Japanese Kanji Power. John Millen

had my Japanese calligraphy teacher write it for me.

      4. 漢字で名前を書いて下さい。

      Katakana de namae o kaite kudasai.

      Please write your name in kanji.

      5. 小学校時代の友達から葉書が届いた。

      Shōgakkō jidai no tomodachi kara hagaki ga todoita.

      I had a postcard from a friend from elementary school days.

Common Compounds and Phrases
書店	shoten	a bookstore
申込書	mōshikomi-sho	a written application
書道	shodō	oriental calligraphy
書類	shorui	documents
辞書	jisho	a dictionary
読書	dokusho	reading (books)
手書き	tegaki	handwriting; one's hand
葉書	hagaki	a postcard

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      魚

      fish

      ギョ GYO うお uo さかな sakana

      The character 魚 derived from a pictograph of a fish on its side, mouth pointing upwards.

      GR2 N5 AP

      Example Sentences

      1. 金魚を五匹飼っています。

      Kingyo o gohiki katte imasu.

      I have five pet goldfish.

      2. 魚座の人はどんな性格ですか。

      Uoza no hito wa donna seikaku desu ka.

      What kind of personalities do 'Pisces' have?

      3. 近所の魚屋でまぐろを買った。

      Kimo no sakanaya de maguro o katta.

      I bought some tuna at the local fish shop.

      4. 刺身もいいけど、焼き魚も好きだ。

      Sashimi mo ii kedo, yakizakana mo suki da.

      Raw fish is fine, but I like grilled fish, too.

      5. 魚偏の漢字はたくさんある。

      Sakana-hen no kanji wa takusan aru.

      There are many Chinese characters with the sakana radical.

Common Compounds and Phrases
金魚	kingyo	a goldfish
熱帯魚	nettaigyo	a tropical fish
魚座	uoza	the Fishes; Pisces
魚市場	uo-ichiba	a fish market
魚屋	sakana-ya	a fishmonger; a fish shop
焼き魚	yakizakana	roast fish
魚釣り	sakana-tsuri	fishing

      EXERCISE 8 (85 – 96)

      A. Give readings for the following.

       1. 何時

       2. 食べる

       3. 東北

       4. 南口

       5. 長年

       6. 店

       7. 後ろ

       8. 女子高生

       9. 食べた後

      10. 書いて下さい

      B. Write in kanji and kana.

       1. a goldfish

       2. handwriting

       3. the latter half

       4. the main store

       5. a company president

       6. a bookstore

       7. three days before/earlier

       8. 12:45

      C. Fill in the appropriate kanji.

       1. しょくぜん ___ ___(before meals)

       2. あしがながい ___が___ い (to have long legs)

       3. いとぐち___ ___ (a beginning; a clue)

       4. たちぐい ___ち___ い (to eat while standing)

       5. てんちょう___ ___ (a store manager)

       6. したがき ___き (a rough copy)

       7. げっしょく___ ___ (a lunar eclipse)

       8. こざかな___ ___ (a small fish)

       9. しょうがっこう___ ___ ___ (an elementary school)

      10. たかやま___ ___ (Takayama)

      11. みせにはいる ___に___ る (to enter a store)

      12. のちに ___に (later on)

      13. ににんま免___ (two portions)

      14. しルこ___ (from now on)

      15. たべ た___ベた (ate)

      16. うしろあ し___ろ___ (a hind leg)

      17. しちじは ん___ ___ ___ (7:30)

      97

      週

      week

      シュウ SHŪ

      The character 週 originally meant going around a field 周, i.e., making a circuit. This came to mean cycle of time, and then week.

      GR2 N5 AP

      Example Sentences

      1. 一週間はあっという間だ。

      Isshūkan wa atto iu ma da.

      A week passes in no time.

      2. 週刊誌を電車の中で読んだ。

      Shūkanshi o densha no naka de yonda.

      I read a weekly magazine in the train.

      3. この会社は週休二日です。

      Kono kaisha wa shūkyū futsuka desu.

      This company has a five-day working week.

      4. 週末には何をするつもりですか。

      Shūmatsu ni wa nani o suru tsumori desu ka.

      Do you have any plans for the weekend?

      5. 来週はちょっと忙しいですね。

      Raishū wa chotto isogashii desu ne.

      We're going to be a little busy next week, aren't we?

Common Compounds and Phrases
一週間	isshūkan	a week
週刊誌	shūkanshi	a weekly (magazine)
週末	shūmatsu	a weekend
来週	raishū	next week
毎週	maishū	every week; weekly
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