Illustrated Flashcards in the Piano (厶) Family (Tap Readings for Audio)
Side-by-Side Comparison: 広 vs. 公 vs. 私 vs. 台 vs. 始 vs. 去
Every kanji below contains the Piano (厶) component. Bold readings indicate the primary WaniKani reading:
| Kanji & Meaning | Readings (Bold = Primary) | Shibashi Visual Mnemonic Story | Top Compound Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 広 (Wide) | ON: こう KUN: ひろ |
The wide-head koala rocks piano at the He-Rocku Festival! | 広い (ひろい) — spacious, wide |
| 公 (Public) | ON: こう KUN: — |
The lady plays piano in public to create a sense of community . | 公園 (こうえん) — (public) park |
| 私 (I) | ON: し KUN: わたし |
A sheep practicing in a field of grain. I can't believe it, what a sheep! | 私 (わたし) — I, me |
| 台 (Stand, Platform) | ON: だい, たい KUN: — |
A local tiger with dyed hair really loves playing the public piano on a stand... | 台所 (だいどころ) — kitchen |
| 始 (Begin) | ON: し KUN: はじ |
With music sheets in front, and her mom by her side, the happy ginger girl is about to begin... | 開始 (かいし) — start, commencement, beginning, initiation |
| 去 (Past) | ON: きょ, こ KUN: さ |
it’s not common knowledge, but in the past, in Kyoto , samurais were buried with their pianos... | 去年 (きょねん) — last year |
Essential Japanese Vocabulary Words Built from the Piano (厶) Family
Once you can recognize 広 (Wide), 公 (Public), 私 (I), 台 (Stand), 始 (Begin), 去 (Past) by their shared Piano (厶) visual motif, practice reading them inside these high-frequency Japanese words from the Shibashi app:
| Japanese Word | Hiragana Reading | English Meaning | JLPT Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 広い | ひろい | spacious, wide | JLPT |
| 広がる | ひろがる | to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around | JLPT |
| 公園 | こうえん | (public) park | JLPT |
| 私 | わたし | I, me | JLPT |
| 私立 | しりつ | private (institution) | JLPT |
| 台所 | だいどころ | kitchen | JLPT |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon | JLPT |
| 台 | だい | stand, rack, table, support | JLPT |
| 開始 | かいし | start, commencement, beginning, initiation | JLPT |
| 始まる | はじまる | to begin | JLPT |