kanji

Meaning

Materials, Fee

Reading

Parts

米Rice 斗Ladle, Dipper

Example Word

飲料: beverage. The Japanese noun '飲料 (いんりょう)' refers to a drink or beverage. It is a formal term often used in contexts such as food labeling, menus, or scientific discussions. For example: This beverage is healthy「この飲料は健康的です」(このいんりょうはけんこうてきです). Please choose a beverage「飲料を選んでください」(いんりょうをえらんでください). The term can encompass a wide range of drinks, including water, tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages, but it is typically used in more formal or technical settings rather than casual conversation.

Radical

斗

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

510

Handwriting

kanji

Meaning

Slanting, Diagonal

Reading

Parts

余Excess 斗Ladle, Dipper

Example Word

斜め: diagonal. The Japanese adjectival noun '斜め (ななめ)' means 'diagonal' or 'oblique'. It is used to describe something that is not straight or aligned horizontally/vertically, but rather at an angle. This word can be used to describe physical objects, directions, or even abstract concepts like relationships or perspectives. For example: the picture is hanging diagonally「その絵は斜めにかかっている」(そのえはななめにかかっている). They have a strained relationship「彼らの関係は斜めだ」(かれらのかんけいはななめだ). The word can also imply something being unconventional or not straightforward, as in '斜めな考え (ななめなかんがえ) (unconventional thinking)'.

Radical

斗

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

1344

Handwriting

kanji

Meaning

Ladle, Dipper

Reading

Radical

斗

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

1772

Handwriting