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Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time.
Let’s learn N2 kanji today.
Shall we?
If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times.
This kanji means “treasure, wealth, valuable.”
The On-reading for this kanji is ホウ (hō) like in 国宝 (kokuhō) which means “national treasure.”
人間国宝。 (Ningen kokuhō.) “living national treasure”
日本にはたくさんの国宝があります。 (Nihon ni wa takusan no kokuhō ga arimasu.)
彦根城は日本の国宝です。 (Hikonejō wa Nihon no kokuhō desu.)
And the Kun-reading is たから (takara) like in 宝物 (takaramono) which means “treasure.”
🎵Treasure!🎵
あなたは私の宝物。 (Anata wa watashi no takaramono.) “You’re my treasure.”
This kanji means “Buddhist temple, temple.”
The On-reading for this kanji is ジ (ji) like in 寺院 (jiin) which means “temple, abbey.”
And the Kun-reading is てら (tera) as in 尼寺 (amadera) which means “convent.”
You can call “temple” as てら (tera), but we usually call it お寺 (o-tera), お寺 (o-tera) with honorific form.
お寺の「お」は、その、丁寧語ですね。 (O-tera no `o ' wa, sono, teineigo desu ne.)
丁寧語を付けて、「お寺」と呼ぶことが多いです。 (Teineigo o tsukete,`o-tera' to yobu koto ga ōi desu.)
This kanji means “seal, closing, bank, trap.”
The On-reading for this kanji is フウ, ホウ (fū, hō) as in 封筒 (fūtō) which means “envelope” or 封建時代 (hōken jidai) which means “Feudal period.”
This kanji means “specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely.”
The On-reading for this kanji is セン (sen) as in 専門家 (senmonka) which means “specialist.”
And the Kun-reading is もっぱ (moppa) as in 専らのうわさ (moppara no uwasa) which means “everybody says.”
あのトンネルを出たところの家、見ましたか。 (Ano tonneru o deta tokoro no ie, mimashita ka.)
あそこにはお化けが出るんじゃないかって、専らのうわさなんですよ。 (Asoko ni wa obake ga deru n ja nai ka tte, moppara no uwasa nan desu yo.)
試してみたいですか。 (Tameshite mitai desu ka.)
This kanji means “leader, commander, just about to, support.”
The On-reading for this kanji is ショウ (shō) as in 将軍 (shōgun) which means “General” for 陸軍の将軍は、(Rikugun no shōgun wa,) "general"。
昔にいた将軍は、(Mukashi ni ita shōgun wa,) "shogun" in English.
And also 将棋 (shōgi) which means “Japanese chess.”
Now, quiz time!
Say the reading of the following kanji:
封建時代 (hōken jidai)
専らのうわさ (moppara no uwasa)
将軍 (shōgun)
国宝 (kokuhō)
尼寺 (amadera)
Now, say the meaning of the following words:
将棋 (shōgi) “Japanese chess”
寺院 (jiin) “temple, abbey”
専門家 (senmonka) “specialist”
宝物 (takaramono) “treasure”
封筒 (fūtō) “envelope”
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.)
あなたにとっての宝物は何ですか? (Anata ni totte no takaramono wa nan desu ka?) What is your treasure?”
私の宝物は、そうだなー... (Watashi no takaramono wa, sō da nā...)
周りにいる人ですかねー。 (Mawari ni iru hito desu ka nē.)
なんちゃって! (Nanchatte!)
Okay.
確かに、そうかもしれない。 (Tashika ni, sō kamo shirenai.)
まあ、いいや。 (Mā, ii ya.)
Okay, see you next time. Bye-bye!

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