Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “If only…” or “I wish…”, expressing a hypothetical situation that did not happen and the resulting feeling of regret, disappointment, or surprise. 🎯 Primary Function To express a counterfactual condition and lament the outcome that resulted from that condition not being met. 📋 Grammar Structure [Verb […]
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses a proportional relationship: as one thing increases (or decreases), another thing also increases (or decreases) accordingly. 🎯 Primary Function To show that the degree or outcome of something changes in proportion to the degree or condition of another thing. 📋 Grammar Structure [Conditional form of
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Used to express regret about something that happened or didn’t happen in the past, or to say that one wishes they had done something differently. 🎯 Primary Function To convey a feeling of regret or a hypothetical reflection on a past action (or inaction). It implies
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “If you do X, it is good” or “X is sufficient” 🎯 Primary Function To give or ask for advice or suggestions; to state a necessary or sufficient condition. 📋 Grammar Structure undefined 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢 Formal Situations Can be used, but often in more
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning The verb 合う (あう) is highly versatile with multiple meanings, including “to meet,” “to fit/match,” “to suit,” “to agree,” and when used as a suffix, “to do something together” or “mutually.” 🎯 Primary Function Acts as both a standalone verb expressing various states of convergence, fitting,
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “too much,” “excessively,” “extremely” 🎯 Primary Function To emphasize that the degree of a state, action, or quality is far beyond what is considered appropriate, reasonable, or expected, often leading to a negative or surprising result or impression. 📋 Grammar Structure あまりにも + [Adjective (い/な)] /
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning あまり (amari) primarily means “not very” or “not much” when used with negative forms. It can also mean “too much” or “excessively” in certain contexts, especially with positive forms or the pattern あまりの…に. 🎯 Primary Function It functions as an adverb to modify the degree of
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “To go up” or “To raise/lift”. 🎯 Primary Function Expresses upward movement, increase in degree/amount, completion of an action (when used as a suffix), or giving/receiving (上げる only, less common at this level but relevant). Also distinguishes between intransitive (上がる) and transitive (上げる) actions. 📋 Grammar
Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Both verbs relate to movement in an upward direction or increase/completion, but differ in transitivity and specific contexts. 🎯 Primary Function To express raising/lifting/giving (transitive, 上げる) and rising/going up/being completed/entering/becoming nervous (intransitive, 上がる). They also function as suffixes to indicate completion of an action. 📋 Grammar
JLPT N5 Kanji: 川 (sen, kawa) – River 川 Readings: セン (Onyomi), かわ (Kunyomi) Meaning: river The kanji 川 means “river” and is easy to recognize due to its simple three-line structure resembling flowing water. It’s frequently used in place names and daily conversation. View JLPT N5 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order
JLPT N5 Kanji: 出 (shutsu, de) – To Exit / To Go Out 出 Readings: シュツ (Onyomi), で・だ (Kunyomi) Meaning: to exit, to leave, to go out, to come out The kanji 出 is very common in daily Japanese. It means “to exit” or “to go out” and appears frequently in signs, directions, and conversation.
JLPT N5 Kanji: 社 (sha) – Shrine / Company 社 Readings: シャ (Onyomi) Meaning: shrine, company The kanji 社 originally referred to a “shrine” and is now widely used to mean “company” or “organization.” It’s common in both business and cultural vocabulary in Japanese. View JLPT N5 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order
JLPT N5 Kanji: 車 (sha, kuruma) – Car / Vehicle 車 Readings: シャ (Onyomi), くるま (Kunyomi) Meaning: car, vehicle, wheel 車 means “car” or “vehicle” and is one of the most common kanji for transportation-related words. You’ll see it in daily conversation, signs, and traffic vocabulary. View JLPT N5 Kanji List How to Write –
JLPT N5 Kanji: 雨 (u, ame) – Rain 雨 Readings: ウ (Onyomi), あめ / あま (Kunyomi) Meaning: rain 雨 is a pictographic kanji that looks like falling rain. It’s frequently used in weather reports, conversations, and nature vocabulary. View JLPT N5 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The kanji 雨 has 8 strokes.
JLPT N5 Kanji: 円 (en) – yen / circle 円 Readings: エン (Onyomi) Meaning: yen, circle 円 means “circle” and is also used as the currency unit for Japanese yen. It’s one of the most common kanji that learners encounter early in their studies, especially when dealing with prices and money. View JLPT N5 Kanji
JLPT N5 Kanji: 万 (man, ban) – Ten Thousand 万 Readings: マン・バン (Onyomi) Meaning: ten thousand 万 is the kanji used for “ten thousand.” In Japanese, large numbers are counted in units of ten thousand, so 万 is an important kanji when talking about prices, populations, or quantities. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details
JLPT N5 Kanji: 聞 (bun, ki.ku) – to hear / to listen / to ask 聞 Readings: ブン / モン (Onyomi), き.く / き.こえる (Kunyomi) Meaning: to hear, to listen, to ask This kanji is often used in words related to listening, hearing, or asking questions. It’s very common in daily conversations and essential for
JLPT N5 Kanji: 足 (soku, ashi) – foot / leg 足 Readings: ソク (Onyomi), あし / た.りる / た.る / た.す (Kunyomi) Meaning: foot, leg, be sufficient, add This kanji is commonly used to refer to feet, legs, or even “sufficient / enough” in everyday Japanese. A very important kanji for JLPT N5 learners. View
JLPT N5 Kanji: 子 (shi, ko) – Child / Kid 子 Readings: シ (Onyomi), こ (Kunyomi) Meaning: child, kid, suffix for girls’ names 子 is one of the most basic kanji, meaning “child.” It’s commonly used in words like 子ども (child), 女の子 (girl), 男の子 (boy), and also as a suffix in names such as さちこ
JLPT N5 Kanji: 四 (shi, yon) – Four 四 Readings: シ (Onyomi), よん・よっつ (Kunyomi) Meaning: four 四 is the kanji used for the number four. It is a basic number kanji learned early and used in dates, counting, and common expressions. View JLPT N5 Kanji List Kanji Details Radical 囗 (enclosure) Strokes 5 JLPT Level
