JLPT N3 · School & study

単語

たんご

word; vocabulary

Stroke order of 単語

2 characters, 23 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

単 · 9 strokes語 · 14 strokes

Memory trick

One single 単 unit of language 語, a word 言 that I 吾 speak: vocabulary.

Parts: 単 single; simple + 語 language (言 words + 吾 I)

Example sentence

毎日新しい単語を十個覚えます。

まいにちあたらしいたんごをじゅっこおぼえます。

I memorize ten new words every day.

Words with 単

簡単simple; easy 単位credit; unit 単純simple

Words with 語

日本語Japanese (language)英語English (language)外国語foreign language 中国語Chinese (language)敬語honorific language 落語comic storytelling

More words: School & study

試験exam; test 合格passing (an exam)宿題homework 授業class; lesson 復習review (of lessons)予習preparing for a lesson 成績grades; results 専門speciality; major 研究research 論文thesis; paper 辞書dictionary 文法grammar 説明explanation 例example

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