い姿勢。 (Warui shisei.) |
| 正しい姿勢。 (Tadashii shisei.) |
| はーい、では皆さん。日本は英語で何と言うか分かりますか。 (Hāi, dewa mina-san. Nihon wa Eigo de nan to iu ka wakarimasu ka.) |
| はい、まさのり君。 (Hai, Masanori-kun.) |
| はい、正解！ 正しい！ Japan です。 (Hai, seikai! Tadashii! Japan desu.) |
| 正しい。 (Tadashii.) |
| This kanji means “walk, counter for steps”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ホ (ho), as in 歩道 (hodō) which means “sidewalk”. |
| 車道。 (Shadō.) |
| 歩道。 (Hodō.) |
| And the Kun-reading is ある, あゆ (aru, ayu), like in 歩く (aruku) which means “to walk”. |
| 歩く (aruku) |
| 走る！ (Hashiru!) |
| This kanji means “death, die”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is シ (shi), like in 必死 (hisshi) which means “desperate”. |
| トイレに行きたくて必死。 (Toire ni ikitakute hisshi.) |
| あー、早く！ (Ā, hayaku!) |
| And the Kun-reading is し (shi), as in 死ぬ (shinu) which means “to die”. |
| Sometimes, if you like watching manga or animation, anime, you might hear the character might say 死ね！ (Shine!) which means, “You die!” in Japanese. |
| This kanji means “people, nation, subjects, citizen”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ミン (min), like in 国民 (kokumin) which means “citizen”. |
| 国民の皆さんの気持ちを第一に考えて、政治をして参りたいと思います。 (Kokumin no mina-san no kimochi o daiichi ni kangaete, seiji o shite mairitai to omoimasu.) |
| よろしくお願い致します。 (Yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.) |
| And the Kun-reading is たみ (tami), like in 村の民 (mura no tami) which means “villagers”. |
| 🎵村の民。海の民。山の民。 (Mura no tami. Umi no tami. Yama no tami.)🎵 |
| 🎵あ、民、民、民。 (A, tami, tami, tami.)🎵 |
| This kanji means “pond”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is チ (chi), like in 単三電池 (tansan denchi) which means “AA battery”. |
| 単三電池 (tansan denchi) “AA battery” |
| 単四電池。 (Tan'yon denchi) “AAA battery, triple A battery” |
| And the Kun-reading is いけ (ike), like in 古池 (furuike) which means “old pond”. |
| 古い池 (furui ike) “old pond” |
| 古池 (furuike) “old pond” |
| Both are fine, but we usually use 古い池 (furui ike). |
| Quiz Time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 単三電池 (tansan denchi) |
| 村の民 (mura no tami) |
| 死ぬ (shinu) |
| 正しい (tadashii) |
| 歩道 (hodō) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 必死 (hisshi) “desperate” |
| 国民 (kokumin) “citizen” |
| 正解 (seikai) “correct answer” |
| 歩く (aruku) “to walk” |
| 古池 (furuike) “old pond” |
| That’s all for today! Thank you so much for watching! |
| What is your favorite N4 kanji? |
| それでは、私は歩いて帰ります！ (Soredewa, watashi wa aruite kaerimasu!) |
| それでは、皆さん、また！ (Soredewa, mina-san, mata!) |
| See you next time! |
| 歩く。 (Aruku.) |
| トイレどこ？ (Toire doko?) |
| トイレ！あー！ (Toire! Ā!) |
| あー！ (Ā!) |
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