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cliff 厂
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The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾. |
Used in these Kanji:
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石
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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stone, rock
ishi, SEKI, SHAKU Top: var. of cliff 厂, bottom: stone 口
Below the cliff are stones.
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石
厂
口
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原
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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origin, field, a plain
hara, GEN Top: cliff 厂, below: variation of spring 泉 (white 白 and small 小 instead of water 水)
Under the cliff, the small spring has its origin.
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厂
泉
白
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岸
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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coast, shore
kishi, GAN From top: mountain 山, a cliff 厂 and dry 干 (Image of drying stand)
Mountains and cliffs define the dry coast.
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山
厂
干
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炭
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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charcoal, coal
sumi, TAN Top: mountain 山, bottom: ashes 灰 (If sth. "cliff 厂"-like covers the fire 火, it is the ashes.) (To make charcoal, wood is piled up mountain-like and covered and lit from the inside)
This mountain of covered fire produces the charcoal.
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山
厂
火
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反
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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anti-, against, opposition
soru, HAN, TAN Left: cliff 厂, right: hand 又
Climbing the cliff by hands only: I am against it.
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反
厂
又
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坂
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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slope, hill
saka, HAN Left: earth 土, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The earth opposes to be a slope or hill. (It likes to distribute flatly.)
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土
反
厂
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板
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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board, sheet, panel
ita, HAN, BAN Left: tree 木, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The tree is opposing against becoming a board.
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木
厂
反
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返
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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return, replace
kaesu/ru, HEN Left: movement 辶, right: against/opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
A movement into the 'opposite' means to return.
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辶
反
厂
又
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願
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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wish, hope, request
negau, GAN Left: origin, plain 原 (Under the cliff 厂 a white 白 small 小 spring 泉 has its origin), right: head, forehead 頁
The origin is in the head of your: wishes and hopes.
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厂
泉
頁
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産
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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give birth to, produce
umu, SAN From top: to stand 立, cliff 厂 and life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant  stands for life.)
She is standing on the cliff and gives life: She gives birth.
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立
厂
生
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歴
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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history, calendar, curriculum, flow of time
REKI From top: cliff 厂, wood 林, stop 止 [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.]
At the cliff with the wood where we stopped, history was made.
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厂
林
止
麻
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圧
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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pressure, overpressure
ATSU Cliff 厂 and earth 土
A cliff with its earth causes a pressure.
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土
厂
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仮
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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temporary, false, interim, sham
kari, KA, KE Left: person 亻/人, right: against 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
The person is against it, but only temporarily.
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亻
反
厂
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厚
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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thick, heavy, goodness
atsui, KŌ From top: cliff 厂, sun 日, child 子
Under the cliff in the sun there is a child that is fat and heavy.
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厂
子
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備
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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equipment, prepare, possess
sonaeru/waru, BI Left: person 亻/人, right: plant 艹, cliff 广, use 用
The person picks up plants from the cliff for use as equipment.
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亻
艹
厂
用
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灰
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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ashes
hai, KAI Left: cliff 厂, below: fire 火
If something is "cliff"-like over the fire, it is the ashes.
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厂
火
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危
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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dangerous
abunai, ayaui, KI Top: bent person ⺈, below: unlucky 厄 (cliff 厂, slumped person 㔾)
The bent person on the cliff can (by falling) turn into a slumped person: That is the danger.
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⺈
厂
㔾
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源
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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source, origin, beginning
minamoto, GEN Left: water 氵, right: origin/plain 原 (Under the cliff 厂 the white 白 small 小 spring 泉 has its origin in the plain)
The water in the plain comes from a source.
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氵
厂
泉
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厳
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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strict, severe, grave
kibishii, ogosoka, GEN, GON From top: rays of light  , cliff 厂, daring 敢 (One 一 [person's] ear 耳 was striked 攵: How daring!)
At this light on the cliff? Too daring, there I have to be strict.
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厂
攵
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涯
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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limits, boundary, shore, horizon
hate, GAI From left: water 氵, right: precipice 厓 (cliff 厂 of piled/cumulated earth 圭 [= 2x earth 土])
Water, a cliff, or piles of earth can (each) be a limit.
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氵
厂
圭
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盾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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shield, resist, disobey, defiantly, escutcheon
tate, JUN Left: shield 厂, right: ten 十, eye 目
A shield with 10 eyes as the symbol for: 'shield' and to resist.
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厂
十
目
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循
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sequential, follow, circulate
JUN Left: go 彳, right: shield 盾 (a shield 厂 with ten 十 eyes 目)
(For a better protection:) If you go under a shield, go sequentially or follow a circulation.
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彳
厂
目
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逓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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in sequence, relay, communication, gradually
TEI Left: movement 辶, right: shield 厂, two 二 cloth 巾
Move the shield and then two layers of cloth, that's the sequence.
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辶
厂
二
巾
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販
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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marketing, sell, trade
HAN Left: shell/money 貝, right: against, opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
Money (= the price) is an antagonist to marketing.
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貝
厂
反
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厄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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misfortune, unlucky, mishap, disaster
YAKU Left: cliff 厂, right: crouching person 㔾
(It was dangerous 危 for that person ⺈ on a cliff 厂. But now:) Under the cliff crouches the person (which has fallen down) because he had a misfortune and is unhappy.
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厂
㔾
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厘
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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tiny amount
RIN Left: cliff 厂, below: village 里 (Both fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
Below the cliff, the village appears: tiny.
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厂
里
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励
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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encourage, strive. be diligent
hagemu/masu, REI Left: 厉 (cliff 厂, 10,000 万), right: strength/effort 力
A cliff exuding tenthousendfold strength is encouraging.
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厂
万
力
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暦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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calendar, almanac
koyomi, REKI Outside: cliff 厂, below: forest 林, sun 日 [cf. hemp 麻]
A cliff with a forest in the sun: a picture for a calendar.
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厂
林
日
麻
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崖
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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cliff, steep precipice
gake, GAI Top: mountain 山, bottom: precipice 厓 (cliff 厂 of heaps of soil 圭/土)
A mountain of piled earth like a cliff, is a cliff/precipice.
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山
厂
圭
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栃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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horse chestnut
tochi, From left: tree 木, cliff 厂, ten thousand 万
The tree on the cliff carries ten thousand horse chestnuts.
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木
厂
万
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阪
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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hill, heights, slope, incline
HAN Left: hill 阝, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!) (cf. 坂)
The hill has opposition, because it is a hill.
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阝
反
厂
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