#1N5 - Lesson 3
人
On:ジン;ニン
Kun:ひと
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Person radical 人 (shaped like a standing person).
アメリカ人
👉 American; an American person
💡 When combined with a country name to indicate a person from that country.
ジョンさんは アメリカ人です。
John is American.
三人
👉 three people
💡 When combined with a number to count people.
私の 家族は 三人です。
There are three people in my family.
人
👉 person; people
💡 When used alone to refer to a person or people in general.
あの 人は 誰ですか。
Who is that person?
#2N5 - Lesson 3
男
On:ダン;ナン
Kun:おとこ;お
Composition / Memory Tip: Composed of 田 (field) above and 力 (strength) below, evoking a man using his strength to work in the fields.
男性
👉 male; man
💡 When combined with other kanji to refer to males or the male gender.
あの 部屋に 男性が います。
There is a man in that room.
男の人
👉 man
💡 When used alone or with other words to refer to a man or boy.
あそこに 男の 人が います。
There is a man over there.
#3N5 - Lesson 3
女
On:ジョ;ニョ;ニョウ
Kun:おんな;め
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Woman radical 女 (shaped like a woman).
彼女
👉 she; girlfriend
💡 When combined with other kanji to refer to females or the female gender.
彼女は 親切な 人です。
She is a kind person.
女の人
👉 woman
💡 When used alone or with other words to refer to a woman or girl.
あの 女の 人は 先生です。
That woman is a teacher.
#4N5 - Lesson 3
子
On:シ;ス;ツ
Kun:こ;-っこ
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Child radical 子 (originally depicting a swaddled child).
電子辞書
👉 electronic dictionary
💡 When used in certain Sino-Japanese compound words.
新しい 電子辞書を 買いました。
I bought a new electronic dictionary.
子供
👉 child
💡 When used alone or with other words to refer to a child.
公園で 子供が 遊んでいます。
Children are playing in the park.
#5N5 - Lesson 3
父
On:フ
Kun:ちち
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Father radical 父 (originally depicting two hands holding a tool or stick, representing a father).
祖父
👉 grandfather
💡 When combined with other kanji in words referring to fathers, grandfathers, or male elders.
私の 祖父は 医者です。
My grandfather is a doctor.
父
👉 one's own father
💡 When used alone to refer to one's own father when speaking to others.
父は 毎朝 コーヒーを 飲みます。
My father drinks coffee every morning.
#6N5 - Lesson 3
母
On:ボ
Kun:はは;も
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Mother radical 母 (depicting a mother).
祖母
👉 grandmother
💡 When combined with other kanji in words referring to mothers, grandmothers, or female elders.
祖母は 料理が 上手です。
My grandmother is very good at cooking.
母
👉 one's own mother
💡 When used alone to refer to one's own mother when speaking to others.
母は スーパーへ 買い物に 行きました。
My mother went shopping at the supermarket.
#7N5 - Lesson 3
友
On:ユウ
Kun:とも
Composition / Memory Tip: Depicts two hands joined together and contains 又, a component associated with the right hand.
友人
👉 friend(s) (written/formal, polite)
💡 When combined with other kanji in words referring to friends or friendship.
大学の 友人と 会社を 作りました。
I started a company with a friend from university.
友達
👉 friend(s) (common conversational expression)
💡 When used in common expressions referring to friends in general.
日曜日に 友達と 映画を 見ます。
I will watch a movie with my friends on Sunday.
#8N5 - Lesson 3
生
On:セイ;ショウ
Kun:い.きる;い.かす;い.ける;う.まれる;う.まれ;うまれ;う.む;お.いる;は.える;は.やす;き;なま
Composition / Memory Tip: Belongs to the Life/Birth radical 生, depicting a plant sprouting from the ground.
学生
👉 student; pupil
💡 When combined with other kanji in words referring to students, study, or life.
私は 日本語学校の 学生です。
I am a student at a Japanese-language school.
生まれる
👉 to be born
💡 When used as a verb meaning 'to be born'.
私は ベトナムで 生まれました。
I was born in Vietnam.
生
👉 fresh; raw; unprocessed (e.g. 生ビール: draft beer)
💡 When used as なま to indicate something fresh, raw, live, or unprocessed.
レストランで 生ビールを 飲みました。
I drank draft beer at a restaurant.
