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Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time.
Today, we are going to review N1 Kanji.
If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times.
This kanji means “superfluous, uselessness”.
The on-reading 音読み (on’yomi) for this kanji is ジョウ (jō) like in 冗談 (jōdan) which means “joke”.
冗談を言う。(Jōdan o iu.) “say a joke”. 稲を植えてきた。(Ine o uete kita.) いいね~。(Ii nē.)
And 冗費 (jōhi) which means “unnecessary expenses”.
We don’t need this much. 冗費削減。(Jōhi sakugen.)
This kanji means “crown, best, peerless”.
The on-reading 音読み (on’yomi) for this kanji is カン (kan) like in 王冠 (ōkan) which means “the crown”.
And the kun-reading is かんむり (kanmuri) like in 冠 (kanmuri) which means “crown, a coronet”.
This kanji means “melting, smelting”.
The on-reading for this kanji is ヤ (ya) like in 冶金 (yakin) which means “metallurgy”.
And like in 鍛冶 (tan’ya) which means “blacksmith”.
This kanji means “quasi-, semi-, associate”.
The on-reading for this kanji is ジュン (jun) like in 准看護師 (junkangoshi) which means “practical nurse”.
看護師。 (Kangoshi.) “nurse”. 准看護師。(Junkangoshi.) “practical nurse”.
And 批准する (hijun suru) which means “ratify”.
This kanji means “be absorbed in, congeal, stiff, freeze”.
The on-reading for this kanji is ギョウ (gyō) like in 凝視 (gyōshi) which means “stare, gaze”. カメラを凝視する。(Kamera o gyōshi suru.)
And the kun-reading for this kanji is こ (ko) like in 凝らす (korasu) which means “concentrate”. 目を凝らす。(Me o korasu.)
Quiz time!
Say the reading of the following kanji:
冶金 (yakin)
批准する (hijun suru)
冗費 (jōhi)
冠 (kanmuri)
凝視 (gyōshi)
Now, say the meaning of the following words:
凝らす (korasu) “concentrate”
准看護師 (junkangoshi) “practical nurse”
冗談 (jōdan) “joke”
鍛冶 (tan’ya) “blacksmith”
王冠 (ōkan) “the crown”
That’s all for today. Thank you so much for watching. 本で漢字を勉強してて、分からない漢字があった時に、目を凝らす。 (Hon de kanji o benkyō shitete, wakaranai kanji ga atta toki ni, me o korasu.) 目を凝らしますよね。(Me o korashimasu yo ne.)だけど、そんな時はこのビデオを見てください!(Dakedo, sonna toki wa kono bideo o mite kudasai!) Thank you. Bye bye!

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