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Kanji Look and Learn – Lesson 15
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225. 遠 : far
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 遠い | とおい | far |
| 2 | 遠く | とおく | far away, far place |
| 3 | 遠慮する | えんりょする | to be reserved |
| 4 | 遠足 | えんそく | day trip |
| 5 | 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう | telescope |
| 6 | 永遠の | えいえんの | forever |
| 7 | 遠方 | えんぼう | far away |
226. 近 : near
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 近い | ちかい | near the |
| 2 | 近く | ちかく | (place) close, nearby |
| 3 | 近所 | きんじょ | neighbor |
| 4 | 最近 | さいきん | recently |
| 5 | 近ごろ | ちかごろ | recently |
| 6 | 近代的な | きんだいてきな | modern |
| 7 | 近視 | きんし | myopic |
| 8 | 中近東 | ちゅうきんとう | Middle Near East |
227. 者 : person
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 学者 | がくしゃ | scholar |
| 2 | 作者 | さくしゃ | author |
| 3 | 医者 | いしゃ | doctor |
| 4 | 研究者 | けんきゅうしゃ | Researchers |
| 5 | 歯医者 | はいしゃ | dentist |
| 6 | 記者 | きしゃ | journalists |
| 7 | 読者 | どくしゃ | readers |
| 8 | 若者 | わかもの | young people |
228. 暑 : hot
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 暑い | あつい | hot |
| 2 | 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | hot, muggy, humid |
| 3 | 暑中見舞い | しょちゅうみまい | Summer greeting cards (visiting parents, relatives) |
| 4 | 残暑 | ざんしょ | late summer heat |
| 5 | 避暑地 | ひしょち | Summer resort (avoid summer heat) |
229. 寒 : cold
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 寒い | さむい | cold |
| 2 | 寒気 | さむけ | chills |
| 3 | 寒気 | かんき | cold air; a little bit cold |
| 4 | 寒帯 | かんたい | tropical region; Cold country |
| 5 | 寒風 | かんぷう | cold wind, welding room |
230. 重 : heavy / to pile up
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 重い | おもい | heavy |
| 2 | 重ねる | かさねる | to pile up |
| 3 | 体重 | たいじゅう | weight |
| 4 | 重役 | じゅうやく | manager, Executive |
| 5 | 重要な | じゅうような | important |
| 6 | 貴重品 | きちょうひん | precious objects |
| 7 | 二重まぶた | ふたえまぶた | double eyelid |
231. 軽 : light
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 軽い | かるい | light |
| 2 | 手軽な | てがるな | simple, gentle |
| 3 | 気軽に | きがるに | relief, comfort |
| 4 | 軽自動車 | けいじどうしゃ | compact car |
| 5 | 軽やかに | かろやかに | lightly, airy |
| 6 | 軽率な | けいそつな | carelessness, lack of thought |
| 7 | 軽蔑 | けいべつ | contempt, despise |
232. 低 : low
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 低い | ひくい | short, low |
| 2 | 最低 | さいてい | the shortest |
| 3 | 低下 | ていか | decline |
| 4 | 低温 | ていおん | the temperature drops, low temperature |
| 5 | 低気圧 | ていきあつ | low pressure |
| 6 | 高低 | こうてい | high and low |
233. 弱 : weak
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 弱い | よわい | weak |
| 2 | 弱点 | じゃくてん | defect; weakness |
| 3 | 弱る | よわる | weaken |
| 4 | 病弱 | びょうじゃく | skinny weak |
| 5 | 弱肉強食 | じゃくにくきょうしょく | the law of the jungle |
| 6 | 弱気 | よわき | Coward; shy |
234. 悪 : bad
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 悪い | わるい | bad |
| 2 | 悪口 | わるぐち／わるくち | bad mouth |
| 3 | 意地悪な | いじわるな | bad mind; malevolent |
| 4 | 最悪 | さいあく | worst |
| 5 | 悪者 | わるもの | bad guy |
| 6 | 悪魔 | あくま | evil |
| 7 | 悪 | あく | the bad; not good |
| 8 | 悪寒 | おかん | fever; chill |
235. 暗 : dark
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 暗い | くらい | dark |
| 2 | 真っ暗 | まっくら | dark, complete darkness |
| 3 | 暗記する | あんきする | Memorize; learn by heart |
| 4 | 暗殺 | あんさつ | assassination |
| 5 | 暗証番号 | あんしょうばんごう | password, personal identification number |
236. 太 : think
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 太い | ふとい | fat; thick; big |
| 2 | 太る | ふとる | gain weight, get fat |
| 3 | 太陽 | たいよう | Sun |
| 4 | 太鼓 | たいこ | Japanese drums |
| 5 | 皇太子 | こうたいし | Crown Prince |
| 6 | 太平洋 | たいへいよう | Pacific |
| 7 | 丸太 | まるた | log |
237. 豆 : bean
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 豆 | まめ | bean |
| 2 | 豆腐 | とうふ | Tofu; Tofu; bean mold |
| 3 | コーヒー豆 | コーヒーまめ | coffee beans |
| 4 | 枝豆 | えだまめ | green soybeans |
| 5 | 大豆 | だいず | soy bean |
| 6 | 豆乳 | とうにゅう | Soymilk |
| 7 | 納豆 | なっとう | fermented soybeans; Natto |
238. 短 : short
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 短い | みじかい | short |
| 2 | 短所 | たんしょ | defect, Disadvantages |
| 3 | 短期 | たんき | short time, short term |
| 4 | 短期大学 | たんきだいがく | colleges |
| 5 | 短編 | たんべん | short story |
| 6 | 短気な | たんきな | hot-tempered |
| 7 | 短歌 | たんか | short poem, recite a short poem |
239. 光 : light
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 光 | ひかり | the light |
| 2 | 光る | ひかる | shining sunlight, shining |
| 3 | 観光 | かんこう | sightseeing |
| 4 | 日光 | にっこう | sunlight, sunshine |
| 5 | 光線 | こうせん | light ray |
| 6 | 光景 | こうけい | Sight |
| 7 | 光熱費 | こうねつひ | electricity and fuel bills |
240. 風 : wind
Related vocabulary:
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 1 | 風 | かぜ | wind |
| 2 | 台風 | たいふう | storm, typhoon |
| 3 | 風邪 | かぜ | cold; flu |
| 4 | お風呂 | おふろ | bath |
| 5 | 風船 | ふうせん | bubbles, balloons |
| 6 | 風景 | ふうけい | scenery |
| 7 | 洋風 | ようふう | Western style |
| 8 | 和風 | わふう | Japanese style |
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