Kanji Kanban #189
父の日にジーンズを贈ろう
ラッピングサービス受付中。
ボトムズとトップスを同時購入で
トップス２０％OFF。
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading the details of this Father’s Day sale.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1274, H12, H503, H735, H1000, H39, H180, H159, H1817, H779)
Kanji In Context(KIC73, KIC16, KIC1224, KIC269, KIC365, KIC33, KIC350, KIC25, KIC1210, KIC186)
Kanji Kanban #188
朝日 産経 読売 毎日 朝刊 夕刊
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading these tags featuring the names of some of Japan’s most widely read newspapers(新聞). Each has two daily editions, 朝刊 and 夕刊.
Two lean right and two lean left. Can you identify the conservative and liberal papers? Which has the widest circulation? Answers follow the numbers below.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H52, H12, H1560, H1360, H348, H323, H458, H12, H52, H1650, H109, H1650)
Kanji In Context(KIC91, KIC16, KIC574, KIC515, KIC180, KIC187, KIC164, KIC16, KIC91, KIC1138, KIC95, KIC1138)
Answers: Currently the Yomiuri Shinbun has the largest circulation, and is a leading conservative voice, along with the Sankei Shinbun. The Asahi Shinbun and Mainichi Shinbun are on the left.
The Yomiuri Shinbun in fact, has the highest circulation in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s the only newspaper in the world with a morning circulation of over 10 million copies and the evening edition adds about 3.5 million to that for a total of about 13.5 million copies a day.
Kanji Kanban #186
語学は、
言葉の壁を、
世界への扉に
変える。
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this train advertisment featuring the actor/director Beat Takeshi for ECC, one of Japan’s largest English conversation school chains.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H347, H324, H335, H228, H1500, H28, H251, H1638, H1745)
Kanji In Context(KIC154, KIC50, KIC203, KIC569, KIC1029, KIC156, KIC157, KIC1734, KIC222)
Kanji Kanban #185
公衆便所
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading these characters.
In addition to this usage, the characters 公衆 are also commonly used in the compound 公衆電話, though the widespread use of cellular phones has made 公衆電話 harder and harder to find for those of us who still occasionally rely on them!
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H784, H1857, H991, H1127)
Kanji In Context(KIC323, KIC1194, KIC227, KIC149)
Kanji Kanban #184
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this sign.
There’s an entertaining and enlightening article here that tells the story of how all-you-can-eat style dining came to be called バイキング(viking) in Japan that’s well worth a click! I knew there was in an interesting tale behind that, but I’d forgotten the details until I read it when I was putting this post together.
In addition to バイキング and 食べ放題(たべほうだい), all-you-can-eat offers are also called ビュッフェ(buffet) here.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1472, H496, H389)
Kanji In Context(KIC131, KIC723, KIC327)
Kanji Kanban #183
春から
初夏の
植物園
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this poster promoting Kyoto’s Botanical Garden . If you’ve been to Kyoto, you might recognize Mt. Hiei behind the garden in the photo.
The three character compound for しょくぶつえん(botanical garden) shares two characters with the more commonly used compound 動物園, or zoo.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1568, H404, H296, H205, H1050, H585)
Kanji In Context(KIC96, KIC440, KIC97, KIC678, KIC321, KIC324)
Kanji Kanban #182
ソフトクリーム
バニラ
抹茶
ミックス（バニラ＆抹茶）
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this sign. Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the characters more clearly.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H644, H252)
Kanji In Context(KIC1471, KIC145)
Kanji Kanban #181
車上荒らしご注意
お車のドアは必ずロックし貴重品を
置かないようにご注意ください
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this sign. It’s posted in a Kyoto restaurant’s parking lot. Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the charcters more clearly.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H286, H49, H488, H267, H608, H286, H635, H1771, H1675, H23, H832, H267, H608)
Kanji In Context(KIC62, KIC31, KIC1666, KIC290, KIC291, KIC62, KIC423, KIC855, KIC115, KIC683, KIC262, KIC290, KIC291)
Kanji Kanban #180
お客様へお願い
もう一回使っていただけませんか。
リユース！ レジ袋
レジ袋５０％消減になります。
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this supermarket poster.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H294, H933, H135, H1, H586, H990, H1006, H1006, H144, H366)
Kanji In Context(KIC318, KIC677, KIC662, KIC1, KIC162, KIC199, KIC685, KIC685, KIC219, KIC430)
Kanji Kanban #179
修学旅行生
歓迎
素敵なプレゼント
有り！
Use the rikaichan popup dictionary or your favorite reference tool with my transcription below the photo if you need help reading this sign.
The numbers below refer to the kanji I’ve transcribed below the photo, and correspond to their order of appearance in both Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji and Kanji in Context.
To learn more about how to work with this information and get the most out of my daily Kanji Kanban series, please read this.
Heisig(H1722, H324, H1048, H873, H1555, H570, H1702, H1532, H443, H79)
Kanji In Context(KIC1175, KIC50, KIC153, KIC58, KIC49, KIC1132, KIC1133, KIC636, KIC658, KIC347)
