Part 4: 年週朝昼夕方夜先来毎

年 : ネン、とし

	Meaning: year, age Locate the short vertical bar at the right place. This line is not crossed with horizontal lines.

Meaning: year, age

Locate the short vertical bar at the right place.
This line is not crossed with horizontal lines.

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Word	Reading	Meaning	Class

年	とし	age	n
年は　おいくつ　ですか。 How old are you?

～年	～ねん	_ years	suffix
Used for date and for duration. 1995年<year 1995>, 2008年<2008>, なん年<what year?> 1年<1 year>, 2年はん<2 and half years>, なん年<how many years?> For duration, 間 is often added. 5年間<5 years> Irregular pronunciations: ４年(よねん), ７年(ななねん or しちねん), ９年(きゅうねん or くねん)
今年	ことし	this year	n

[去]年	きょねん	last year	n

週 : シュウ

	Meaning: week The last part (3 strokes) is called "shinnyō". It is used in many Kanji symbols. It covers the left and the bottom area. Locate other part properly in the remaining area.

Meaning: week

The last part (3 strokes) is called "shinnyō". It is used in many Kanji symbols.
It covers the left and the bottom area.
Locate other part properly in the remaining area.

～週間

～しゅうかん

_ weeks

suffix

１週間<1 week>, ２週間まえ<2 weeks ago>, 何週間<how many weeks?>

間 is always added for duration. Not 1週, 2週...

Irregular pronunciations:

１週間(いっしゅうかん), ８週間(はっしゅうかん), １０週間(じゅっしゅうかん)

今週

こんしゅう

this week

朝 : チョウ、あさ

	Meaning: morning Shape: 十 / ten + 日 / sun + 十 / ten + 月 / moon 日 is not crossed with vertical lines. Draw 月 in narrow shape (vertically long).

Meaning: morning

Shape: 十 / ten + 日 / sun + 十 / ten + 月 / moon

日 is not crossed with vertical lines.
Draw 月 in narrow shape (vertically long).

朝	あさ	morning	n

朝[御飯]	あさごはん	breakfast	n

今朝	けさ	this morning	n

昼 : チュウ、ひる

	Meaning: day time Shape: 尺 + 日(sun) + 一(one) Start the 4th stroke (diagonal line to the right) at the right place.

Meaning: day time

Shape: 尺 + 日(sun) + 一(one)

Start the 4th stroke (diagonal line to the right) at the right place.

昼	ひる	daytime	n

昼[御飯]	ひるごはん	lunch	n

夕 : セキ、ゆう

	Meaning: evening Same as Katakana タ The shape is the same as Katakana "タ". Mind the tilt angle of diagonal lines.

Meaning: evening

Same as Katakana タ
The shape is the same as Katakana "タ".
Mind the tilt angle of diagonal lines.

夕[飯]	ゆうはん	dinner	n
ばんごはん(晩御飯) also means dinner.

方 : ホウ、かた

	Meaning: The last two strokes are not crossed. Start the 3rd stroke at the right place.

Meaning:

The last two strokes are not crossed.
Start the 3rd stroke at the right place.

方	かた	person (polite)	n
あの方は　どなたですか。<Who is that person?>

夕方	ゆうがた	(early) evening	n

方	ほう	direction, the one (of options)	n
かれは　みなみの方へ　いきました。<He went to the southern direction.> バスより　でんしゃの方が　はやいです。<Train is faster than bus.>

夜 : ヤ、よ、よる

	Meaning: night Shape: なべぶた + 人 / person + 夕 / evening + diagonal line The top part (2 strokes) is called "nabebuta" literally means "lid of a pot". It is used in many Kanji symbols. The last stroke is slightly curved.

Meaning: night

Shape: なべぶた + 人 / person + 夕 / evening + diagonal line

The top part (2 strokes) is called "nabebuta" literally means "lid of a pot". It is used in many Kanji symbols.
The last stroke is slightly curved.

夜	よる	night	n

今夜	こんや	tonight	n

Notes

In general, 夕方 means early evening around sunset, and 夜 is after sunset till dawn.

夜 and ばん(晩) both mean night time.

夕はん and ばんごはん, 今夜 and 今ばん mean the same.

先 : セン、さき

	Meaning: ahead, previous The shape of the lower part is not the same as Katakana ル. The last stroke is curved, not bent at a sharp angle.

Meaning: ahead, previous

The shape of the lower part is not the same as Katakana ル.
The last stroke is curved, not bent at a sharp angle.

先	さき	before, ahead, first	n
先 is used for time, for place and for order. 先週　としょかんへ　いきました。<I went to the library last week.> ぎんこうは　この先に　あります。<The bank is further ahead.> 先に　どうぞ。<After you. Please go first.>
先週	せんしゅう	last week	n

先月	せんげつ	last month	n

来 : ライ、きた(す)、きた(る)、く(る)

	Meaning: to come Upper horizontal line is shorter than the lower. Tilt the two short lines (2nd & 3rd strokes) properly.

Meaning: to come

Upper horizontal line is shorter than the lower.
Tilt the two short lines (2nd & 3rd strokes) properly.

来る	くる	to come	v

来週	らいしゅう	next week	n

来月	らいげつ	next month	n

来年	らいねん	next year	n

さ来年	さらいねん	year after next	n

毎 : マイ

	Meaning: every Look closely how the lower part is structured. Mind the tilt angle (should not be too much).

Meaning: every

Look closely how the lower part is structured.
Mind the tilt angle (should not be too much).

毎日	まいにち	every day	n

毎週	まいしゅう	every week	n

毎月	まいつき, まいげつ	every month	n

毎年	まいとし, まいねん	every year	n

毎朝	まいあさ	every morning	n

毎[晩]	まいばん	every night	n