Reading Japanese—2141 Kanji Meanings [Part 11/15] Flashcards

to hit; to come in contact with; proper; appropriate

to throw; to hurl; to discard; to abandon

bean; pea; small; tiny

east

to arrive at; to reach; to attain

to escape; to flee; to run away

to fall down; to collapse; to bring down; to overthrow

to freeze; to congeal; to refrigerate

Tang Dynasty; China; foreign country

island

peach tree

to attack; to defeat; to destroy

to be transparent; to filter; to permeate

faction; clique; party

to mourn; to lament; to grieve over

to steal; to rob; to pilfer

pottery; ceramic; porcelain

tower; spire; pagoda

to ride; to board; to load (i.e. a vehicle)

ridgepole

hot water; hot spring; hot bath

pox

to ascend; to go up; to climb

answer; solution; response

same; equal; order; rank; et cetera

pipe; tube; cylinder

to rule over; to govern; connection; relationship

rice plant

to step on; to tread on; to carry out; to implement; to appraise; to price

sugar

head; counter for large animals

copy; transcript; mimeograph

wisteria plant

to fight; to battle; to wage war

to rise; to jump up; to ascend

same; equal; to agree; to concur

hollow; cave; cavity

trunk; torso; body

to move; to shift; to shake

public chamber; palace; front room; reception hall

child; youth; juvenile

path; way; principle; teaching

to work; to labor; to do one's job

copper

to guide; to lead; to conduct

pupil (of the eye)

mountain peak; mountain pass; climax; crest

to hide; to shelter; to conceal

especially; particularly; unusually

to get; to gain; able to do; can do; profit; benefit

to lead; to command; to coach; to supervise

virtue; benevolence; goodness

kind; cordial; fervent; zealous

poison; venom; germ; virus; harm; injury; spite; malice

single; alone; by oneself; Germany

to read

horse chestnut tree

convex; protruding brow or forehead

to collide; to crash into; to pierce; to stab; abrupt; sudden

to deliver; to forward; to report; to notify; to reach; to arrive

police station; military camp; barracks; one metric ton

pork; pig; swine

to bow; to kowtow; to stop; to stay in place; abrupt; sudden

to covet; to lust; to indulge in

dull; blunt; slow; sluggish; stupid; thickheaded

cloudy; foggy; overcast

bowl of hot food over rice

what; where; how

what; where; how

inside; within; among; between; house; home

pear tree

riddle; puzzle; mystery; enigma; tip; hint

pot; pan; kettle

south

soft; tender; pliant

hard; difficult; trouble; accident; fault; defect

two

nun (of the Buddhist practice)

two (in documents)

aroma; fragrance; luster; glow; to hint at; to insinuate

flesh; meat; physical body

rainbow

day; sun; counter for days; Japan

to enter; to insert; to go in

milk; breast

urine

duty; responsibility; to appoint; to entrust to

pregnancy

endurance; forbearance; stealth; secrecy

to recognize; to acknowledge; to discern; to deem

peacefulness; tranquility; rather; preferably

heat; high temperature; passion; mania

year; counter for years

sense; feeling; idea; thought; wish; desire

to twirl; to twist; to play with

sticky; glutinous; to persist; to persevere

to burn; to blaze; ardent; impassioned

to be worried; to be troubled; torment; affliction

to put away; to store; to reap; to obtain; to offer; to pay; to settle; to finish

talent; ability; skill

brain; mind; memory; cognition

agriculture; cultivation; farmer; peasant

thick; dense; concentrated; undiluted; dark; deep (of a color)

to grip; to grasp; bundle; handful; grip; handle; counter for bundles

wave; ripple; billow; Poland

faction; party; sect; school (e.g. of thought)

to break; to destroy; to defeat; to triumph over

supremacy; domination; champion; supreme leader

horse

old woman; grandmother; female senior citizen

to verbally abuse; to insult; to curse at

to worship; to adore; to pray to

sake bowl; counter for cupfuls

height; stature; back; behind; to defy; to disobey

lungs

actor; performer; haiku; 17-mora poem

to distribute; to allocate; married couple; husband and wife; to exile; to banish

to expel; to reject; to line up; to put in a row

loss; defeat; failure

abolition; cessation; to discard; to abandon

comrade; fellow; companion

to sell

twice; double; -times; -fold

plum tree

to cultivate; to nurture; to foster

to follow; to accompany; to attend on

mediator; go-between; intermediary

to buy

compensation; reparation; indemnity

white

chief; leader; earl; count; uncle; dad's brother; Brazil

rhythm; beat; to clap; to keep time (in music)

to stay overnight; to lodge; to dock

to urge; to compel; imminent; approaching

to skin; to pare; to strike; to hit

large boat

exposition; exhibition; wide learning; broad knowledge; Doctor; Ph.D.

thin; faint; diluted; pampas grass

wheat; barley; oats

vague; obscure; desert; wasteland; vast; boundless

to tie; to bind; to restrain

to burst open; to pop; to split

box; chest; case

chopsticks

farm; field; plantation

skin; epidermis; surface; texture

eight

bowl; pot; rice tub

departure; discharge; to publish; to disclose; counter for gunshots

hair (on the head)