Japanese Reading
Here are hundreds of sentences to aid your Japanese reading practice, prepared for users of Kanji Memories videos on Kanji Memories You Tube Channel but available free to all. If you do not already follow Kanji Memories on YouTube, why not do so now!
Each sentence is linked to a video where you will also find a spoken version.
Do not use these as a grammar reference. Sentences are quickly created to show typical use of a particular Kanji and will contain mistakes. See also our Japanese Adjectives website, along with ReviseN5.com and ReviseN4.com. We recommend the dictionary at Tanoshii Japanese for quick reference.
252. Stop 止. YouTube link
251. Carry or Transport 運. YouTube link
250. Music 楽. YouTube link
249. Wide 広. YouTube link
248. Bad 悪. YouTube link
247. Old 古. YouTube link
246. Begin 始. YouTube link
245. Platform 台. YouTube link
244. Rotate 転. YouTube link
243. Move 動. YouTube link
242. Heavy 重. YouTube link
241. Borrow 借. YouTube link
240. Serve 仕. YouTube link
239. Stand up 立. YouTube link
238. Consider 考. YouTube link
237. Thousand 千. YouTube link
236. Ten 十. YouTube link
235. Nine 九. YouTube link
234. Soil 土. YouTube link
233. Eight 八. YouTube link
232. Seven 七. YouTube link
231. Half 半. YouTube link
230. Picture 絵. YouTube link
229. Circular 円. YouTube link
228. Accomplishment, Achievement or Plural 達. YouTube link
227. Private, I or Me 私. YouTube link
226. Visit or Call on 訪. YouTube link
225. Ten thousand 万. YouTube link
224. Direction 方. YouTube link
223. Coloring or Colouring 彩. YouTube link
222. Vegetable 菜. YouTube link
221. Pick 採. YouTube link
220. Gather, Appearance or Dice 采. YouTube link
219. Carve, Sculpt or Engrave 彫. YouTube link
218. Shadow or Shade 影. YouTube link
217. Blossom or Bloom 咲. YouTube link
216. Spring or Springtime 春. YouTube link
215. Voice 声. YouTube link
214. Color or Colour 色. YouTube link
213. Scenery or View 景. YouTube link
212. Capital 京. YouTube link
211. Strange 奇. YouTube link
210. Baggage, Luggage or Load 荷. YouTube link
209. River 河. YouTube link
208. What 何. YouTube link
207. Allowed, Permitted or Can 可. YouTube link
206. Street or City block 丁. YouTube link
205. Pagoda or Tower 塔. YouTube link
204. Answer, Reply or Solution 答. YouTube link
203. Wish or Thought 念. YouTube link
202. Include or Contain 含. YouTube link
201. Recite 吟. YouTube link
200. Pick up or Gather 拾. YouTube link
199. Supply or Salary 給. YouTube link
198. Cloud 雲. YouTube link
197. Fit together or join 合.YouTube link
196. Meeting 会.YouTube link
195. Now 今. YouTube link
188. Life 生. YouTube link
185. Eat 食. YouTube link
181. Gold metal 金. YouTube link
179. Tall 高. YouTube link
177. Little 小. YouTube link
175. North 北. YouTube link
174. South 南. YouTube link
158. West 西. YouTube link
157. Behind 後. YouTube link
142. Long 長. YouTube link
141. Enter 入. YouTube link
138. Come 来. YouTube link
134. Write 書. YouTube link
130. Spirit 気. YouTube link
127. Electricity 電. YouTube link
125. Man 男. YouTube link
123. Vehicle 車. YouTube link
122. Every 毎. YouTube link
121. Mother 母. YouTube link
118. Tree 木. YouTube link
117. Fire 火. YouTube link
114. Below 下. YouTube link
113. Above 上. YouTube link
112. Middle 中. YouTube link
102. Sky 天. YouTube link
101. Water 水. YouTube link
100. Woman 女. YouTube link
60. Left 左. YouTube link
59. Right 右. YouTube link
58. Friend 友. YouTube link
57. Rest 休. YouTube link
56. Year 年. YouTube link
55. Noon 午. YouTube link
54. Large 大. YouTube link
Notes
[1] Kanji have evolved over a long period. Their original forms are usually very different from their modern ones, and the original meanings are often based on aspects of culture that nowadays have little relevance. This means that almost every aspect of a Kanji invites argument among experts.
[2] The Kanji Memories descriptions above and elsewhere are therefore entirely aimed at aiding recognition of Kanji for students. They are not intended for use for any other purpose, and students are recommended to study more scholarly works to gain a fuller understanding of Kanji origin and evolution.
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