a store)
12. のちに ___に (later on)
13. ににんま免___ (two portions)
14. しルこ___ (from now on)
15. たべ た___ベた (ate)
16. うしろあ し___ろ___ (a hind leg)
17. しちじは ん___ ___ ___ (7:30)
97
週
week
シュウ SHŪ
The character 週 originally meant going
GR2 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 一週間はあっという間だ。
Isshūkan wa atto iu ma da.
A week passes in no time.
2. 週刊誌を電車の中で読んだ。
Shūkanshi o densha no naka de yonda.
I read a weekly magazine in the train.
3. この会社は週休二日です。
Kono kaisha wa shūkyū futsuka desu.
This company has a five-day working week.
4. 週末には何をするつもりですか。
Shūmatsu ni wa nani o suru tsumori desu ka.
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
5. 来週はちょっと忙しいですね。
Raishū wa chotto isogashii desu ne.
We're going to be a little busy next week, aren't we?
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 一週間 | isshūkan | a week |
| 週刊誌 | shūkanshi | a weekly (magazine) |
| 週末 | shūmatsu | a weekend |
| 来週 | raishū | next week |
| 毎週 | maishū | every week; weekly |
| 先週 | senshū | last week |
| 週給 | shūkyū | weekly pay |
98
飲
to drink
イン IN の • む no(mu)
The character 飲 combines 食, which originally suggested pouring sake or water into a pot with 欠, a person with an open mouth. From this came the idea of drinking with one's mouth open wide.
GR3 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. いろいろな飲料水が売られている。
Iroiro na inryōsui ga urarete iru.
Various kinds of drinking water are being sold.
2. あの人は飲酒運転で逮捕された。
Ano hito wa inshu unten de taiho sareta.
He was arrested for drunk driving.
3. この水は、飲めますか。
Kono mizu wa, nomemasu ka.
Is this water good for drinking?
4. 一気に水を飲み干した。
Ikki ni mizu o nomihoshita.
I drank the water down in one gulp.
5. 医者に飲み薬をもらった。
Isha ni nomigusuri o moratta.
I got some medicine from the doctor.
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 飲料水 | inryōsui | drinking water |
| 飲酒 | inshu | drinking alcohol |
| 飲食店 | inshokuten | a restaurant |
| 飲み薬 | nomigusuri | an internal medicine |
| 飲み物 | nomimono | a drink; liquor |
| 飲み水 | nomimizu | drinking water |
| 湯飲み茶わん | yunomi-jawan | a teacup |
99
間
interval; room; pause
カン KAN ケン KEN あいだ aida ま ma
The character 問 combines gate 門 and sun 曰, to indicate light shining through a space between the gates.
GR2 N5 AP
Example Sentences
1. 時間がたつのは速いね。
Jikan ga tatsu no wa hayai ne.
Time flies, doesn't it?
2. 滞在期間を延長したい。
Taizai kikan o enchō shitai.
I want to extend the duration of my stay.
3. 母は隣の人とよく世間話をする。
Haha wa tonari no hito to yoku seken-banashi o suru.
My mother often chats with the person next door.
4. 会社は神田と銀座の間にあります。
Kaisha wa Kanda to Ginza no aida ni arimasu.
The company is located between Kanda and the Ginza.
5. 間に合いましたか。
Ma ni aimashita ka.
Did you make it in time?
| Common Compounds and Phrases | ||
| 期間 | kikan | a term; a period of time |
| 世間 | seken | the
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