Learn N3 Kanji Unit 1: 駐, 無, 満, 向, 禁
1. 駐
Meaning : stop-over, reside in, stay
Onyomi : ちゅう
Kunyomi :
Words using this Kanji :
駐車(ちゅうしゃ):to park (a car, bike…)
駐車場 (ちゅうしゃじょう): parking area
移駐 (いちゅう): moving; transferring
駐在 (ちゅうざい): residence; stay; (job) posting; being stationed (overseas, etc.)
駐日 (ちゅうにち): resident in Japan
駐英 (ちゅうえい): stationed in the United Kingdom; resident in the United Kingdom
駐米 (ちゅうべい): stationed in the United States; resident in the United States
駐禁 (ちゅうきん): no parking
2. 無
Meaning : nothingness, none, ain’t, nothing, nil, not
Onyomi : む
Kunyomi : ない
Words using this Kanji :
無料(むりょう):free (of charge)
無理 (むり):impossible, unreasonable
無い(ない):unpossessed; unowned;
3. 満
Meaning : full, fullness, enough, satisfy
Onyomi : まん
Kunyomi :
Words using this Kanji :
満車 (まんしゃ):(parking lot) be full of cars
満員 (まんいん):crowded, full of people
不満 (ふまん):not enough (people), besides it means unsatisfied, disatisfied
4. 向
Meaning : yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Onyomi : こう
Kunyomi : む-こう ; む-かう; む-き
Words using this Kanji :
方向 (ほうこう):direction
向かう (むかう):to face
向こう (むこう):other side, that side, there
向き (むき): direction (car)
5. 禁
Meaning : prohibition, ban, forbid
Onyomi : きん
Kunyomi :
Words using this Kanji :
禁止 (きんし):prohibition, ban, forbid
禁断 (きんだん): prohibition; interdiction
出禁 (できん): ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
禁煙 (きんえん): abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking
禁物 (きんもつ): thing that should be (carefully) avoided