Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 32: 室, 近 ,重, 軽, 習

Learn Kanji with Pictures 室, 近 ,重, 軽, 習
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1) 室 : Room

Onyomi reading: しつ

Kunyomi reading: むろ

The kanji 室 : On Saturday, my day off, I just sit around at home.

Common words containing this kanji 室:

教室 (きょうしつ): Classroom

会議室 (かいぎしつ): Meeting room

研究室 (けんきゅうしつ): Laboratory, research room

待合室 (まちあいしつ): Waiting room

温室 (おんしつ): Greenhouse

地下室 (ちかしつ): Basement room

和室 (わしつ): Japanese-style room

浴室 (よくしつ): Bathroom

2) 近 : Near

Onyomi reading: きん

Kunyomi reading: ちか

The kanji 近 : If you cut this tree down it will be closer to get there.

Common words containing this kanji 近:

近い (ちかい): Near

近く (ちかく): Nearby

近所 (きんじょ): Neighbourhood

最近 (さいきん): Recently

近ごろ (ちかごろ): These days

近代的な (きんだいてきな): Modern

近視 (きんし): Short-sightedness

中近東 (ちゅうきんとう): Middle and Near East

3) 重 : Heavy

Onyomi reading: じゅう, ちょう

Kunyomi reading: おも, かさ, え

The kanji 重 : A thousand books must be heavy.

Common words containing this kanji 重:

重い (おもい): Heavy

重ねる (かさねる): To pile up

体重 (たいじゅう): Body weight

*重役 (じゅうやく): High-ranking official

重要な (じゅうような): Important

4) 軽 : Light

Onyomi reading: けい

Kunyomi reading: かる, がる, かろ

The kanji 軽 : Put the cart on the hill, give it a light push and off it goes.

Common words containing this kanji 軽:

軽い (かるい): Light

手軽な (てがる)な: Simple, easy

*気軽に (きがるに): Refreshing, pleasant

軽自動車 (けいじどうしゃ): Light car

軽やかに (かろやかに): Lightly, easily

軽率な (けいそつな): Careless

軽蔑 (けいべつ): Contempt

5) 習 : Learn

Onyomi reading: しゅう

Kunyomi reading: なら

The kanji 習 : A flock of pigeons is flapping its wings practising flying over the white house

Common words containing this kanji 習:

習う (ならう): To learn

練習 (れんしゅう): Practice

習慣 (しゅうかん): Custom, habit

復習 (ふくしゅう): Practice, review

予習 (よしゅう): Preparing lessons

学習 (がくしゅう): Learning, study

自習 (じしゅう): Self-study

*習字 (しゅうじ): Practising handwriting