Writing 6.0 Additional Essential Kanji
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Writing 6.0 Additional Essential Kanji
Here are an additional 12 essential Kanji characters for Japanese 10.
You must be able to write the characters by hand as well as know their meanings and readings.
For a refresher on Kanji and the ON and KUN readings, click here.
The only difference now is that the ON readings are shown in Katakana (and then in ใฒใใใช after so you can know the sounds) since they originate from Chinese. The KUN readings are written in Hiragana since they are the Japanese readings.
These Kanji represent words and sounds that you have already learned (such as days of the week and months of the year)!
You must be able to write the characters by hand as well as know their meanings and readings.
For a refresher on Kanji and the ON and KUN readings, click here.
The only difference now is that the ON readings are shown in Katakana (and then in ใฒใใใช after so you can know the sounds) since they originate from Chinese. The KUN readings are written in Hiragana since they are the Japanese readings.
These Kanji represent words and sounds that you have already learned (such as days of the week and months of the year)!
Meaning: sun, day
ON reading: ใใใใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใซใก.
ใธใใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ๆฅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใซใกใใใณใงใใ = Sunday
ใชใๆฅใงใใใ= ใชใใซใกใงใใใ= What day of the month is it?
KUN reading: ใฒใใณใใ
็ซใใๆฅใงใใ = ใใใใณใงใใ = Tuesdayใ
ๅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใฉใใใณใงใใ = Saturday
ใชใใใๆฅใงใใใ= ใชใใใใณใงใใใ= What day of the week is it?
ON reading: ใใใใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใซใก.
ใธใใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ๆฅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใซใกใใใณใงใใ = Sunday
ใชใๆฅใงใใใ= ใชใใซใกใงใใใ= What day of the month is it?
KUN reading: ใฒใใณใใ
็ซใใๆฅใงใใ = ใใใใณใงใใ = Tuesdayใ
ๅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใฉใใใณใงใใ = Saturday
ใชใใใๆฅใงใใใ= ใชใใใใณใงใใใ= What day of the week is it?
Special reading!
Some Kanji characters have readings other than their regular ON and KUN readings.
If you see the character ๆฅ, in this word ๆฅๆฌ, it is read as ใซ and the second character is read as ใปใ.
ๆฅๆฌ = ใซใปใ = Japan
ๆฅๆฌ่ช = ใซใปใใ = Japanese language
ๆฅๆฌไบบ = ใซใปใใใ = Japanese people
If you see the character ๆฅ, in this word ๆฅๆฌ, it is read as ใซ and the second character is read as ใปใ.
ๆฅๆฌ = ใซใปใ = Japan
ๆฅๆฌ่ช = ใซใปใใ = Japanese language
ๆฅๆฌไบบ = ใซใปใใใ = Japanese people
Meaning: moon, month
ON reading: ใฌใ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ใฒใ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ใชใๆใงใใใ= ใชใใใคใงใใใ= What month is it?
ไธๆใงใใ= ใใใใคใงใใ= It's March.
ๆใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใคใใใณใงใใ= It's Monday.
KUN reading: ใคใ
ON reading: ใฌใ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ใฒใ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใค.
ใชใๆใงใใใ= ใชใใใคใงใใใ= What month is it?
ไธๆใงใใ= ใใใใคใงใใ= It's March.
ๆใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใคใใใณใงใใ= It's Monday.
KUN reading: ใคใ
Meaning: fire
ON reading: ใซใ This is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
็ซใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใณใงใใ= It's Tuesday.
KUN reading: ใฒใใป
ON reading: ใซใ This is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
็ซใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใณใงใใ= It's Tuesday.
KUN reading: ใฒใใป
Meaning: water
ON reading: ในใค These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ๆฐดใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Wednesday.
KUN reading: ใฟใ
ๆฐดใใฎใฟใพใใ= ใฟใใใฎใฟใพใใ= I drink water.
ON reading: ในใค These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ๆฐดใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Wednesday.
KUN reading: ใฟใ
ๆฐดใใฎใฟใพใใ= ใฟใใใฎใฟใพใใ= I drink water.
Meaning: wood, tree
ON reading: ใขใฏ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ๆจใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Thursday.
KUN reading: ใ
ON reading: ใขใฏ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ๆจใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Thursday.
KUN reading: ใ
Meaning: gold, money, metal
ON reading: ใญใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ใณใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
้ใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Friday.
KUN reading: ใใญใใใช
ON reading: ใญใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ใณใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
้ใใๆฅใงใใ= ใใใใใณใงใใ= It's Friday.
KUN reading: ใใญใใใช
Meaning: soil, earth, ground
ON reading: ใใใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใฉ.
ใใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใจ.
ๅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใฉใใใณใงใใ= It's Saturday.
KUN reading: ใคใก
ON reading: ใใใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใฉ.
ใใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใจ.
ๅใใๆฅใงใใ= ใฉใใใณใงใใ= It's Saturday.
KUN reading: ใคใก
Meaning: person, people, human being
ON reading: ใธใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ใใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใซใ.
ๆฅๆฌไบบใงใใ= ใซใปใใใใงใใ= I am Japanese (literally: I am a person of Japan).
ใซใใไบบใงใใ= ใซใใใใใงใใ= I am Canadian. (literally: I am a person of Canada).
ใชใไบบใใใใงใใใ= ใชใใซใใใใใงใใใ= How many people are in your family?
KUN reading: ใฒใจ
ใใฎไบบใฏใใใใใใงใใ= ใใฎใฒใจใฏใใใใใใงใใ= That person, over there, is funny.
ON reading: ใธใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ใใณ These are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใซใ.
ๆฅๆฌไบบใงใใ= ใซใปใใใใงใใ= I am Japanese (literally: I am a person of Japan).
ใซใใไบบใงใใ= ใซใใใใใงใใ= I am Canadian. (literally: I am a person of Canada).
ใชใไบบใใใใงใใใ= ใชใใซใใใใใงใใใ= How many people are in your family?
KUN reading: ใฒใจ
ใใฎไบบใฏใใใใใใงใใ= ใใฎใฒใจใฏใใใใใใงใใ= That person, over there, is funny.
Meaning: book, this, origin
ON reading: ใใณใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใปใ.
ใใฎๆฌใฏใใใใใใงใใ= ใใฎใปใใฏใใใใใใงใใ= That book, over there, is interesting.
ๆฅๆฌใใงใใ= ใซใปใใใงใใ= It's Japanese.
KUN reading: ใใจ
ON reading: ใใณใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใปใ.
ใใฎๆฌใฏใใใใใใงใใ= ใใฎใปใใฏใใใใใใงใใ= That book, over there, is interesting.
ๆฅๆฌใใงใใ= ใซใปใใใงใใ= It's Japanese.
KUN reading: ใใจ
Meaning: word, language, talk, narrate
ON reading: ใใด This is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใ= ใซใปใใใงใใ= It's Japanese.
ใใ่ชใงใใ= ใใใใงใใ= It's English.
KUN reading: ใใ๏ผใ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใ๏ผ
ON reading: ใใด This is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใงใใ= ใซใปใใใงใใ= It's Japanese.
ใใ่ชใงใใ= ใใใใงใใ= It's English.
KUN reading: ใใ๏ผใ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใ๏ผ
Meaning: circle, yen, round
ON reading: ใจใณใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ไบๅๅใงใใ= ใใใ ใใใใงใใ= It's fifty yen.
ๅ็พๅใงใใ= ใใใฒใใใใใงใใ= It's four hundred yen.
KUN reading: ใพใ๏ผใ๏ผ
ON reading: ใจใณใThese are the Katakana characters that have the same sound as ใใ.
ไบๅๅใงใใ= ใใใ ใใใใงใใ= It's fifty yen.
ๅ็พๅใงใใ= ใใใฒใใใใใงใใ= It's four hundred yen.
KUN reading: ใพใ๏ผใ๏ผ
Meaning: I
ON reading: ใทใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
KUN reading: ใใใใใใใใ
็งใฏๅไบใใใงใใ= ใใใใฏใใ ใใใใใงใใ= I am fifteen years old.
็งใฏใใใใใใในใพใใ= ใใใใฏใใใใใใในใพใใ= I eat octopus balls.
ON reading: ใทใThis is the Katakana character that has the same sound as ใ.
KUN reading: ใใใใใใใใ
็งใฏๅไบใใใงใใ= ใใใใฏใใ ใใใใใงใใ= I am fifteen years old.
็งใฏใใใใใใในใพใใ= ใใใใฏใใใใใใในใพใใ= I eat octopus balls.
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Now you can write all the days of the week and the months of the year using Kanji!
Look at the words below and see if you can read the words correctly AND if you know what the words (and Kanji) mean!
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Look at the words below and see if you can read the words correctly AND if you know what the words (and Kanji) mean!
Click the "+" to see if you were right!
ใใใใณใงใใ It's Tuesday.
ใใใใใณใงใใ It's Thursday.
ใใใคใงใใใIt's April.
ใใคใใใณใงใใIt's Monday.
ใฉใใใณใงใใ It's Saturday.
ใซใกใใใณใงใใIt's Sunday.
ใใใใใณใงใใIt's Wednesday.
ใใใใใณใงใใ It's Friday.
ใใใใฏใซใปใใใฎใใ
ใใ ใใใใพใใ I am doing Japanese homework.
Practice your days of the week and months of the year in Kanji on these flashcards! Click the speaker icon to hear the audio.