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 141–150
indignation
幼い子どもへの虐待の報道に触れるたび、憤りを禁じ得ません。
おさない こども へ の ぎゃくたい の ほうどう に ふれる たび、いきどおり を きんじえません。
Every time I come across reports of abuse of young children, I cannot suppress my anger.
💡 Break 憤 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart, standing for how something feels, put 憤 inside it, and let that scene stand for "indignation" — indignation. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
yearn for
子どもの頃から医者に憧れていました。
こども の ころ から いしゃ に あこがれて いました。
I have looked up to doctors since I was a child.
💡 Break 憧 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart, standing for how something feels, put 憧 inside it, and let that scene stand for "yearn for" — yearn for. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
yearn
都会の生活に憧憬を抱いていました。
とかい の せいかつ に しょうけい を いだいて いました。
I used to hold a longing for city life.
💡 Break 憬 down and you get 忄 (heart / feeling) — a heart standing upright at the left. Picture a heart with a heartbeat pulse line running through it, put 憬 inside it, and let that scene stand for "yearn" — yearn. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
receive (humble)
貴重なご意見を戴きました。
きちょうな ごいけん を いただきました。
I received some valuable comments.
💡 Break 戴 down and you get 𢦏 (carry / lift) — a load lifted and balanced carefully, held steady overhead. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 戴 inside it, and let that scene stand for "receive (humble)" — receive (humble). The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
erase / rub
資料から古い記録を抹消しました。
しりょう から ふるい きろく を まっしょう しました。
I deleted the old records from the file.
💡 Break 抹 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 抹 inside it, and let that scene stand for "erase" — erase / rub. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
beat / clap
観衆が選手に拍手を送りました。
かんしゅう が せんしゅ に はくしゅ を おくりました。
The spectators applauded the athletes.
💡 Break 拍 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 白 (white / bright) — the first pale light of the sun. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 拍 inside it, and let that scene stand for "beat" — beat / clap. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
kidnap
誘拐を防ぐための訓練が行われました。
ゆうかい を ふせぐ ため の くんれん が おこなわれました。
A drill was held on how to prevent abduction.
💡 Break 拐 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 拐 inside it, and let that scene stand for "kidnap" — kidnap. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
refuse
彼はその提案を拒否しました。
かれ は その ていあん を きょひ しました。
He refused the proposal.
💡 Break 拒 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 拒 inside it, and let that scene stand for "refuse" — refuse. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
clumsy / poor (humble)
拙い説明で申し訳ありません。
つたない せつめい で もうしわけ ありません。
I am sorry for my poor explanation.
💡 Break 拙 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 出 (exit / emerge) — one peak climbing straight up out from behind another. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 拙 inside it, and let that scene stand for "clumsy" — clumsy / poor (humble). The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
torture
人権の授業で拷問の禁止について学びました。
じんけん の じゅぎょう で ごうもん の きんし に ついて まなびました。
In our human-rights class we studied the prohibition of torture.
💡 Break 拷 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture a single hand cupped sideways as if scooping something up, put 拷 inside it, and let that scene stand for "torture" — torture. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
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