ζ―
Every
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
"NHK Radio Calisthenics." Every summer morning, parks across Japan fill with children, parents, and elderly residents performing Radio Calisthenics (γ©γΈγͺδ½ζ) together. The exercises have been broadcast for nearly a century, and many Japanese people can perform them from memory. For some, it's one of the first routines they repeat every day.
Memory Trick
The middle part resembles a rice field. A farmer walks past it every single day, leaving a well-worn path behind him. That's ζ―, meaning every.
Readings
Onyomi: γγ€ (mai)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ζ―ζ₯
γΎγγ«γ‘ (mainichi)
Every day
ζ―ι±
γΎγγγ
γ (maishuu)
Every week
ζ―ζ
γΎγγ€γ (maitsuki)
Every month
ζ―εΉ΄
γΎγγ¨γ (maitoshi)
Every year
Example Sentence
η§γ―ζ―ζ₯ζ₯ζ¬θͺγεεΌ·γγΎγγ
γγγ γ― γΎγγ«γ‘ γ«γ»γγ γ γΉγγγγγγΎγγ
watashi wa mainichi nihongo o benkyou shimasu
I study Japanese every day.