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Guide To The Cards: Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Volume 2

This document provides guidance for using a set of flashcards for learning Japanese kanji characters. Each flashcard contains: 1) A main kanji character. 2) Six compound words using that character. 3) The stroke count. 4) A stroke order diagram. Additional information provided on the back includes readings, meanings, and examples of compounds. The document explains the organization and features of the cards to maximize learning kanji.

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Guide To The Cards: Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Volume 2

This document provides guidance for using a set of flashcards for learning Japanese kanji characters. Each flashcard contains: 1) A main kanji character. 2) Six compound words using that character. 3) The stroke count. 4) A stroke order diagram. Additional information provided on the back includes readings, meanings, and examples of compounds. The document explains the organization and features of the cards to maximize learning kanji.

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Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Volume 2

 Guide to the Cards

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Card Front

1. Main kanji. A single kanji character is written on the front of each


card in large, brush type.
2. Kanji compounds. Each card contain six compound kanji words,
composed in part from the card’s MAIN KANJI character. Readings and
English meanings for these compounds are shown on the card’s flip
side. Our criteria for selecting compounds includes giving priority
to words which may officially appear on the Japanese Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT) and other commonly used words, as well
as attempting to demonstrate a given kanji’s multiple readings and
meanings.
An asterisk (“*”) shown beside to a compound’s ordinal number
indicates that the word is an official JLPT vocabulary. However,
please note that a variation of the word form may actually appear on
the JLPT
JLPT. For example, if the word “予約“（よやく）appears marked
with an asterisk, then the verb form “予約する“ may also appear on
the JLPT. In the case of the adjective “簡単な“（かんたんな）, the
form “簡単 may appear on the test.
3. Count of strokes. The hyphenated numeral consists of 1) the total
stroke-count, 2) the stroke-count of the radical portion, and 3) the
stroke-count of the nonradical portion. The total of the second and
third parts equals the first part. These numbers are useful when
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looking up the kanji in some dictionaries.
4. Stroke order diagram. Each card includes a stroke-by-stroke
diagram to writing the kanji. Writing kanji often as part of your studies
is encouraged. Kanji practice note pads can be purchased online:
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5. Card reference number. A unique numeric identifier is shown on
the front of the card in the upper right-hand corner. This reference
number is also used in the index and in LOOK-ALIKE CROSS-REFERENCES.
6. Look-alike cross-reference number. The CARD REFERENCE NUMBER of
the LOOK-ALIKE KANJI CHARACTER.
7. Look-alike kanji character. Kanji characters visually similar to the
MAIN KANJI are shown here. Observing the differences between these
look-alikes and the MAIN KANJI may help hone your abilities to discern
and recognize the kanji.
8. Meaning of look-alike. The English meaning of the LOOK-ALIKE KANJI
CHARACTER.

9. Radical. The MAIN KANJI radical. Radicals are traditionally used to


order entries in Chinese and Japanese character dictionaries.

10 テイ/ジョウ
11 さだ･める/さだ･まる/さだ･か
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��* かんじょうする ���������������������������������
��* ていきけん ��������������������������������
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10. On (borrowed Chinese) reading. The Chinese reading(s) of the


main kanji are shown in katakana script.
11. Kun (Japanese) reading. Written in hiragana script you will find
the Joyo yomi (readings) for the main kanji as designated by Japan’s
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Ministry of Education. In a few cases the official readings were too
numerous to list in their entirety. Readings which are not commonly
used are shown in parentheses.
12. Meaning of kanji in English. We have selected the most common
meanings for display here.
13. Schematic of elements. We have selectively chosen to indicate
the composition of some kanji by breaking them down into separate
elements, indicated by these diagrams. These diagrams and their
associated English meanings are presented as memory-aids and
are not always an accurate reflection of the true origins of the
kanji.
kanji
The complex Darwinism of kanji evolution has made defining these
elements the most problematic aspect of creating these kanji cards.
The modern form of a given kanji is often composed of elements
chosen for phonetic, rather than symbolic, reasons; elements which
have survived in a miscopied form; and other historic simplifications
and decisions about which modern scholars continue to speculate
and debate.
For a deeper understanding of the origin and evolution of kanji
we recommend Kenneth G. Henshall’s A Guide to Remembering
Japanese Characters [Charles E. Tuttle, 1998].
14. Reading and meaning of example compounds. The Japanese
reading of each compound is shown in hiragana script followed by
an English definition.
Please note the follow conventions used in forming our
definitions:
1. Abbreviations
In order to economize on space while maintaining concise
definitions, the following abbreviations have been employed:
so. = someone
sth. = something
Example: きょうきゅうする to supply [provide, furnish] so. with sth.
2. Countability of Nouns
Nouns which are both countable and uncountable are prefaced
with an “a” or “an” shown in parentheses. For example,
bankruptcy can be countable, as in “A bankruptcy wipes out
all a person’s eligible debts usually within nine months,” or

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uncountable, as in “Enron is facing bankruptcy.”
Example: はさん (a) bankruptcy; insolvency; a failure
3. Word Substitution
Words included within brackets can be used in place of
preceding words or phrases.
Example: れいをあげる to give [cite] an example [instance]
The preceding example can be expanded to include each of the
follow definitions:
• to give an example
• to cite an example
• to give an instance
• to site an instance
Example: しょじゅん the first 10 days [the early part] of the month
In this example, the bracketed phrase can be used to replace the
entire prior phrase to create the following two definitions:
• the first 10 days of the month
• the early part of the month
4. Clarifying Words
Words shown in parentheses (except for “a” and “an” as discussed
in COUNTABILITY OF NOUNS) are included to clarify the definition.
Example 1: びょうしん the second hand (of a watch)
Example 2: とりけす to cancel (an order); to withdraw; to take back
In the above example “an order” is included in parentheses in order
to clarify the definition. Take care to understand that while the word
in parentheses often represents a typical case it is often not the
usage. For example, in EXAMPLE 2 above the word とり
only possible usage
けす could also be used when speaking of cancelling a reservation
or cancelling a plan. Please consult a quality Japanese-English
dictionary when uncertain about word usage.
15. Definition of element. Definition of the kanji or radical used as an
element in the entry meaning of schematic element. See SCHEMATIC
OF ELEMENTS above for more details.

16. Progress Bar. The cross-hair on the progress bar indicates the
current card position within volume two. The extreme left position
corresponds to the first volume two card (#285), and the extreme
right corresponding to the final volume two card (#1023).
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