Study Set: Genki 2 Kanji Vocabulary

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Genki 2 Kanji Vocabulary

All kanji vocabulary from Genki 2

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⑤ 安い【やすい】 • ① cheap, inexpensive ② calm, peaceful, quiet

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

⑤ 花【はな】 • ① flower, blossom, bloom, petal ② blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom ③ ikebana ④ Japanese playing cards ⑤ beauty ⑥ (the) best

⑤ 空【そら】 • sky, the heavens

⑤ 週間【しゅうかん】 • week, weekly

⑤ 先週【せんしゅう】 • last week, the week before

⑤ 足【あし】 • ① foot ② leg ③ gait ④ pace

⑤ 毎週【まいしゅう】 • every week

⑤ 魚【さかな】 • fish

⑤ 店【みせ】 • store, shop, establishment

⑤ 目【め】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish

⑤ お茶【おちゃ】 • ① tea (usu. green) ② tea break (at work) ③ tea ceremony

⑤ 悪い【わるい】 • ① bad, poor, inferior ② evil, sinful ③ unprofitable, unbeneficial ④ at fault, to blame, in the wrong ⑤ sorry

⑤ 意味【いみ】 • meaning, significance

⑤ 医者【いしゃ】 • (medical) doctor, physician

⑤ 映画館【えいがかん】 • movie theatre (theater), cinema

⑤ 英語【えいご】 • English (language)

⑤ 音楽【おんがく】 • music, musical movement

⑤ 夏【なつ】 • summer

⑤ 家族【かぞく】 • family, members of a family

⑤ 海【うみ】 • sea, beach

⑤ 開ける【あける】 • ① to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) ② to open (for business, etc.)

⑤ 楽しい【たのしい】 • enjoyable, fun

⑤ 漢字【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji

⑤ 顔【かお】 • face (person)

⑤ 牛肉【ぎゅうにく】 • beef

⑤ 去年【きょねん】 • last year

⑤ 教える【おしえる】 • to teach, to inform, to instruct

⑤ 教室【きょうしつ】 • classroom

⑤ 銀行【ぎんこう】 • bank

⑤ 兄【あに】 • older brother

⑤ 兄弟【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

⑤ 建物【たてもの】 • building

⑤ 犬【いぬ】 • ① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

⑤ ご主人【ごしゅじん】 • your husband, her husband

⑤ ご飯【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal

⑤ 広い【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide

⑤ 考える【かんがえる】 • to consider, to think about

⑤ 黒い【くろい】 • ① black ② dark ③ illicit, wicked, underground

⑤ 始まる【はじまる】 • to begin

⑤ 姉【あね】 • older sister, elder sister

⑤ 止まる【とまる】 • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to

⑤ 死ぬ【しぬ】 • to die

⑤ 自転車【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle

⑤ 質問【しつもん】 • question, inquiry, enquiry

⑤ 写真【しゃしん】 • ① photograph, photo ② movie

⑤ 借りる【かりる】 • ① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire

⑤ 秋【あき】 • autumn, fall

⑤ 習う【ならう】 • to learn

⑤ 重い【おもい】 • ① heavy, massive ② serious, important, severe, oppressed

⑤ 春【はる】 • ① spring, springtime ② new year ③ prime (of one's life, etc.) ④ adolescence, puberty ⑤ sexuality

⑤ 乗る【のる】 • ① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)

⑤ 食べ物【たべもの】 • food

⑤ 食堂【しょくどう】 • ① dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom ② restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner

⑤ 図書館【としょかん】 • library

⑤ 声【こえ】 • voice

⑤ 切る【きる】 • ① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete

⑤ 走る【はしる】 • ① to run ② to travel (movement of vehicles) ③ to hurry to ④ to retreat (from battle), to take flight ⑤ to run away from home ⑥ to elope ⑦ to tend heavily toward

⑤ 多い【おおい】 • many, numerous

⑤ 体【からだ】 • ① body ② health

⑤ 待つ【まつ】 • ① to wait ② to await, to look forward to, to anticipate ③ (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need

⑤ 貸す【かす】 • ① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out

⑤ 台所【だいどころ】 • kitchen

⑤ 大切【たいせつ】 • important, valuable, worthy of care

⑤ 地図【ちず】 • map

⑤ 着く【つく】 • ① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

⑤ 着る【きる】 • ① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)

⑤ 昼【ひる】 • ① noon, midday ② daytime ③ lunch

⑤ 朝【あさ】 • morning

⑤ 鳥【とり】 • ① bird ② bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

⑤ 冬【ふゆ】 • winter

⑤ 答える【こたえる】 • to answer, to reply

⑤ 動物【どうぶつ】 • animal

⑤ 同じ【おなじ】 • ① same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike ② (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

⑤ 肉【にく】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad

⑤ 風【かぜ】 • wind, breeze

⑤ 服【ふく】 • ① clothes (esp. Western clothes) ② counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

⑤ 物【もの】 • ① thing, object ② the natural thing, a frequently done thing ③ used to express emotional involvement ④ used in giving a reason

⑤ 歩く【あるく】 • to walk

⑤ 妹【いもうと】 • younger sister

⑤ 問題【もんだい】 • problem, question

⑤ 夕方【ゆうがた】 • evening

⑤ 洋服【ようふく】 • Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)

⑤ 料理【りょうり】 • ① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management

⑤ 開く【あく】 • ① to open (e.g. doors) ② to open (e.g. business, etc.)

⑤ 買い物【かいもの】 • shopping, purchased goods

⑤ 飲み物【のみもの】 • drink, beverage

⑤ 昼ご飯【ひるごはん】 • lunch, midday meal

⑤ 一番【いちばん】 • ① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)

⑤ 横【よこ】 • ① horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down ② side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth ③ side (of a box, etc.) ④ beside, aside, next to ⑤ unconnected

⑤ 皿【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

⑤ 宿題【しゅくだい】 • homework

⑤ 全部【ぜんぶ】 • all, entire, whole, altogether

⑤ 地下鉄【ちかてつ】 • underground train, subway

⑤ 部屋【へや】 • ① room ② sumo stable

⑤ 留学生【りゅうがくせい】 • overseas student, exchange student

⑤ 練習【れんしゅう】 • practice, practise

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ 両親【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents

⑤ 本当に【ほんとうに】 • really, truly

⑤ 違う【ちがう】 • ① to differ (from), to vary ② to not be in the usual condition ③ to not match the correct (answer, etc.) ④ to be different from promised

⑤ 結婚【けっこん】 • marriage

⑤ 歳【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

⑤ 子供【こども】 • child, children

⑤ 若い【わかい】 • young

⑤ 授業【じゅぎょう】 • lesson, class work

⑤ 初めて【はじめて】 • ① for the first time ② only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...

⑤ 大変【たいへん】 • ① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard

⑤ 遅い【おそい】 • ① slow ② late (e.g. "late at night") ③ too late

⑤ 痛い【いたい】 • ① painful, sore ② exceeding

⑤ 彼【かれ】 • ① he, him ② boyfriend

⑤ 彼女【かのじょ】 • ① she, her ② girl friend, girlfriend, sweetheart

⑤ 忘れる【わすれる】 • to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

④ 以外【いがい】 • with the exception of, excepting

④ 意見【いけん】 • opinion, view

④ 運ぶ【はこぶ】 • ① to carry, to transport, to move, to convey ② to come, to go ③ to wield (a tool, etc.), to use ④ to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

④ 運転【うんてん】 • operation, motion, driving

④ 運動【うんどう】 • motion, exercise

④ 急ぐ【いそぐ】 • to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

④ 急行【きゅうこう】 • ① moving at high speed ② express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)

④ 教会【きょうかい】 • church

④ 空気【くうき】 • air, atmosphere

④ 建てる【たてる】 • to build, to construct

④ 研究【けんきゅう】 • study, research, investigation

④ 始める【はじめる】 • ① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...

④ 試験【しけん】 • examination, test, study, trial, experiment

④ 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

④ 時代【じだい】 • ① period, epoch, era, age ② the times, those days ③ oldness, ancientness, antiquity ④ antique, period piece

④ 社会【しゃかい】 • society, public

④ 集める【あつめる】 • to collect, to assemble, to gather

④ 小説【しょうせつ】 • novel, (short) story

④ 場合【ばあい】 • case, situation

④ 心【こころ】 • ① mind, heart, spirit ② the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

④ 親切【しんせつ】 • kindness, gentleness

④ 世界【せかい】 • the world, society, the universe

④ 世話【せわ】 • looking after, help, aid, assistance

④ 説明【せつめい】 • explanation, exposition

④ 送る【おくる】 • ① to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch ② to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person) ③ to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury ④ to spend (time), to live one's life ⑤ to pass (down the line) ⑥ to affix okurigana

④ 地理【ちり】 • geography

④ 着物【きもの】 • ① clothing, clothes ② kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)

④ 注意【ちゅうい】 • caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

④ 通う【かよう】 • ① to go back and forth, to ply between ② to commute, to attend (school, church, etc.)

④ 通る【とおる】 • to pass (by), to go through, to walk along, to pass exams, to attend (e.g. school)

④ 答え【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution

④ 特に【とくに】 • particularly, especially

④ 発音【はつおん】 • pronunciation

④ 不便【ふべん】 • inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

④ 味【あじ】 • ① flavor, flavour, taste ② charm, style ③ experience ④ smart, clever, witty, strange

④ 用意【ようい】 • preparation

④ 用事【ようじ】 • tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement

④ 旅館【りょかん】 • Japanese hotel, inn, ryokan

④ 音【おと】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame

④ 工場【こうじょう】 • factory, plant, mill, workshop

④ 台風【たいふう】 • typhoon, hurricane

④ 真ん中【まんなか】 • middle, centre, center, mid-way

④ 安全【あんぜん】 • ① safety ② security

④ 空港【くうこう】 • airport

④ 港【みなと】 • harbour, harbor, port

④ 寺【てら】 • temple (Buddhist)

④ 心配【しんぱい】 • ① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance

④ 生活【せいかつ】 • living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

④ 調べる【しらべる】 • to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

④ 日記【にっき】 • diary, journal

④ 反対【はんたい】 • opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa

④ 悲しい【かなしい】 • sad, sorrowful

④ 文化【ぶんか】 • ① culture, civilization, civilisation ② Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

④ 無理【むり】 • unreasonable, impossible, overdoing

④ 様【さま】 • ① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance

④ 留守【るす】 • ① absence, being away from home ② house-sitting, house-sitter ③ being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting

④ 両方【りょうほう】 • both sides, both parties

④ 案内【あんない】 • ① information, guidance, leading ② to guide, to show (around), to conduct

④ 間違える【まちがえる】 • ① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else

④ 経験【けいけん】 • experience

④ 最近【さいきん】 • latest, most recent, nowadays

④ 最初【さいしょ】 • beginning, outset, first, onset

④ 笑う【わらう】 • ① to laugh ② to smile ③ to sneer, to ridicule

④ 続ける【つづける】 • to continue, to keep up, to keep on

④ 卒業【そつぎょう】 • graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)

④ 怒る【おこる】 • ① to get angry, to get mad ② to tell someone off, to scold ③ to be angular, to be square

④ 比べる【くらべる】 • ① to compare, to make a comparison ② to compete, to vie

④ 払う【はらう】 • ① to pay ② to brush, to wipe

④ 変【へん】 • ① strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy ② unexpected ③ change ④ incident, disturbance, disaster, accident ⑤ flat (music)

④ 遅れる【おくれる】 • to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

③ 海外【かいがい】 • foreign, abroad, overseas

③ 楽【らく】 • comfort, ease

③ 去る【さる】 • ① to leave, to go away ② to pass, to elapse ③ to be distant ④ to send away, to drive off, to divorce ⑤ (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely ⑥ last ... (e.g. "last April")

③ 広場【ひろば】 • plaza

③ 作品【さくひん】 • work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

③ 主に【おもに】 • mainly, primarily

③ 手品【てじな】 • sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling

③ 台【だい】 • ① stand, rack, table ② support ③ belt ④ counter for machines, incl. vehicles ⑤ setting (e.g. in jewellery)

③ 地下【ちか】 • ① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover

③ 注文【ちゅうもん】 • order, request

③ 特急【とっきゅう】 • ① limited express (train, faster than an express) ② great hurry

③ 不安【ふあん】 • anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense

③ 父親【ちちおや】 • father

③ 分野【ぶんや】 • field, sphere, realm, division, branch

③ 文字【もじ】 • ① letter (of alphabet), character ② literal

③ 味方【みかた】 • friend, ally, supporter

③ 建つ【たつ】 • to be erected, to be built

③ 回転【かいてん】 • rotation (usu. around something), revolution, turning

③ 活動【かつどう】 • action, activity

③ 感情【かんじょう】 • emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment

③ 感動【かんどう】 • being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression

③ 教科書【きょうかしょ】 • textbook, text book

③ 相手【あいて】 • ① companion, partner, company ② other party, addressee ③ opponent (sports, etc.)

③ 当たる【あたる】 • ① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave

③ 当時【とうじ】 • at that time, in those days

③ 配る【くばる】 • to distribute, to deliver, to deal (cards)

③ 発表【はっぴょう】 • announcement, publication

③ 表情【ひょうじょう】 • facial expression

③ 不幸【ふこう】 • unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

③ 目的【もくてき】 • purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

③ 留学【りゅうがく】 • studying abroad (usu. at university level)

③ 幸せ【しあわせ】 • happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

③ 残す【のこす】 • to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve

③ 散歩【さんぽ】 • walk, stroll

③ 週末【しゅうまつ】 • weekend

③ 信じる【しんじる】 • to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

③ 調査【ちょうさ】 • investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

③ 変化【へんか】 • ① change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis ② variety, diversity ③ inflection, declension, conjugation ④ sidestepping (sumo)

③ 結果【けっか】 • ① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit

③ 急に【きゅうに】 • ① swiftly, rapidly ② suddenly, abruptly, immediately

② 和服【わふく】 • Japanese clothes

② 昼寝【ひるね】 • nap (afternoon), siesta

① 工学【こうがく】 • engineering

① 試みる【こころみる】 • to try, to test

① 新婚【しんこん】 • newly-wed

① 世代【せだい】 • generation, the world, the age

駅員【えきいん】 • station attendant

空手【からて】 • ① karate ② empty handed

真夜中【まよなか】 • dead of night, midnight

東京【とうきょう】 • Tokyo (current capital of Japan)

読み方【よみかた】 • way of reading, how to read

日本海【にほんかい】 • Sea of Japan

本屋【ほんや】 • ① bookstore, bookshop ② publisher ③ main building

洋食【ようしょく】 • Western-style meal

力仕事【ちからしごと】 • physical work, manual labour (labor)

終る【おわる】 • to finish, to end, to close

気分が悪い【きぶんがわるい】 • feel sick, feel unwell

お守り【おまもり】 • charm, amulet

一回【いっかい】 • once, one time, one round, one game, one bout, one heat, one inning

残業【ざんぎょう】 • overtime (work)

留守番電話【るすばんでんわ】 • answering machine, answer phone

一枚【いちまい】 • one thin flat object, one sheet

最悪【さいあく】 • the worst

自信【じしん】 • self-confidence

若者【わかもの】 • young man, youth, lad

乗り遅れる【のりおくれる】 • to miss (train, bus, etc.)

卒業式【そつぎょうしき】 • graduation ceremony, graduation exercises

絶対に【ぜったいに】 • absolutely, unconditionally