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Our second forum spotlight post containing a complete list of new proposed Joyo Kanji comes from Psyさん.
The Jōyō Kanji (常用漢字) are a list of 1945 “daily-use” kanji characters established by the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1981. Japanese children will have studied all of these kanji by the time they graduate from junior high school. The Ministry of Education has reviewed the current Jōyō Kanji set and proposed 191 kanji to be added to the list. These characters are still under review, and the final list of additions is expected to be announced in the fall of 2010.
Due to the amount of characters, we will be introducing the additions in three parts. Here is part 1 of the new proposed Jōyō Kanji list. Next to each kanji, you will find the reading (onyomi is in katakana, kunyomi is in hiragana), the character’s meaning, and a sample word using that kanji.
No |
Kanji |
Reading |
Meaning |
Sample Word |
1 |
挨 |
アイ |
push open |
挨拶 (あいさつ) |
2 |
曖 |
アイ |
unclear |
曖昧(あいまい) |
3 |
顎 |
あご |
chin |
顎(あご) |
4 |
宛 |
あ(てる) |
address |
宛て名(あてな) |
5 |
嵐 |
あらし |
storm |
五十嵐(いがらし)(姓氏) |
6 |
畏 |
イ・おそ(れる) |
be apprehensive |
畏怖(いふ) |
7 |
萎 |
イ・な(える) |
droop |
萎える(なえる) |
8 |
椅 |
イ |
chair |
椅子(いす) |
9 |
彙 |
イ |
same kind |
語彙(ごい) |
10 |
茨 |
いばら |
thorn |
茨城県(いばらきけん) |
11 |
咽 |
イン |
choked |
咽喉(いんこう) |
12 |
淫 |
イン・みだ(ら) |
lewdness |
淫ら(みだら) |
13 |
唄 |
うた |
(folk) song |
唄(うた) |
14 |
鬱 |
ウツ |
depression |
憂鬱(ゆううつ) |
15 |
怨 |
エン・オン |
grudge |
怨恨(えんこん) |
16 |
媛 |
エン・ひめ |
beautiful woman |
愛媛県(えひめけん) |
17 |
艶 |
エン・つや |
captivating |
艶やか(つややか) |
18 |
旺 |
オウ |
flourishing |
旺盛(おうせい) |
19 |
岡 |
おか |
knoll |
岡山県(おかやまけん) |
20 |
臆 |
オク |
timidity |
臆病(おくびょう) |
21 |
俺 |
おれ |
I (informal masculine) |
俺(おれ) |
22 |
苛 |
カ |
torment |
苛政(かせい) |
23 |
牙 |
ガ・ゲ・きば |
fang |
牙(きば) |
24 |
瓦 |
ガ・かわら |
tile |
瓦礫(がれき) |
25 |
潰 |
カイ |
crush |
胃潰瘍(いかいよう) |
26 |
諧 |
カイ |
harmony |
俳諧(はいかい) |
27 |
崖 |
ガイ・がけ |
cliff |
崖道(がけみち) |
28 |
蓋 |
ガイ・ふた |
lid |
蓋(ふた) |
29 |
骸 |
ガイ |
corpse |
死骸(しがい) |
30 |
葛 |
カツ・くず |
arrowroot |
葛藤(かっとう) |
31 |
鎌 |
かま |
scythe |
鎌倉市(かまくらし) |
32 |
韓 |
カン |
Korea |
韓国語(かんこくご) |
33 |
玩 |
ガン |
play with |
玩具(おもちゃ) |
34 |
伎 |
キ |
skill |
伎(わざ), 歌舞伎(かぶき) |
35 |
亀 |
キ・かめ |
turtle |
兎角亀毛(とかくきもう) |
36 |
畿 |
キ |
capital |
近畿地方(きんきちほう) |
37 |
臼 |
キュウ・うす |
mortar |
臼井(うすい)(姓氏) |
38 |
嗅 |
キュウ・か(ぐ) |
sniff |
嗅ぎ付ける(かぎつける) |
39 |
巾 |
キン |
towel |
巾着袋(きんちゃくぶくろ) |
40 |
僅 |
キン・わず(か) |
a wee bit |
僅か(わずか) |
41 |
錦 |
キン・にしき |
brocade |
錦(にしき) |
42 |
惧 |
グ |
dread |
危惧(きぐ) |
43 |
串 |
くし |
skewer |
串(くし) |
44 |
窟 |
クツ |
cavern |
洞窟(どうくつ) |
45 |
熊 |
くま |
bear |
熊本県(くまもとけん)、熊手(くまで) |
46 |
詣 |
ケイ・もう(でる) |
visit a temple |
初詣(はつもうで) |
47 |
憬 |
ケイ |
yearn for |
憧憬(しょうけい) |
48 |
稽 |
ケイ |
consider |
滑稽(こっけい) |
49 |
隙 |
ゲキ・すき |
crevice |
隙間(すきま) |
50 |
桁 |
けた |
beam; column |
桁違い(けたちがい) |
51 |
拳 |
ケン・こぶし |
fist |
握り拳(にぎりこぶし) |
52 |
鍵 |
ケン・かぎ |
key |
鍵盤(けんばん) |
53 |
舷 |
ゲン |
gunwale |
左舷・右舷(さげん・うげん) |
54 |
股 |
コ・また |
crotch |
股間(こかん) |
55 |
虎 |
コ・とら |
tiger |
虎猫(とらねこ) |
56 |
梗 |
コウ |
for the most part |
心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく) |
57 |
喉 |
コウ・のど |
throat |
喉飴(のどあめ) |
58 |
乞 |
こ(う) |
beg |
乞食(こじき) |
59 |
傲 |
ゴウ |
be proud |
傲然(ごうぜん) |
60 |
駒 |
こま |
pony |
持ち駒(もちこま) |
61 |
頃 |
ころ |
about; approx. time |
近頃(ちかごろ) |
62 |
痕 |
コン・あと |
mark |
傷痕(きずあと) |
63 |
沙 |
サ |
sand |
ご無沙汰(ごぶさた) |
64 |
挫 |
ザ |
sprain |
挫折(ざせつ) |
Make sure to check back next week and the week after for parts 2 and 3!
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