IN19 · Feelings and people

Before you start

This level assumes the elementary level and elementary grammar. From here on, words are in kanji with their reading above; in the reading round you'll see the kanji alone.

This lesson assumes what you saw in the earlier ones. If something feels shaky, go back to it:

• IN01understanding simple headlines
• IN02talking about society
• IN03talking about the planet
• IN04buying and paying wisely
• IN05talking about devices and faults
• IN06talking about studies and exams
• IN07organizing meetings and notices
• IN08giving and explaining your opinion
• IN09explaining why things happen
• IN10talking about traditions and art
• IN11talking about company life
• IN12hospitals and treatments
• IN13getting around and sightseeing
• IN14TV, the press and the internet
• IN15climate and natural disasters
• IN16earning, spending and lending money
• IN17school subjects and the scientific method
• IN18what is and isn't allowed

What you learn

Many feeling words take する: かんしゃする (be grateful), そんけいする (admire), けんかする (quarrel). しんじる is a -ru verb: しんじます.

You practise them in kana; underneath you can see how they are usually written.

• 感情かんじょうkanjoufeeling, emotionThere is also かんじょう = 勘定 (the bill). Here you learn 感情, a feeling.
• 関係かんけいkankeirelationship
• 信しんじるshinjirubelieve
• 感謝かんしゃkanshagratitude
• 尊敬そんけいsonkeirespect, admiration
• 恋人こいびとkoibitoboyfriend, girlfriend
• 友情ゆうじょうyuujoufriendship
• 喧嘩けんかkenkafight, quarrel
• You know it · H12心配しんぱいshinpaiworry

Practice

A short text with words and grammar you already know; kanji carry their reading above. Read it and answer.