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Kanji related to Opposites

I have grouped a small set of 74 Japanese School Grade-1 to Grade-3 Kanji that are related to Opposites

All these words have some similarity or they are related to other Kanji in meaning. We remember things by seeing the similarity or relation. Hence the grouping. Please note some Kanji may get repeated in other groups for the same reason.

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List of School Grade-1 to Grade-3 Kanji that are related to Opposites

# Kanji Meaning OnYomi KunYomi
13 上 Top, Above Jō Ue
14 下 Bottom, Below Ka, Ge Shita, Shimo, Moto
15 左 Left Sa Hidari
16 右 Right U, Yū Migi
18 大 Large Dai, Tai Ō-Kii
19 小 Small Shō Chii-Sai, Ko, O
32 生 Life, Bear; Raw Sei, Shō I-Kiru, U-Mu, Nama
52 入 Enter Nyū Hai-Ru, I-Ru
53 出 Exit Shutsu De
54 立 Stand Up Ritsu Ta-Tsu
55 休 Rest Kyū Yasu-Mu
56 先 Previous Sen Saki
66 正 Correct Sei, Shō Tada-Shii, Masa
68 火 Fire Ka Hi
82 多 Many, Much Ta Oo-I
83 少 A Few, A Little Shō Suku-Nai, Suko-Shi
87 太 Thick Ta Futo-I
88 細 Thin Sai Hoso-I
90 長 Long; Leader Chō Naga-I
100 弱 Weak Jaku Yowa-I
101 強 Strong Kyō Tsuyo-I
102 高 High Kō Taka-I
103 同 Same Dō Ona-Ji
131 新 New Shin Atara-Shii
132 古 Old Ko Furu-I
139 遠 Far En Tō-I
140 近 Near Kin Chika-I
141 前 Before Zen Mae
142 後 After Go, Kō Nochi, Ushi-Ro, Ato
143 内 Inside Nai Uchi
144 外 Outside Gai, Ge Soto, Hoka, Hazu-Su
171 答 Answer Tou Kota-Eru
207 来 Come Rai Ku-Ru
208 行 Go Kou, Gyō I-Ku, Yu-Ku, Okona-U
209 帰 Return Ki Kae-Ru
224 明 Bright Mei Aka-Rui
226 切 Cut Setsu Ki-Ru
229 合 Fit Gou A-U
234 引 Pull In Hi-Ku
243 両 Both Ryō Teru, Futatsu
258 列 Row Retsu
262 勝 Win Shō Ka-Tsu
269 受 Receive Ju U-Keru
275 和 Harmony; Japanese Wa Yawa-Ragu, Nago-Yaka
279 問 Question Mon To-U, Ton
282 始 Begin Shi Haji-Meru
285 安 Cheap An Yasu-I
292 対 Opposite, Against Tai, Tsui Aite, Soro-I
300 幸 Happiness Kō Saiwa-I, Shiawa-Se
309 悪 Bad Aku Waru-I
310 悲 Sad Hi Kana-Shii
318 持 Hold Ji Mo-Tsu
320 放 Release Hō Hana-Su
327 暗 Dark An Kura-I
338 横 Horizontal Ō Yoko
340 次 Next Ji Tsugi, Tsu-Gu
342 死 Death Shi Shi-Nu
351 消 Extinguish Shō Ki-Eru, Ke-Su
352 深 Deep Shin Fuka-I
353 温 Warm On Atata-Kai
365 病 Sick Byō Yamai
366 発 Departure Hatsu
372 真 True Shin Ma
373 着 Wear Chaku Ki-Ru, Tsu-Ku
374 短 Short Tan Mijika-I
390 終 End Shū O-Waru
400 落 Fall Raku O-Chiru
409 負 Lose Fu Ma-Keru, O-U
410 起 Awaken Ki O-Kiru
414 軽 Light (Not Heavy) Kei Karu-I
418 送 Send Sō Oku-Ru
419 速 Fast Soku Haya-I
427 重 Heavy, Gravity; Pile Jū, Chō Omo-I, Kasa-Neru
430 開 Open Kai Hira-Ku, A-Ku

Note: Some Kanji may not have opposite within this grade but you can find an opposite in other grade. Since there is one opposite word that exists, I have listed down the Kanji in this table.

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