• い ō(i)
The character 多 combines two moons to indicate many.
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Example Sentences
1. 多分、明日は雨だね。
Tabun, ashita wa ame da ne.
It'll probably rain tomorrow.
2. あちこちでテロが多発している。
Achikochi de tero ga tahatsu shite iru.
Everywhere you go, acts of terrorism are becoming more frequent.
3. ご多忙のところおいで下さってありがとうございます。
Gotabō no tokoro oide kudasatte arigatō gozaimasu.
Thank you so much for taking the time to come.
4. 近頃外食が多い。
Chikagoro gaishoku ga ōi.
I've been eating out a lot lately.
5. 英語が多少話せます。
Eigo ga tashō hanasemasu.
I can speak some English.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 多分 | tabun | probably; likely |
| 多発 | tahatsu | a frequent occurrence |
| 多忙 | tabō | being busy |
| 多少 | tashō | more or less |
| 多才 | tasai | versatile; multi-talented |
| 多種多様 | tashu tayō | various; diverse |
| 多目 | ōme | a somewhat larger quantity |
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年
a year
ネン NEN とし toshi
The character 年 combines 木 rice plant and へ a person bent over. This represented harvest, which occurred every year.
GR1 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 日本に来てから一年たちました。
Nihon ni kite kara ichinen tachimashita.
One year has passed since I came to Japan.
2. 近年、日本に住む外国人が増えてきた。
Kinnen, Nihon ni sumu gaikokujin ga fuete kita.
The number of foreigners living in Japan has been growing in recent years.
3. 犠牲者は十五歳の少年だった。
Giseisha wa jūgosai no shōnen datta.
The victim was a 15-year-old boy.
4. 今、60年代が注目されている。
Ima, 60-nendai ga chūmoku sarete iru.
Now, everyone is interested in the 60's.
5. 今年の秋に、インドへ旅行に行く予定です。
Kotoshi no aki ni, Indo e ryokō ni iku yotei desu.
I'm planning to travel to India this autumn.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 一年 | ichinen | one year; twelve months |
| 近年 | kinnen | recent years |
| 少年 | shonen | a boy; a lad |
| 60年代 | rokujū-nendai | the sixties |
| 今年 | kotoshi | this year |
| 年上 | toshiue | older; senior |
| 毎年 | maitoshi / mainen | every year |
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百
hundred
ヒャク HYAKU もも momo
The character 百 combines one 一 and white 白. It is believed that 白 also once indicated hundred; adding — thus meant one hundred.
GR1 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 百動販売機に百円玉を入れた。
Jidō hanbaiki ni hyakuen-dama o ireta.
I put a ¥100 coin into a vending machine.
2. パーティーに三百人ぐらいの人が来た。
Pātii ni sanbyaku-nin gurai no hito ga kita.
About three hundred people came to the party.
3. 百科事典で調べよう。
Hyakka jiten de shirabeyō.
Let's look it up in an encyclopedia.
4. 百聞は一見にしかず。
Hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu.
A picture is worth a thousand words. (a saying)
5. テストで百点をとった。
Tesuto de hyakuten o totta.
I got full marks for the exam.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 百円 | hyakuen | one hundred yen |
| 三百人 | sanbyaku-nin | three hundred people |
| 百科事典 | hyakka jiten | an encyclopedia |
| 百貨店 | hyakkaten | a department store |
| 百点 | hyakuten | one hundred points; full marks |
| 百個 | hyakko | one hundred pieces |
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毎
every; each
マイ MAI
The character 毎 depicts a mother 母 wearing a headpiece
