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Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N2: 委, 季, 孫, 宇 and 宙
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Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time! |
Today, we are going to learn N2 kanji. |
N2 kanji, let’s go! |
参りましょう! (Mairimashō!) |
If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times. |
🎵These are the times!🎵 |
These times. |
This kanji means “commit, entrust to, leave to.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is イ (i), as in 委員長 (iinchō), which means “chairperson.” |
Chair, chair, chairperson. |
例えば、学生の時のクラスのリーダー... (Tatoeba, gakusei no toki no kurasu no rīdā...) |
を決めたとします。 (o kimeta to shimasu.) |
そしたら、その人はクラスで、「学級委員長」と呼ばれます。 (Soshitara, sono hito wa kurasu de, "gakkyū iinchō" to yobaremasu.) |
学級委員長。 (Gakkyū iinchō.) |
委員長は何かの会のリーダーのことです。 (Iinchō wa nani ka no kai no rīdā no koto desu.) |
And the Kun-reading is ゆだ (yuda), as in 委ねる (yudaneru), which means “to leave, place, entrust.” |
流れに身を委ねる。 (Nagare ni mi o yudaneru.) |
🎵Let it be. Let it be...🎵 |
This kanji means “season, end.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is キ (ki), as in 時季 (jiki), which means “season.” |
お花見をするのにいい時季。 (O-hanami o suru no ni ii jiki.) “Good season for Cherry Blossom viewing party.” |
And 四季 (shiki), which means “four seasons.” |
春、夏、秋、冬。 (Haru, natsu, aki, fuyu.) |
冬、秋、夏、春。 (Fuyu, aki, natsu, haru.) |
春、夏、秋、冬。 (Haru, natsu, aki, fuyu.) “Spring, summer, autumn, winter.” |
四季折々の表情。 (Shiki oriori no hyōjō.) |
四季折々。 (Shiki oriori.) |
This kanji means “grandchild, descendant.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is ソン (son), like in 子孫 (shison), which means “descendant.” |
Kun-reading is まご (mago), as in 孫の手 (magonote), which means “backscratcher.” |
よく、おじいちゃんとかが、こういう、木の枝で背中をぽりぽり、ぽりぽりってかく孫の手。 (Yoku, o-jii-chan toka ga, kō iu, ki no eda de senaka o poripori, poripori tte kaku magonote.) |
This kanji means “world, roof, house, heaven.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is ウ (u), like in 宇宙船 (uchūsen), which means “spaceship.” |
And 宇宙空間 (uchū kūkan), which means “outer space.” |
This kanji means “interval of time, air, space, sky.” |
The On-reading for this kanji is チュウ (chū), as in 宇宙 (uchū), which means “space.” And 宙返り (chūgaeri) which means “flip-flop or somersault.” |
This is a person. |
宙返り。(Chūgaeri.) |
宙返り。(Chūgaeri.) |
宙で返る。(Chū de kaeru.) |
こう... (Kō...) |
Quiz Time! |
Say the reading of the following kanji: |
宇宙船 (uchūsen) |
委ねる (yudaneru) |
時季 (jiki) |
子孫 (shison) |
宇宙 (uchū) |
Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
宙返り (chūgaeri) “flip-flop, somersault” |
宇宙空間 (uchū kūkan) “outer space” |
四季 (shiki) “four seasons” |
委員長 (iinchō) “chairperson” |
孫の手 (magonote) “backscratcher” |
That’s all for today! Thank you so much for watching! |
見てくれて、ありがとうございます。 (Mite kurete, arigatō gozaimasu.) |
I hope you studied new kanji. |
じゃあ、宙返りでお別れしたいと思います。(Jā, chūgaeri de o-wakare shitai to omoimasu.) |
Bye-bye! |
いたっ、痛い! (Ita, itai!) |
This kanji means “world.” |
ほら。 (Hora.) |
だめ、この発音。 (Dame, kono hatsuon.) |
I know. Probably, a descendant from monkey. |
Descendant from the fish? I don’t know. |
Descendant from monkey too. |
Long generation. |
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