คันจิ
kan-jìMeaning
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kanji character(s) (Japanese)
logographic characters used in Japanese, adopted from Chinese, used to write roots and core content words
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)คันจิkan-jìคันจิkan-jìkanji character(s) (Japanese)พื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)เมนูmee-nuuเมนูmee-nuu1menu; dish; menu item2menu (software interface)ญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japan
I started learning basic kanji to read Japanese menus.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaคันจิkan-jìมาจากmaa-jàakอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnจีนjiinและlɛ́ใช้cháiเขียนkǐianรากคำrâak-kamสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiภาษาญี่ปุ่นpaa-sǎa-yîi-bpùn
The teacher explained that kanji come from Chinese characters and are used to write important word roots in Japanese.
เวลาwee-laaอ่านàanข่าวkàaoญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnเราraoจะjàเห็นhěnคันจิkan-jìใช้cháiกับgàpคำนามkam-naamและlɛ́กริยาgrì-yaaหลักlàkบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâak
When reading Japanese news, we often see kanji used with nouns and main verbs.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapคันจิkan-jìกับgàpฮิรางานะhí-raa-ngaa-náและlɛ́คาตาkaa-dtaaกาgaaนะnáเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaคันจิkan-jìทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtรากrâakความหมายkwaam-mǎaiของkɔ̌ɔngคำkam
The student compared kanji with hiragana and katakana to understand how kanji convey the root meanings of words.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |