The Radical: 丈

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Meaning
measure of length    丈

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
使
JLPT 4Joyo 3
 use, employ, handle
tsukau, SHI
Left: person 亻(=人), right: civil servant 吏 (Only a measure of length 丈 and a mouth 口 is needed by a civil servant.) [丈 = big person 大 with a long step]
If the person is a civil servant he can be useful.
 亻 丈
Vocabulary
便
JLPT 4Joyo 4
 convenience, service, mail/letter
tayori, BEN, BIN
Left: person 亻/人, right: renew/again 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
People will renew again, if it is convenient like the mail.
 亻 更 丈
Vocabulary
更
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 renew, anew, change, fresh, again
sara, fukeru/kasu, KŌ
Center: sun 日, rest: measure of length 丈 (big 大 person measures with long step distance of 3m)
The sun 日 shows it size 大 renewedly again.
 日 更 丈
Vocabulary
硬
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 hard, solid, stiff
katai, KŌ
Left: stone 石, right: renew 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
Stones show renewedly that they are hard and solid.
 石 更 丈
Vocabulary
丈
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 measure of length, height, approx. 3m
take, JŌ
Variant of big 大, which shows a big person with spread arms. Here this person makes a wide step.
With a wide step it is measured: the length of 3m.
 一 大 丈
Vocabulary
吏
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 official, officialdom
RI
Center: mouth 口, rest: measure of length 丈 [Big 大 person measures with long step 3m]
Just a measure of length and a mouth is needed by an official.
 口 丈
Vocabulary
梗
JLPT -Joyo 7
 closed up, jammed, outline, summary
KŌ
Left: tree 木, right: renew, again 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
Even trees need to renew when they had a closed-up.
 木 更 丈
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