Lesson 8. Japanese kanji. What is the meaning of 目、口、耳、手、足.

Continuing with what we covered the lesson (Lesson.7 Japanese kanji), let`s study about the Japanese kanji (目、口、耳、手、足) one by one.

No.35 What`s the meaning of 目,and how to use and pronounce it.

Eye. Watch something. Point. The heading, caption.

word	meaning	pronunciation
目	eye	MÉ
目だま (目玉)	eye ball	MÉDAMA
目ぜん (目前)	imminent	MOKUZÉN
ちゅう目 (注目)	attention	CHUUMOKU
か目 (科目)	subject	KAMOKU
しゅ目 (種目)	event	SHUMOKU
目じ (目次)	contents	MOKUJI
目的 (目的)	purpose	MOKUTÉKI
目ひょう (目標)	goal	MOKUHYOU

No.36 What`s the meaning of 口, and how to use and pronounce it.

Mouth. Say something. The start of something. Kind of something. The number of people or house.

word	meaning	pronunciation
口	mouth	KUCHI
へい口 (閉口)	close mouth	HÉIKOU
口ご (口語)	colloquial	KOUGO
口じつ (口実)	excuse	KOUJITU
わる口 (悪口)	trash talk	WARUGUCHI
人口	population	JINKOU
か口 (河口)	estuary	KAKOU
口ちょう (口調)	tone	KUCHOU
口かず (口数)	*	KUCHIKAZU
まど口 (窓口)	counter	MADOGUCHI

*口かず (口数) KUCHIKAZU means word count of speaking.
The condition of talkative is called
口かず (口数) が 多い (many)。
KUCHIKAZU GA OOI.
The condition of reticence is called
口かず (口数) が少ない (few)
KUCHIKAZU GA SUKUNAI.

No.37 What`s the meaning of 耳, and how to use and pronounce it.

Ear.

word	meaning	pronunciation
耳びか (耳鼻科)	ENT	JIBIKA
そら耳 (空耳)	misheard	SORAMIMI
耳もと (耳元)	close to ear	MIMIMOTO

No.38 What`s the meaning of 手, and how to use and pronounce it.

Hand. To do using hands. Have a role of something.

word	meaning	pronunciation
手	hand/hands	TÉ
あく手 (握手)	shake hand	AKUSHU
にゅう手 (入手)	get	NYUUSHU
手じゅつ (手術)	ope	SHUJYUTU
手だん (手段)	way	SHUDAN
か手 (歌手)	singer	KASHU
せん手 (選手)	player	SÉNSHU
上手	good	JYOUZU

No.39 What`s the meaning of 足, and how to use and pronounce it.

Leg/foot. Walk. Enough condition. Add to something.

word	meaning	pronunciation
足	leg / foot	ASHI
足あと (足跡)	footprint	ASHIATO
手足	hand & foot	TÉASHI
ぶ足 (不足)	lack	BUSOKU
足りる	enough	TARIRU
足す	add	TASU
足しざん (足し算)	addition	TASHIZAN