Japanese Characters – Kanji

In this lesson you will learn the On (Chinese) and Kun (Japanese) readings of 5 common Kanji characters.  I have provided an example sentence for each one.　I am assuming that you can read Hiragana and have some basic Japanese under your belt. If you are unable to read hiragana please subscribe to our youtube videos – http://www.youtube.com/user/sodapencil

Learning Japanese characters is a great way to build vocabulary quickly.  Also, I find Japanese writing to be quite beautiful. It is actually a pleasure to be able to write in Japanese.  Learning to read and write Japanese characters is very worthwhile and something you should consider doing it immediately if you are serious about learning Japanese. Don’t bother wasting your time with romaji. Get straight into learning Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.

Common Japanese Characters

なつ　のとき　よく　水　を　のみます。

I drink a lot of water in summer.

本　を　よむ　のは　好きです。

I like to read books.

あの　人 あなた　の　ともだち　ですか

Is that person your friend?

気　に　しないで　ください

Please, don’t worry about it.

元気　ですか

How are you?
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