Learn Kanji with Pictures Lesson 7: 起, 駅, 元, 古, 新

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

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Learn Kanji with Pictures 起, 駅, 元, 古, 新
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1) 起 : Rise, wake up

Onyomi reading: き

Kunyomi reading: お

The kanji 起: I will run because I overslept

Common words containing this kanji 起 :

起きる(おきる):To get up, to wake up

起こす(おこす):To wake someone up

起こる(おこる):To happen, to occur

起立する(きりつする):To stand up

起床(きしょう):Getting up

起源(きげん):origin, source

起業する(きぎょうする):starting a business

2) 駅 : Station

Onyomi reading: えき

The kanji 駅: At the station there is a horse and a person carrying luggage

Common words containing this kanji 駅 :

駅(えき):Station

東京駅(とうきょうえき):Tokyo station

駅員(えきいん):Station staff

駅前(えきまえ):In front of the station

3) 元 : Origin, energy

Onyomi reading: げん、がん

Kunyomi reading: もと

The kanji 元: If two people run together they will become very strong

Common words containing this kanji 元 :

元気な(げんきな):healthy, energetic

元日(がんじつ):New Year's Day

足元(あしもと):at one's feet; shortcoming, weak point

地元(じもと): local, the area

元(げん):original, source text

紀元前(きげんぜん):BC (before Christ)

4) 古 : Old

Onyomi reading: こ

Kunyomi reading: ふる

The kanji 古: If you hear the same story 10 times, it has already become an old story

Common words containing this kanji 古 :

古い(ふるい):old

中古(ちゅうこ):second-hand goods

古本(ふるほん):second-hand book

考古学(こうこがく):archaeology

古代(こだい):ancient times

5) 新 : New

Onyomi reading: しん

Kunyomi reading: あたら、 あら、 にい

The kanji 新: To start something new, you stand on a tree to see all around, then use an axe to cut away what is old and out of date

Common words containing this kanji 新 :

新しい(あたらしい):new

新聞(しんぶん):newspaper

新幹線(しんかんせん):Shinkansen bullet train

新年(しんねん):New Year

新鮮な(しんせんな):fresh

新たな(あらたな):new

新潟(にいがた):Niigata

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