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毎
Every
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
"NHK Radio Calisthenics." Every summer morning, parks across Japan fill with children, parents, and elderly residents performing Radio Calisthenics (ラジオ体操) 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 毎, meaning every.
Readings
Onyomi: マイ (mai)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
毎日
まいにち (mainichi)
Every day
毎週
まいしゅう (maishuu)
Every week
毎月
まいつき (maitsuki)
Every month
毎年
まいとし (maitoshi)
Every year
Example Sentence
私は毎日日本語を勉強します。
わたし は まいにち にほんご を べんきょうします。
watashi wa mainichi nihongo o benkyou shimasu
I study Japanese every day.