[No.0055 Kanji] Foot / Enough *Casual Expression*

Hello. Today's kanji describes a part of our body, and it has other meanings.

(こんにちは。今日の漢字は体の一部を表していて、その他にも意味を持っているよ。）

(こんにちは。きょうのかんじはからだのいちぶをあらわしていて、そのほかにもいみをもっているよ。）

(konichiwa. kyouno kanjiha karadano ichibuwo arawashieite, sonohokanimo imiwo motteiruyo.)

Let's do the two at a time.

(一気に2つやってしまおう)

(いっきにふたつやってしまおう）

(ikkini futatsu yatteshimaou.)

Examples of Japanese sentences using kanji for foot or feet.

• 彼は足が速い－He can run fast.
  

  (かれはあしがはやい）
  

  (kareha ashiga hayai）
  




• 私は足が短い－I have a short legs.
  

  (わたしはあしがみじかい）
  

  (watashiha ashiga mijikai)
  



• しょうゆ足りてる？－Is soy sauce enough?
  (しょうゆたりてる）
  (shouyu tariteru)
  
  
• 靴下が１足しかない－I have only one pair of socks.
  (くつしたがいっそくしかない）
  (kutsushitaga issoku shikanai)
  

This is a primary kanji, but it has some meanings and pronunciations as much as [No.0054 Kanji] minute/understand *Casual Expression* which I posted last time.

(これは基本の漢字だけど、前回あげた[No.0054 Kanji]と同じくらい意味と発音がいくつかあるんだよね。）

（これはきほんのかんじだけど、ぜんかいあげた[No.0054 Kanji]とおなじくらいいみとはつおんがいくつかあるんだよね。）

(koreha kihonno kanjidakedo, zenkai ageta [No.0054 Kanji] to onajikurai imito hatsuon ga ikutsuka arundayone.)

Meanings and pronunciations of foot in Japanese

I've quickly made the table below. Please use it for your practice.

(さくっと下の表を作ってみた。勉強に使ってね。）

（さくっとしたのひょうをつくってみた。べんきょうにつかってね。）

(sakutto shitano hyouwo tsukuttemita. benkyouni tsukattene.)

If you like this table, I'll make it more to make your study easier. So don't hesitate to contact me.

(もしこの表気に入ってくれたら、もっと作るよ。気軽に連絡してね。）

(もしこのひょうきにいってくれたら、もっとつくるよ。きがるにれんらくしてね。）

(moshi kono hyou kiniittekuretara, motto tsukuruyo. kigaruni renrakushitene)

Japanese, kanji, foot, feet, enough

[No.0051 Kanji] Hand *Casual Expression*

It's been a while to update.

更新が久しぶりになってしまった・・・。

（こうしんがひさしぶりになってしまった）

（koushinga hisashiburini natteshimatta)

I've been busy recenetly. Sorry for the excuse.

最近仕事が忙しくて・・・と言い訳、すみません。

（さいきんしごとがいそがしくて・・・といいわけ、すみません）

（saikin shigotoga isogashikute to iiwake sumimasen）

Now, the meaning of today's kanji is hands.

さてさて、今日の漢字の意味は HAND 。

（さてさて、きょうのかんじのいみははんど）

（satesate, kyouno kanjino imiha hando)

Immediately let's go to the examples!

早速例文に行ってみよう！

（さっそくれいぶんにいってみよう！）

（sassoku reibunni ittemiyou!）

Japanese examples using kanji for hands.

• 手が届かない－I can't reach it out.
  （てがとどかない）
  （tega todokanai)
  
  
• 手が痛い－ I have a pain of my hands.
  （てがいたい）
  （te ga itai）

Supposedly, this is a kanji for first grade student in elementary school. So it's easy to write!

たぶん小学校1年生で勉強する漢字だから、書くのも簡単！

（たぶんしょうがっこういちねんせいでべんきょうするかんじだから、かくのもかんたん！）

（tabun shougakkou ichinenseide benkyousuru kanjidakara, kakunomo kantan!)

It would be great if you learn this word this time!

ぜひこの機会に覚えてね！

（ぜひこのきかいにおぼえてね！）

（zehi konokikaini oboetene!)

Japanese, kanji, hands

[No. 0029 Kanji] Big

This looks very easy to write because this is a kanji for primary school students. I'll give you examples how to use it.first.

Example:

大（おお）きいケーキを食（た）べた－ I ate a big cake.

(ookii keki wo tabeta)

大画面（だいがめん）でテレビを見（み）る－ I watch TV on a big screen.

(daigamen de terebi wo miru)

As for etymology, the kanji expresses a person stretching his/her arms. Like this kanji is originally made from hieroglyph. I hope you get to enjoy kanjis more than before with this background knowledge.

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[No. 0026 Kanji] Stomach

When you have trouble with your stomach, you would use this kanji. It is originally made from a hieroglyph expressing organ complex. And the "月", the left side of it, is sometimes included in a kanji related to a body.


Example:
先生、お腹（なか）が痛（いた）いです。 － Teacher, I have a stomachache.
(sensei onaka ga itai desu)

The examples I have written here have many phrases "痛い　いたい itai", but I haven't intentionally do so. This has happened by chance LOL.


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[No. 0025 Kanji] Face

This kanji means a face, and is pronounced "かお kao" or "がん gan". It looks a little bit difficult to write down, but it is a kanji to be learned at second grade of primary school in Japan.

The reason why I chose it is that today I have had some conversation about "顔文字 かおもじ Kaomoji on Twitter. Do you know that? This is Japanese emoticon, and I heard that it is very popular in other countries. Some seem to have a kaomoji app for their smartphones.
You can find Kaomojis on here.


Example:
顔（かお）がはれてるよ。－ Your face gets swollen.
(kao ga hareteruyo)

顔（かお）が痛（いた）い。－ I have a pain on my face.
(kao ga itai)

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[No.0009 Kanji] Head

This Kanji stands for a head, "あたま atama" in hiragana. It has other pronunciation, "ず zu". If there is only "頭", you can pronounce it "atama", but it is next to other Kanji, for example, "頭上", you cannot say "atama". "頭上" is pronounced "zu-jyo", meaning "over the head".

And it has another exception.
Do you know Japanese sweet, "manjyu"? It is written lik "饅頭 まんじゅう". I think this is confusing, but please do not hate Kanji haha.


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