Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N1: 凡, 凶, 凸, 凹 and 刀
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| Hi, everyone. Welcome to Kanji Time. |
| Today, we are going to review N1 Kanji. 頑張りましょう！ (Ganbarimashō!) Let’s go! |
| If you want to do the quiz first, please go to these times. |
| This kanji means “mediocre”. |
| The on-reading for this kanji is ボン、ハン (bon, han) like in 平凡な (heibon na) which means “ordinary”. And 凡例 (hanrei) which means “explanatory note”. |
| This kanji means “villain, evil, disaster, bad luck”. |
| The on-reading for this kanji is キョウ (kyō) like in 凶悪な (kyōaku na). Meaning of these words are “atrocious, brutal”, and 吉凶 (kikkyō), meaning “one’s fortune”. |
| This kanji means “convex, beetle brow, uneven”. |
| The on-reading for this kanji is トツ (totsu) like in 凸レンズ (totsu renzu), meaning “convex lens”, and 凸型の (totsugata no) which means “convex”. |
| This kanji means “concave, hollow, sunken”. |
| The on-reading for this kanji is オウ (ō) like in 凹面鏡 (ōmenkyō) which means “concave mirror”, and 凹凸 (ōtotsu) which means “unevenness”. 凹凸。(Ōtotsu.) デコボコ、デコボコ。(Dekoboko, dekoboko.) |
| This kanji means “sword, saber, knife”. |
| The on-reading for this kanji is トウ (tō) like in 日本刀 (nihontō) which means “Japanese sword”. |
| And the kun-reading is かたな (katana) like in 刀を抜く (katana o nuku) which means “draw a sword”. |
| Quiz time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 凸レンズ (totsu renzu) |
| 刀を抜く (katana o nuku) |
| 凡例 (hanrei) |
| 凹凸 (ōtotsu) |
| 吉凶 (kikkyō) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 凸型の (totsugata no) “convex” |
| 凹面鏡 (ōmenkyō) “concave mirror” |
| 平凡な (heibon na) “ordinary” |
| 凶悪な (kyōaku na) “atrocious, brutal” |
| 日本刀 (nihontō)“a Japanese sword” |
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