Reading Japanese—2141 Kanji Meanings [Part 1/15] Flashcards

Asia; to rank next; to come after; -ous

pathetic; grief; sorrow; pathos; to pity; to sympathize

to approach; to draw near; to push open

love; affection; favorite

dark; not clear

bad; vice; rascal; false; evil; wrong

to grip; to hold; to mold sushi; to bribe

pressure; to push; to overwhelm; to oppress; to dominate

to handle; to entertain; to thresh; to strip

address; just like; fortunately

storm; tempest

cheap; low; to relax; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful

plan; suggestion; draft; proposition; idea; expectation; to ponder; to fear; to worry; table; bench

darkness; shade; to grow dark; to disappear; to be blinded; informal

by means of; because of; in view of; compared with

garment; clothes; dressing

rank; grade; crown; throne; about; some

to surround; to besiege; to encircle; paling; enclosure; to preserve; to keep

doctor; medicine

reliant; to depend on; consequently; therefore; due to

committee; to entrust to; to leave to; to devote; to discard

to intimidate; to menace; to threaten; dignity; majesty

to do; to change; to make; welfare; benefit; good; advantage; cost; to be of use; to reach to; to try; to practice; to serve as; as a result of

to fear; to be apprehensive; majestic; gracious

stomach; paunch; crop; craw

military officer; jailer; old man; rank

uncommon; different; queer; strange; wonderful; curious; unusual

to shift; to move; to change; to drift; to catch (cold or fire); to pass into

to wither; to droop; lame

admirable; great; remarkable; famous; excellent; conceited

chair

category; same kind; to collect; to classify; hedgehog

idea; mind; heart; thought; desire; taste; care; liking

difference; to differ

fiber; tie; rope

consolation; amusement; to seduce; to cheer; to make sport of; to comfort; to console

to bequeath; to leave behind; to reserve

horizontal; woof; left & right; parallels of latitude; prediction

range; region; limits; stage; level

to bring up; to grow up; to raise; to rear

one

one (in documents)

to deviate; to diverge; to evade; to elude; to parry; to miss the mark; idleness; leisure

briar; thorn

potato

to pull; to tug; to jerk; to admit; to install; to quote; to refer to

stamp; seal; mark; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; to imprint; India

cause; factor; to be associated with; to depend on; to be limited to

throat; to be choked; to be smothered; stuffy

matrimony; to marry

employee; member; number; the one in charge

institution; temple; mansion; school

lewdness; licentiousness

shade; shadow; secret; negative; sex organs; yin

to drink; to smoke; to take

to conceal; to hide; to cover

rhyme; tone; elegance

right

eaves; roof; house; heaven

feather; counter for birds & rabbits

rain

song; ballad

gloom; depression; melancholy; luxuriant

furrow; ridge; rib; thirty tsubo (~99.174 square meters)

bay; gulf; inlet; creek; beach; seacoast

luck; destiny; fate; lot; to carry; to transport; to progress; to advance

cloud

eternity; long; lengthy

to swim

hero; outstanding; calyx (botany); England

reflection; projection; to reflect

glory; honor; prosperity; splendor; to flourish

occupation; camp; to perform; to build; to conduct business

poem; song; recitation; to compose

shadow; silhouette; phantom

pointed; sharp; edge; weapon; violent

defense; protection

easy; simple; ready to; fortune-telling; divination

epidemic

benefit; gain; advantage; profit

fluid; juice; liquid; sap; secretion

station

ecstasy; rapture; joy

to exceed; to surpass; to cross over; to move to; Vietnam

to have an audience with

inspection; revision; review

circle; round; yen

to prolong; to stretch

to run alongside; to follow along

flame; blaze; inflammation

grudge; to be jealous; to show resentment

banquet; party; feast

beautiful woman; princess

to help; to abet; to save

garden; yard; farm; park

smoke

monkey

far; distant

lead

salt

performance; play; stage; to render; to act

affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink

luster; polish; charm; glaze; glossy; colorful; captivating

dirty; to pollute; to disgrace; to rape; to defile

king; ruler; magnate

concave; sunken; hollow

center; middle

to answer; to reply; to accept; to apply; yes; OK

journey; to go; to travel; to chase away; formerly; before

to push; to press; to shove; to stop; to check; to subdue; to attach; to seal; to seize; to do in spite of

flourishing; successful; beautiful; vigorous

Europe

to assault; to hit; to beat; to thrash

cherry

venerable old man

heart; interior

horizontal; sideways; width; side; weft (weaving); perverse; unreasonable

mount; hill; knoll

house; roof; shop; dealer; seller

hundred million

to think; to remember; recollection

heart; mind; fear; timidity; cowardice

fear; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; consideration; expectation

the latter; duplicate; strange; witty

I; me; myself

wholesale

sound; noise

grace; kindness; goodness; mercy; favor; blessing; benefit

warm

calm; quiet; moderate

below; down; low; inferior; to descend; to give

to change; to take the form of; to influence; to enchant; to delude; -ization

fire

to add; to join; to increase; to include; Canada

to be able to do; passable; must not; should not; do not

interim; temporary; informal; assumed; sham

what

flower

excellent; beautiful; pleasing; good; skilled

value; price

to complete; to finish; to achieve; to succeed; to carry out; reward; fruit; end

river

to torment; to scold; to chastise

department; section; course

shelf; construct; to erect; to frame; to support; to mount

summer

house; home; family; professional; performer; expert

baggage; load; cargo; freight; to shoulder; to bear

splendid; gorgeous; shine; luster; petal; flower; ostentatious; showy; gay

candy; cake; fruit