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Hi everyone. Welcome to Kanji Time. Today, we are going to review N5 kanji. Let’s do it. If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times.
This kanji means person. The on-reading for this kanji is ジン、ニン (jin, nin) like in 人間 (ningen) meaning human. And the kun-reading is ひと (hito) like in 愛しい人 (itoshii hito) meaning dear. Dear! 愛しい人へ。(Itoshii hito e.) お元気にしていますか。(O-genki ni shite imasu ka.) 私は元気です。(Watashi wa genki desu.) また次に会える日を楽しみにしております。(Mata tsugi ni aeru hi o tanoshimi ni shite orimasu.)愛しい人。(Itoshii hito.)
This kanji means water. The on-reading for this kanji is スイ (sui) like in 水道水 (suidōsui) meaning tap water. Tap water. 水道水。(Suidōsui.) And the kun-reading is みず (mizu) like in 水色 (mizuiro) meaning pale blue. 水色。(Mizuiro.) 水色の空。(Mizuiro no sora.)
This kanji means to live, to grow, to be born, raw. The on-reading for this kanji is セイ、ショウ (sei, shō) like in 人生 (jinsei) which means life. And the kun-reading is い、う、は、なま、き (i, u, ha, nama, ki) ike in 生き物 (ikimono) living things. 水の中の生き物。(Mizu no naka no ikimono.) 陸の生き物。(Riku no ikimono.) 空の生き物。(Sora no ikimono.)
This kanji means west. The on-reading for this kanji is セイ、サイ (sei, sai) like in 東西 (tōzai) which means East and West. And the kun-reading is にし (nishi) like in 西日本 (Nishinihon) meaning Western Japan.
This kanji means river. The on-reading for this kanji is セン (sen) like in 河川 (kasen) meaning river. And the kun-reading is かわ (kawa) as in 川下 (kawashimo) which means downstream.
Quiz time:
Say the reading of the following kanji:
西日本 (Nishinihon)
水色 (mizuiro)
人生 (jinsei)
川下 (kawashimo)
人間 (ningen)
Now, say the meaning of the following words.
水道水 (suidōsui) Tap water.
生き物 (ikimono) Living things.
愛しい人 (itoshii hito) Dear.
東西 (tōzai) East and West.
河川 (kasen) River.
That’s all for today. Thank you so much for watching.
人生、皆さんの人生が充実したものでありますように!(Jinsei, mina-san no jinsei ga jūjitsu shita mono de arimasu yō ni!)
See you next time. Bye bye. Ciao! Adios!
愛しき人。(Itoshiki hito.)
Western Japan. What?

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