| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 南極 | nankyoku | the Antarctic; the South Pole |
| 南西 | nansei | southwest |
| 東南 | tōnan | southeast |
| 南北 | nanboku | north and south |
| 南向き | minami-muki | facing south |
| 南太平洋 | minami taiheiyō | the South Pacific |
| 南十字星 | minami jūjisei | the Southern Cross |
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高
high; to increase; to raise
コウ KŌ たか • い taka(i) たか • める taka(meru)
The character
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Example Sentences
1. 電車の中で女子高生が騒いでいた。
Densha no naka de jōshi kōsei ga sawaide ita.
Some senior high school girls were making a commotion on the train.
2. あの人はいつも高圧的な態度をとる。
Ano hito wa itsumo kōatsuteki na taido o toru.
He is always very overbearing.
3. このビルは日本一高いビルです。
Kono biru wa Nihonichi takai biru desu.
This building is the tallest in Japan.
4. 口座の残高を教えて下さい。
Kōza no zandaka o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me the balance of my account.
5. 彼はこの映画に出て、評判を高めた。
Kare wa kono eiga ni dete, hyōban o takameta.
His appearance in this movie has added to his reputation.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 高校生 | kōkōsei | a senior high-school student |
| 高速道路 | kōsoku dōro | an expressway; a freeway |
| 取尚 | saikō | maximum; best; great |
| 尚価 | kōka | high priced |
| 高級 | kōkyū | high-grade / class |
| 背が高い | se ga takai | to be tall in stature |
| 高山 | Takayama | Takayama (a place, name) |
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校
a school
コウ KŌ
The character 校 combines 木 tree and 父 a person sitting cross-legged, and can be thought of as a place where people sit and study; i.e., a school.
GR1 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 希望の高校に合格した。
Kibō no kōkō ni gōkaku shita.
I was accepted into the high school I wanted to go to.
2. —年間予備校に通った。
Ichinenkan yobikō ni kayotta.
I attended a prep school for one year.
3. 明日中に校正してください。
Ashita-jū ni kōsei shite kudasai.
Please proofread this by the end of tomorrow.
4. 彼は海軍の将校になった。
Kare wa kaigun no shōkō ni natta.
He became a naval officer.
5. 小学校のとなりに住んでいる。
Shōgakkō no tonari ni sunde iru.
I live next door to an elementary school.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 高等学校 | kōtō gakkō | a senior high school |
| 予備校 | yobikō | a preparatory (prep) school |
| 小学校 | shōgakkō | an elementary school |
| 下校 | gekō | going home from school |
| 校門 | kōmon | a school gate |
| 校正 | kōsei | proofreading |
| 初校 | shokō | first proofs |
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時
time; hour
ジ JI とき toki
The character 時 combines 日 sun and 寺 a place of work, which suggests moving the hands and feet to work, hence the idea of continuous motion and by association, time.
GR2 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. ちょっとお時間ありますか。
Chotto ojikan arimasu ka.
Do you have a moment?
2. 北京と東京の時差は何時間ですか。
Pekin to Tōkyō no jisa wa nanjikan desu ka.
How many hours' time difference is there between Beijing and Tōkyō?
3. 当時を知る人はおじいさんだけです。
Tōji o shiru hito wa ojiisan dake desu.
Only grandfather knows what life was like then.
4. うちの主人は時々夕食を作る。
Uchi no shujin wa tokidoki yūshoku o tsukuru.
My husband sometimes makes dinner.
5. いらいらして何度も時計を見た。
Ira ira shite nando mo tokei o mita.
He kept glancing impatiently at his watch.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 時間 | jikan | (the) time; an hour; a lesson |
| 時差 | jisa | a time difference |
| 当時 | tōji | at that time; in those days |
| 時速 | jisoku | speed per hour |
| 五時十分 | goji juppun | 5:10; ten past five |
| 時々 | tokidoki | sometimes; every time |
| *時計 | tokei | a clock; a watch |
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書
to write; writing
シヨ SHO か • く ka(ku)
The character 書 combines hand holding a brush
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