MIT Lesson 22 Kanji: 第２２課の漢字

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In the following definitions, on (Chinese-based) readings are represented by katakana, and by capital romaji letters; kun (native Japanese-based) readings are represented by hiragana, and by lower-case romaji letters. This is a common dictionary convention, and does not have any bearing on meaning.

Printed form:: 晴
Readings:: は(れる); ha
Meaning:: clear up
Mnemonic:: The sun 日 in the blue 青 sky.
Usage Examples:: 晴れる (はれる) clear up

Printed form:: 曇
Readings:: くも(る); kumo
Meaning:: get cloudy
Mnemonic:: The sun 日 is hiding above clouds 雲.
Usage Examples:: 曇る (くもる) get cloudy

Printed form:: 風
Readings:: かぜ/フウ; kaze/FUU
Meaning:: wind
Mnemonic:: A kite with a picture of a strong 強 warrior on it, flying high in the wind.
Usage Examples:: 強い風 (つよいかぜ) strong wind; 台風 (たいふう) typhoon

Printed form:: 窓
Readings:: まど; mado
Meaning:: window
Mnemonic:: The combination of the roof radical 宀, public 公, and heart 心.
Usage Examples:: 窓 (まど) window; 窓口 (まどぐち) ticket window

Printed form:: 公
Readings:: コウ; KOO
Meaning:: public
Mnemonic:: An elderly official has drooping eyes 八 and big nose ム.
Usage Examples:: 公む員 (こうむいん) government employee

Printed form:: 園
Readings:: エン; EN
Meaning:: garden
Mnemonic:: An enclosed garden far away 遠.
Usage Examples:: 公園 (こうえん) park; 上野公園 (うえのこうえん) Ueno Park

Printed form:: 遠
Readings:: とお(い); too
Meaning:: far
Mnemonic:: One travels 旅 far on the land 土 with a sack 口.
Usage Examples:: 遠い (とおい) far

Printed form:: 雪
Readings:: ゆき; yuki
Meaning:: snow
Mnemonic:: Rain 雨 changes into snow when the temperature drops, and it's time to rake it ヨ.
Usage Examples:: 雪 (ゆき) snow

Printed form:: 春
Readings:: はる; haru
Meaning:: spring
Mnemonic:: The sun gives its warmth to the earch and seeds begin to puh up their shoots.
Usage Examples:: 春 (はる) spring; 春休み (はるやすみ) spring vacation

Printed form:: 夏
Readings:: なつ; natsu
Meaning:: summer
Mnemonic:: A big head 頁 with a huge decorated mask dancing with bare feet.
Usage Examples:: 夏 (なつ) summer; 夏休み (なつやすみ) summer vacation

Printed form:: 秋
Readings:: あき; aki
Meaning:: autumn
Mnemonic:: A stalk of grain 禾 and fire 火.
Usage Examples:: 秋 (あき) autumn

Printed form:: 冬
Readings:: ふゆ; fuyu
Meaning:: winter
Mnemonic:: A picture of a mountain covered with snow.
Usage Examples:: 冬 (ふゆ) winter; 冬休み (ふゆやすみ) winter vacation

Printed form:: 練
Readings:: レン; REN
Meaning:: to knead
Mnemonic:: The combination of the thread radical 糸 and the east 東.
Usage Examples:: () winter vacation

Printed form:: 習
Readings:: シュウ; SHUU
Meaning:: practice; learn
Mnemonic:: White 白 bird's feather 羽.
Usage Examples:: 練習 (れんしゅう) practice

Printed form:: 辞
Readings:: ジ; JI
Meaning:: word; term
Mnemonic:: A critic of bitter 辛 tongue 舌.
Usage Examples:: 辞書 (じしょ) dictionary; 和英辞てん (わえいじてん) Japanese-English dictionary

Printed form:: 台
Readings:: タイ/ダイ; TAI/DAI
Meaning:: machine(s); board
Mnemonic:: Katakana ム and ロ.
Usage Examples:: 一台 (いちだい) one vehicle; 台風 (たいふう) typhoon

Printed form:: 才
Readings:: サイ; sai
Meaning:: classifier for counting years of human age
Usage Examples:: 五才 (ごさい) five years old; 二十才 (はたち) twenty years old

Printed form:: 関
Readings:: カン; KAN
Meaning:: barrier; bolt
Usage Examples:: 関係会社（かんけいがいしゃ）associated/affiliated company

Printed form:: 係
Readings:: ケイ/ かかり; KEI / kakari
Meaning:: connection; involve; concern; affect
Usage Examples:: 係の人（かかりのひと）a person in charge

Printed form:: 空
Readings:: クウ/ そら; KUU / sora
Meaning:: empty; sky; open/be opened
Usage Examples:: 空の色 (そらのいろ) color of the sky; 席が空いている (せきがあいている) seat is empty; 空席 (くうせき) empty seat

Printed form:: 港
Readings:: コウ/みなと; KOO / minato
Meaning:: port; harbor
Usage Examples:: 成田空港 (なりたくうこう) Narita Airport; 港が見える公園 (みなとがみえるこうえん); park overlooking a harbor

New Readings:: 近づく (ちかづく) to approach; 大水 (おおみず) flood; 全く (まったく) entirely; 雨が降る (あめがふる) it rains