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Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4: 牛, 物, 特, 犬 and 理
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🎵 |
はい、参ります! (Hai, mairimasu!) |
Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time! |
Today, we are going to do N4 kanji. |
Let’s go! |
This kanji means モー! (mō!), “cow.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is ギュウ (gyū), like in 牛肉 (gyūniku), which means “beef.” |
ぎゅうっ、ぎゅうっ。 (Gyū, gyū.) |
牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
豚肉 (butaniku) “pork” |
鶏肉 (toriniku) “chicken” |
And the Kun-reading is うし (ushi), like in 牡牛座 (ōshiza), which means “Taurus (zodiac sign).” |
Zodiac sign in Japanese is 星座 (seiza). |
あなたの星座は何ですか? (Anata no seiza wa nan desu ka?) “What is your zodiac?” |
This kanji means “object, thing, matter.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is ブツ, モツ (butsu, motsu), like in 禁物 (kinmotsu), which means “taboo.” |
えっと。 (Etto.) |
知らない人のお家に靴を履いたまま上がるのは、 (Shiranai hito no o-uchi ni kutsu o haita mama agaru no wa,) |
ブー! 禁物です。 (Bū! Kinmotsu desu.) |
It’s a taboo! You need to take off your shoes before you go into someone’s house, in Japan! |
一、二。 (Ichi, ni.) |
And the Kun-reading is もの (mono), like in 食べ物 (tabemono), which means “food.” |
食べ物 (tabemono) “food” |
飲み物 (nomimono) “drink” |
This kanji means “special.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is トク (toku), like in 特長 (tokuchō), which means “merits, advantageous points” and like in 特待生 (tokutaisei), which means “scholarship student.” |
頭の良い特待生。 (Atama no ii tokutaisei.) |
そんなのも分からないんですか。 (Sonna no mo wakaranai n desu ka.) |
私が教えて差し上げましょう。 (Watakushi ga oshiete sashiagemashō.) |
This kanji means ワン! (wan!), “dog.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is ケン (ken), as in 番犬 (banken), which means “guard dog.” |
番犬 (banken) “guard dog” |
And the Kun-reading is いぬ (inu), like in 飼い犬 (kaiinu), which means “pet dog.” |
pet dog |
飼い犬 (kaiinu) “pet dog” |
飼い猫 (kaineko) “pet cat” |
はい、家の飼い犬です。 (Hai, uchi no kaiinu desu.) |
メロンっていいます。 (Meron tte iimasu.) |
よろしくお願いします。 (Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.) |
ワン! (Wan!) |
This kanji means “logic, reason, justice, truth, rationalness.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is リ (ri), like in 理由 (riyū), which means “reason.” |
理由を教えて下さい。 (Riyū o oshiete kudasai.) “Please tell me the reason.” |
And 理科 (rika), which means “science (subject).” |
理科を理解する。 (Rika o rikai suru.) “Understand science.” |
Quiz Time! |
Say the reading of the following kanji: |
特長 (tokuchō) |
牡牛座 (ōshiza) |
禁物 (kinmotsu) |
飼い犬 (kaiinu) |
理科 (rika) |
Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
食べ物 (tabemono) “food” |
牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
理由 (riyū) “reason” |
番犬 (banken) “guard dog” |
特待生 (tokutaisei) “scholarship student” |
今日は以上です。 (Kyō wa ijō desu.) |
お疲れ様です。 (Otsukare-sama desu.) |
あなたの性格の特徴は何ですか。 (Anata no seikaku no tokuchō wa nan desu ka.) |
ぜひコメントで教えてください。 (Zehi komento de oshiete kudasai.) |
私の性格の特徴は、 (Watashi no seikaku no tokuchō wa,) |
うーん・・・ (Ūn...) |
マイペースですかね。 (Maipēsu desu ka ne.) |
ハハハッ! (Hahaha!) |
See you next time! Bye-bye! |
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