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虫
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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insect, worm
mushi, CHŪ
The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect.
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虫
ム
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会
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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to meet
au, KAI, E Top: person 人, bottom: to say, fog 云 (two 二, nose/private ム)
A person and "two noses" have a meeting. (Or: When the persons want to say sth. they meet.)
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ム
云
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絵
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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picture, drawing
KAI, E Left: thread 糸, right: to meet 会 (The person 人 and two 二 noses ム have a meeting.)
(derived from a embroidered =stitched picture:) The threads meet in a picture.
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糸
ム
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強
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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strong
tsuyoi, shiiru, KYŌ, GŌ Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫
To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong!
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弓
ム
虫
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広
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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wide, spacious
hiroi, KŌ Left: building 广, below: nose ム (in side view)
(As a real estate agent) I find a building with my (good) nose, that is wide and spacious.
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広
广
ム
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台
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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platform, rack, stand
DAI, TAI Top: nose ム (in side view), bottom: mouth 口
The nose over the mouth is like a platform.
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台
口
ム
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去
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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leave, go away, quit, finish
saru, KYO, KO Top: earth 土, bottom: a nose ム (in side view)
When the nose is below the earth, it has gone away - it is finished.
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去
土
ム
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公
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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public, official
ōyake, KŌ Top: eight 八, bottom: nose ム (in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public.
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八
公
ム
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参
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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participate, attend, go, come, visit
mairu, SAN From top: Nose ム, big 大, hairy 彡 (Originally this was the image of a woman 女 = くノ一 with long hair 彡 (possibly with hairpins 八 ?), with the meaning: beautiful)
Where the simplified woman ム with the 'big' hair is, I would like to participate.
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ム
大
彡
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治
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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govern, rule, manage, cure, heal
osameru, naosu, CHI, JI Left: Water 氵, right: platform 台 (= nose ム over the mouth 口)
The water on the platform (i.e. high plateau) is managed by the government and can heal.
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氵
台
ム
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法
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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law, rule, regulation
HŌ, HATSU Left: water 氵, right: go away/leave 去 (Below the earth 土 is the nose ム, that has left.)
The water shall be left! That's the law!
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氵
去
ム
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鉱
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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ore, mineral
KŌ Left: metal 金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: wide 広 ([As a real estate agent] I find a building 广 with my (good) nose ム, that is wide and spacious)
Metal is common (= widely spread) in form of ore.
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金
広
广
ム
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総
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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altogether, whole, total, general
subete, SŌ Left: thread 糸, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.), heart 心
A thread wound around the public's hearts ties them altogether.
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糸
公
ム
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属
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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species, genus, to belong to
ZOKU From top: side-view of buttocks 尸, accent ノ, insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂
The rear part belongs to an insect with long legs - but which species?
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尸
虫
ム
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態
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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appearance, intention, attitude, condition
waza, zama, TAI Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 prove [at masks at Nō-theater] the talent), bottom: heart 心
Your abilities and your heart determine your appearance.
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能
ム
匕
心
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能
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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ability, capacity, competence
atau, NŌ Left: nose ム and body 月, right: claws 匕/匕
(i.e. at masks at Nō-theater or at dog breeding) Nose, body and claws prove ability.
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能
ム
月
匕
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仏
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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Buddha, France
hotoke, BUTSU, FUTSU Left: person 亻/人, right: nose ム (in side view)
The person with the nose is a Buddha from France.
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亻
ム
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弁
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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dialect, speech, valve
BEN Top: nose ム, bottom: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)
If you hold the nose with both hands it sounds like a dialect.
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ム
廾
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拡
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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spread, broaden, expand, widen
KAKU Left: hand 扌, right: wide 広 ([As a real estate agent] I find a building 广 with my (good) nose ム, that is wide and spacious.)
(i.e. when dispersing seeds on a field) By hand you can widely spread.
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扌
広
广
ム
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私
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JLPT 4Joyo 6 |
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I, myself, personal
wata(ku)shi, SHI Left: rice plant 禾, right: nose ム
Next to the rice plant with the nose: that's me.
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禾
ム
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窓
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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window
mado, SŌ From top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole/cavity.), nose ム, heart 心
A hole for the nose and the heart: That's a window!
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穴
ム
心
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蚊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mosquito
ka, BUN Left: insect 虫, right: text 文 (A folding table 文 for writing a text.)
The insect on the text is a mosquito. (It makes the sound: BUN)
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虫
文
ム
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鬼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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devil, demon
oni, KI From top: death mask (accent ノ and field 田), legs 儿, nose ム
The dead mask with legs and nose looks like a devil.
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鬼
ム
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魂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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soul, spirit
tama, tamashii, KON Left: fog/mist 云 (cf. cloud 雲), right: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)
Like a fog, the devil comes into my soul.
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云
鬼
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惨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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miserable, wretched, harsh, cruel, sad
mugoi, mijime, SAN, ZAN Left: feeling 忄, right: participate 参 (Where the simplified/kneeling woman ム with the 'big' 大 hair 彡 is, I like to participate.)
The feeling that my nose is big and hairy makes me miserable.
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忄
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彡
大
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俊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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genius, excellent, smart, bright
SHUN Left: person 人, right: 夋 (nose ム, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
A person with such a nose, legs and contorted feet must be a genius.
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亻
夋
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夂
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松
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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pine tree
matsu, SHŌ Left: tree 木, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree.
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木
公
ム
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訟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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court of justice, sue, accuse
SHŌ Left: word 言, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.)
The words are public at the court.
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言
公
ム
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罷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cease, quit, stop, discontinue, cancel, resign, dismissal
makaru, HI Top: net 罒, below: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 show [at masks of Nō-theater] the talent)
(If it is full of fish:) The net's capacity has ceased.
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罒
能
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匕
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払
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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pay, sweep, brush off
harau, FUTSU Left: hand 扌, right: nose ム
The hand at the nose is the symbol, that I want to pay.
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扌
ム
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魅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fascination, bewitched, charm
MI Left: demon 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム), right: immature, not yet 未 (The upper branch of the tree 木 is still shorter = immature)
The devil has not yet fascinated me.
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鬼
未
ム
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雄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader
osu, o-, YŪ From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten 十, nose ム), bird 隹
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird.
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隹
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挨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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greeting, approach, push open
AI Left: to pay 払 (The hand 扌at the nose ム signals paying.), arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天)
You still have to pay for the array, he directly said when greeting.
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扌
ム
矢
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熊
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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bear
kuma, Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕匕 show abilities at masks of Nō-theater]), below: fire 灬 (here 4 legs)
It has abilities and four legs: The bear.
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能
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匕
灬
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勾
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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bent, slope, capture
KŌ Enwrap 勹 and nose ム - Compare with: fishing 釣 [つり], where a metal 金 fishhook 勹 with a lure 丶 is shown
The nose looks "wrapped" when it is bent. OR: A fishhook with a bent lure for: capture.
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勹
ム
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