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Cours de japonais par Julien Fontanier > 4 Les noms de famille japonais (kanji seulement)

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田
Kunyomi: た
Onyomi: デン
Stroke count: 5
Radical name: た
Radical
田
rice field, rice paddy
Mnemonics
DEN we walked past the
ricefields
田
and TAlked about stupid things.
Written by: ジェン~1984
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Ta た beautiful
rice fields
田
and gar-den デン
Written by: Wolfenspace
A
*rice field*
口
, or *rice paddy*, is like a "garden"「DEN デン」for rice. One time, I "talked"「TA た」to an old Japanese woman about how she planted rice seedlings in
rows
十
in the muddy water.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
the rice field has got four little
rice paddies
田
Written by: ニュちゃん
Rice field
田
crossed by
paths
十
Written by: かしき_01
Yet another beautifully constructed kanji. Simple and meaningful. I think we can all agree that this is a
rice field
田
, right?
Written by: non0230
Looks like a
rice field
田
with
paths
going between each rice paddy.
Written by: 試験猿
Looks like a window
田
where then {デン} you can look at the {た} rice fields.
Written by: 黒田kuroda
Depicts an
enclosed
囗
field stretching
far
丨
and
wide
一
, full of golDEN→デン grain. The topography and climate of Japan are far more suitable to growing rice than wheat, so in Japanese 田（た）came to mean a rice paddy, a wet field with raised walkways 塍.
田（*l'iːŋ）田 佃 畋 畇 鈿 沺 甸
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
There are four areas of the rice field, separated by a cross, which looks like the character for
10
, which is
十
. The outside part of the character is a
mouth
.
口
Written by: Chris551
Foxes make their dens デン in Tanaka's た rice field.
Written by: mitao
I walked through the
rice paddy
田
, thinking about how I needed a DENTAl {でん・た} plan ...
Written by: BambiIcedTea
Hard work on the
rice field
means I need waTA {た}, and I crawl into my DEN {デン} to rest. waTA - water
Written by: モノトニーサイン
たt rice from my neighbour's rice paddy, it's so delicious! Every time i stuff my
mouth
口
with
{T}DEN
/デン
十
spoonfuls before i swallow it.
Written by: abekie
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山田さん / やまださん - (noun) Mr./Mrs./Ms. Yamada
田 / た - (noun) rice field
水田 / すいでん - (noun) (water-filled) paddy field
田園 / でんえん - (noun) the country, countryside, rural districts; cultivated land, fields
田中 / たなか - (noun) Tanaka {surname}
中
Kunyomi: なか
Onyomi: チュウ, ジュウ
Stroke count: 4
Radical name: ぼう,たてぼう
Radical
丨
in, inside, middle, mean, center
Mnemonics
The
arrow
丨
hit the
target
口
right in the center.
Written by: Karlla
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You have a
Pocky stick
丨
inside of your
mouth
口
. Please CHEW "chyuu" it before you choke!
Written by: トマトちゃん
You have a
stick
丨
in the middle of your
mouth
口
. Hold the stick inside and CHEW! チュウ Hopefully you don't choke! KNOCK On wood! なか
Written by: 嵐波渡・サラ
If you "chew"「CHŪ チュウ」gum in your
mouth
口
*in* the *middle* of class, the teacher will take a
rod
丨
and "knock"「NAKA なか」you silly!
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
You've got a
stick
丨
stuck inside your
mouth
口
in the middle.
Written by: アドリーヌ
I shot an arrow INSIDE of the target. When the arrow hit the sound it made way "chyuu!!!" チユウ
Written by: rhi rhi
The
Pocky stick
丨
in the middle of your
mouth
口
is not ca-ndy なか, but you can chew チュウ it either way.
Written by: Wolfenspace
When you eat a
cake
, you slice it with a
knife
down the middle before チュウ'ing it, because your なかna eat it whole.
Written by: Randomdude567
I thought なか had a
stick
丨
in his
mouth
口
. He チュウ'd through it with a smile on his face. Turns out it was Pocky.
Written by: チェイスです
you were in the middle of a shooting competition {AT A RU}n-down building when a mean {CHUU}bacca shot a
rod
丨
through the center of your
mouth
口
. the staff rushed you inside to be treated as you screamed at the {CHUU}bacca "yo{U CHI}ter!" but {CHUU}bacca only laughed "{NAKA}kakaka!" for he knew {JYUU}stice would never be served.
Written by: LeBran
A
box
口
cut
丨
in the middle.
Written by: ジョアオ003
the
mouth
口
has a
stick
丨
that it is licking
Written by: あいうえお Kirby
the Japanese person said the
stick
丨
inside the person's
mouth
口
was a tree branch colored in red when the stick was a snack.
Written by: あいうえお Kirby
Standing naka'd in the middle of the store, I'm about to get chuu'd out by the manager
Written by: CervidaeAxis
the
rod
丨
is in the
mouth
口
Written by: あいうえお Kirby
中 =
a block of chocolate cake
that
Has been sliced in half by
a knife

Before eating it.
Written by: ピョン
The
rod
丨
inside the
mouth
口
of the animal.
Written by: 海王星 ~ Neptune
You are playing a game that you have to throw
one
丨
gummy stick in a child's
mouth
口
Written by: ポポスくべ
It's your birthday! Here's a
cake
口
with a
candle
丨
inside.🍰
Written by: HonokaSki
Naka-san
なか
loves the chyuuu
チュウ
shound the arrow
丨
makes when hitting the
Inside
or
center
口
of targets
Written by: Kisa
"Nah, Ka,"
his mouth
口
said. I eat
ONE arrow
丨
every day! It's good inside me, in my center!
Written by: Wanders
Did chuu really ask my nakama to get cut down the middle？
Did ”チュウ”　really as my ”なか”（ま）to get cut down the middle?
Written by: ランフイ
Thanos
speaks
口
as he centers the
knife
丨
on the middle of his index finger.
"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"
Written by: スペースサーカス
Your dentist says "Okay, keep your mouth
口
wide open." as he uses the sharp metallic rod
丨
to scrape between your teeth.

Then he accidentally sticks the sharp rod into the middle
中
of your gums, and that is the story of why you have one
丨
missing tooth.
Written by: jeasydj123
Looks like a
knife blade
in the middle / center of the
cutting board
.
Written by: 試験猿
A*choo*! {チュウ} Who put this
rod
丨
inside my
mouth
口
?! It made me sneeze!
Written by: 黒田kuroda
One
丨
time I found *CHU*NITHM {チュウ} in the middle of nowhere. My
mouth
口
said "Isn't that supposed to be in the arcades?".
Written by: 黒田kuroda
INSIDE the Millennium Falcon, I wanted to sit IN the MIDDLE seat of the cockpit, at the ships's CENTER, but Chew
チュウ
bacca knock
なか
ed me aside and took the seat for himself.
Written by: Pāru Shinju
I sneeze, "ACHOO" チュウ, and the
arrow
doesn't even hit inside the
target
.
Written by: クアジ
the
line
丨
goes
into the center
口
Written by: weirdkeichan
I chuu juu-cy fruit inside my
mouth
口
Written by: BurnedBooks
You scream in the middle of someone
shoo
ting you in the
mouth
口
with a
rod/harpoon
丨
Written by: McYodo
Kun knocks なか on the center of the door,
On chooses チュウ to let him in
Written by: ElegantCorncrake
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中 / なか - (noun) inside, interior; among, within; middle, center, centre; during, while, middle, midst, amid; interval, gap; mean, average; {adj-no} {n} second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle; medium grade, medium quality; {arch} red-light district
中国語 / ちゅうごくご - (noun) Chinese (language)
中 / じゅう - (suffix) (all) through (e.g. the night), throughout (e.g. the year), all ... long; within (e.g. the week), in the course of (e.g. today), by the end of; all over, throughout (e.g. the world); all (of a group), the whole (family, school, etc.)
中学校 / ちゅうがっこう - (noun) junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school
中学生 / ちゅうがくせい - (noun) junior high school student, middle school pupil
口
Kunyomi: くち
Onyomi: コウ, ク
Stroke count: 3
Radical name: くち
Radical
口
mouth
Mnemonics
Tickle a baby, and it will
open its mouth
口
. Cootchie-coo! くち/ク
Written by: lightmotif
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To be honest, I thought of an English slang word similar to くち, but I'd rather shut my
mouth
Written by: Manu Lamo
When I play peek a boo or "coochie-coo"「KUCHI くち、KU ク」with my baby sister, she gives me a "coy"「KŌ コウ」smile, or opens her
*mouth*
口
and laughs!
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
Looks like an open
mouth
口
Written by: 試験猿
Depicts an open
mouth
口
, possibly with upturned corners. Also used to depict a generic object, square or round.
コウ is a later borrowing, ク is earlier, both from MC /khuwᵡ/. くち is from Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kutui; it is not derived from /khuwᵡ/, but they may share a common ancestor.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
I like KOUcaine said the
mouth
口
Written by: Samurai_Ash
Pictogram: An open
mouth
口
. Can be literal or figurative or serve as a container of sorts.
Written by: フバフバ
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口 / くち - (noun) mouth; opening, hole, gap, orifice; mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece; gate, door, entrance, exit; speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip); taste, palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy), available position; invitation, summons; kind, sort, type; opening (i.e. beginning); {suf} {ctr} counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
人口 / じんこう - (noun) population; common talk
口調 / くちょう - (noun) tone (of voice), manner of talking
出口 / でぐち - (noun) exit, way out; outlet, vent
窓口 / まどぐち - (noun) counter, window, teller window, ticket window; contact person, point of contact
島
Kunyomi: しま
Onyomi: トウ
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: やま
Radical
山
island
Mnemonics
An island is a small
mountain
山
amidst the sea where
birds
鳥
come to rest.
Written by: Karlla
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I was drifting on the ocean with my feet hanging over the boat when all of a sudden, my toe {トウ} shmacked {しま} a rock on a shore. I looked up and saw
birds
鳥
flying around a
mountain
山
. I landed on Bird Mountain Island!
Written by: quickMaffs44
A piece of
mountainous
山
terrain, surrounded by the ocean. Only
those who bear wings
鳥
could access this land.

Some older variants:
嶋
,
嶌
Written by: non0230
An island is a refuge for a
bird
鳥
/チョウ→トウ at sea. The radical is
mountain
山
because an island is a geographic feature.

It’s probably just a coincidence, but the resemblance of 島 to “pottery” 匋/トウ is striking.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
The
bird
鳥
fly on TOp {トウ} of the
mountain
山
of the island.
Written by: バリエル
Migratory
birds
鳥
flock to the island to build their nests on top of the
mountain
山
This one bird, she made しま her nest facing towards トウ the sea.
Written by: Jules.33
Related vocabulary
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島 / しま - (noun) island; {vulg} one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
島々 / しまじま - (noun) islands
列島 / れっとう - (noun) archipelago, chain of islands
半島 / はんとう - (noun) peninsula; {sens} {col} Korea
島内 / とうない - (noun) on an island, on-island
松
Kunyomi: まつ
Onyomi: ショウ
Stroke count: 8
Radical name: きへん
Radical
木
pine tree
Mnemonics
For the
public
公
show {ショウ}, there was mats {まつ} to sit on and a pine
tree
木
 for shade.
Written by: Anonymous123
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The most common
TREES
木
in
PUBLIC
公
公園 are usually PINE TREES.

＊松下電器 - まつした electrics＊
Written by: Abnormalise
The long-lived pine
tree
木
is the
venerable old man
公
←翁/オウ→ショウ of the forest, renowned in Chinese culture for its longevity and steadfastness, retaining its green needles in all seasons.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
A pine tree is a type of
tree
木
that you could grow
indoors
公
in
8
八
months!
Written by: liniocch リニオック
The town officials SHOWed {ショウ} their holiday spirit by decorating a pine
tree
木
and erecting it in the
public
公
square for the festival {祭=まつ}.
Written by: オハイオのデビー
The people were surrounded by
trees
木
to teach in
public
公
with a big woden, flat board for shade for the pine trees
Written by: Chris551
Pine trees are the
trees
木
that the
public
公
loves the most.
Written by: gillianfaith
Related vocabulary
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松 / まつ - (noun) pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
松原 / まつばら - (noun) pine grove
寒松 / かんしょう - (noun) winter pine, pine tree that endures the cold of winter; person who does not waver from their own principles
巌松 / がんしょう - (noun) pine tree growing on a rock
松葉 / まつば - (noun) pine needle
宮
Kunyomi: みや
Onyomi: キュウ, グウ, ク
Stroke count: 10
Radical name: うかんむり
Radical
宀
Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
Mnemonics
They put a
u shape crown
宀
on a
spine
呂
and it turned into a Shinto shrine. It's a miracle! {みやきゅう＝みや ＋ キュウ}
Written by: Anonymous123
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A palace is a
house
宀
with several connected
places
呂
.
Written by: rtega
*Princess* "Mia"「MIYA みや」left the *palace* to visit the *Shinto shrine* without her
crown
宀
or royal
gown
呂
. So no one recognized her, and she had to wait in the "queue"「KYŪ キュウ」with everyone else until late, when the *constellations* shone in the sky.
Written by: ライトウ ≥^..^≤
The cute キュウ princess Mia みや was so good グウ that she visited the
2-story Shinto shrine
every day on her way to the palace. She was so loved that they eventually named a cool クconstellation after her.
Written by: Jules.33
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お宮 / おみや - (noun) Shinto shrine
宮殿 / きゅうでん - (noun) palace
天満宮 / てんまんぐう - (noun) Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
宮内庁 / くないちょう - (noun) Imperial Household Agency
子宮 / しきゅう - (noun) womb, uterus
崎
Kunyomi: さき
Onyomi: (none)
Stroke count: 11
Radical name: やまへん
Radical
山
promontory, cape, spit
Mnemonics
Nagasaki {さき} sits on a cape. One of its key {キ} features is a
strange
奇
mountain
山
.
Written by: Anonymous123
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The
mountain
山
on this cape has a
strange
奇
shape.
Written by: Karlla
A promontory is a
geographic
山
curiosity
奇
/キ.
Written by: ポールおじちゃん
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崎 / さき - (noun) small peninsula, cape, promontory, headland
山崎派 / やまさきは - (noun) {obs} Yamasaki faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party)
岡崎フラグメント / おかざきフラグメント - (noun) Okazaki fragment
川崎 / かわさき - (noun) Kawasaki (city)
川崎フロンターレ / かわさきフロンターレ - (noun) {organization} Kawasaki Frontale (Japanese pro soccer team)
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