Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N2: 岩, 岸, 島, 州 and 巨
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| Today, we are going to review N2 kanji. |
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| This kanji means “rock or boulder”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ガン (gan), like in 岩塩 (gan'en) meaning “rock salt”. |
| 岩塩 (gan'en) |
| 岩塩は、ちょっと粒が粗目の塩のことですね。 (Gan'en wa, chotto tsubu ga arame no shio no koto desu ne.) |
| And the Kun-reading is いわ (iwa), like in 岩肌 (iwahada) which means “rock surface”. |
| This kanji means “shore, beach”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ガン (gan), like in 岸壁 (ganpeki) which means “quay”. |
| And the Kun-reading is きし (kishi), like in 向こう岸 (mukōgishi) which means “opposite bank”. |
| 向こう岸に向かって石を投げる。 (Mukōgishi ni mukatte ishi o nageru.) |
| チャポン、チャポン、チャポン。 (Chapon, chapon, chapon.) |
| 向こう岸から誰かが呼んでる。 (Mukōgishi kara dareka ga yonde ru.) |
| Hi! |
| Hi! |
| あー！ (Ā!) |
| This kanji means “island”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is トウ (tō), like in 日本列島 (Nihon rettō) which means “Japanese islands”. |
| And the Kun-reading is しま (shima), like in 離れ島 (hanarejima) which means “solitary island”. |
| 🎵島、島、島。 (Shima, shima, shima.)🎵 |
| 離れ島 (hanarejima) |
| This kanji means “state, province, island in the river”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is “シュウ (shū), like in 本州 (honshū) which means “the main island of Japan”. |
| 本州 (honshū) |
| 東京はこの辺。 (Tōkyō wa kono hen.) |
| And the Kun-reading is す (su), like in 中州 (nakasu) which means “sandbar or delta”. |
| This kanji means “gigantic, big, huge, great”. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is キョ (kyo), like in 巨人 (kyojin), ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, “giant, titan”, and 巨額 (kyogaku) which means “enormous amount of money”. |
| Money |
| 巨額 (kyogaku) |
| 金の塊。 (Kin no katamari.) |
| Quiz TIme! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji |
| 本州 (honshū) |
| 巨額 (kyogaku) |
| 向こう岸 (mukōgishi) |
| 日本列島 (Nihon rettō) |
| 岩塩 (gan'en) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 離れ島 (hanarejima) “solitary island” |
| 岸壁 (ganpeki) “quay” |
| 巨人 (kyojin) “giant, titan”. |
| 岩肌 (iwahada) “rock surface” |
| 中州 (nakasu) “sandbar, delta”. |
| 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!) |
| カメラの向こう側のあなた、元気ですか。 (Kamera no mukōgawa no anata, genki desu ka.) |
| 皆さん、漢字の勉強頑張って下さい。 (Mina-san, kanji no benkyō ganbatte kudasai.) |
| いつもありがとうございます！ (Itsumo arigatō gozaimasu!) |
| I’ll see you next time. Bye-bye! |
| 君は何を... (Kimi wa nani o...) |
| たまねぎ、食べれる？ (Tamanegi, tabereru?) |
| 僕、アンパンマン！ (Boku, Anpanman!) |
| やっぱ、いいね？ (Yappa, ii ne?) |
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