Illustrated Flashcards in the Lost Dinosaur (是) Family (Tap Readings for Audio)
Side-by-Side Comparison: 是 vs. 題 vs. 起
Every kanji below contains the Lost Dinosaur (是) component. Bold readings indicate the primary WaniKani reading:
| Kanji & Meaning | Readings (Bold = Primary) | Shibashi Visual Mnemonic Story | Top Compound Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 是 (Absolutely) | ON: ぜ KUN: — |
The zen dinosaur seems absolutely chill about being lost in the mountains... | 是正 (ぜせい) — correction, revision, rectifying |
| 題 (Topic) | ON: だい KUN: — |
Today the main topic of conversation in Japan is the heroic rescue of the the last dinosaur . | 題 (だい) — title, subject, theme, topic |
| 起 (Wake up) | ON: き KUN: お |
King Dinosaur just woke up. He took a thousand-year-long nap and now, he may be the only one left... | 起きる (おきる) — to wake up, to get up |
Essential Japanese Vocabulary Words Built from the Lost Dinosaur (是) Family
Once you can recognize 是 (Absolutely), 題 (Topic), 起 (Wake up) by their shared Lost Dinosaur (是) visual motif, practice reading them inside these high-frequency Japanese words from the Shibashi app:
| Japanese Word | Hiragana Reading | English Meaning | JLPT Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 是正 | ぜせい | correction, revision, rectifying | JLPT |
| 社是 | しゃぜ | company policy, corporate credo | JLPT |
| 国是 | こくぜ | national policy, national principle | JLPT |
| 校是 | こうぜ | school motto, founding principle | JLPT |
| 題 | だい | title, subject, theme, topic | JLPT |
| 起きる | おきる | to wake up, to get up | JLPT |
| 起こる | おこる | to occur, to happen | JLPT |
| 起こす | おこす | to raise; to cause; to wake someone | JLPT |