The Radical: 友

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Friend    友

Explanation Comprises twice the sign for hand: , 又, because friends shake hands.

Used in these Kanji:
友
JLPT 5Joyo 2
 friend
tomo, YŪ
Comprises twice the radical for hand: , 又 as shaking hands
They shake hands because they are friends.
 友 又
Vocabulary
暖
JLPT 2Joyo 6
 warm
atatakai/maru/meru, DAN
Left: sun 日, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
The sun helps to warm up.
 日 爰 爫 友
Vocabulary
援
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 help, aid, support
EN
Left hand 扌, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
The hand helps with support.
 扌 爰 爫 友
Vocabulary
緩
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 loosen, slacken, lessen, ease
yurui/mu/meru/yaka, KAN
Left: thread 糸, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
(On the loom, the tension should not be too high:) The thread is helpful if it is loose.
 糸 爰 爫 友
Vocabulary
髪
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 hair of the head
kami, HATSU
Top: var. of long 長 and hair 彡, below: friend 友 (= two hands ナ/又)
Long hair? That's my friend's hair.
 長 彡 友
Vocabulary
抜
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 extract, pull out (sword), pluck, select, pick out
nuku,karu,keru,kasu, BATSU
Left: hand 扌, right: friend 友 (= .. who are shaking hands ナ/又)
The hand of my friend is pulling/selecting me out (from the many).
 扌 友
Vocabulary
媛
JLPT -Joyo 7
 princess, a noble lady
EN
Left: woman 女, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (A hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
The woman who is that helpful is my 'princess'.
 女 爰 爫 友
Vocabulary

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