Kanji: 給 銀 数 送 引
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| 給（きゅう） | kyū | allowance; supply |
| 給料（きゅうりょう） | kyūryō | salary |
| 給食（きゅうしょく） | kyūshoku | school lunch |
| 銀（ぎん） | gin | silver |
| 銀行（ぎんこう） | ginkō | bank |
| 数（すう） | sū | number |
| 手数料（てすうりょう） | tesūryō | commission / fee |
| 送る（おくる） | okuru | to send |
| 引く（ひく） | hiku | to pull |
| 引っこす（ひっこす） | hikkosu | to move house |
| 手紙（てがみ） | tegami | letter |
| 家（いえ） | ie | house |
2. Kanji Breakdown
給 — allowance; supply
- Reading: きゅう
- Radical: 糸 — meaning "thread / silk"
- Key Words: 給料（きゅうりょう）salary、給食（きゅうしょく）school lunch
- Example: この求人は給料がいい。(Kono kyūjin wa kyūryō ga ii.) — "This job advertisement offers a good salary."
銀 — silver
- Reading: ぎん
- Radical: 金 — meaning "money"
- Memory Hook: 銀 contains the radical 金 (money) — a bank deals with money.
- Key Words: 銀行（ぎんこう）bank
- Example: 銀行で手数料をはらう。(Ginkō de tesūryō wo harau.) — "I'll pay a commission at the bank."
- Note: The correct kanji for "bank" is 銀行 and "commission" is 手数料.
数 — number
- Reading: すう
- Radical: 攵 — meaning "to hit"
- Key Words: 手数料（てすうりょう）commission
- Example: 手数料 — commission (literally: "hand-number-fee")
- Note: The radical of 数 is 攵, meaning "to hit".
送 — to send
- Reading: おく-る
- Radical: 辶 — meaning "to go forward"
- Key Words: 送る（おくる）to send
- Usage: 送る can be used for emails, letters, parcels, and people.
- Example: 友だちにメールを送る。(Tomodachi ni mēru wo okuru.) — "I will send an email to a friend."
- Collocation: 手紙を送る — to send a letter
引 — to pull
- Reading: ひ-く
- Radical: 弓 — meaning "bow (and arrow)"
- Memory Hook: 引 looks like a bow being pulled back — 弓 (bow) + a stroke pulling it.
- Key Words: 引っこす（ひっこす）to move house
- Note: 引っこす is the verb form of 引っ越し（ひっこし）. The radical of 引 is 弓, meaning "bow (and arrow)".
- Example: 東京へ引っこす。(Tōkyō e hikkosu.) — "I'll move to Tokyo."
- Collocation: 家を引っ越す — to move house
3. Compound Words & Collocations
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| 給料（きゅうりょう） | kyūryō | salary |
| 給食（きゅうしょく） | kyūshoku | school lunch |
| 銀行（ぎんこう） | ginkō | bank |
| 手数料（てすうりょう） | tesūryō | commission |
| 送る（おくる） | okuru | to send |
| 手紙を送る | tegami wo okuru | to send a letter |
| 引っこす（ひっこす） | hikkosu | to move house |
| 家を引っ越す | ie wo hikkosu | to move house |
Reading Drill:
- 銀行 → ぎんこう
- 給料 → きゅうりょう
- 手数料 → てすうりょう
Sentence Drill:
- 銀行で手数料をはらう。(Ginkō de tesūryō wo harau.) — "I'll pay a commission at the bank."
- 友だちにメールを送る。(Tomodachi ni mēru wo okuru.) — "I will send an email to a friend."
- 東京へ引っこす。(Tōkyō e hikkosu.) — "I'll move to Tokyo."
- この求人は給料がいい。(Kono kyūjin wa kyūryō ga ii.) — "This job advertisement offers a good salary."
4. Learning Context
- Topic: Kanji for banking, salaries, and moving house
- Kanji Set: 給 銀 数 送 引
- Memory Hooks:
- 給 (radical 糸 thread) → supply, like thread being supplied
- 銀 (radical 金 money) → silver / bank — money connection
- 数 (radical 攵 to hit) → counting, hitting numbers
- 送 (radical 辶 go forward) → sending something forward
- 引 (radical 弓 bow) → pulling back like a bowstring
5. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 8: At Work |
| Completion | Section 9 |
| Latest Performance | 80% — ★ +15 stars, +5 vocabulary words |
| Key Kanji Learned | 給（きゅう）, 銀（ぎん）, 数（すう）, 送（おく-る）, 引（ひ-く） |