on Mt. Etna.
Common Pronunciations
Common ON reading: none
Less common kun reading: kai (かい）
This character is always unvoiced (kai) in the first position, and becomes voiced (gai) elsewhere.
kun-yomi suggestion: “Kaiser roll”. If you are choosing your own keywords for the kun-yomi, do not use the same word you selected for KAI (力イ）, the on-yomi for “回” in Entry 9; it is best to keep the two types of readings separate. Create your sentence to remember the kun-yomi reading in the box below.
Less Common Pronunciations
Less common ON reading: BAI (バイ)
Less Common kun reading: none
| COMMON WORDS AND COMPOUNDS | ||
| 貝 | shellfish | kai かい |
| 生貝 | life + shellfish = raw shellfish | nama.gai なま.がい |
| 赤貝 | red + shellfish = ark shell | aka.gai あか.がい |
| SAMPLE SENTENCE: | ||||||
| この | レストラン | の | 赤貝 | は | 有名 | です。 |
| kono | resutoran | no | aka.gai | wa | YŪ.MEI | desu. |
| this | restaurant | ark shell | famous | is | ||
| = The ark shell in this restaurant is famous. |
COMPONENT #22
Our hat will symbolize the police, or any other authority from sheriffs to park rangers.
KANJI #22
| 六 | SIX |
Meaning
Six.
Remembering this kanji
Something tells me that if you throw a police hat into a volcano, it will burn. Don’t ask me how I know this; it’s my SIXTH sense.
Common Pronunciations
Common ON reading: ROKU (ロ ク）
Common kun reading: none
Create your on-yomi keyword and enter it in the table at the back of the book. After that, write your sentence to remember the on-yomi reading in the box below.
Less Common Pronunciations
Less common ON reading: RIKU (リク） Less
Common kun reading: mui (むっ);mu-(むつ）;mu (む）
You may have guessed that these first two kun-yomi are found in only one word each: 六日 [muika (むい.か)] the sixth day of the month, and 六つ [mut.tsu (むっ.つ)] the general counter for “six.”
| COMMON WORDS AND COMPOUNDS | ||
| 六 | six | ROKU ロク |
| 六人 | six + person = six people | ROKU.NIN ロク.ニン |
| 六月 | six + moon (month) = June | ROKU.GATSU ロク.ガツ |
| 六円 | six + circle (yen) = six yen | ROKU.EN ロク.エン |
| 六時 | six + time = six o’clock | ROKU.JI ロク.ジ |
| SAMPLE SENTENCE: | ||||
| 六人 | は | 日本 | へ | 行きました。 |
| ROKU.NIN | wa | NI.HON | e | ikimashita. |
| six people | Japan | went | ||
| = The six people went to Japan. |
KANJI #23
| 王 | KING |
Meaning
Crowns, scepters, long purple robes…think of kings and royalty when you see this kanji. No story required.
Common Pronunciations
Common ON reading: Ō (オウ）
Common kun reading: none
Only one reading to deal with here—wouldn’t it be nice if all the kanji were this well-behaved? Create your on-yomi keyword and enter it in the table at the back of the book. After that, write your sentence to remember the on-yomi reading in the box below.
Less Common Pronunciations
Less common ON reading: none
Less Common kun reading: none
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COMMON WORDS AND COMPOUNDS
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