Basic Japanese Kanji Volume 1 - Timothy G. Stout

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century, 100 years

      12

      千

      Thousand

      Three (3) strokes One of the one thousand paper cranes

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

せん sen 1,000
にせん nisen 2,000
さんぜん sanzen 3,000
なんぜん nanzen how many thousand?
せんえん sen en 1,000 yen

      * An asterisk denotes vocabulary with kanji that have not yet been introduced.

      Watashi wa raishū doitsu kara kita tomodachi to nikkō e iku koto ni shimashita. Haha wa okozukai o sanzen en kureru sō desu. Densha no kippu wa sen roppyaku sanju en de, obentō wa roppyaku en desu. nokori no nanahyakuen gurai de, kazoku ni omiyage o kau tsumori desu.

      Questions 1-F

      1. With whom is the writer going to nikko? (A. a tour group, b. a friend, C. a parent, D. classmates)

      2. How much is the train fare? (A. 1,360 yen, b. 1,630 yen, C. 3,130 yen, D. 3,630 yen)

      3. How much will lunch cost? (A. 500 yen, b. 600 yen, C. 700 yen, D. 800 yen)

      4. For whom will the writer buy souvenirs? (A. friends, b. classmates, C. teachers, D. family)

      13

      万

      Ten thousand

      Three (3) strokes A marathon runner who has run ten thousand miles!

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

いちまん ichiman ten thousand
じゅうまん jūman hundred thousand
ひゃくまん hyakuman one million
まんがいち mangaichi by some chance

      14

      円

      Yen (currency of Japan); round

      Four (4) strokes The image you see in your binoculars is round, and so are Japanese coins – yen.

      ■ Trace the gray lines, and then practice on your own.

      ■ Useful vocabulary: Write the character, and trace the gray ones.

えん en Yen, circle
いちえん ichi en one yen
じゅうえん jū en ten yen
ひゃくえん hyaku en 100 yen
いちまんえん ichiman en 10,000 yen

      Nihon dewa jūrokusai de baiku no unten menkyo ga toremasu. Tarō san wa jūrokusai no tanjōbi ni jūsanman en no baiku ga hoshii sō desu. Otōsan ga hanbun no rokuman gosen en, ojiisan to obāsan ga yonmanen o haratte kureru sō desu. Nokori no niman gosen en wa Tarō san ga harau tsumori desu.

      Questions 1-G

      1. How old must one be to get a motorcycle license in Japan? (A. 16 years old, b. 17 years old, C. 18 years old, D. 20 years old)

      2. How much does the motorcycle that Taro wants cost? (A. 90,000 yen, b. 110,000 yen, C. 130,000 yen, D. 150,000 yen)

      3. How much will his father pay? (A. 55,000 yen, b. 60,000 yen, C. 65,000 yen, D. 70,000 yen)

      4. How much does Taro need to pay? (A. 15,000 yen, b. 25,000 yen, C. 35,000 yen, D. 45,000 yen)

      Lesson 1 Practice

      A. Kanji Review

      Write these kanji characters. You may refer to the mnemonic pictures for hints. (There is an answer key in the back of the book.)

      B. Vocabulary Review

      The following words and phrases use kanji related to numbers. Write the underlined words in kanji, and write the other parts in hiragana.

      1. Vegetable stand (ya o ya)

      2. best in the world (se ka i ichi)

      3. One by one (hito tsu hito tsu)

      4. Olympics (go ri n)

      5. Triangle (san ka ku)

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