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village, city wall ⻏
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This radical oozato is always at the right side of the kanji and means "village". Please note the difference to the radical kozato 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the kanji. |
Used in these Kanji:
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都
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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town, city, metropolis
miyako, TO, TSU Left: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.), right: village ⻏
When (many) persons are in a village, it develops to: a city.
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者
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部
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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division, part, section
BU, BE Left: to spit (stand 立 with open mouth 口 and spit), right: village ⻏
Standing around with an open mouth in the village? Happens in every division or part.
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咅
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郡
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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county, township
kōri, GUN Left: you/lord 君 (The one with the stick ノ in the hand ナ/ヨ striking on your mouth 口, is your master/lord.), right: village ⻏ (If this radical is at the left of a character, it means: hill.)
The lord of the village dominates the county.
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君
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尹
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郷
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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home town, village, rural
KYŌ, GŌ Left: var. of thread 糸, rest: variation of husband 郎 (= The 'good' 良 from the village ⻏, but here with "not good" 艮)
The thread of the 'husband' connects to the hometown.
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糸
郎
艮
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郵
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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mail, relay station
YŪ Left: hanging down/ to drop 垂 (Here: a vehicle 車 on which three 三 long letters protruding), right: village ⻏
The post delivery cart with the three long letters is in the village to distribute the mail.
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垂
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郭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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enclosure, fortification, quarters, outline
KAKU Left: to receive, enjoy 享 (The tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased.), right: village ⻏
It is enjoyable for a village, if it has an: enclosure.
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享
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子
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郊
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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suburb, outskirt
KŌ Left: mix/exchange 交, right: village ⻏
Mixed with the villages is the suburb.
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交
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㐅
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邪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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wicked, evil, unjust
JA Left: tusk 牙, right: village ⻏
(Invasion of elephants?) A tusk in a village is wicked/evil.
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牙
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邸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mansion, residence
TEI Left: floor/bottom 氐 (the family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一), right: village ⻏
(Such that you do not always have to climb up the paths:) At the bottom of the village are the mansions.
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氏
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邦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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our country, home country, Japan
HŌ Left: bushy tree (cf.  ,丰), right: village ⻏
Like a bushy tree in a village is our country Japan.
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⻏
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郎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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man, husband
RŌ Left: good 良, right: village ⻏
The good one from the village is my husband.
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郎
良
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廊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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corridor, walkway
RŌ Outside: building 广, below: husband/man 郎 (= the good 良 one in the village⻏)
(He guards the entrance?) In the building you'll find the husband on the corridor.
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广
郎
良
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那
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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what
NA Left: sword 刀 with two marks 二, right: village ⻏ [The character: blade 刃 is a sword with a mark 丶]
A double-edged sword in the village: what's that?
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刀
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刃
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