| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time. Today, we are going to learn N5 Kanji. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | JLPT N5の漢字を勉強しましょう。(Jēerupītī enu faibu no kanji o benkyō shimashō.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Let’s go! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This kanji means “store, shop.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | The On-reading for this Kanji is テン (ten) as in 店員 (ten'in) which means “sales clerk.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | And the Kun-reading is みせ (mise) like in 夜店 (yomise) which means “night stalls.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 博多の夜店でラーメンを食べる。(Hakata no yomise de rāmen o taberu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This kanji means “electricity.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | The On-reading for this kanji is デン (den) like in 電車 (densha) which means “train” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | And also, 電気 (denki) which means “electricity.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This kanji means “earth, ground, soil” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | The On-reading for this kanji is ド, ト (do, to) like in 土地 (tochi) which means “land, plot.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | And the Kun-reading is つち (tsuchi) like 土 (tsuchi) which means “soil.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This kanji means “east.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | The On-reading for this kanji is トウ (tō) like in 東西 (tōzai) which means “east and west.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 東西南北 (tōzainanboku) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | And the Kun-reading is ひがし (higashi) as in 東日本 (higashi Nihon) which means “eastern Japan.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | This kanji means “street, path, road, way.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | The On-reading for this kanji is ドウ (dō) like in 王道 (ōdō) which means “ royal road.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | And Kun-reading is みち (michi) as in 帰り道 (kaerimichi) which means “way back.” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 帰り道 (kaerimichi) “on the way home” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Quiz time! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Say the reading of the following kanji: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 土地 (tochi) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 王道 (ōdō) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 東西 (tōzai) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 夜店 (yomise) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 電気 (denki) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Now, say the meaning of the following words: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 店員 (ten'in) “sales clerk” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 東日本 (higashi Nihon) “eastern Japan” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 土 (tsuchi) “soil” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 帰り道 (kaerimichi) “way back” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 電車 (densha) “train” | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | That’s all for today. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | 見てくれてありがとうございます。 (Mite kurete arigatō gozaimasu.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | それでは、皆さんまた来週!(Soredewa, mina-san mata raishū!) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Have a good weekend. Have a good week. Bye-bye! | 
                                                                    
                                                        
                     
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