ken, gen This character is used as part of compounds. Here are some examples. keiken … experience taiken … experiencing, the experience you gained through doing something physically jikken … experiment shiken … examination (The “shi” of “shiken” means “to test.”) chiken … clinical testing, testing medicine before it is allowed to be sold to [...]

kan As you can see in the title, today’s character’s meaning is related to watching. See some compounds including the character to feel the meaning. kankō … sightseeing jinseikan … one’s theory on of life rakkan … optimism hikan … pessimism bikan … a sense of beauty gaikan … the appearance of something such as [...]

    ishizue, so You would rarely hear the word “ishizue” meaning the groundwork. We often use kiso to mean foundation or basis. The so of kiso is today’s character. If you are a beginner in Japanese, you don’t have to remember other words which include today’s character. They are rarely used. Kiso is the [...]

yō Today is suiyōbi. It’s Wednesday. Yōbi is a suffix put after a character indicating a day of the week. Let’s review the days of the week. Sunday – nichi yō bi Monday – getsu yō bi Tuesday – ka yō bi Wednesday – sui yō bi Thursday – moku yō bi Friday – kin [...]