Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 33: 漢, 遠, 氏, 紙, 羽

Learn Kanji with Pictures 漢, 遠, 氏, 紙, 羽
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1) 漢 : China, Chinese

Onyomi reading: かん

The kanji 漢 : A Chinese husband struggles to carry precious plants across the river to plant them.

Common words containing this kanji 漢:

漢字 (かんじ): Kanji

漢和辞典 (かんわじてん): Kanji dictionary

漢方薬 (かんぽうやく): Chinese medicine

*漢文 (かんぶん): Classical Chinese

2) 遠 : Far

Onyomi reading: えん, おん

Kunyomi reading: とお

The kanji 遠 : On Saturdays I often go far away looking for unusual plants

Common words containing this kanji 遠:

遠い (とおい): Far

遠く (とおく): A distant place

遠慮する (えんりょ): Hesitation, reserve

*遠足 (えんそく): Day trip

望遠鏡 (ぼうえんきょう): Telescope

永遠の (えいえんの): Eternity

遠方 (えんぽう): Far away

3) 氏 : Clan, surname

Onyomi reading: し

Kunyomi reading: うじ

The kanji 氏 : My surname is written on a sheet of paper pinned to the wall.

Common words containing this kanji 氏:

氏名 (しめい): Full name

彼氏 (かれし): Boyfriend

大野氏 (おおのし): Mr/Ms Ono

*摂氏 (せっし): Degrees Celsius

*華氏 (かし): Degrees Fahrenheit

4) 紙 : Paper

Onyomi reading: し

Kunyomi reading: かみ, がみ

The kanji 紙 : Write your name on paper and sew it onto the hanging blind with thread.

Common words containing this kanji 紙:

紙 (かみ): Paper

手紙 (てがみ): Letter

表紙 (ひょうし): Cover

紙幣 (しへい): Banknote

和紙 (わし): Japanese paper

紙屑 (かみくず): Scraps of paper

折り紙 (おりがみ): The art of origami

紙コップ (かみコップ): Paper cup

5) 羽 : Feather

Onyomi reading: う

Kunyomi reading: はね, は, ば

The kanji 羽 : This is the picture of a pair of wings.

Common words containing this kanji 羽:

羽 (はね): Wing, feather

羽根 (はね): Wing, feather

一羽 (いちば): 1 bird

千羽 (せんば): A thousand birds

羽毛 (うもう): Feather