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Unit 41
12 kanji — unlocks after lesson 41
音読み — on'yomiChinese-derived reading. Used in compound words — e.g. 日本 (にほん)
訓読み — kun'yomiNative Japanese reading. Used alone or with kana — e.g. 日々 (ひび)
celebrate / congratulate
onしゅく・しゅうkunいわ-う
祝ういわうto celebrate; to congratulate
祝日しゅくじつnational holiday
お祝いおいわいcelebration; congratulation
dance / flutter
onぶkunま-う・まい
舞台ぶたいstage; setting
舞うまうto dance; to flutter
日本舞踊にほんぶようJapanese traditional dance
produce / birth / property
onさんkunう-む・う-まれる・うぶ
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
産まれるうまれるto be born
名産めいさんfamous product; specialty
ancestor / forefather
onそ
祖父そふgrandfather
祖母そぼgrandmother
祖先そせんancestor; forefather
daughter / young woman
kunむすめ
娘むすめdaughter; young woman
一人娘ひとりむすめonly daughter
breath / son
onそくkunいき
息子むすこson
息いきbreath
休息きゅうそくrest; repose
sentence / writing / literature
onぶん・もんkunふみ
文しょうぶんしょうsentence; writing; text
作文さくぶんcomposition; essay
文かぶんかculture; civilization
law / method / rule
onほう・はっ・ほっkunのり
方法ほうほうmethod; way; means
法りつほうりつlaw; statute
文法ぶんぽうgrammar
lodging / inn / stay overnight
onしゅくkunやど・やど-る・やど-す
しゅく題しゅくだいhomework; assignment
宿はくしゅくはくlodging; accommodation
宿やどinn; lodging
straight / fix / direct
onちょく・じきkunなお-す・なお-る・ただ-ちに
直せつちょくせつdirect; immediate
直すなおすto fix; to repair; to correct
正直しょうじきhonest; straightforward
replace / substitute / change
onたいkunか-える・か-わる
りょうがえりょうがえmoney exchange; currency exchange
着替えるきがえるto change clothes
取り替えるとりかえるto replace; to exchange
rare / unusual / curious
onちんkunめずら-しい
珍しいめずらしいrare; unusual; curious
珍味ちんみdelicacy; rare food
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