Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N3: 増, 変, 夢, 夫 and 失
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| Hi, everyone! |
| Welcome to Kanji Time! |
| Today, we are going to learn N3 Kanji. |
| N3 レベルの漢字を勉強したいと思います。 (Enu san reberu no kanji o benkyō shitai to omoimasu.) |
| さあ、参りましょう。 (Sā, mairimashō.) |
| If you want to do the quiz first, please go to this time. |
| もし先に、クイズをしたい方はこちらへ。 (Moshi saki ni, kuizu o shitai kata wa kochira e.) |
| This kanji means “increase, add, promote, gain.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ゾウ (zō) like in 増加する (zōka suru) which means “to increase.” |
| 人口が増加する。 (Jinkō ga zōka suru.) “increasing population” |
| And the Kun-reading is ま, ふ (ma, fu) like in 増やす (fuyasu) which means “to make something increase,” to make something increase. |
| ガチャポンのコレクションを増やす。 (Gachapon no korekushon o fuyasu.) “to increase my gachapon collection” |
| ポン！ガチャガチャ！ポン！ガチャガチャ！ポン！ (Pon! Gachagacha! Pon! Gachagacha! Pon!) |
| I have tons of collection of gachapon now, haha. |
| This kanji means “unusual, change, strange.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ヘン (hen) like in 変更する (henkō suru) which means “to change.” |
| So, 「変更する」というのは、決められた物事を変えるということです。 (Henkō suru to iu no wa, kimerareta monogoto o kaeru to iu koto desu.) |
| 例えば、計画を変更する。 (Tatoeba, keikaku o henkō suru.) “to change the plan” |
| 日付を変更する。 (Hizuke o henkō suru.) “to change the date” |
| 人には、人には使いません。 (Hito ni wa, hito ni wa tsukaimasen.) |
| “You changed a lot.” |
| If you want to say, “You changed a lot,” you can just say 変わったね！ (Kawatta ne!) “you changed.” |
| The Kun-reading is か (ka) like in 気が変わる (ki ga kawaru) which means “to change one's mind.” |
| んー、アメリカに行きたいと思ってたけど、気が変わってオーストラリアへ行くことにしました。 (N, Amerika ni ikitai to omotte ta kedo, ki ga kawatte Ōsutoraria e iku koto ni shimashita.) |
| “I wanted to go to America, but I changed my mind and I’m going to Australia.” |
| This kanji means “dream, vision, illusion.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ム (mu) like in 夢中 (muchū) which means “being enthusiastic, engrossed.” |
| 映画に夢中になる。 (Eiga ni muchū ni naru.) |
| And the Kun-reading is ゆめ (yume) like in 夢を描く (yume o egaku) which means “to dream of.” |
| This kanji means “man, husband.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is フ, フウ (fu, fū) like in 大丈夫 (daijōbu) which means “all right.” |
| 大丈夫だよ。 (Daijōbu da yo.) “It’s gonna be alright.” |
| 全て... (Subete...) “Everything is gonna be alright.” |
| 🎶Everything is gonna be alright. Everything is gonna be...🎶 |
| 分かんない、こっから。 (Wakannai, kokkara.) |
| 全て大丈夫だよ。 (Subete daijōbu da yo.) 🎶“Everything is gonna be alright.”🎶 |
| And the Kun-reading for this kanji is おっと (otto) like in 夫 (otto) which means “(one's) husband.” |
| 妻と夫。 (Tsuma to otto.) “wife and husband” |
| 妻と夫。 (Tsuma to otto.) |
| This kanji means “lose, error, fault, vanish.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is シツ (shitsu) like in 失敗 (shippai) which means “failure or mistake.” |
| よし、皆の前でスピーチだ。 (Yoshi, minna no mae de supīchi da.) |
| 失敗しないで、上手く喋ろう。上手く喋ろう。 (Shippai shinaide, umaku shaberō. Umaku shaberō.) |
| 「皆さん...」あ、マイクが！ (’Mina-san…’ A, maiku ga!) |
| 失敗した！ (Shippai shita!) |
| And the Kun-reading is うしな (ushina) like in 失う (ushinau) which means “to lose.” |
| あれ、お水。お水どこかな？ (Are, o-mizu. O-mizu doko ka na?) |
| お水を失う。 (O-mizu o ushinau.) |
| Quiz time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 夢中 (muchū) |
| 気が変わる (ki ga kawaru) |
| 失う (ushinau) |
| 増やす (fuyasu) |
| 夫 (otto) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 変更する (henkō suru) “to change” |
| 失敗 (shippai) “failure, mistake” |
| 夢を描く (yume o egaku) “to dream of” |
| 大丈夫 (daijōbu) “all right” |
| 増加する (zōka suru) “to increase” |
| That’s all for today. |
| 皆さんが今、夢中になっているものは何ですか。 (Mina-san ga ima, muchū ni natte iru mono wa nan desu ka.) |
| ぜひコメント欄で教えてください！ (Zehi komento ran de oshiete kudasai!) |
| I will see you next time. Bye-bye! Ciao! |
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