Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4 : 妹, 姉, 始, 字 and 室
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| 皆さん、こんにちは。(Mina-san, kon’nichiwa.) |
| Welcome to Kanji Time. Today, we are going to review N4 kanji. |
| 参りましょう。(Mairimashō.) はい。(Hai.) |
| If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times. |
| This kanji means “younger sister”. |
| On-reading for this kanji is マイ (mai) as in 姉妹 (shimai), meaning “sisters”. |
| And kun-reading is いもうと (imōto) like in 妹 (imōto), meaning “one’s younger sister”. |
| 私の妹。(Watashi no imōto.) |
| あなたの妹。(Anata no imōto.) |
| This kanji means “older sister”. |
| On-reading for this kanji is シ (shi) like in 三姉妹 (san-shimai), meaning “three sisters”. |
| 長女、次女、三女。 (Chōjo, jijo, sanjo.) “older sister, middle sister, younger sister”. |
| Kun-reading for this kanji is あね (ane) like in 姉 (ane), meaning “one’s older sister”. |
| 私の姉です。(Watashi no ane desu.) |
| お姉さんはいますか。(O-nee-san wa imasu ka.) |
| This kanji means “commence, begin, start”. |
| On-reading for this kanji is シ (shi) as in 始発 (shihatsu), meaning “first train/bus, first run”. まだ電車来ないのかな。(Mada densha konai no ka na.) |
| Kun-reading for this one is はじ (haji) like in 始める (hajimeru), meaning “to start, to begin”. |
| さあ、踊りを始めましょう。(Sā, odori o hajimemashō.) Yeay! |
| This kanji means “character, letter, word”. |
| On-reading for this one is ジ (ji) like in… Yes, 漢字 (kanji), meaning “kanji” and also 文字 (moji), meaning “character, letter, alphabet”. |
| 文字。(Moji.) あ、い、う、え、お。(A, i, u, e, o.) A。(Ei) |
| This kanji means “room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar”. |
| On-reading for this kanji is シツ (shitsu) like in 室内 (shitsunai), meaning “indoor”. 室内。 (Shitsunai.) “indoor”. 室外。 (Shitsugai.) “outdoor”. |
| Kun-reading for this kanji is むろ (muro) like in 氷室 (himuro), meaning “ice room”. “Ice room, ice”. |
| Quiz time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 妹 (imōto) |
| 漢字 (kanji) |
| 姉 (ane) |
| 室内 (shitsunai) |
| 始める (hajimeru) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 文字 (moji) “character, letter, alphabet” |
| 氷室 (himuro) “ice room” |
| 姉妹 (shimai) “sisters” |
| 始発 (shihatsu) “first train/bus, first run” |
| 三姉妹 (san-shimai) “three sisters” |
| Okay. That’s all for today. Did you enjoy it? I hope so. See you next time. Bye! Bye! B-Y-E. Bye! |
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Hi Hans,
Thank you very much for the comment!
リサが出ている動画は他にもたくさんありますよ！
ぜひ見てくださいね！
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Miki H
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楽しかったね！リサさんもっと動画を作りたいですね！