Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4: 牛, 物, 特, 犬 and 理
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| 🎵 |
| はい、参ります！ (Hai, mairimasu!) |
| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time! |
| Today, we are going to do N4 kanji. |
| Let’s go! |
| This kanji means モー！ (mō!), “cow.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ギュウ (gyū), like in 牛肉 (gyūniku), which means “beef.” |
| ぎゅうっ、ぎゅうっ。 (Gyū, gyū.) |
| 牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
| 牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
| 豚肉 (butaniku) “pork” |
| 鶏肉 (toriniku) “chicken” |
| And the Kun-reading is うし (ushi), like in 牡牛座 (ōshiza), which means “Taurus (zodiac sign).” |
| Zodiac sign in Japanese is 星座 (seiza). |
| あなたの星座は何ですか？ (Anata no seiza wa nan desu ka?) “What is your zodiac?” |
| This kanji means “object, thing, matter.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ブツ, モツ (butsu, motsu), like in 禁物 (kinmotsu), which means “taboo.” |
| えっと。 (Etto.) |
| 知らない人のお家に靴を履いたまま上がるのは、 (Shiranai hito no o-uchi ni kutsu o haita mama agaru no wa,) |
| ブー！ 禁物です。 (Bū! Kinmotsu desu.) |
| It’s a taboo! You need to take off your shoes before you go into someone’s house, in Japan! |
| 一、二。 (Ichi, ni.) |
| And the Kun-reading is もの (mono), like in 食べ物 (tabemono), which means “food.” |
| 食べ物 (tabemono) “food” |
| 飲み物 (nomimono) “drink” |
| This kanji means “special.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is トク (toku), like in 特長 (tokuchō), which means “merits, advantageous points” and like in 特待生 (tokutaisei), which means “scholarship student.” |
| 頭の良い特待生。 (Atama no ii tokutaisei.) |
| そんなのも分からないんですか。 (Sonna no mo wakaranai n desu ka.) |
| 私が教えて差し上げましょう。 (Watakushi ga oshiete sashiagemashō.) |
| This kanji means ワン! (wan!), “dog.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ケン (ken), as in 番犬 (banken), which means “guard dog.” |
| 番犬 (banken) “guard dog” |
| And the Kun-reading is いぬ (inu), like in 飼い犬 (kaiinu), which means “pet dog.” |
| pet dog |
| 飼い犬 (kaiinu) “pet dog” |
| 飼い猫 (kaineko) “pet cat” |
| はい、家の飼い犬です。 (Hai, uchi no kaiinu desu.) |
| メロンっていいます。 (Meron tte iimasu.) |
| よろしくお願いします。 (Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.) |
| ワン! (Wan!) |
| This kanji means “logic, reason, justice, truth, rationalness.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is リ (ri), like in 理由 (riyū), which means “reason.” |
| 理由を教えて下さい。 (Riyū o oshiete kudasai.) “Please tell me the reason.” |
| And 理科 (rika), which means “science (subject).” |
| 理科を理解する。 (Rika o rikai suru.) “Understand science.” |
| Quiz Time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 特長 (tokuchō) |
| 牡牛座 (ōshiza) |
| 禁物 (kinmotsu) |
| 飼い犬 (kaiinu) |
| 理科 (rika) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 食べ物 (tabemono) “food” |
| 牛肉 (gyūniku) “beef” |
| 理由 (riyū) “reason” |
| 番犬 (banken) “guard dog” |
| 特待生 (tokutaisei) “scholarship student” |
| 今日は以上です。 (Kyō wa ijō desu.) |
| お疲れ様です。 (Otsukare-sama desu.) |
| あなたの性格の特徴は何ですか。 (Anata no seikaku no tokuchō wa nan desu ka.) |
| ぜひコメントで教えてください。 (Zehi komento de oshiete kudasai.) |
| 私の性格の特徴は、 (Watashi no seikaku no tokuchō wa,) |
| うーん・・・ (Ūn...) |
| マイペースですかね。 (Maipēsu desu ka ne.) |
| ハハハッ！ (Hahaha!) |
| See you next time! Bye-bye! |
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