day / sun
- Onyomi
- ニチ・ジツ
- Kunyomi
- ひ・か
- Strokes
- 4
今日は日曜日です。
きょう は にちようび です。
Today is Sunday.
💡 A picture of the sun with a line through it. 日 means sun or day — the sun marks each day.
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102 kanji · JLPT N5
JLPT N5 kanji
Kanji 1–10
day / sun
今日は日曜日です。
きょう は にちようび です。
Today is Sunday.
💡 A picture of the sun with a line through it. 日 means sun or day — the sun marks each day.
person
駅の前に人がたくさんいます。
えき の まえ に ひと が たくさん います。
There are many people in front of the station.
💡 Two legs of a walking figure. 人 is a person — the simplest picture of someone standing on two legs.
time / hour
部屋の時計が止まっています。
へや の とけい が とまっています。
The clock in my room has stopped.
💡 The sun (日) beside a temple measuring the hours. 時 means time or hour.
go / carry out
明日、学校へ行きます。
あした、がっこう へ いきます。
I will go to school tomorrow.
💡 A crossroads where streets meet — people go in every direction. 行 means to go or to carry out.
see / look
夜、テレビを見ます。
よる、てれび を みます。
I watch TV at night.
💡 An eye (目) on legs, going out to look. 見 means to see or look.
eat / food
朝ごはんを食べます。
あさごはん を たべます。
I eat breakfast.
💡 A roof over a table of food. 食 means to eat or food.
meet / association
駅で友だちに会います。
えき で ともだち に あいます。
I will meet my friend at the station.
💡 People gathering under one roof to meet. 会 means to meet, or an association/company.
company / shrine
会社は九時に始まります。
かいしゃ は くじ に はじまります。
Work at the company starts at nine.
💡 An altar (示) beside the earth — a shrine, and by extension a company. 社 means company or shrine.
interval / between
今日は時間がありません。
きょう は じかん が ありません。
I do not have time today.
💡 The sun (日) seen through a gate (門) — the space and interval between. 間 means interval, space, or between.
electricity
母に電話をします。
はは に でんわ を します。
I call my mother.
💡 Rain (雨) with lightning streaking below. 電 means electricity.
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