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The Radical: 固
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Kanji-Trainer
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hard, firm 固
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Outside a frame 囗, which stands as a placeholder for things that become hard with age 古, such as the meat of old animals or old vegetables/roots. In other words: "things" that are old are also hard. |
Used in these Kanji:
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固
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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hard, firm, strong
katai, KO Outside frame 囗, but here: mouth 口, inside: old 古 (= tomb stone). [Some things like the meat of old animals or full-grown vegetable become hard with age.]
In the mouth old things taste: hard. (In contrast: The young/immature 未 is in the mouth 口 with a taste 味)
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固
囗
古
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個
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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individual, private person
KO Left: person 亻/人, right: hard 固 (Some things 囗 with age 古 become hard.)
A person who acts such hard (= tough) is actually an isolated individual.
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古
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箇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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a piece, item (counter)
KA, KO Top: bamboo 竹, below: hard 固 (Some things 囗 [=meat, some vegetable] with age 古 become hard 固)
Bamboo is hard and thus suitable as an: item counter.
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竹
固
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古
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錮
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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to imprison so., tie up, to bond sb.
KO Left: gold/metal 金, right: hard/firm/strong 固 (Some things 囗 [= meat, some vegetable] with age 古 [= tomb stone] become hard 固)
Metal is hard/strong and thus used for a prison.
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金
固
囗
古
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