Readings, stroke counts, common words, and example sentences for each character — focused on kanji you will meet at work.
205 kanji · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 kanji
Kanji 101–110
open / disclose
週末に友人の結婚披露宴に出ます。
しゅうまつ に ゆうじん の けっこん ひろうえん に でます。
I am attending a friend’s wedding reception at the weekend.
💡 Picture a gateway standing open: that is what 披 means — open / disclose. Now find the part that anchors it in the character itself, 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 皮 (skin / hide) — a hide pulled off in one piece. Drop that part into the picture and the shape stops being something separate to memorise.
dew / expose
朝の草に露がついています。
あさ の くさ に つゆ が ついて います。
There is dew on the grass in the morning.
💡 Break 露 down and you get 雨 (rain) — droplets falling from under a cloud. Picture rain falling from a cloud, put 露 inside it, and let that scene stand for "dew" — dew / expose. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
banquet
年末に会社の宴会が開かれます。
ねんまつ に かいしゃ の えんかい が ひらかれます。
The company party is held at the end of the year.
💡 Break 宴 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house. Picture a boundary wall with a small roofed gateway standing open in the middle of it, put 宴 inside it, and let that scene stand for "banquet" — banquet. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
addressed to
送信する前に、宛先をもう一度確認しておいてください。
そうしん する まえ に、あてさき を もう いちど かくにん して おいて ください。
Before sending, please double-check the recipient.
💡 Break 宛 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house. Picture a deep overhanging eave carried on two posts with its rafter ends showing, put 宛 inside it, and let that scene stand for "addressed to" — addressed to. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
good / suitable
会議は都合の宜しい日にしましょう。
かいぎ は つごう の よろしい ひ に しましょう。
Let us hold the meeting on a day that suits you.
💡 Break 宜 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 且 (moreover / also) — a stack of shelves piled one above another. Picture a boundary wall with a small roofed gateway standing open in the middle of it, put 宜 inside it, and let that scene stand for "good" — good / suitable. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
preside over
彼は読書会を主宰しています。
かれ は どくしょかい を しゅさい しています。
He presides over a book club.
💡 Break 宰 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 辛 (bitter / spicy) — a blade point balanced upright, sharp enough to sting the tongue. Picture a house under its roof, put 宰 inside it, and let that scene stand for "preside over" — preside over. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
evening
宵のうちに雨が上がりました。
よい の うち に あめ が あがりました。
The rain stopped early in the evening.
💡 Break 宵 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 肖 (resemble / small piece) — a small crescent sliver, cut to match the shape it came from. Picture the moon in a night sky, put 宵 inside it, and let that scene stand for "evening" — evening. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
lonely / quiet
一人の生活は少し寂しいです。
ひとり の せいかつ は すこし さびしい です。
Living alone is a little lonely.
💡 Break 寂 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house. Picture a house under its roof, put 寂 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lonely" — lonely / quiet. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
few / widow
寡黙な人ですが、仕事はとても丁寧です。
かもくな ひと です が、しごと は とても ていねい です。
They are a person of few words, but their work is very careful.
💡 Break 寡 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house. Picture a building topped with a flat railed terrace, put 寡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "few" — few / widow. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
dormitory
大学の寮で三年間暮らしました。
だいがく の りょう で さんねんかん くらしました。
I lived in the university hall of residence for three years.
💡 Break 寮 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 尞 (bonfire / companions) — a bonfire with sparks flying up and out to both sides. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 寮 inside it, and let that scene stand for "dormitory" — dormitory. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
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