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For kanji with multiple meanings, superscript numerals to the left of the word indicate the meaning to which the vocabulary item corresponds. Circled superscript numerals (or circles without numerals in the case of kanji that do not have multiple meanings, or whose meanings overlap in the vocabulary item in question) indicate words that are useful to commit to memory as an illustra- tion of either a reading, a numbered meaning, or both.

Where a compound forms a -% or -® type adjective, the -% or - suffix is included. Moreover, many substantives are shown in verb form with 14, or in adverb form with {<. These variations follow Halpern and are intended to highlight important usages and to clarify the kanji’s meaning.

The « indicates a kanji in the didactic vocabulary that does not have its own entry in this course, such as the kanji wR in fiITA (AiWi#R*, tbolt A), In such cases, the word is first shown with the unlisted kanji replaced by hiragana (fol- lowing the official usage for non-Joyo kanji)—except when the kanji is used only for its phonetic value, or other cases in which hiragana would never be used. Note, however, that this practice is not followed in the vocabulary for kanji that themselves do not belong to the Joyo list, even though you may find these written in mixed kanji-kana form following official usage (for example, the sample compound for the non-Joyo ## 1614 is shown only as ‘ili, LLw, even though you will sometimes see it written as Hi] 9).

The following functional labels, appearing at the front of the English equivalent in brackets, are used to clarify usage: archaic, vi (intransitive verb), vt (transitive verb), math (mathematics), familiar, baseball, grammar, literary, elegant, honorific, humble, slang.

KKLC Sample Entry