Radicals of verbs
What does this radical mean?
口
mouth
Which two verbs use this radical?
言
talk and read
What's the correct pronunciation for "go"?
ikimas
Which hiragana follows the kanji character and comes before the mas in the verb "to go"?
ki
Which of these verbs is written incorrectly?
食べます
遊びます
帰います
帰います is incorrect because it has an い not a り after the kanji.
What does this radical mean?
目
eye
Which kanji verb uses the radical for "sell" in it?
読みます to read
What's the correct pronunciation for "play"?
asobimas
Which hiragana follows the kanji character and comes before the mas in the verb "to return"?
ri
Which of these verbs is written incorrectly?
食べます
勉勉します
飲みます
勉勉します for to study is incorrect because the character is just doubled.
What does this radical mean?
門
gate
Which verb has two kanji characters?
to study
What's the correct pronunciation for "study"?
benkyo shimas
Which two verbs have a み following the kanji character and coming before the mas?
to read (yomimas) and to drink (nomimas)
Which of these verbs is written incorrectly in kanji?
買います to buy
食みます to drink
帰ります to return
食みます is incorrect. It should have 飲 not 食
What does this radical mean?
子
child
How many verbs use a body part in their kanji?
Four
見ます uses an eye
聞きます uses an ear
話します uses mouth
読みます uses mouth
To buy 買いますdoesnt have eye, the radical is actually 貝 meaning "shell"
What's the correct pronunciation for "write"?
kakimas
Which verbs have a し following the kanji character and coming before the mas?
to study (benkyoshimas) and to talk (hanashimas)
Which of these verbs is incorrectly written?
遊びます to play
読みます to read
食びます to eat
食びます to eat is incorrect.
It should be 食べます
What does this radical mean?
舌
tongue
Which verb uses another one of the 12 verbs we learnt as one of it's radicals?
飲みます uses "eat"
What's the correct pronunciation for "return"?
kaerimas
Which of these first 5 hiragana sounds come after the kanji and before the mas in our 12 verbs?
あ い う え お
い comes after the kanji in kaimas (to buy)
Which of te 12 verbs is missing?
行きます、食べます、遊びます、帰ります、書きます、飲みます、聞きます、話します、勉強します、読みます、買います
見ます to watch