Title: Ashiba Kanji Foundations / Kyōiku Kanji / Grade 1
Tags: grade-1 pos-001 pos-002 pos-003 pos-004 pos-005 pos-006 pos-007 pos-008 pos-009 pos-010 pos-011 pos-012 pos-013 pos-014 pos-015 pos-016 pos-017 pos-018 pos-019 pos-020 pos-021 pos-022 pos-023 pos-024 pos-025 pos-026 pos-027 pos-028 pos-029

Kanji: 一
Keyword: one
Example1Reading: いち
Example2Word: 一番
Example2Reading: いちばん
Example2Translation: number one; first place
Example3Word: 一つ
Example3Reading: ひとつ
Example3Translation: one thing

Kanji: 二
Keyword: two
Example1Reading: に
Example2Word: 二人
Example2Reading: ふたり
Example2Translation: two people
Example3Word: 二度
Example3Reading: にど
Example3Translation: twice; two times

Kanji: 三
Keyword: three
Example1Reading: さん
Example2Word: 三角
Example2Reading: さんかく
Example2Translation: triangle [lit. three corners]
Example3Word: 三千
Example3Reading: さんぜん
Example3Translation: three thousand

Kanji: 四
Keyword: four
Example1Reading: し
Example2Word: 四季
Example2Reading: しき
Example2Translation: four seasons
Example3Word: 四角
Example3Reading: しかく
Example3Translation: square [lit. four corners]

Kanji: 五
Keyword: five
Example1Reading: ご
Example2Word: 五感
Example2Reading: ごかん
Example2Translation: five senses
Example3Word: 五輪
Example3Reading: ごりん
Example3Translation: the Olympics [lit. five rings]

Kanji: 六
Keyword: six
Example1Reading: ろく
Example2Word: 六時
Example2Reading: ろくじ
Example2Translation: six o'clock
Example3Word: 六分
Example3Reading: ろっぷん
Example3Translation: six minutes

Kanji: 七
Keyword: seven
Example1Reading: しち
Example2Word: 七月
Example2Reading: しちがつ
Example2Translation: July [lit. seventh month]
Example3Word: 七五三
Example3Reading: しちごさん
Example3Translation: Shichi-Go-San festival; celebration for children aged seven, five, and three [lit. seven, five, three]

Kanji: 八
Keyword: eight
Example1Reading: はち
Example2Word: 八万
Example2Reading: はちまん
Example2Translation: eighty thousand
Example3Word: 八割
Example3Reading: はちわり
Example3Translation: 80%; eight-tenths

Kanji: 九
Keyword: nine
Example1Reading: きゅう
Example2Word: 九回
Example2Reading: きゅうかい
Example2Translation: nine times
Example3Word: 九十
Example3Reading: きゅうじゅう
Example3Translation: ninety

Kanji: 十
Keyword: ten
Example1Reading: じゅう
Example2Word: 十日
Example2Reading: とおか
Example2Translation: tenth day of the month
Example3Word: 十年
Example3Reading: じゅうねん
Example3Translation: ten years

Kanji: 百
Keyword: hundred
Example1Reading: ひゃく
Example1Translation: 100
Example2Word: 三百
Example2Reading: さんびゃく
Example2Translation: three hundred
Example3Word: 百万
Example3Reading: ひゃくまん
Example3Translation: one million [lit. hundred ten-thousands]

Kanji: 千
Keyword: thousand
Example1Reading: せん
Example1Translation: 1,000
Example2Word: 三千
Example2Reading: さんぜん
Example2Translation: three thousand
Example3Word: 千円
Example3Reading: せんえん
Example3Translation: one thousand yen

Kanji: 上
Keyword: above
KeywordContext: up
Example1Reading: うえ
Example1Translation: above; up; over
Example2Word: 上昇
Example2Reading: じょうしょう
Example2Translation: rising
Example3Word: 上がる
Example3Reading: あがる
Example3Translation: to go up; to rise

Kanji: 下
Keyword: below
KeywordContext: down
Example1Reading: した
Example1Translation: below; down; under
Example2Word: 地下
Example2Reading: ちか
Example2Translation: underground; below ground
Example3Word: 下がる
Example3Reading: さがる
Example3Translation: to go down; to fall

Kanji: 左
Keyword: left
Example1Reading: ひだり
Example2Word: 左手
Example2Reading: ひだりて
Example2Translation: left hand
Example3Word: 左右
Example3Reading: さゆう
Example3Translation: left and right

Kanji: 右
Keyword: right
Example1Reading: みぎ
Example2Word: 右手
Example2Reading: みぎて
Example2Translation: right hand
Example3Word: 右側
Example3Reading: みぎがわ
Example3Translation: right side

Kanji: 中
Keyword: middle
Example1Reading: なか
Example2Word: 中学
Example2Reading: ちゅうがく
Example2Translation: middle school; junior high school
Example3Word: 中心
Example3Reading: ちゅうしん
Example3Translation: center; middle [lit. middle heart]

Kanji: 大
Keyword: large
KeywordContext: big
Example1Word: 大きい
Example1Reading: おおきい
Example1Translation: big; large
Example2Word: 大人
Example2Reading: おとな
Example2Translation: adult; grown-up
Example3Word: 大仏
Example3Reading: だいぶつ
Example3Translation: large statue of Buddha; daibutsu [lit. large Buddha; giant bronze statues of Buddha, famously towering over visitors in Nara and Kamakura]

Kanji: 小
Keyword: little
KeywordContext: small
Example1Word: 小さい
Example1Reading: ちいさい
Example1Translation: small; little
Example2Word: 小学校
Example2Reading: しょうがっこう
Example2Translation: primary school; elementary school
Example3Word: 小鳥
Example3Reading: ことり
Example3Translation: small bird; little bird

Kanji: 月
Keyword: moon
KeywordContext: month
Example1Reading: つき
Example2Word: 満月
Example2Reading: まんげつ
Example2Translation: full moon
Example3Word: 月食
Example3Reading: げっしょく
Example3Translation: lunar eclipse

Kanji: 日
Keyword: day
Example1Word: 今日
Example1Reading: きょう
Example1Translation: today
Example2Word: 明日
Example2Reading: あした
Example2Translation: tomorrow
Example3Word: 毎日
Example3Reading: まいにち
Example3Translation: every day

Kanji: 年
Keyword: year
Example1Reading: とし
Example2Word: 新年
Example2Reading: しんねん
Example2Translation: new year
Example3Word: 去年
Example3Reading: きょねん
Example3Translation: last year

Kanji: 早
Keyword: early
Example1Word: 早い
Example1Reading: はやい
Example2Word: 早起き
Example2Reading: はやおき
Example2Translation: early rising [lit. early waking]
Example3Word: 早朝
Example3Reading: そうちょう
Example3Translation: early morning

Kanji: 木
Keyword: tree
Example1Reading: き
Example2Word: 木造
Example2Reading: もくぞう
Example2Translation: wooden; made of wood
Example3Word: 大木
Example3Reading: たいぼく
Example3Translation: large tree

Kanji: 林
Keyword: grove
KeywordContext: thicket
Example1Reading: はやし
Example1Translation: thicket; grove
Example2Word: 松林
Example2Reading: まつばやし
Example2Translation: pine grove
Example3Word: 林業
Example3Reading: りんぎょう
Example3Translation: forestry [the business of managing groves and cutting timber]

Kanji: 山
Keyword: mountain
Example1Reading: やま
Example2Word: 登山
Example2Reading: とざん
Example2Translation: mountain climbing
Example3Word: 火山
Example3Reading: かざん
Example3Translation: volcano [lit. fire mountain]

Kanji: 川
Keyword: river
Example1Reading: かわ
Example2Word: 小川
Example2Reading: おがわ
Example2Translation: stream; brook [lit. small river]
Example3Word: 天の川
Example3Reading: あまのがわ
Example3Translation: Milky Way [lit. river of heaven]

Kanji: 土
Keyword: soil
KeywordContext: ground
Example1Reading: つち
Example1Translation: soil; dirt
Example2Word: 土地
Example2Reading: とち
Example2Translation: [plot of] land; lot
Example3Word: 粘土
Example3Reading: ねんど
Example3Translation: clay [lit. sticky soil]

Kanji: 空
Keyword: sky
Example1Reading: そら
Example2Word: 空港
Example2Reading: くうこう
Example2Translation: airport
Example3Word: 青空
Example3Reading: あおぞら
Example3Translation: blue sky [used to describe perfectly clear weather, often metaphorical for an ideal day]

Kanji: 田
Keyword: rice field
Example1Word: 田んぼ
Example1Reading: たんぼ
Example1Translation: rice paddy [The everyday word for a rice paddy (what you'd say pointing one out in the countryside).]
Example2Word: 水田
Example2Reading: すいでん
Example2Translation: flooded rice field [lit. water field; the agricultural term emphasizing a paddy in its flooded, summer-growing-season state (the iconic mirror-surfaced rice field).]
Example3Word: 田植え
Example3Reading: たうえ
Example3Translation: rice planting [lit. rice field + planting; the iconic spring tradition of transplanting young rice seedlings into a freshly flooded paddy, marking the start of the rice year.]

Kanji: 天
Keyword: heavens
Example1Word: 天気
Example1Reading: てんき
Example1Translation: weather; the elements
Example2Word: 天国
Example2Reading: てんごく
Example2Translation: heaven; paradise
Example3Word: 天才
Example3Reading: てんさい
Example3Translation: genius [lit. heavens-granted talent]

Kanji: 生
Keyword: living
KeywordContext: span of existence
Example1Word: 人生
Example1Reading: じんせい
Example1Translation: [one's] life
Example2Word: 生きる
Example2Reading: いきる
Example2Translation: to live
Example3Word: 一生
Example3Reading: いっしょう
Example3Translation: lifetime [used in expressions like 一生に一度 (once in a lifetime); the full span of one's life]

Kanji: 花
Keyword: flower
Example1Reading: はな
Example2Word: 花見
Example2Reading: はなみ
Example2Translation: cherry blossom viewing
Example3Word: 花火
Example3Reading: はなび
Example3Translation: fireworks [lit. flower-fire; used at summer matsuri festivals]

Kanji: 草
Keyword: grass
Example1Reading: くさ
Example2Word: 雑草
Example2Reading: ざっそう
Example2Translation: weeds
Example3Word: 草原
Example3Reading: そうげん
Example3Translation: grassy plain; meadow [lit. grass field]

Kanji: 虫
Keyword: bug
Example1Reading: むし
Example2Word: 幼虫
Example2Reading: ようちゅう
Example2Translation: larva [lit. young bug; the general term for any insect in its pre-adult stage, from butterfly caterpillars to beetle grubs.]
Example3Word: 毛虫
Example3Reading: けむし
Example3Translation: caterpillar [lit. hair bug]

Kanji: 犬
Keyword: dog
Example1Reading: いぬ
Example2Word: 子犬
Example2Reading: こいぬ
Example2Translation: puppy
Example3Word: 番犬
Example3Reading: ばんけん
Example3Translation: watchdog; guard dog

Kanji: 人
Keyword: person
Example1Reading: ひと
Example2Word: 外国人
Example2Reading: がいこくじん
Example2Translation: foreigner
Example3Word: 日本人
Example3Reading: にほんじん
Example3Translation: Japanese person

Kanji: 名
Keyword: name
Example1Reading: な
Example2Word: 氏名
Example2Reading: しめい
Example2Translation: full name
Example3Word: 有名
Example3Reading: ゆうめい
Example3Translation: famous [lit. having a name]

Kanji: 女
Keyword: woman
Example1Reading: おんな
Example2Word: 女子
Example2Reading: じょし
Example2Translation: girl; young woman
Example3Word: 女王
Example3Reading: じょおう
Example3Translation: queen [lit. woman-king]

Kanji: 男
Keyword: man
Example1Reading: おとこ
Example2Word: 男子
Example2Reading: だんし
Example2Translation: boy; young man
Example3Word: 男性
Example3Reading: だんせい
Example3Translation: male; man [the gender]

Kanji: 子
Keyword: child
Example1Reading: こ
Example2Word: 子猫
Example2Reading: こねこ
Example2Translation: kitten
Example3Word: 男の子
Example3Reading: おとこのこ
Example3Translation: boy

Kanji: 目
Keyword: eye
Example1Reading: め
Example2Word: 目薬
Example2Reading: めぐすり
Example2Translation: eye drops [lit. eye medicine]
Example3Word: 目的
Example3Reading: もくてき
Example3Translation: purpose; goal [lit. eye-target; what you have your eye on]

Kanji: 耳
Keyword: ear
Example1Reading: みみ
Example2Word: 初耳
Example2Reading: はつみみ
Example2Translation: hearing something for the first time
Example3Word: 耳鳴り
Example3Reading: みみなり
Example3Translation: ringing in the ears

Kanji: 口
Keyword: mouth
Example1Reading: くち
Example2Word: 一口
Example2Reading: ひとくち
Example2Translation: one mouthful; one bite; one sip
Example3Word: 悪口
Example3Reading: わるぐち
Example3Translation: bad-mouthing; insult [lit. bad-mouth]

Kanji: 手
Keyword: hand
Example1Reading: て
Example2Word: 手元
Example2Reading: てもと
Example2Translation: at hand; near at hand
Example3Word: 握手
Example3Reading: あくしゅ
Example3Translation: handshake

Kanji: 足
Keyword: foot
Example1Reading: あし
Example2Word: 足首
Example2Reading: あしくび
Example2Translation: ankle [lit. foot neck]
Example3Word: 足跡
Example3Reading: あしあと
Example3Translation: footprint

Kanji: 見
Keyword: see
KeywordContext: look at
Example1Word: 見る
Example1Reading: みる
Example1Translation: to see; to look at
Example2Word: 花見
Example2Reading: はなみ
Example2Translation: cherry-blossom viewing [lit. flower viewing; the spring tradition of gathering under blooming sakura trees with food and drink]
Example3Word: 見物
Example3Reading: けんぶつ
Example3Translation: sightseeing [lit. seeing things]

Kanji: 音
Keyword: sound
KeywordContext: noise
Example1Reading: おと
Example1Translation: sound; noise
Example2Word: 音楽
Example2Reading: おんがく
Example2Translation: music
Example3Word: 足音
Example3Reading: あしおと
Example3Translation: footsteps [the audible sound of feet on the ground (what you hear approaching, in horror movies, in an empty hallway)]

Kanji: 力
Keyword: strength
Example1Reading: ちから
Example2Word: 体力
Example2Reading: たいりょく
Example2Translation: physical stamina [the body's capacity to sustain effort over time (endurance, distinct from raw burst strength)]
Example3Word: 全力
Example3Reading: ぜんりょく
Example3Translation: full power; all one's strength

Kanji: 気
Keyword: mood
Example1Reading: き
Example2Word: 気持ち
Example2Reading: きもち
Example2Translation: feelings
Example3Word: 天気
Example3Reading: てんき
Example3Translation: weather [lit. heaven's mood]

Kanji: 円
Keyword: circle
Example1Reading: えん
Example1Translation: circle; yen [Japanese currency]
Example2Word: 半円
Example2Reading: はんえん
Example2Translation: semicircle [lit. half circle]
Example3Word: 円周
Example3Reading: えんしゅう
Example3Translation: circumference [the distance around a circle]

Kanji: 入
Keyword: enter
Example1Word: 入る
Example1Reading: はいる
Example1Translation: to enter [e.g. I entered the room]
Example2Word: 入学
Example2Reading: にゅうがく
Example2Translation: entry to school or university; matriculation [lit. enter school]
Example3Word: 輸入
Example3Reading: ゆにゅう
Example3Translation: import; importation [To import goods is to have them enter the country.]

Kanji: 出
Keyword: exit
KeywordContext: leave
Example1Word: 出る
Example1Reading: でる
Example1Translation: to leave; to exit
Example2Word: 出口
Example2Reading: でぐち
Example3Word: 外出
Example3Reading: がいしゅつ
Example3Translation: going out; leaving one's home [exiting the house for errands, dates, or other everyday activities]

Kanji: 立
Keyword: stand
Example1Word: 立つ
Example1Reading: たつ
Example1Translation: to stand
Example2Word: 目立つ
Example2Reading: めだつ
Example2Translation: to be conspicuous; to stand out [lit. stand to the eye]
Example3Word: 独立
Example3Reading: どくりつ
Example3Translation: independence [lit. alone stand]

Kanji: 休
Keyword: rest
Example1Word: 休む
Example1Reading: やすむ
Example1Translation: to rest; to take a break; to be absent [e.g. I rested for a while; she was absent from school]
Example2Word: 休日
Example2Reading: きゅうじつ
Example2Translation: holiday; day off [lit. rest day]
Example3Word: 夏休み
Example3Reading: なつやすみ
Example3Translation: summer vacation [lit. summer rest]

Kanji: 先
Keyword: before
Example1Word: 先に
Example1Reading: さきに
Example2Word: 先月
Example2Reading: せんげつ
Example2Translation: last month [lit. before month]
Example3Word: 先生
Example3Reading: せんせい
Example3Translation: teacher; master [lit. living before; someone further along life's path is an elder or mentor worthy of respect]

Kanji: 夕
Keyword: evening
Example1Word: 夕方
Example1Reading: ゆうがた
Example1Translation: evening [the time from late afternoon to early night]
Example2Word: 夕食
Example2Reading: ゆうしょく
Example2Translation: dinner; evening meal [lit. evening food]
Example3Word: 夕日
Example3Reading: ゆうひ
Example3Translation: setting sun; evening sun

Kanji: 本
Keyword: book
Example1Reading: ほん
Example2Word: 本屋
Example2Reading: ほんや
Example2Translation: bookstore
Example3Word: 絵本
Example3Reading: えほん
Example3Translation: picture book (illustrated book for children)

Kanji: 文
Keyword: sentence [writing]
Example1Reading: ぶん
Example1Translation: sentence; text
Example2Word: 文法
Example2Reading: ぶんぽう
Example2Translation: grammar [lit. sentence law]
Example3Word: 作文
Example3Reading: さくぶん
Example3Translation: essay; composition [lit. make sentence]

Kanji: 字
Keyword: character
KeywordContext: letter
Example1Word: 文字
Example1Reading: もじ
Example1Translation: letter; character [a written symbol]
Example2Word: 漢字
Example2Reading: かんじ
Example2Translation: kanji; Chinese character
Example3Word: 数字
Example3Reading: すうじ
Example3Translation: number; numeral [lit. number character]

Kanji: 学
Keyword: study
KeywordContext: learning
Example1Word: 学校
Example1Reading: がっこう
Example1Translation: school
Example2Word: 学ぶ
Example2Reading: まなぶ
Example2Translation: to study [in depth]; to learn
Example3Word: 学生
Example3Reading: がくせい
Example3Translation: student

Kanji: 校
Keyword: school
Example1Word: 学校
Example1Reading: がっこう
Example2Word: 中学校
Example2Reading: ちゅうがっこう
Example2Translation: junior high school; middle school
Example3Word: 校長
Example3Reading: こうちょう
Example3Translation: principal; headmaster [lit. school head]

Kanji: 村
Keyword: village
Example1Reading: むら
Example2Word: 村長
Example2Reading: そんちょう
Example2Translation: village headman; mayor
Example3Word: 農村
Example3Reading: のうそん
Example3Translation: farming village; agricultural community [a rural settlement centered around agriculture; comparable to a small American farming town]

Kanji: 町
Keyword: town
Example1Reading: まち
Example2Word: 町民
Example2Reading: ちょうみん
Example2Translation: townspeople [citizens of a town]
Example3Word: 下町
Example3Reading: したまち
Example3Translation: downtown; old town [the traditional, lower-lying commercial and residential districts of a city]

Kanji: 森
Keyword: forest
Example1Reading: もり
Example2Word: 青森
Example2Reading: あおもり
Example2Translation: Aomori [lit. blue forest]
Example3Word: 森林
Example3Reading: しんりん
Example3Translation: forest; woods

Kanji: 正
Keyword: correct
Example1Word: 正しい
Example1Reading: ただしい
Example1Translation: right; just; correct [e.g. his answer was correct]
Example2Word: 不正
Example2Reading: ふせい
Example2Translation: injustice; unfairness; fraud [lit. not correct]
Example3Word: 正解
Example3Reading: せいかい
Example3Translation: correct answer [the right response in a quiz, test, riddle, or any question]

Kanji: 水
Keyword: water
Example1Reading: みず
Example2Word: 水道
Example2Reading: すいどう
Example2Translation: water supply; tap water [lit. water way]
Example3Word: 水着
Example3Reading: みずぎ
Example3Translation: swimsuit [lit. water clothes]

Kanji: 火
Keyword: fire
Example1Reading: ひ
Example2Word: 花火
Example2Reading: はなび
Example2Translation: fireworks [lit. flower fire]
Example3Word: 火事
Example3Reading: かじ
Example3Translation: fire; conflagration [lit. fire incident]

Kanji: 玉
Keyword: ball
Example1Reading: たま
Example1Translation: ball; sphere
Example2Word: 目玉
Example2Reading: めだま
Example2Translation: eyeball
Example3Word: 水玉
Example3Reading: みずたま
Example3Translation: drop of water; polka dot

Kanji: 王
Keyword: king
KeywordContext: ruler
Example1Reading: おう
Example1Translation: king; ruler
Example2Word: 王子
Example2Reading: おうじ
Example2Translation: prince
Example3Word: 王国
Example3Reading: おうこく
Example3Translation: kingdom [country ruled by a king]

Kanji: 石
Keyword: stone
Example1Reading: いし
Example2Word: 石油
Example2Reading: せきゆ
Example2Translation: oil [petroleum]; kerosene
Example3Word: 宝石
Example3Reading: ほうせき
Example3Translation: jewel; gem [lit. treasure stone]

Kanji: 竹
Keyword: bamboo
Example1Reading: たけ
Example2Word: 竹林
Example2Reading: ちくりん
Example2Translation: bamboo grove [e.g. the wind blew through the bamboo grove]
Example3Word: 爆竹
Example3Reading: ばくちく
Example3Translation: firecracker [lit. explode bamboo; originally made by heating bamboo until it bursts]

Kanji: 糸
Keyword: thread
Example1Reading: いと
Example1Translation: thread; string
Example2Word: 毛糸
Example2Reading: けいと
Example2Translation: knitting wool; yarn
Example3Word: 絹糸
Example3Reading: きぬいと
Example3Translation: silk thread

Kanji: 貝
Keyword: shell
KeywordContext: shellfish
Example1Word: 貝殻
Example1Reading: かいがら
Example1Translation: seashell [e.g., she collected seashells on the beach]
Example2Reading: かい
Example2Translation: shell; shellfish [physical shell when found on a beach; the shellfish creature when on a menu]
Example3Word: 巻貝
Example3Reading: まきがい
Example3Translation: conch; sea snail [refers to any spiral-shelled mollusk; distinct from land snails]

Kanji: 車
Keyword: vehicle
KeywordContext: car
Example1Reading: くるま
Example1Translation: car; automobile; vehicle
Example2Word: 電車
Example2Reading: でんしゃ
Example2Translation: train [lit. electric car]
Example3Word: 自転車
Example3Reading: じてんしゃ
Example3Translation: bicycle [lit. self-turning vehicle; the rider propels the vehicle by turning the pedals themselves]

Kanji: 金
Keyword: gold
Example1Reading: きん
Example1Translation: gold; golden
Example2Reading: かね
Example2Translation: money
Example3Word: 金魚
Example3Reading: きんぎょ
Example3Translation: goldfish [lit. gold fish]

Kanji: 雨
Keyword: rain
Example1Reading: あめ
Example2Word: 大雨
Example2Reading: おおあめ
Example2Translation: heavy rain
Example3Word: 梅雨
Example3Reading: つゆ
Example3Translation: rainy season [lit. plum rain; the rainy season in Japan that coincides with plums ripening]

Kanji: 赤
Keyword: red
Example1Reading: あか
Example2Word: 赤ちゃん
Example2Reading: あかちゃん
Example2Translation: baby; infant [lit. red chan; named for the reddish skin of newborns]
Example3Word: 赤字
Example3Reading: あかじ
Example3Translation: deficit; being in the red [lit. red characters; refers to the traditional accounting practice of writing negative balances in red ink]

Kanji: 青
Keyword: blue
Example1Word: 青い
Example1Reading: あおい
Example2Word: 青空
Example2Reading: あおぞら
Example2Translation: blue sky
Example3Word: 青写真
Example3Reading: あおじゃしん
Example3Translation: blueprint [lit. blue photograph; architectural drawings were traditionally reproduced as photographic prints on blue paper]

Kanji: 白
Keyword: white
Example1Word: 白い
Example1Reading: しろい
Example2Word: 白鳥
Example2Reading: はくちょう
Example2Translation: swan [lit. white bird]
Example3Word: 白紙
Example3Reading: はくし
Example3Translation: blank paper [lit. white paper]