Kanji Set 5 - Part One

Kanji Set 5

Natural things

犬　いぬ　ケン dog, puppers

• いぬ　is the kunyomi (word alone)

• ケン is the onyomi (word combined)

• 柴犬　(Shiba-ken)

• 名犬　(famous dog)

• 犬ぞり inuzori (dogsled)

• 白い犬 White dog

Multiple Choice

How do you pronounce 白い犬？

• はくいけん

• しろいけん

• しろいいぬ

• はくいいぬ

虫 むし　中 insect, worm

• 昆虫　コンチュウ　(insect)

• 毛虫　けむし　(hair bug or caterpilar)

• 虫歯　むしば　(bug tooth or cavity)

Multiple Choice

弱虫 means "weakling" or literally "weak bug"

It's written

• よわむし

• にちれつ

• しんじつ

• このやろう

花　はな　カ　flower

• 花びら　はなびら　petal

• 花瓶　カビン　vase

竹　たけ　チク　bamboo

• 竹やぶ　たけやぶ　bamboo grove

• 竹馬　たけうま　bamboo-horse or stilts

• 竹輪 ちくわ　fish cake that looks like bamboo

Multiple Choice

Do you remember? What is this called?

• たけちく

• たけうま

• たけやぶ

• ちくわ

草　くさ　ソウ　grass

• 草はら　grass field

• 草餅　くさもち　mochi wrapped in leaf

貝　かい shell

• This part is important because many kanji build off of it and related to selling and buying.

• 貝殻　かいがら　shelll

• 洞貝　ほらがい　conch shell

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• 竹

• 花

• 貝

• 草