Kanji

(漢字) Grade

Level

JLPT

Level

Number of

Strokes/

Stroke

Order

Used

Radicals Meaning Reminder

Kun-

reading

(Kun-

yomi)

On-

reading

(On-

yomi)

Reminder

空 1 N5 8

穴 Sky, air,

empty, to be free (vacant)

六 6 When you add two small arrows to both ends, then it

becomes the shape of “Hole” radical.

穴 Hole Additionally;

⼯ Work To sum up, we can say;

6 men/workers go to work in the cave which is like a hole. (They cannot see the

sky whole day.)

Sora/Aku Kara*

そら,

あく

*から Rare

reading

Kuu

クウ

He felt great

sorrow when his friend answered

negatively a question of his

availability for going to highlands and trying

sky-diving at the weekend.

(To remember its

readings

SORA/AKU and KUU.)

Used Examples Reading Meaning In Sentence Meaning

空 Sora

そら Sky

今日は空がきれいですね。

(Kyou wa sora ga kirei desu ne.)

The sky is good (beautiful) today, isn’t it?

空気

Kuuki

くうき Air (Atmosphere)

ハワイの空気は大阪の空気よりきれいです。。 (Hawai no kuuki wa Oosaka no kuuki yori kirei

desu.)

The air of Hawaii is cleaner than that of Osaka.

くうき

なの

てんき

Kanji

(漢字) Grade

Level

JLPT

Level

Number of

Strokes/

Stroke

Order

Used

Radicals Meaning Reminder

Kun-

reading

(Kun-

yomi)

On-

reading

(On-

yomi)

Reminder

天 1 N5 4

大 Weather

大 Big, large

Big scarecrow is holding an umbrella in case it rains. (In

case the weather worsens for himself.)

Ame/ Ama

あめ /

あま

Ten

テン

The farmer has ten rice fields. He prays for the

big scarecrow protects all of them against storms

and crows. And he finishes his pray saying

Amen at the end. (To remember its readings

AME and TEN.)

Used Examples

Reading Meaning In Sentence Remarks

天気 Tenki てんき

The weather 「先週、天気はすばらしでした。

(Senshu, tenki wa subarashii deshita.)

The weather was wonderful last week.

天の川 Ama no gawa あまのがわ

The Milky Way 太陽は天の川の星である。

(Taiyo wa ama no gawa no hoshi de aru.)

The sun is a star in the Milky Way.