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皆さん、こんにちは! (Mina-san, kon'nichiwa!)
Welcome to Kanji Time!
Today, we are going to learn N3 kanji.
参りましょう! (Mairimashō!)
If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times!
This kanji means “bureau, office, department, affair”.
The On-reading for this kanji is キョク (kyoku), like in 郵便局 (yūbinkyoku) which means “post office”, and 薬局 (yakkyoku) which means “pharmacy”.
薬局に薬を買いに行く。 (Yakkyoku ni kusuri o kai ni iku.) “Going to the pharmacy to buy medicine.”
🎵薬局、郵便局。 (Yakkyoku, yūbinkyoku.)🎵
🎵薬局、郵便局。 (Yakkyoku, yūbinkyoku.)🎵
This kanji means “reside, to be, exist, live with”.
The On-reading for this kanji is キョ (kyo), like in 居住 (kyojū) which means “residence”.
居住の反対、住居は... (Kyojū no hantai, jūkyo wa...)
住んでいる建物、家のことを言います。 (Sunde iru tatemono, ie no koto o iimasu.)
居住は、住むことを言います。 (Kyojū wa, sumu koto o iimasu.)
だから、えっと、居住が住むことで... (Dakara, etto, kyojū ga sumu koto de...)
住居がお家です。 (Jūkyo ga o-uchi desu.)
難しい! (Muzukashii!)
And the Kun-reading is い (i), like in 芝居 (shibai) which means “play, drama”.
嘘っぽい芝居。 (Usoppoi shibai.)
何で君はそんなことを言うんだ! (Nande kimi wa sonna koto o iu n da!)
This kanji means “distinction, difference, discrepancy, margin”.
The On-reading for this kanji is サ (sa), like in 交差点 (kōsaten) which means “intersection”.
交差する点。交差点。 (Kōsa suru ten. Kōsaten.)
There’s a famous intersection in Shibuya which is called 渋谷スクランブル交差点。 (Shibuya sukuranburu kōsaten.)
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And the Kun-reading is さ (sa), like in 差し出す (sashidasu) which means “to offer or to stretch out”.
手を差し出す。 (Te o sashidasu.)
お菓子を差し出す。 (O-kashi o sashidasu.)
いかが? (Ikaga?) “Would you like?”
This kanji means “expert, teacher, master, army, war”.
The On-reading for this kanji is シ (shi), like in 教師 (kyōshi) which means “teacher”.
教師は学校で勉強を教える方達のことを言います。 (Kyōshi wa gakkō de benkyō o oshieru kata-tachi no koto o iimasu.)
先生は、あのー... (Sensei wa, anō ...)
尊敬する人を呼ぶ時に使います。 (Sonkei suru hito o yobu toki ni tsukaimasu.)
And 医師 (ishi) “doctor, physician”.
病院の医師に診察してもらう。 (Byōin no ishi ni shinsatsu shite morau.)
お医者さんのことを呼ぶ時には、「先生」と呼んで大丈夫です。 (O-isha-san no koto o yobu toki ni wa, "sensei" to yonde daijōbu desu.)
「医師」とは呼びません。 ("Ishi" to wa yobimasen.)
This kanji means “seat, mat, place to sit”.
The On-reading for this kanji is セキ (seki), like in 座席 (zaseki) which means “seat”.
あ! (A!)
At the concert.
うーんと、Eの26。Eの26。 (Ūn to, ī no ni-jū roku. Ī no ni-jū roku.)
25、26。あ、ここか! (Ni-jū go, ni-jū roku. A, koko ka!)
わー、楽しみだなー。 (Wā, tanoshimi da nā.)
コンサートの座席。 (Konsāto no zaseki.)
And 出席 (shusseki) “attendance”.
はい、それでは出席を取りたいと思います。 (Hai, soredewa shusseki o toritai to omoimasu.)
アレックス君。 (Arekkusu-kun.)
はい。 (Hai.)
りささん。 (Risa-san.)
はい。 (Hai.)
Alex
Present!
Risa
Present!
出席 (shusseki)
Quiz Time!
Say the reading of the following kanji:
座席 (zaseki)
差し出す (sashidasu)
医師 (ishi)
薬局 (yakkyoku)
居住 (kyojū)
Now, say the meaning of the following words:
教師 (kyōshi) “teacher”
芝居 (shibai) “play, drama”
郵便局 (yūbinkyoku) “post office”
出席 (shusseki) “attendance”
交差点 (kōsaten) “intersection”
That’s all for today!
お疲れ様です。 (Otsukare-sama desu.)
見てくれて、ありがとうございます。 (Mite kurete, arigatō gozaimasu.)
皆さん、次回のレッスンも是非出席して下さいね。 (Mina-san, jikai no ressun mo zehi shusseki shite kudasai ne.)
I’ll see you next time. Bye-bye!
郵便局に手紙を出しに行く。 (Yūbinkyoku ni tegami o dashi ni iku.) “Going to the post office to....🎵”
🎵手紙を出してー... (Tegami o dashitē ...)🎵
Ah, bosh!
In real life, you would cry like ぽろぽろぽろ... (Poroporoporo...)
But maybe, 嘘っぽい芝居。 (usoppoi shibai.)
君がいなくては、生きて行けないんだ! (Kimi ga inakute wa, ikite ikenai n da!)
芝居。 (Shibai.)

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