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Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time!
Today, we are going to review N2 kanji.
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This kanji means “rock or boulder”.
The On-reading for this kanji is ガン (gan), like in 岩塩 (gan'en) meaning “rock salt”.
岩塩 (gan'en)
岩塩は、ちょっと粒が粗目の塩のことですね。 (Gan'en wa, chotto tsubu ga arame no shio no koto desu ne.)
And the Kun-reading is いわ (iwa), like in 岩肌 (iwahada) which means “rock surface”.
This kanji means “shore, beach”.
The On-reading for this kanji is ガン (gan), like in 岸壁 (ganpeki) which means “quay”.
And the Kun-reading is きし (kishi), like in 向こう岸 (mukōgishi) which means “opposite bank”.
向こう岸に向かって石を投げる。 (Mukōgishi ni mukatte ishi o nageru.)
チャポン、チャポン、チャポン。 (Chapon, chapon, chapon.)
向こう岸から誰かが呼んでる。 (Mukōgishi kara dareka ga yonde ru.)
Hi!
Hi!
あー! (Ā!)
This kanji means “island”.
The On-reading for this kanji is トウ (tō), like in 日本列島 (Nihon rettō) which means “Japanese islands”.
And the Kun-reading is しま (shima), like in 離れ島 (hanarejima) which means “solitary island”.
🎵島、島、島。 (Shima, shima, shima.)🎵
離れ島 (hanarejima)
This kanji means “state, province, island in the river”.
The On-reading for this kanji is “シュウ (shū), like in 本州 (honshū) which means “the main island of Japan”.
本州 (honshū)
東京はこの辺。 (Tōkyō wa kono hen.)
And the Kun-reading is す (su), like in 中州 (nakasu) which means “sandbar or delta”.
This kanji means “gigantic, big, huge, great”.
The On-reading for this kanji is キョ (kyo), like in 巨人 (kyojin), ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, “giant, titan”, and 巨額 (kyogaku) which means “enormous amount of money”.
Money
巨額 (kyogaku)
金の塊。 (Kin no katamari.)
Quiz TIme!
Say the reading of the following kanji
本州 (honshū)
巨額 (kyogaku)
向こう岸 (mukōgishi)
日本列島 (Nihon rettō)
岩塩 (gan'en)
Now, say the meaning of the following words:
離れ島 (hanarejima) “solitary island”
岸壁 (ganpeki) “quay”
巨人 (kyojin) “giant, titan”.
岩肌 (iwahada) “rock surface”
中州 (nakasu) “sandbar, delta”.
Thank you so much for watching!
見てくれてありがとうございます! (Mite kurete arigatō gozaimasu!)
カメラの向こう側のあなた、元気ですか。 (Kamera no mukōgawa no anata, genki desu ka.)
皆さん、漢字の勉強頑張って下さい。 (Mina-san, kanji no benkyō ganbatte kudasai.)
いつもありがとうございます! (Itsumo arigatō gozaimasu!)
I’ll see you next time. Bye-bye!
君は何を... (Kimi wa nani o...)
たまねぎ、食べれる? (Tamanegi, tabereru?)
僕、アンパンマン! (Boku, Anpanman!)
やっぱ、いいね? (Yappa, ii ne?)

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