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Communication KanjiThemes
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These 53 cards cover the foundational kanji needed for daily conversation, helping you build a strong vocabulary for expressive communication.
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- 01言say, word言 is the fundamental kanji for saying words and forms the basis for terms like language.
- 02話tale, talk話 covers talking, stories, and the act of having a discussion with others.
- 03聞hear, ask, listen聞 represents the listening side of communication, including hearing and asking questions.
- 04語word, speech, language語 focuses on language itself and the act of narrating or speaking words.
- 05説opinion, theory, explanation説 is used when providing an explanation or sharing a theory with others.
- 06読read読 covers the essential communication skill of reading and understanding text.
- 07書write書 focuses on the act of writing and creating written works like books.
- 08報news, report, retribution報 appears in words for news and reports that share information with the public.
- 09告revelation, tell, inform告 is used when making an announcement or informing someone about something important.
- 10伝transmit, go along, walk along伝 describes the act of transmitting information or passing on a message.
- 11連take along, lead, join連 relates to connecting with others or taking someone along with you.
- 12絡entwine, coil around, get caught in絡 is used for the concept of getting in contact or being entwined with others.
- 13容contain, form, looks容 focuses on the content of what is being communicated or the form it takes.
- 14談discuss, talk談 is essential for describing formal discussions or friendly chats between people.
- 15声voice声 represents the physical voice used to communicate spoken words.
- 16音sound, noise音 covers sounds and noises, forming the basis for concepts like speech and music.
- 17呼call, call out to, invite呼 is used when calling out to someone or inviting them to join a conversation.
- 18唱chant, recite, call upon唱 focuses on reciting words or calling upon someone in a formal way.
- 19詩poem, poetry詩 represents artistic communication through the medium of poetry.
- 20詞part of speech, words, poetry詞 covers specific parts of speech and the words that build up our language.
- 21訳translate, reason, circumstance訳 connects directly to language through its meaning of translation and verbs like 訳す.
- 22画brush-stroke, pictureAs a kanji for brush-strokes and pictures, 画 relates to visual communication through terms like 画面.
- 23模imitation, copy, mock模 deals with replicating forms, providing the foundation for models and patterns like 模様.
- 24留detain, fasten, halt留 represents stopping or staying, which is useful for talking about international study in 留学.
- 25及reach out, exert, exercise及 covers the action of reaching out or exerting influence, adding verbs like 及ぶ to your vocabulary.
- 26超transcend, super-, ultra-You can express going beyond limits with 超, expanding your phrasing with prefixes and verbs like 越える.
- 27幸happiness, blessing, fortune幸 introduces the concept of happiness and fortune, helping you share positive feelings with 幸せ.
- 28設establishment, provision, prepare設 is practical for discussing the establishment of systems or facilities, introducing terms like 設備.
- 29派faction, group, party派 helps categorize people into factions or groups, building vocabulary for social structures like 派遣.
- 30不negative, non-, badAs a negative prefix, 不 is essential for reversing meanings in daily communication, like expressing anxiety with 不安.
- 31遮intercept, interrupt, obstruct遮 brings in the action of intercepting or obstructing, adding precise verbs like 遮る.
- 32輔help輔 relates to helping and assisting, providing the foundation for supportive terms like 補助.
- 33錠lock, fetters, shackles錠 provides vocabulary for locks and pills, covering everyday items like 錠剤.
- 34琵glissando on strings, lute琵 introduces the lute and musical expression, forming the first half of the instrument name 琵琶.
- 35詠recitation, poem, song詠 captures the art of recitation and poetry, expanding how you talk about composing with 詠む.
- 36屏fence, wall屏 refers to fences and walls, allowing you to describe physical barriers and folding screens like 屏風.
- 37兜head piece, helmet兜 specifies a traditional helmet, introducing historical terminology and phrases like 兜を脱ぐ.
- 38窯kiln, oven, furnace窯 provides the word for a kiln or oven, expanding your vocabulary into pottery and ceramics with 窯業.
- 39薮bush, grove, thicket薮 refers to bushes and thickets, adding nature vocabulary and idiomatic expressions like やぶ蛇.
- 40綴bind (books), compose, spell綴 covers spelling and binding, highly relevant for written communication and composing texts like 綴る.
- 41瀋broth, juiceThis kanji for broth or juice is often encountered in the name of the city Shenyang.
- 42萱miscanthus reedTraditional thatched roofs rely on the miscanthus reeds represented by this character.
- 43宕caveThis character depicts a stone cave or a grotto.
- 44峙soar, towerUse this kanji for mountains that tower majestically or for a tense confrontation between two sides.
- 45畝furrow, thirty tsubo, ridgeFarmers use this kanji to describe the ridges and furrows in their fields.
- 46瘤lump, swellingThis kanji represents physical lumps or swellings, like a knot on a tree or a bump on the skin.
- 47巷arena, fork in road, sceneTalk of the town and public scenes are described using this street-related kanji.
- 48槌hammer, malletConstruction and folklore both feature this kanji for a hammer or mallet.
- 49類sort, kind, varietyThis important kanji helps group things into different sorts, kinds, or varieties.
- 50諧harmonyThis kanji signifies harmony, especially regarding musical tones and well-matched sounds.
- 51巾towel, hanging scroll, widthThis kanji for a towel or cloth also serves as a fundamental building block for many other characters.
- 52頓suddenly, immediately, in a hurryThis character can indicate something happening suddenly or the act of organizing things neatly.
- 53脹dilate, distend, bulgeThis kanji describes the act of swelling, bulging, or filling out.