Used in these Kanji:
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何
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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what?
nan, nani, KA Outside two persons: 亻,亅 carrying a load 口 (hanging at a bar 一) (alternatively: The person 亻 can 可 do what?)
Two persons with open mouths ask: What?
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亻
可
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歌
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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sing, song
uta, utau, KA Left: 2x possible 可 (A nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible.), right: lack, deficiency 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [i.e. manners])
You can sing twice "ka", but there is still a deficiency in your singing.
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欠
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荷
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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load, package, baggage, freight
ni, KA Top: plant 艹, bottom: "what?" 何 (Two persons 亻, 丁 carrying a load 口 with that bar 一, but "What?")
The plants are carried by the two persons with a bar on the shoulders as a load 口.
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艹
可
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河
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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river
kawa, KA Left: water 氵, right: possible 可 (The nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible)
The water that gives possibilities (i.e. for transports) is the river.
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氵
可
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寄
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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come near, approach, meet, visit
yoru, KI Top: roof 宀, bottom: strange 奇 (There are a big 大 possibilities 可, but it looks strange.)
Under a roof, there is the big possibility to get closer.
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宀
奇
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可
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可
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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possible, approve, accept
-beki/shi/ku, KA Outside: city block 丁 (but here: a nail), below: opening 口
The nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible.
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口
可
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奇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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strange, unusual, odd
KI Top: big 大, bottom: possible 可 (The nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible.)
There is a big possibility, but it looks strange.
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奇
大
可
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騎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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horseback riding, rider, equestrian
KI Left: horse 馬 (image with a mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: strange 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange.)
A horse gives you big opportunities, when you are riding.
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馬
奇
大
可
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崎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cape, landhead, promontory
saki, KI Left: mountain 山, right: strange 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange.)
(A beach might be behind?) Behind this "mountain" are big possibilities, because it is a cape.
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山
奇
大
可
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椅
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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chair, seat, position
I Left: tree/wood 木, right: strange 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange.)
The tree became a strange chair.
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木
奇
大
可
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苛
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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torment, severe, brutal, to bully, to tease, cruel
KA Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: possibility 可 (The nail 丁 into this opening 口 should be possible.)
(Is this related to weed or cannabis) "Grass" can be brutal.
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艹
可
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埼
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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cape (geography), spit (geography), promontory
sai, Left: earth 土, right: strange/unusual 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange)
(Maybe, there is a beautiful beach?) The earth has great possibilities beyond the cape (promontory).
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土
奇
大
可
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