Preadvanced Japanese

Listen to the audio for the correct reading of each kanji. Try reading the Kanji yourself during the first pause, listening to the correct reading, and then repeating after the model during the second pause. 1. óêñ eastern Japan 2. ĺêñ western Japan 3. ®Ŧ earthquake 4. Ăā tsunami / tidal wave 5. ų huge / gigantic 6. Ĺ to attack/to assail 7. ûw A to pass away 8. ä˜o hundreds of thousands of 9. ĸĉ A to be a victim of [some disaster] or to suffer from 10. ŮŜ the capital city [often Tokyo] 11. É» returning home 12. ªŤ difficulty / distress 13. É»ªŤĬ travelers who have difficulty returning home [esp. after an earthquake] 14. ęÄ Fukushima 15. ą serious 16. œĒ nuclear power plant / nuclear power supply 17. œĒtã nuclear power plant incident 18. ®¯ region 19. áÀĨ radiation 20. Āõ contamination / pollution 6