Today’s 10 kanji are:
今日の１０漢字です。
1. 妥 (だ) 妥協 (だきょう) compromise, giving in. 妥結 (だけつ) settlement, an agreement. 妥当 (だとう) valid, proper, right, appropriate. 普遍妥当性 (ふへんだとうせい) ability to fit into any situation.
2. 坑 (こう,カウ) 坑道 (こうどう) tunnel, gallery, shaft. 坑夫 (こうふ) miner. 坑儒 (こうじゅ) burying Confucian scholars alive. 廃坑 (はいこう) abandoned mine, disused mine. 縦坑 (たてこう) shaft. 金坑 (きんこう) gold mine. 鉱坑 (こうこう) shaft, mine, pit. 炭坑 (たんこう) coal mine, coal pit.
3. 感 (かん) 感 (かん) feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression. 感じ (かんじ) feeling, sense, impression. 感銘 (かんめい) deep impression. 感覚 (かんかく) sense, sensation. 感謝 (かんしゃ) thanks, gratitude. 感嘆 (かんたん) admiration, wonder. 感染 (かんせん) infection, contagion. 感想 (かんそう) impressions, thoughts. 感心 (かんしん) admiration, Well done!. 感慨 (かんがい) strong feelings, deep emotion. 感動 (かんどう) being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, impression, deep emotion. 感触 (かんしょく) sense of touch, feeling, sensation, texture (of food while chewing). 感泣 (かんきゅう) being moved to tears.
4. 礎 (いしずえ,ソ) 礎 (いしずえ) foundation stone, cornerstone. 礎石 (そせき) foundation stone, cornerstone. 基礎 (きそ) foundation, basis. 柱礎 (ちゅうそ) plinth. 基礎的 (きそてき) fundamental, basic. 礎を築く (いしずえをきずく) (exp) to lay the foundation (for). 基礎科学 (きそかがく) basic science. 基礎構造 (きそこうぞう) infrastructure. 基礎研究 (きそけんきゅう) basic research. 基礎知識 (きそちしき) fundamental knowledge. 英語基礎能力試験 (えいごきそのうりょくしけん) English Language Proficiency Test, TOEFL.
5. 警 (けい) 警察 (けいさつ) police. 警官 (けいかん) policeman. 警部 (けいぶ) police inspector. 警護 (けいご) bodyguard, escort. 警報 (けいほう) alarm, warning. 警告 (けいこく) warning, advice. 警鐘 (けいしょう) alarm bell, fire bell. 警笛 (けいてき) horn, alarm, whistle, foghorn. 警視 (けいし) police superintendent, metropolitan police. 警備 (けいび) defense, defence, guard, policing, security. 警戒 (けいかい vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, altertness. 警ら (けいら) patrol. 警棒 (けいぼう) baton. 警手 (けいしゅ) guard, signalman, attendant. 警抜 (けいばつ) scintillating, extraordinarily excellent. 婦警 (ふけい) policewoman. 夜警 (やけい) night watchman. 奇警 (きけい) witty, original. 天警 (てんけい) heaven-sent warning. 警察署 (けいさつしょ) police station. 警世家 (けいせいか) social critic. 警察犬 (けいさつけん) police dog. 私服警官 (しふくけいかん) plainclothes police officer. 警察機動隊 (けいさつきどうたい) riot police, riot squad.
6. 回 (かい,マワ) 回 (かい) counter for occurrences. 回す (まわす) to turn, to revolve. 回し (まわし) sumo wrestler’s loincloth. 回り (まわり) 1. circumference. 2. surroundings. 3. rotation, circulation. 回る (まわる) 1. to turn, to revolve. 2. to visit several places. 3. to function well. 4. to pass a certain time. 回顧 (かいこ) recollection. 回送 (かいそう) forwarding. 回戦 (かいせん) match, game. 回覧 (かいらん) circulation. 回答 (かいとう) reply, answer. 回忌 (かいき) death anniversary. 回避 (かいひ) evasion, avoidance. 回路 (かいろ) circuit (electric). 回収 (かいしゅう) collection, recovery. 回想 (かいそう) reflection, reminiscence. 回転 (かいてん) rotation, revolution, turning. 回復 (かいふく) recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, convalescence. 回教 (かいきょう) Islam. 初回 (しょかい) first time. 何回 (なんかい) how many times?. 次回 (じかい) next time (occasion). 今回 (こんかい) now, this time, lately. 毎回 (まいかい) every time, each round. 前回 (ぜんかい) last time, last instalment, last session. 一回 (いっかい) once. 二回 (にかい) twice. 回数 (かいすう) frequency. 荒らし回る (あらしまわる) to break into (houses here and there), to rampage. 呂律が回らない (ろれつがまわらない) speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.). 回り道 (まわりみち) detour, diversion.
7. 蚕 (さん,カイコ) 蚕 (かいこ) silkworm (Bombyx Mori). 蚕糸 (さんし) silk thread, silk yarn. 蚕児 (さんじ) silkworm. 蚕卵 (さんらん) silkworm egg. 蚕豆 (そらまめ) broad bean, horse bean, fava bean. 蚕食 (さんしょく) encroachment, invasion, aggression. 蚕蛾 (かいこが) silkworm moth, silk moth
8. 滞 (たい) 滞在 (たいざい) stay, sojourn. 滞納 (たいのう) non-payment, default. 滞る (とどこおる) to stagnate, to be delayed 滞り (とどこおり) stagnation, hindrance, delay. 滞陣 (たいじん) encampment. 滞空 (たいくう) staying (remaining) in the air. 滞留 (たいりゅう) staying, stagnating, sojourn. 滞貨 (たいか) accumulation of freight or stock, freight congestion. 遅滞 (ちたい) delay, procrastination, stagnation, inactivity. 渋滞 (じゅうたい) congestion (e.g., traffic), delay, stagnation. 鬱滞 (うったい) congestion, pent-up feelings. 滞在中 (たいざいちゅう) during a stay. 滞在客 (たいざいきゃく) guest, visitor. 滞在地 (たいざいち) place where one resides or is staying. 滞納者 (たいのうしゃ) non-payer, one who doesn’t pay one’s bills. 滞在費 (たいざいひ) hotel expenses, expenses incurred during a stay. 延滞金 (えんたいきん) arrears. 延滞税 (えんたいぜい) taxes in arrears. 滞空時間 (たいくうじかん) duration of a flight. 滞在期間 (たいざいきかん) length of one’s stay. 不法滞在 (ふほうたいざい) illegal overstaying (in a country). 景気停滞 (けいきていたい) economic slump. 精神遅滞 (せいしんちたい) mental retardation. 交通渋滞 (こうつうじゅうたい) traffic congestion, traffic jam, (traffic) deadlock. 不法滞在者 (ふほうたいざいしゃ) illegal overstayers (in a country).
9. 鉛 (なまり,エン) 鉛 (なまり) lead (Pb). 鉛筆 (えんぴつ) pencil. 鉛毒 (えんどく) lead poisoning. 鉛直 (えんちょく) perpendicular, upright, vertical. 鉛槧 (えんざん) the act of writing poetry or other literary works. 鉛粉 (えんぷん) white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently. 亜鉛 (あえん) zinc (Zn). 黒鉛 (こくえん) graphite. 無鉛 (むえん) unleaded (gasoline, petrol).
10. 裕 (ゆう) 裕福 (ゆうふく) affluence, prosperity. 裕度 (ゆうど) electrical tolerance. 富裕 (ふゆう) wealth, riches, opulence. 余裕 (よゆう) surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope. 富裕税 (ふゆうぜい) wealth tax. 余裕綽々 (よゆうしゃくしゃく) calm and composed, broadminded, having enough and to spare.
