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Japan Dictionary

Kanji Words 漢字

Master Chinese characters in Japanese

Kanji are Chinese characters adopted into Japanese writing. Each character carries meaning and can have multiple readings. Build your vocabulary with these essential characters.

Showing 1-14 of 14 kanji words

14 words
ひと
Hito
Reading:
ひと
EN

The person / man

SI

පුද්ගලයා/මිනිසා

SL

pudgalaya/minisa

Level Advanced
Nouns
先生
せんせい
Sensei
Reading:
せんせい
EN

Teacher

SI

ගුරුවරයා/ගුරුවරිය

SL

guruwaraya/guruwariya

Level Advanced
Nouns
大人
おとな
Otona
Reading:
おとな
EN

the adult

SI

වැඩිහිටියා

SL

wadihitiya

Level Advanced
Nouns
大学生
だいがくせい
daigakusei
Reading:
だいがくせい
EN

University student

SI

විශ්වවිද්යාල ශිෂ්යයා

SL

vishwavidyala shishya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おんな
Onna
Reading:
おんな
EN

Woman/Woman

SI

ගැහැනිය/ස්ත්රිය

SL

gahaniya

Level Advanced
Nouns
Ko
Reading:
EN

the kid

SI

ළමයා

SL

lamaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
子供
こども
Kodomo
Reading:
こども
EN

the kid

SI

ළමයා

SL

lamaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
学生
がくせい
Gakusei
Reading:
がくせい
EN

Student/Student

SI

ශිෂ්යයා/ශිෂ්යාව

SL

shishya/shishyawa

Level Advanced
Nouns
料理
りょうり
ryouri
Reading:
りょうり
EN

cooking

SI

ආහාර පිසීම

Level Advanced
Nouns
かた
Kata
Reading:
かた
EN

the person

SI

පුද්ගලයා

SL

pudgalaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
校長先生
こうちょうせんせい
Kōchō sensei
Reading:
こうちょうせんせい
EN

Principal

SI

විදුහල්පති

SL

viduhalpathi

Level Advanced
Nouns
清風の役人
せいふうのやくにん
Seifū no yakunin
Reading:
せいふうのやくにん
EN

Government servant

SI

රජයේ සේවකයා

SL

rajaye sewakaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
おとこ
Otoko
Reading:
おとこ
EN

Man/Male

SI

පිරිමියා/පුරුෂයා

SL

pirimiya/purshaya

Level Advanced
Nouns
高校生
こうこうせい
kōkōsei
Reading:
こうこうせい
EN

School Student (Senior)

SI

පාසල් ශිෂ්යයා (ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ)

SL

pasal shishya

Level Advanced
Nouns

Study Tips for Kanji

Radicals

Learn the building blocks (radicals) that make up kanji characters.

Multiple Readings

Practice both kun-yomi (Japanese) and on-yomi (Chinese) readings.

Stroke Order

Learn proper stroke order to write kanji correctly and remember them better.

Pro Tips for Kanji Mastery

Context Learning

Study kanji in context with example sentences rather than isolation.

Spaced Repetition

Review characters at increasing intervals to improve long-term retention.

Compound Words

Learn how kanji combine to form compound words (jukugo).

Frequency First

Focus on the most frequently used kanji to maximize learning efficiency.