Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 4: 分, 午, 門, 間, 先

10/07/2021Updated 05/07/20241 min read

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Learn Kanji with Pictures 分, 午, 門, 間, 先
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1) 分 : Minute, part

Onyomi reading: ふん、 ぶん、 ぷん、 ぶ

Kunyomi reading: わ

The kanji 分: Cutting in two with a knife

Common words containing this kanji 分 :

五分(ごふん):Five minutes

十分(じっぷん・じゅっぷん):10 minutes

半分(はんぶん):Half

分かる(わかる):To understand, to know

自分(じぶん):oneself

気分(きぶん):Mood, feeling

十分(じゅうぶん):Enough, fully

分ける(わける):Division, sharing

2) 午 : Noon

Onyomi reading: ご

The kanji 午: This kanji contains ten and two. Twelve o'clock is noon

Common words containing this kanji 午 :

午前(ごぜん):Morning (AM)

午後(ごご): Afternoon (PM)

午前中(ごぜんちゅう):During the morning

正午(しょうご):Noon, midday

3) 門 : Gate

Onyomi reading: もん

Kunyomi reading: かど

The kanji 門: This is the picture of a gate

Common words containing this kanji 門 :

門(もん):Gate

専門(せんもん):Speciality, specialised field

正門(せいもん): Main gate

部門(ぶもん):Department, Field

入門(にゅうもん):Introduction, getting started

門松(かどまつ):New Year pine decoration

名門(めいもん):Distinguished family

4) 間 : Interval, between

Onyomi reading: かん、 げん、 けん

Kunyomi reading: あいだ、 ま

The kanji 間: You can see the sun in the middle of the gate

Common words containing this kanji 間 :

間(あいだ):Between

時間(じかん):Time

二時間(にじかん):2 hours

一週間(いっしゅうかん):1 week

間違い(まちがい):Mistake

人間(にんげん):Human being, person

世間(せけん):the world, society

5) 先 : Ahead, previous

Onyomi reading: せん

Kunyomi reading: さき

The kanji 先: Running ahead of everyone

Common words containing this kanji 先 :

先生(せんせい):Teacher

先月(せんげつ):Last month

先週(せんしゅう):Last week

先輩(せんぱい):Senior, predecessor

先日(せんじつ):The other day

先祖(せんぞ):Ancestors

先に(さきに):Ahead, first

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