# Kanji in Context Lesson 011: 226-250 # by Koichi Nishiguchi, Tamaki Kono, ISBN 4-7890-0753-7 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 郵便局 [ゆうびんきょく] /post office/ 郵送 [ゆうそう] /mail/ 郵便局 [ゆうびんきょく] /post office/ 定期便 [ていきびん] /regular service (a flight, etc.)/ 便乗値上げ [びんじょうねあげ] /jumping on the bandwagon and increasing prices/ 便箋 [びんせん] /letter pad/ 便利な [べんりな] /useful, handy/ 便所 [べんじょ] /lavatory/ 小便 [しょうべん] /urine/ 便り [たより] /letter, correspondence, news, tidings/ 郵便局 [ゆうびんきょく] /post office/ 放送局 [ほうそうきょく] /TV station, radio station/ 北米局 [ほくべいきょく] /Bureau for North America/ 局長 [きょくちょう] /bureau chief/ 結局 [けっきょく] /finally, in the end/ 政局 [せいきょく] /political situation/ 病院 [びょういん] /hospital/ 病気 [びょうき] /illness, sickness, disease/ 病気の [びょうきの] /ill, sick/ 病人 [びょうにん] /sick person/ 重病 [じゅうびょう] /serious illness or disease/ 不治の病 [ふちのやまい] /incurable or fatal disease/ 病む [やむ] /fall ill, become sick, suffer from/ 疾病 [しっぺい] /illness, sickness, disease/ 病院 [びょういん] /hospital/ 大学院 [だいがくいん] /graduate school/ 入院 [にゅういん] /be sent to a hospital, be hospitalized/ 退院 [たいいん] /leave the hospital, be discharged from the hospital/ 窓 [まど] /window/ 窓口 [まどぐち] /(teller's, etc.) window/ 同窓会 [どうそうかい] /alumni association/ 雨 [あめ] /rain/ 大雨 [おおあめ] /heavy rain/ 雨水 [あまみず] /rainwater/ 雨具 [あまぐ] /rainwear, raincoat, umbrella/ 雨量 [うりょう] /precipitation, rainfall/ 梅雨 [つゆ] /the rainy season/ 梅雨前線 [ばいうぜんせん] /warm front of early summer rain/ 小雨 [こさめ] /light rain, drizzle/ 春雨 [はるさめ] /spring rain, drizzle/ 霧雨 [きりさめ] /misty rain/ 五月雨 [さみだれ] /early summer rain/ 時雨 [しぐれ] /(rain) shower (in late autumn and early winter)/ 東京 [とうきょう] /Tokyo/ 京都 [きょうと] /Kyoto/ 上京 [じょうきょう] /go to Tokyo/ 帰京 [ききょう] /return to Tokyo/ 京阪神地方 [けいはんしんちほう] /Osaka and its neighboring regions/ 映画 [えいが] /movie/ 上映 [じょうえい] /show (a movie)/ 映る [うつる] /be reflected/ 映す [うつす] /reflect, project/ 映える [はえる] /shine, look nice/ 映画 [えいが] /movie/ 画家 [がか] /painter, artist/ 日本画 [にほんが] /Japanese-style painting/ 絵画 [かいが] /picture, drawing, painting/ 洋画 [ようが] /Western-style painting, foreign film/ 邦画 [ほうが] /Japanese film/ 計画 [けいかく] /create a plan or project/ 仕事 [しごと] /work, business, job/ 仕上げる [しあげる] /finish (off, up), complete/ 仕上がる [しあがる] /be finished, be completed, be ready/ 仕立てる [したてる] /make (clothes), tailor/ 仕える [つかえる] /serve (a person), work under or for/ 給仕 [きゅうじ] /waiter, waitress, wait/ 仕事 [しごと] /work, business, job/ 出来事 [できごと] /event, happening, occurrence/ 見事な [みごとな] /beautiful, splendid, masterful/ 物事 [ものごと] /things, matters, everything/ 家事 [かじ] /housework, housekeeping/ 火事 [かじ] /fire/ 人事 [じんじ] /personnel affairs/ 大事な [だいじな] /important/ 事件 [じけん] /incident, affair, matter, case, trouble/ 好事家 [こうずか] /dilettante/ 質問 [しつもん] /question, ask questions/ 質 [しつ] /quality/ 本質 [ほんしつ] /real nature, substance, essence/ 品質 [ひんしつ] /quality of a product/ 地質 [ちしつ] /nature of the soil, geological features/ 人質 [ひとじち] /hostage/ 質屋 [しつや] /pawnshop/ 言質 [げんち] /pledge word (as in "get one's word")/ 質問 [しつもん] /question, ask questions/ 問題 [もんだい] /problem, issue, question (in an exam)/ 学問 [がくもん] /learning, study, studies/ 問答 [もんどう] /ask questions and give answers/ 問 [とい] /question/ 問い合わせる [といあわせる] /make inquirires (at an office), inquire/ 問い合わせ [といあわせ] /inquiry/ 問屋 [とにゃ、といや] /wholesale store/ 料理 [りょうり] /cook, cuisine/ 料金 [りょうきん] /charge, fee, fare/ 送料 [そうりょう] /postage, cost of sending/ 有料道路 [ようりょうどうろ] /toll road/ 食料品 [しょくりょうひん] /food, groceries/ 料理 [りょうり] /cook, cuisine/ 理解 [りかい] /understand, comprehend/ 心理 [しんり] /psychology/ 心理学 [しんりがく] /psychology/ 地理 [ちり] /geography/ 物理学 [ぶつりがく] /physics/ 物理的に [ぶつりてきに] /physically/ 理論 [りろん] /theory/ 論理 [ろんり] /logic/ 写真 [しゃしん] /photograph, picture/ 真理 [しんり] /truth/ 真空 [しんくう] /vacuum/ 真っ白な [まっしろな] /pure white, snow white/ 真っ黒な [まっくろな] /pitch-black/ 真っ赤な [まっかな] /bright or deep red/ 真っ青な [まっさおな] /deep blue, pale/ 真っ暗な [まっくらな] /pitch-dark/ 真ん丸い [まんまるい] /(perfectly) round/ 真中 [まんなか] /the middle, the center, the heart/ 真っ先に [まっさきに] /at the very beginning, first of all/ 手紙 [てがみ] /letter/ 紙 [かみ] /paper/ 新聞紙 [しんぶんし] /newspaper/ コピー用紙 [コピーようし] /copying paper/ 白紙 [はくし] /blank sheet/ 和紙 [わし] /Japanese paper/ 好きな [すきな] /favorite, be fond of/ 大好きな [だいすきな] /(most) favorite, be very fond of/ 好き好きな [すきずきな] /be a matter of taste/ 好意 [こうい] /goodwill, good wishes, kindness, favor/ 好調な [こうちょうな] /in good condition, satisfactory/ 友好的な [ゆうこうてきな] /friendly/ 好人物 [こうじんぶつ] /good-natured person/ 好む [このむ] /like, be found of/ 好み [このみ] /preference/ 元気な [げんきな] /healthy, be in good spirits/ 二元論 [にげんろん] /dualism/ 足元 [あしもと] /at one's feet, (one's) step/ 地元の [じもとの] /local or home (team, etc.)/ 家元 [いえもと] /headmaster of a school/ 元来 [がんらい] /originally, primarily, by nature/ 元旦 [がんたん] /the first day of the year/ 元気な [げんきな] /healthy, in good spirits/ 気持ち [きもち] /feeling, mood, sensation/ 気に入る [きにいる] /get or grow fond of/ 電気 [でんき] /electricity/ 人気 [にんき] /popularity, popular/ 人気 [ひとけ] /sign or presence of people/ 大気 [たいき] /atmosphere/ 気体 [きたい] /gas/ 気候 [きこう] /weather, climate/ 浮気 [うわき] /have an affair, be unfaithful to one's spouse/ 人気のない [にんきのない] /deserted, empty/ 気配 [けはい] /indication, sign/ 火の気 [ひのけ] /fire, heat/ 意気地のない [いくじのない] /timid, cowardly/ 静かな [しずかな] /quiet, silent, calm, peaceful/ 静まる [しずまる] /calm down/ 静けさ [しずけさ] /stillness, silence, calm, peace/ 冷静な [れいせいな] /cool-headed/ 静電気 [せいでんき] /static electricity/ 静脈 [じょうみゃく] /vein/ 便利な [べんりな] /useful, handy/ 利用 [りよう] /use/ 勝利 [しょうり] /victory/ 利口な [りこうな] /wise, clever/ 利子 [りし] /interest (on a loan, etc.)/ 利息 [りそく] /interest (on a loan, etc.)/ 利益 [りえき] /profit/ 右利き [みぎきき] /right-handed/ 左利き [ひだりきき] /left-handed/ 砂利 [じゃり] /gravel, pebbles/ 親切な [しんせつな] /kind/ 両親 [りょうしん] /father and mother, parents/ 父親 [ちちおや] /father/ 母親 [ははおや] /mother/ 親 [おや] /parent(s)/ 親子 [おやこ] /parent(s) and child(ren)/ 親指 [おやゆび] /thumb/ 親しい [したしい] /close, intimate/ 親友 [しんゆう] /close friend/ 親日家 [しんにちか] /Japanophile, pro-Japanese person/ 切る [きる] /cut/ 切手 [きって] /(postage) stamp/ 親切な [しんせつな] /kind/ 大切な [たいせつな] /important/ 一切 [いっさい] /all, the whole, everything, not anything, not at all/ #end