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