Practice Sheet

Week 9: Joyo Kanji Challenge

Talking, reading, drawing, thinking-- a lot of these words have to do with language and art!

Character Definition

ゲン, ゴン, う, こと

say

ワ, はなす, はなし

tale, talk

トウ, こたえる, こた

solution, answer

セイ, ショウ, こえ, こわ-

voice

ブン, モン, く, こえる

hear, ask, listen

ゴ, かたる, かたらう

word, speech, language

ショ, く, -がき, -がき

write

キ, しる

scribe, account, narrative

シ, かみ

paper

ガ, カク, エ, カイ, えがく, かくする, かぎる, はかりごと, はか

brush-stroke, picture

カイ, エ

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

ズ, ト, え, はか

map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally

コウ, ク, グ

craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

キョウ, おしえる, おそわる

teach, faith, doctrine

セイ, れる, れ, れ-, -ばれ, らす

clear up

シ, おもう, おもえらく, おぼ

think

コウ, かんがえる, かんが

consider, think over

チ, る, らせる

know, wisdom

サイ

genius, years old, cubic shaku

リ, ことわり

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

ドク, トク, トウ, む, -よ

read

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