Understanding ハンカチ (hankachi) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary はんかち (hankachi) Definition: 意味 handkerchief A small square piece of cloth used for wiping one’s face or hands. It can also be used for blowing one’s nose or as a decorative item. Often carried for personal hygiene, especially in Japanese culture. Type: Noun Level: JLPT […]
Understanding グラム (guramu) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary ぐらむ (guramu) Definition: 意味 gram a unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 人 (ひと) – person 本 (ほん) – book/origin 目 (め) – eye View
Understanding ギター (gitaa) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary ギター (gitaa) Definition: 意味 guitar A stringed musical instrument Often used for playing various music genres like rock, pop, and folk Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 本 (ほん) – book/origin 人 (ひと) – person 目 (め) – eye
Understanding フォーク (fōku) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary フォーク (fōku) Definition: 意味 fork An eating utensil with prongs, typically used for picking up food. This word is a loanword, derived directly from the English word ‘fork’. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 食 (しょく) – eat/food 水
Mastering フィルム (firumu) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary フィルム (firumu) Definition: 意味 film film (e.g., photographic film, movie film) plastic wrap, cling film Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 木 (き) – tree 本 (ほん) – book 日 (ひ) – day, sun View JLPT N5 Kanji List
Understanding エレベーター (erebeetaa) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary エレベーター (erebeetaa) Definition: 意味 elevator A machine used for moving people or goods up and down between the floors of a building. An lift. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 人 (ひと) – person 山 (やま) – mountain 本
Mastering ドア (doa) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary for Beginners JLPT N5 Vocabulary どあ (doa) Definition: 意味 door A common entry and exit point for buildings and vehicles. Often made of wood, metal, or glass. Can be opened (開ける) or closed (閉める). Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 出 (で)
Understanding デパート (depāto) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary デパート (depāto) Definition: 意味 department store a large retail store that offers a wide range of consumer goods often multi-storied and featuring various departments like clothing, cosmetics, and food. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 店 (みせ) – shop,
Understanding ボタン (Botan) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary ボタン (botan) Definition: 意味 button A small, usually disk-shaped fastener sewn onto clothes, used for fastening or decoration. A switch or control, typically pressed, used to operate a device, machine, or function. This word is a gairaigo (loanword) from English “button”, therefore it is written
Mastering ボールペン (boorupen) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary ボールペン (boorupen) Definition: 意味 ballpoint pen A common writing instrument that uses a small rotating ball to dispense oil-based ink onto paper. Widely used in everyday life for writing notes, documents, and drawing. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji
Mastering ベッド (beddo) – Essential JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary べっど (beddo) Definition: 意味 bed A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting. Typically found in a bedroom. Derived from the English word “bed”. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 私 (わたし) – I/me 本 (ほん) –
Understanding バター (Bataa) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary バター (bataa) Definition: 意味 butter a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned milk or cream often used as a spread, in baking, or in cooking Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 食 (しょく) –
Understanding バス (basu) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary バス (basu) Definition: 意味 bus A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically along a fixed route. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana foreign words Related Kanji 人 (ひと) – person 車 (くるま) – car/vehicle 口 (くち) – mouth/opening View JLPT N5
Understanding アパート (Apāto) – JLPT N5 Vocabulary JLPT N5 Vocabulary アパート (apāto) Definition: 意味 apartment A type of rented living accommodation in Japan, typically smaller and less expensive than a マンション (manshon). Often refers to a building with multiple rental units, ranging from studios to multi-bedroom flats. Type: Noun Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary Tag: katakana
JLPT N1 Kanji: 浦 – Bay, Inlet 浦 Readings: (Onyomi), うら (Kunyomi) Meaning: inlet, bay, cove, seashore 形声文字 (けいせいもじ). Combination of 氵 (水 – water, indicating meaning) and 甫 (ホ, フ – indicating pronunciation and suggesting a large, open area, contributing to the idea of a bay or inlet). View JLPT N1 Kanji List How
JLPT N1 Kanji: 災 (wazawai, SAI) – Understanding Calamity and Disaster 災 Readings: サイ (Onyomi), わざわ.い (Kunyomi) Meaning: calamity, disaster, misfortune The kanji 災 combines the elements of water (represented by the top part, a variant of 川 “river”) and fire (火). Historically, these two elements were seen as primary causes of natural disasters, symbolizing
JLPT N1 Kanji: 奪 (Datsu / Ubau) – To Snatch, Deprive 奪 Readings: ダツ (Onyomi), うば.う (Kunyomi) Meaning: To snatch away, dispossess, rob, usurp, capture, deprive, take by force. The kanji 奪 combines the radical 扌 (tehen, meaning hand) with 奞 (phonetic component, meaning to seize or take quickly). This combination vividly depicts the action
JLPT N1 Kanji: 焦 (shō, koge(ru), ase(ru)) – Mastering the Kanji for “Burnt” and “Impatient” 焦 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), こ.げる, こ.がす, こ.がれる, あせ.る (Kunyomi) Meaning: Burnt; Scorched; Impatient; Anxious The kanji 焦 is composed of 火 (fire) on the left, and 隹 (bird, often related to quick movement or phonetic) on the right. The combination
JLPT N1 Kanji: 衝 (shō / tsuku) – Impact and Collision 衝 Readings: ショウ (Onyomi), つ.く (Kunyomi) Meaning: impact, collide, thrust, clash The kanji 衝 (shō) is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 – keisei moji). It combines the radical 彳 (chì/gyō, meaning ‘walk’ or ‘go’, representing movement) on the left, and 𢦒 (chōng), which serves as
JLPT N1 Kanji: 埼 – Understanding Saitama’s Unique Character 埼 Readings: サイ (Onyomi), さき (Kunyomi) Meaning: cape, promontory (often used in place names) Phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth/soil) + 奇 (phonetic component, suggesting ‘strange’ or ‘unusual’ elevation, thus a distinctive landform like a cape). View JLPT N1 Kanji List How to Write – Stroke Order The
