Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 62: 束, 髪, 絵, 横, 葉

Learn Kanji with Pictures 束, 髪, 絵, 横, 葉
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1) 束 : Bundle

Onyomi reading: ソク

The kanji 束 : He gave me a bouquet of flowers

Common words containing this kanji 束 :

約束 (やくそく) : promise

花束 (はなたば) : bouquet

束 (たば) : bundle

束ねる (たばねる) : to tie up

束縛 (そくばく) : to restrain, to restrict

2) 髪 : Hair

Onyomi reading: ハツ

Kunyomi reading: かみ

The kanji 髪 : My friend (友) has long (長) hair

Common words containing this kanji 髪:

髪 (かみ) : hair

髪の毛 (かみのけ) : hair

洗髪 (せんぱつ) : washing one's hair

散髪 (さんぱつ) : haircut

髪型 (かみがた) : hairstyle

金髪 (きんぱつ) : blond hair

黒髪 (くろかみ) : black hair

白髪 (しらかみ) : white hair

3) 絵 : Picture

Onyomi reading: カイ, エ

The kanji 絵 : They met (会) and embroidered a picture together

Common words containing this kanji 絵:

絵 (え) : picture

絵本 (えほん) : picture book

絵の具 (えのぐ) : paints, ink (for drawing)

絵画 (かいが) : painting

油絵 (あぶらえ) : oil painting

墨絵 (すみえ) : ink painting

浮世絵 (うきよえ) : ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints, popular from the Edo period)

似顔絵 (にがおえ) : portrait

4) 横 : Side, horizontal

Onyomi reading: オオ

Kunyomi reading: よこ

The kanji 横 : Children are playing inside a box next to a tree (木)

Common words containing this kanji 横:

横 (よこ) : beside, next to

横切る (よこぎる) : crossing

横断歩道 (おうだんほどう) : pedestrian crossing

横断する (おうだんする) : to cross (the road)

横綱 (よこづな) : yokozuna (sumo grand champion)

5) 葉 : Leaf

Onyomi reading: ヨオ

Kunyomi reading: は

The kanji 葉 : The world (世) is covered with grass and leaves (木)

Common words containing this kanji 葉:

葉 (は) : leaf

言葉 (けとば) : words, language

葉書 (はがき) : postcard

紅葉 (こうよう) : autumn leaves

紅葉 (もみじ) : autumn leaves, momiji

落ち葉 (おちば) : fallen leaves