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Kanji Quiz: Combinations (Compound Ideographs)

寺・時・持・待

How to read?
Please select the best answer.

1. 
お寺

temple

2. 
金閣 (きんかく)寺

Kinkaku Temple ( famous temple in Kyoto )

3. 
こどもの時

when I was a kid

4. 
時間

time

5. 
わたしは きものを 持っています。

I have a ’Kimono’.
( kimono : Japanese traditional clothes )

6. 
気持ち

feeling

7. 
持参します

to bring

8. 
待ちます

to wait

9. 
期待

expectations

Quick Notes

  • Meanings: Key meanings are provided for each Kanji.
  • Readings: Listed separately as Kunyomi (Japanese-native) and Onyomi (Chinese-derived).

Don’t feel pressured to memorize everything right away. Use this list to support your learning step by step!

寺
meaning : temple

● てら (tera)
● じ (ji)
時
meaning : time, around the time

● とき (toki)
● じ (ji)
持
meaning : to have, to keep

● も-つ (mo-tsu)
● じ (ji)
待
meaning : to wait

● ま-つ (ma-tsu)
● たい (tai)

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