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土
earth; soil; land
ド DO 卜 TO つち tsuchi
The character 土 represents a seedling emerging from a mound of earth.
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Example Sentences
1. 昔は船で本土へ渡った。
Mukashi wa fune de hondo e watatta.
We used to go to the mainland by ship.
2. 土日は仕事が休みです。
Donichi wa shigoto ga yasumi desu.
We have Saturdays and Sundays off.
3. そのうち、東京に土地を買いたい。
Sono uchi, Tōkyō ni tochi o kaitai.
I'd like to buy some land in Tokyo some day.
4. 球根を土に埋めた。
Kyūkon o tsuchi ni umeta.
The bulb was buried under the soil.
5. 裏庭で土器を発見した。
Uraniwa de doki o hakken shita.
I found some old earthenware in the backyard.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 本土 | hondo | the mainland |
| 土日 | donichi | the weekend; Saturday(s) and Sunday(s) |
| 土器 | doki | earthenware |
| 土手 | dote | a bank, embankment |
| 領土 | ryōdo | territory |
| 土地 | tochi | land; property |
| *土産 | miyage | a souvenir; a present |
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万
ten thousand; all sorts of
マン MAN バン BAN *よろず yorozu
The character 万 derived from a pictograph of a scorpion pronounced man in Chinese. From phonetic borrowing and perhaps because scorpions were very numerous, the character became associated with ten thousand.
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Example Sentences
1. サイクロンで十万人以上の死者が出た。
Saikuron de jūman-nin ijō no shisha ga deta.
The cyclone caused more than one hundred thousand deaths.
2. 昨日、一万円下ろしたばかりだ。
Kinō, ichiman-en oroshita bakari da.
I just withdrew ten thousand yen yesterday.
3. 万が一にもそんなことはないと思うよ。
Man' ga ichi ni mo sonna koto wa nai to omou yo.
There isn't a chance in a million that would ever happen.
4. 万国博覧会を一度見てみたい。
Bankoku hakurankai o ichido mite mitai.
I'd like to see an international exposition just once.
5. 防災に万全の備えをする。
Bōsai ni banzen no sonae o suru.
We will be fully prepared for disaster prevention.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 十万人 | jūman-nin | one hundred thousand people |
| 一万円 | ichiman-en | ten thousand yen |
| 万が一 | man'ga ichi | an unlikely event; by any chance |
| 万年筆 | mannenhitsu | a fountain pen |
| 万戚 | banzai | Hurrah! |
| 万全の | banzen no | perfect; flawless; sure |
| 万国 博覧会 | bankoku hakurankai | a world's fair |
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円
yen; circle; round
エン EN まる maru まる • い maru(i)
Originally 圓, this character consisted of ロ an enclosure and
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Example Sentences
1. コンパスで円を描いた。
Kompasu de en o kaita.
I drew a circle with a compass.
2. 百九十円の地下鉄の切符を買いなさい。
Hyaku kyūjū-en no chikatetsu no kippu o kainasai.
Buy a ¥190 subway ticket.
3. 円高が長く続いた。
Endaka ga nagaku tsuzuita.
The value of the yen was high for a long time.
4. 関東一円に大雨が降るでしょう。
Kantō ichien ni ōame ga furu deshō.
Heavy rains are expected throughout the Kanto area.
5. 夫婦円満の秘訣はなんですか。
Fūiu enman no hiketsu wa nan desu ka.
What is the secret of harmony for married couples?
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 九十円 | kyūjū-en | ninety yen |
| 円高 | endaka | a strong yen (rate) |
| 円盤 | enban | a disc |
| 円満 | enman | perfection; harmony |
| 円心 | enshin | the center of a circle |
| 楕円 | daen | an
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