Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N5: 大, 男, 中, 長 and 天
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| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Kanji Time. Today, we are going to review N5 Kanji. Let’s start! |
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| This Kanji means “big, large, a lot.” |
| The On-reading for this Kanji is ダイ、タイ(dai, tai) like in 大半 (taihan) which means “majority.” |
| And the Kun-reading is おお (ō) like in 大きい (ōkii) meaning “large, big.” |
| 大きい (ōkii) |
| 小さい (chiisai) |
| This Kanji means “man, male.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ダン、ナン (dan, nan), as in 男子 (danshi) which means “boy / boys.” |
| And the Kun-reading is おとこ (otoko) like in 男前 (otokomae) which means “handsome.” |
| 男前 (otokomae) |
| 男前 (otokomae) “You’re handsome.” |
| 大丈夫かい。よろしく。 (Daijōbu kai. Yoroshiku.) |
| This Kanji means “inner, center, between, middle.” |
| The On-reading for this Kanji is チュウ (chū) like in 中学校 (chūgakkō) which means “Junior High School.” |
| 小学校 (shōgakkō) |
| 中学校 (chūgakkō) |
| 高校 (kōkō) |
| 大学 (daigaku) |
| And the Kun-reading is なか (naka) like in 夜中 (yonaka) which means “midnight.” |
| Ko... Ko...Ko...Ko... |
| “midnight” 夜中 (yonaka) |
| This Kanji means “long / leader.” |
| The On-reading for this Kanji is チョウ (chō) like in 長時間 (chōjikan) which means “long time.” |
| Opposite of long time is “short time” 短時間 (tanjikan). |
| 長時間 (chōjikan) |
| 短時間 (tanjikan) |
| 長時間 (chōjikan) |
| 短時間 (tanjikan) |
| And the Kun-reading is なが (naga) like in 長い (nagai) which means “long.” |
| This Kanji means “sky.” |
| The On-reading for this Kanji is テン (ten) as in 天国 (tengoku) which means “heaven.” |
| And the Kun-reading for this Kanji is あめ、あま (ame, ama) like in 天の川 (amanogawa) meaning “Milky Way.” |
| Quiz time! |
| Say the reading of the following Kanji. |
| 夜中 (yonaka) |
| 大きい (ōkii) |
| 男子 (danshi) |
| 天の川 (amanogawa) |
| 長時間 (chōjikan) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words. |
| 中学校 (chūgakkō) “junior high school” |
| 男前 (otokomae) “handsome” |
| 大半 (taihan) “majority” |
| 天国 (tengoku) “heaven” |
| 長い (nagai) “long” |
| That’s it! Thank you so much for watching. |
| 大きい声でさようなら！(Ōkii koe de sayōnara!) |
| 小さい声でさようなら。 (Chiisai koe de sayōnara.) |
| Bye! |
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