C. Please choose the best answer(s) to the following questions.
1. Which of the following readings apply to the kanji 人?
a. Ō (オウ)
b. hito (ひと）
c. NIN (ニン）
d. JIN (ジン)
e. hi (ひ)
2. Where is the most appropriate place to go in a spaceship?
a. 人
b. 目
c. 月
d. ロ
e. 木
3. Which of the following readings apply to the kanji 女 ?
a. ZEN (ゼン）
b. SHUN (シュン）
c. uchi (うら）
d. JO (ジョ)
e. onna (おんな）
4. Which of the following readings apply to the kanji 口 ?
a. KŌ (コウ）
b. haru (はる)
c. SHI (シ)
d. kuchi (くち）
e. Ō (オウ）
5. Which of the following readings apply to the kanji 日 ?
a. hi (ひ)
b. to (と)
c. KOKU (コク）
d. JITSU (ジツ）
e. NICHI (ニチ）
D. Please answer the following questions.
1. Which is the correct reading of 回る ?
a. mi.ru (み.る)
b. sube.ru (すべ.る）
c. haka.ru (はか.る）
d. mawa.ru (まわ.る）
2. What is the reading for 一日 when it indicates the first day of a month?
a. tama (たま）
b. kuni (くに)
c. uchi (うち）
d. kuchi (くち）
e. tsuitachi (ついたち）
3. Given that hitori (ひとり) is the reading for 一人, what is the reading for 二人?
a. hatsuka (はつか）
b. futari (ふたり）
c. hatachi (はたち)
d. futsuka (ふつか）
4. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
a. 一
b. 八
c. 四
d. 小
e. 三
5. Which is the correct reading of 白い?
a. furu.i (ふる.い）
b. shiro.i (しろ·い）
c. maru.i (まる.い）
d. hiro.i (ひろ.い）
E. Please match the following compounds and words to their meanings and pronunciations.
| 1. 三月 | a. Twice | 1. hito.tsu (ひと.つ) |
| 2. 白人 | b. Obvious | 2. JIN.KŌ (ジン.コウ) |
| 3. 二回 | c. White | 3. shiro.i (しろ.い） |
| 4. 小さい | d. Five people | 4. SAN.GATSU (サン.ガツ) |
| 5. 明白 | e. Small | 5. chii.sai (ちい.さい） |
| 6. 人口 | f. March | 6. NI.KAI (ニ.カイ） |
| 7. 一つ | g. Large tree | 7. GO.NIN (ゴ.ニン） |
| 8. 五人 | h. One | 8. TAI.BOKU (タイ.ボク) |
| 9. 白い | i. Population | 9. HAKU.JIN (ハク.ジン) |
| 10. 大木 | j. Caucasian | 10. MEI.HAKU (メイ.ハク） |
CHAPTER TWO
KANJI #21—40
KANJI #21
| 貝 | SHELLFISH |
Meaning
Shellfish/Seashell. As the lack of common words and compounds in the table indicates, this is not the most useful character to learn for its own sake. It often appears as a component in other kanji, however, and for this reason needs to be learned here.
Remembering this kanji
Celebrating his inclusion in this book, the Cyclops decided to throw an enormous SHELLFISH barbecue for all his friends. Minotaurs, griffins, nymphs and satyrs…even the sirens showed up (after agreeing to refrain from singing, of course). It was quite a crowd, but
