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Some Kanji characters do not have Furigana because they are very basic, which means you should already know them if you are not a beginner anymore.
Make sure you listen to the audio below carefully to figure out how to read the basic Kanji characters.
私は今日家族と花見に来ました。ちょっと寒（さむ）かったです。これは私の弟です。弟は十一才で、小学五年生です。弟はギターが上手で、本を読むことが好きです。私は中学三年生で、十五才です。私の趣味（しゅみ）は歌（うた）を歌う（うた・う）ことです。
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Audio
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Meaning
I came to have flower viewing with my family today. It was a bit cold. This is my younger brother. He is 11 years old and in grade 5. He is good at guitar and likes to read books. I am in Year 9 and 15 years old. My hobby is to sing songs.
Key Vocabulary
花見
Meaning: flower viewing
- 花見（はな・み）is one of the annual events in Japan, which you can see in spring, around March and April.
寒かった
Meaning: was cold
- 寒かった means ‘was cold’.
- Its original form is 寒い（さむ・い）which means ‘cold’.
中学三年生
Meaning: Year 9 in secondary school
- 中学 means ‘secondary (school)’.
- 三年生 means ‘grade 3’.
