Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N5: 北, 木, 本, 毎 and 六
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| Today, we are going to learn N5 kanji. |
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| This kanji means “north.” |
| 東西南北 (tōzainanboku). North. |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ホク(hoku) like in 南北 (nanboku) which means “south and north.” |
| And the Kun-reading for this kanji is きた (kita) like in 北日本 (kita Nihon) which means “northern Japan.” |
| 北日本は、青森とか、岩手... (Kita Nihon wa, Aomori toka, Iwate...) |
| 東北の方です。 (Tōhoku no hō desu.) |
| This kanji means “tree, wood.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ボク, モク (boku, moku) like in 木刀 (bokutō) which means “wooden sword.” |
| And the Kun-reading is き,こ (ki, ko) like in 木の葉 (konoha) which means “leaf.” |
| 風で木の葉が揺れる。 (Kaze de konoha ga yureru.) |
| This kanji means “book, source, main-.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ホン (hon) like in 本屋 (hon'ya) which means “book store.” |
| うーん、本の匂い。 (Ūn, hon no nioi.) |
| And the Kun-reading is もと (moto) like in 大本 (ōmoto) which means “root, source.” |
| この野郎！ (Kono yarō!) |
| この野郎！ (Kono yarō!) |
| まあまあ、喧嘩は止めなさい。 (Mā mā, kenka wa yamenasai.) |
| 大本の原因はお前だろ！ (Ōmoto no gen'in wa omae daro!) |
| はい、すいません。 (Hai, suimasen.) |
| This kanji means “each, every.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is マイ (mai) like in 毎回 (maikai) which means “every time.” |
| 毎回 (maikai) |
| 毎回、毎回、同じこと言われて、本当に、反省しなさい！ (Maikai, maikai, onaji koto iwarete, hontō ni, hansei shinasai!) |
| 毎回、同じこと言わせないで！ (Maikai, onaji koto iwasenaide!) |
| And 毎年 (maitoshi) which means “every year.” |
| 毎年 (maitoshi) |
| 毎年 (maitoshi), 毎年 (maitoshi) |
| This kanji means 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, “six.” |
| The On-reading for this kanji is ロク (roku) as in 六年生 (roku-nensei) which means “6th grader.” |
| 一年生、二年生、三年生... (Ichi-nensei, ni-nensei, san-nensei...) |
| 四年生、五年生、六年生、そして卒業。 (Yo-nensei, go-nensei, roku-nensei, soshite sotsugyō.) |
| And the Kun-readings are むっ, む, むい (mu, mu, mui) like in 六つ (muttsu) which means “six items.” |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 items. |
| Quiz time! |
| Say the reading of the following kanji: |
| 木の葉 (konoha) |
| 大本 (ōmoto) |
| 六つ (muttsu) |
| 南北 (nanboku) |
| 毎年 (maitoshi) |
| Now, say the meaning of the following words: |
| 毎回 (maikai) “every time” |
| 北日本 (kita Nihon) “northern Japan” |
| 本屋 (hon'ya) “book store” |
| 六年生 (roku-nensei) “6th grader” |
| 木刀 (bokutō) “wooden sword” |
| That’s all for today. Thank you so much for watching. |
| 毎回、見てくれてありがとうございます！ (Maikai, mite kurete arigatō gozaimasu!) |
| それでは、また来週？ (Soredewa, mata raishū?) |
| また次回！ (Mata jikai!) |
| バイバイ！ (Baibai!) |
| Bye-bye. |
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