Welcome to the eleventh lesson of our free online kanji course! With the help of carefully selected resources that are freely available online, we are going to remember all the kanji you need for JLPT level 5. Before we start with this lesson, let’s review all the kanji from the previous lessons! Do you still remember all of them? You can use our flash cards to help you in your learning journey.
Lesson 1: 一, 二, 三 , 四 , 五 , 六 , 七 , 八 , 九 , 十 , 百 , 千 , 万 , and 円 .
Lesson 2: 日、月、火、水、木、金、土、川、and 田 .
Lesson 3: 人, 私, 上,下 , 左 , 右 , 中, and 山 .
Lesson 4: 雨 , 大 , 本 , 今 , 何 , 母 , 父 , 男 , 女 , and 子 .
Lesson 5: 友, 出 , 年 , 国 , 会 , 名 , 天 and 休.
Lesson 6: 小 , 先 , 入 , 分 , 前 , 半 , 学 and 多 .
Lesson 7: 後, 午 , 時 , 行 , 見 , 生 , and 口 .
Lesson 8: 間 , 東 , 高 , 外 , 来 and 話 .
Lesson 9: 入 , 電 , 店 , 白 , 手 and 耳 .
Lesson 10: 北 , 東 , 西 , and 南 .
Lesson 11: 花 , 魚 , 目 , 足 , 言 and 古 .
Click on the lesson to revisit it. Remember (most of) the kanji we learned? ^_^ Then let’s start with the kanji for this week: 安 , 立 , 力 , 体 , and 少 .
安
Meaning: Cheap, Peace, Safety
Onyomi: An [あん]
Kunyomi: Yasu(i) [߿す(i)]
Vocabulary: 安全 – あんぜん – anzen – safety
立
Meaning: To stand, to establish
Onyomi: Ritsu [ࠅつ]
Kunyomi: Ta(tsu)/Ta(teru) [た(つ)/た(てࠆ)]
Vocabulary: 国立 – こくࠅつ – kokuritsu – Public establishment
力
This kanji means power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert.
Onyomi: リョク、 リキ、 リイ
Kunyomi: ちから
体
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Onyomi: タイ、 テイ
Kunyomi: からだ、 かたち
少
Meaning: A little, Few
Onyomi: Shou [しょう]
Kunyomi: Suko(shi)/Suku(nai) [すこ(しい)/ すく(ない]
Vocabulary: 少女 – しࠂうじࠂ – shoujo – a young girl
That’s all, folks! This week, you have learned 安 , 立 , 力 , 体 , and 少 . How do you find learning kanji? Which ones are difficult for you? And do you have any questions? Discuss it in our Facebook group. Native speakers as well as professional Japanese teachers are happy to help you in your learning journey.
Ready for a little quiz? Let’s try the video below… 😉
