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I, myself 己
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記
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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report, record, account, chronicle
KI Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The words themselves make the report/record.
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言
己
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起
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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wake up, rouse, get up, rise, happen
okiru, okoru, KI Left: to run 走 (On the earth 土 feet 足 must run), right: one`s self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
For running, you yourself need to wake up and get up.
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己
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港
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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harbor, port
minato, KŌ Left: water 氵, right: 巷 (together 共 [=Put the plants 艹 on the table  ] and oneself 己(己 = Following the winding path I find myself.)
From the waters for reaching the "together" you yourself need to go to: the harbor.
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氵
共
己
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配
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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distribute, deliver
kubaru, HAI Left: wine mug 酉, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
A mug of wine for myself, the rest can be distributed.
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酉
己
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改
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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renew, reform, alter
aratameru, KAI Left: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: to strike/beat 攵 (stick ノ in a hand  )
You yourself are striking for a renewed reform.
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己
攵
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紀
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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record, period, chronicle
KI Left: thread 糸, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself) - (By making knots in a thread you can record information like distances)
The thread itself (by knots) records periods.
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糸
己
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選
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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choice, choose, selection
erabu, yoru, SEN Left: movement 辶, right: 2 x self/me 己, together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
(i.e. when dancing:) Both can do the movements each themselves or together: It's their choice.
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辶
己
共
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包
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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pack, wrap, envelop
tsutsumu, HŌ Top: wrap 勹, bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The "wrapping" itself makes it to be a wrapped package.
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包
勹
己
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巻
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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roll, scroll, reel, coil
maki, maku, KAN Top: the border guard 龹 known from "checkpoint" 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二, [here: two rolls], bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself)
The person 人 with the raised arms 丷 has rolled himself 己 the two rolls 二. (Maki-Sushi? 巻き 寿司)
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龹
己
天
丷
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己
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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I, me, myself, oneself
onore, KI, KO
Winding way
Following the winding path I find myself.
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己
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忌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mourning, abhor, odious, repugnant
imu/mawashii, KI Top: I/myself 己 (Following the winding path I find myself), bottom: heart 心.
My own heart is mourning.
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己
心
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圏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sphere, range, bloc
KEN Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: roll 巻 (border post 龹 [= two barrier bars 二 and a person 人 with raised arms 丷] [cf. 関], self 己)
An enclosure with a border post for yourself: Our sphere or range.
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囗
龹
己
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遷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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transition, shift, move, transfer, change
utsuru, SEN Left: movement 辶, right: west 西, big 大, I/myself 己
A movement in the west by the "Big Self" (= western egoism), means a real transition.
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西
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妃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Queen, princess
HI
Left: woman 女, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself)
(In a good relationship you should treat them like this:) A woman is in "herself" (= her ego) a queen.
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女
己
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抱
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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embrace, hug, cuddle
daku, idaku, kakaeru, HŌ Left: hand 扌, right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
Your hands wrapped me when embracing me.
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扌
包
勹
己
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泡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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foam, bubble, froth
awa, HŌ Left: water 氵, right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
When water is wrapping: it is foam.
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氵
包
勹
己
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胞
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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placenta, womb
HŌ Left: body part 月/肉, right: wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
The bodypart for "wrapping" in the placenta.
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肉
包
勹
己
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砲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cannon, slingshot, gun barrel
HŌ Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
Stones are 'wrapped' in a slingshot (catapult), which is like a cannon.
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石
包
勹
己
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飽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sated, having eaten enought, satiate, tired of, bored
aku/kiru/kasu, HŌ Left: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
If the food is 'enwrapped' (= in my stomach), I am full/sated.
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食
良
包
勹
己
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