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Kanji for "under", "below", "lower pain", "inferior", "go down"

下 = shita / shimo/ sa•geru/ kuda•ru/ o•rosu/ moto/ ka/ ge

下手な - hetana - clumsy/ awkward/ unskillful - へたな

下着- shitagi - underwear/ underclothes - したぎ

テーブルの下- taabulu no shita - under the table - テーブル　の　した

靴下- kutsushita - (a pair of) socks/stockings - くつした

下宿する- gesyukusuru - to room (board, lodge) (at a person's house) - げしゅくする

下げる- sageru - to lower/ to drop/ to let down/ to hang - さげる

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Kanji for "new", "novel", "fresh"

新 = arata•shi/ ara•ta/ nii/ shin

最新の- saishin no - the lastest/ up-to-date - さいしん　の

新たな- arata na - new/ novel/ fresh - あらた　な

新しい- atarashi - new/ fresh/ recent/ up-to-date - あたらし

新幹線- shinkansen - a bullet train/ a high-speed train - しんかんせん

新宿- shinjuku - Shinjuku (ward of Tokyo) - しんじゅく

新しい車- atarashiikuruma - a new car - あたらしいくるま

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Kanji for "company", "firm", "society", "social", "shrine"

社 = yashiro/ sha

本社- horiginnsha - the head [main] office - ほんしゃ

社会人- shakaijin - a member of society - しゃかいじん

神社- jinja - a Shinto shrine - じんじゃ

社交的な- shakoutekina - sociable -しゃこうてきな

社会- shakai - society/ the public - しゃかい

新聞社- shinbunsha - a newspaper publishing company - しんぶんしゃ

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Kanji for "world", "age", "generation"

世 = sei/ se/ yo

世の中- yononaka - the world/ life/ the times/ the age - よのなか

世界- sekai - the world/ the earth/ the globe - せかい

世代- sedai - a generation - せだい

世話のする- sewa (w)o suru - to take care (of)/ to help/ to look after - せわ　の　する

浮世絵- ukiyoe - ukiyoe (wood-block prints of Edo period) - うきのよえ

二十一世紀- nijuuisseiki - 21st century - にじゅういっせいき

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Kanji for "world", "cirlce", "bounds", "boundary"

界 = kai

限界- genkai - a [the] limit/ limitations/ bounds - げんかい

政界- seikai - the political world - せいかい

世界- sekai - the world/ the earth/ a world/ one's world - せかい

世界中に「の」- sekaijuuni[no] - all over [throughout] the world - せかいじゅうにの

世界一- sekaiichi - the best in the world - せかいいち

世界的な- sekaitekina - world/ worldwide/ international/ global - せかいてきな

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Kanji for "work", "labour", "serve"

働 = dou/ hatara•ku

働き者- hatarakimono - a hard worker - はたらきもの

労働- roudou - work/ (manual) labour - ろうどう

働く- hataraku - to work/ to labour/ to serve (at)/ to operate - はたらく

本屋で働く- honyadehataraku - to work at a bookshop - ほにゃではたらく

重労働- juuroudou - heavy labour - じゅうろうどう

働き- hataraki - work/ labour/ ability/ action/ a function/ operation - はたらき

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Kanji for "endeavor", "make efforts"

勉 = ben

猛勉強する- moubenkyousuru - to study [work] hard/ to grind (away) - もうべんきょうする

がり勉- gariben - studying hard/ grinding/ a nerd/ a swot - がりべん

勉強家- benkyouka - a diligent student/ a hard worker - べんきょうか

勉強- benkyou - study/ work - べんきょう

勉強する- benkyousuru - to study/ to prepare/ to do one's lessons - べんきょうする

勉強中- benkyouchuu - while studying - べんきょうちゅう

(This kanji is pretty much only used for refering to studying. It's (as far as I know and learned) only used together with the upcoming kanji for "strong", "strength", "powerful" as you can see in the examples above)

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Kanji for "strong", "strength", "powerful"

強 = kyou/ gou/ tsuyo•i/ tsuyo•maru/ tsuyo•meru/ shi•iru

強い地震- tsuyoijishin - a big [severe] earthquake - つよいじしん

強いる- shiiru - to compel/ to press/ to force/ to enforce/ to coerce - しいる

力強い- chikaradzuyoi - powerful/ strong/ mighty/ reassuring - ちからづよい

がまん強い- gamandzuyoi - patient/ enduring - がまんづよい

歴時に強い- rekijinitsuyoi - be good at history - れきじにつよい

強気の- tsuyoki no - assertive/ bold/ aggressive/ strong/ firm - つよきの

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Kanji for "move", "motion"

動 = dou/ ugo•ku/ ugo•kasu

箱を動かす- hako (w)o ugokasu - to move a box - はこ　を　うごかす

自動ドア- jidoudoa - an automatic door - じどうドア

動く- ugoku - to move/ to shift/ to stir/ to shake/ to work - うごく

運動- undou - exercise/ athletics/ sports/ games/ a campaign - うんどう

動物- doubutsu - an animal - どうぶつ

感動する- kandousuru - to be moved [touched] (by) - かんどうする

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Kanji for "prefecture", "territorial divisions"

県 = ken

県- ken - a prefecture - けん

石川県- ishikawaken - Ishikawa prefecture (of Chubu area) - いしかわけん

山口県- yamaguchiken - Yamaguchi prefecture (of Chugoku area) - やまぐちけん

県庁- kenchou - a prefectural office - けんちょう

都道府県- todoufuken - Japanese prefectures - とどうふけん

県立の- kenritsu no - prefectural (hospital, school, etc) - けんりつ　の

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Kanji for "paper"

神 = shi/ kami

表紙- hyoushi - a front cover/ a binding - ひょうし

紙- kami - paper - かみ

手紙 - tegami - letter - てがみ

(''Tegami'' literally means hand-letter. Supossed to represent a letter writen by hand.)

手紙を書く- tegami (w)o kaku - to write (to) a person/ to write a letter - てがみ　を　かく

神部来る- kamibukuru - a paper bag [sack] - かみぶくる

折り紙- origami - origama (the art of folding paper) - おりがみ

新聞紙 - shinbunshi - (a piece of) newspaper - しんぶんし

(This word is actually written without the ''paper'' part as well, also meaning ''newspaper''.)

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Kanji for "parent", "relatives", "intimate", "familiar"

親 = shin/ oya/ shita•shii/ shita•shimu

親指- oyayubi - the thumb - おやゆび

(Literal meaning would be parent-finger.)

両親- ryoushin - one's parents - りょうしん

父親- chichioya - a father - ちちおや

親子- oyako - parent and child/ parents and their children - おやこ

親切- shinsetsu - kindness/ goodness/ goodwill - しんせつ

親しい- shitashii - close/ friendly/ familiar/ intimate - したしい

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Kanji for "both", "two"

両 = ryou

車両- sharyou - vehicles/ cars/ a (railroad) coach/ a carriage - しゃりょう

両立する- ryouritsusuru - to be consistent [compatible] (with) - りょうりつする

両側- ryougawa - both sides - りょうがわ

両手に花- ryoutenihana - be between two beautiful woman - りょうてにはな

両替- ryougae - money changing - りょうがえ

両方- ryouhou - both sides - りょうほう

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Kanji for "of long duration", "longstanding", "lasting for a long time"

久 = kyou/ ku/ hisa•shii

永久に- eikyuuni - permanently/ perpetually/ eternally -えいきゅうに

恒久の- koukyuu no - lasting/ everlasting/ permanent/ eternal - こうきゅう　の

耐久性- taikyuusei - durability/ persistance/ lasting quality - たいきゅうせい

久しぶりに- hisashiburi ni - after a long time [absence/ seperation] - ひさしぶり　に

持久力- jikyuuryoku - endurance/ stamina/ perseverance - じきゅうりょく

久しい- hisashii - long/ long-continued/ longstanding - ひさしい

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Kanji for "finish", "complete", "conclude", comprehend", "know"

了 = ryou

了承する- ryousyousuru - to approve/ to accept/ to agree - りょうしょうする

了解- ryoukai - (an) understanding/ agreement/ consent - りょうかい

終了すること- shuuryousuru - to end/ to be over/ to come to (an end) - しゅうりょうする

修了証書- shuuryousyousyo - a certificate/ a diploma - しゅうりょうしょうしょ

了見- ryouken - an idea/ an intention/ a design/ a motive -りょうけん

完了- kanryou - completion/ finishing - かんりょう

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Kanji for "decease", "die", "pass away", "lose", "perish", "go to ruin", "escape"

亡 = bou/ mou/ na•i

滅亡- metsubou - a fall/ a downfall/ ruin/ collapse - めつぼう

未亡人- miboujin - a widow - みぼうじん

死亡- shibou - death - しぼう

亡くなる- nakunaru - to die/ to pass away - なくなる

亡くす- nakusu - to lose - なくす

亡命する- boumeisuru - to flee (one's country) for political reasons - ぼうめいする

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Kanji for ''musical composition'', ''melody'', ''tune'', ''song'', ''curve'', ''bend'', ''bent''

曲 = kyoku / ma•garu/ ma•geru

曲がり角- magarikado - a street corner/ (an) intersection/ a turning point - まがりかど

曲げる- mageru - to bend/ to curve/ to twist/ to distort/ to pervert - まげる

新曲- shinkyoku - a new musical composition/ a new piece [song] - しんきょく

曲線- kyokusen - a curved line/ a curve - きょくせん

作曲する- sakkyokusuru - to compose/ to set to music/ to write music - さっきょくする

曲がる- magaru - to bend/ to curve/ to be bent/ to turn/ to make a turn - まがる

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Kanji for ''a samurai'', ''a soldier'', ''a knight'', ''an officier'', ''a gentleman''

士 = shi

修士- shuushi - a master/ a master's degree/ a Master of Arts [Science] - しゅうし

武将- bushi - a samurai/ a warrior - ぶし

紳士- shinshi - a gentleman - しんし

学士- gakushi - a bachelor/ a bachelor's degree/ a college graduate - がくし

兵士- heishi - a soldier/ a private/ (the) troops - へいし

博士- hakase - an expert - はかせ

博士- hakushi - a doctorate/ Ph. D. - はくし

(Yeah, the last two use the exact same kanji but a different pronounciation.)

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Kanji for ''change'', ''alter'', ''transform'', ''abnormal'', ''unusual'', ''irregular''

変 = hen/ ka•waru/ ka•eru

変わる- kawaru - to change/ to alter/ to undergo a change - かわる

気が変わる- kigakawaru - to change one's mind - きがかわる

変える- kaeru - to change/ to alter/ to transform/ to reform [amend] - かえる

変化- henka - (a) change/ (a) variation / (a) transformation - へんか

変更- henkou - (a) change / (an) alteration / (a) modification - へんこう

変な- henna - strange/ odd/ queer/ curious/ peculiar - へんな

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Kanji for ''third person pronoun'', ''the other party'', ''he'', ''she''

彼 = hi/kare/kano

彼岸- higan - the equinoctial week (of Buddhist observance) - ひがん

彼女- kanojo - she/ a girlfriend - かのじょ

彼- kare - he/ one's boyfriend/ one's lover/ one's husband - かれ

彼の本- kare no hon - his book(s) - かれ　の　ほん

彼氏- kareshi - he/ one's boyfriend [man]/ one's lover - かれし

彼等- karera - they - かれら

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