Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4: 界, 病, 発, 県 and 真
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| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time! |
| Today, we are going to learn N4 kanji. |
| 頑張りましょう。 (Ganbarimashō.) |
| Let’s go! |
| If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times. |
| こちらです。 (Kochira desu.) |
| This kanji means “world”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is カイ (kai), like in 世界 (sekai) which means “world”. |
| 世界のみんな。 (Sekai no minna.) |
| 世界中。 (Sekaijū.) “All around the world.” |
| And 政界 (seikai) which means “political arena”. |
| This kanji means “ill, sick”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ビョウ (byō), like in 病気 (byōki) which means “disease”. |
| And the Kun-reading is や, やまい (ya, yamai), like in 気に病む (ki ni yamu) which means “to worry oneself”. |
| This kanji means “departure, publish, emit, start from”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ハツ, ホツ (hatsu, hotsu), like in 発見 (hakken) which means “discover”. |
| Wow! Discover the word. |
| And 出発 (shuppatsu) which means “departure”. |
| 出発進行！ (Shuppatsu shinkō!) |
| 3番線からハワイ行きの飛行機が出発します。 (San-bansen kara Hawai iki no hikōki ga shuppatsu shimasu.) |
| アロハ！ (Aroha!) |
| This kanji means “prefecture”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ケン (ken), like in 県庁 (kenchō) which means “prefecture office”. |
| 県庁所在地。 (Kenchō shozaichi.) |
| 例えば愛知県だったら、名古屋市が愛知県の県庁所在地です。 (Tatoeba Aichi-ken dattara, Nagoya-shi ga Aichi-ken no kenchō shozaichi desu.) |
| And 県政 (kensei) which means “prefecture government”. |
| This kanji means “reality, true, natural state”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is シン (shin), like in 真実 (shinjitsu) which means “truth”. |
| And the Kun-reading is ま (ma), like in 真ん中 (mannaka) which means “right in the middle”. |
| 真ん中 (mannaka) |
| この部屋の真ん中。 (Kono heya no mannaka.) “Right in the middle of this room.” |
| Quiz Time! |
| Say the reading of the following words: |
| 政界 (seikai) |
| 気に病む (ki ni yamu) |
| 真ん中 (mannaka) |
| 県政 (kensei) |
| 出発 (shuppatsu) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 政界 (seikai) “political arena” |
| 県庁 (kenchō) “prefecture office” |
| 発見 (hakken) “discover” |
| 病気 (byōki) “disease” |
| 真実 (shinjitsu) “truth” |
| That’s all for today. Thank you so much for watching. |
| 漢字勉強、頑張ってください！ (Kanji benkyō, ganbatte kudasai!) “Good luck for your kanji study!” |
| See you next time. Bye-bye! |
| またね！ (Mata ne!) |
| I think I finished it. |
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