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width 巾
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| Explanation |
巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth". |
Used in these Kanji:
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市
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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city, marketplace
ichi, SHI Top: a cover 亠, bottom: fabric/cloth 巾
A cover and cloth are available in the city at the marketplace.
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市
亠
巾
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帳
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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registry, notebook
CHŌ Left: cloth 巾, right: long 長 (mane and clothes 衣)
Cloth that was very long was formerly used for taking notes and as a registry.
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巾
長
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希
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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rare, scarce, desire, unusual
KI, KE Top: cross-stitch 㐅, bottom: cloth 布 (The hand  checks the width 巾 of the cloth.)
A cross-stich on a cloth is rare.
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巾
布
㐅
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刷
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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print, publish
suru, SATSU From left: buttocks in side view 尸, cloth 巾, knife刂 (buttocks + cloths = underpants)
The underpants are cut to be imprinted.
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尸
巾
刂
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姉
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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elder sister
ane, SHI Left: woman 女, right: city/marketplace 市
The woman in the city is my elder sister.
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女
市
巾
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席
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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seat, place
SEKI Outside: building 广, below: var. objects 廿 (=twenty), cloth 巾
In the building, they use objects of cloth as seats.
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广
廿
巾
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帯
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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belt, Obi(of a kimono), sash, area
obi, obiru, TAI From top: belt 一 with a mountain-like application 山, cover 冖, cloth 巾
A belt with applications covering the cloth is an 'obi'.
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山
冖
巾
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師
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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teacher, expert, master, reverend
SHI Commander 帥 (A buttocks  in cloth 巾, that's the commander!) and upper right additional: cane 一
A commander with a cane feels like a teacher and expert.
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巾
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常
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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usual, normal, regular, always
tsune, JŌ Top: furthermore, besides 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with window 口 is furthermore respected), HERE: 尚 as hand's palm with three fingers), below: cloth 巾
Besides: His hand's palm and his cloths are: usually.
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尚
巾
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制
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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organization, system, control, structure
SEI Left top: cow 牛, below: cloth 巾, right: knife 刂
A cow wrapped in cloth with a knife: what an organization!
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牛
巾
刂
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製
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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manufacture
SEI Top: system 制 (A cow 牛 wrapped in cloth 巾 with a knife刂: what an organization!), below: clothes 衣
A system for clothes' manufacturing.
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牛
刂
衣
巾
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布
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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cloth, fabric
nuno, FU Left: hand , right: cloth/width 巾
The hand checks the width of the cloth.
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巾
布
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綿
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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cotton
wata, MEN Left: thread/fibers 糸, right: 帛 (= white 白 cloth/fabric 巾)
The threads of the white cloths are: cotton.
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糸
白
巾
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肺
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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lungs
HAI Left: body part 月/肉, right: simplification of city 市 (Better: shoulders 一, lungs/chest 冂 and middle of the body 丨)
The body part below head 丶 and shoulders 一 with the lobes of the lung 冂 lateral to the backbone 丨 are: the lungs.
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肉
市
巾
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幕
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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curtain, act
MAKU, BAKU Top: sinking/going down 莫 (The sun 日 is sinking among plants 艹,艹=大), below: cloth 巾 [Watch out: Sunrise is: 旦 or  ]
It is "sinking" (= hanging down): This cloth is a curtain.
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艹
莫
巾
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飾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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decorate, ornament, beautify, embellish
kazaru, SHOKU Left: vari. of food 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: horizontal person  , cloth 巾
(A nice table decoration:) For the food the person uses cloth as decoration.
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食
巾
良
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帥
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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commander, leader
SUI Left: buttocks (both cheeks), right: cloth 巾
A buttocks in cloth, that's the commander!
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巾
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掃
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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sweep, brush
haku, SŌ Left: hand 扌, right: broom 帚 (hand ナ/ヨ, holding a broom 冖/巾)
The hand with the broom is sweeping.
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扌
帚
巾
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滞
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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stay, sojourn, stagnate, stop, be delayed, slack
todokōru, TAI Left: water 氵, right: belt 帯 (A belt 一 with mountain-like applications 山 covering 冖 the cloth 巾 is a belt.)
(Build a dike at the river banks:) The water within the 'belt' is staying / sojourning.
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氵
冖
巾
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帝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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emperor
TEI From top: stand 立, cover 冖, cloth 巾
Stand up and cover yourself with cloth, the emperor is coming.
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帝
巾
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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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締
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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bind, tighten, tie, lock, fasten
shimaru/meru, TEI Left: thread 糸, right: emperor 帝 (Stand 立 up and cover 冖 with cloth 巾, the emperor comes.)
A thread connects you to the emperor as a binding.
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糸
帝
巾
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帆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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a sail, canvas
ho, HAN Left: cloth 巾, right: common 凡 (A table 机/几 with a scratch 丶 is common.) Here: simplification of wind 風 [= sail 冂 with an insect 虫]
The cloth in the wind is a sail.
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巾
風
凡
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幅
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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hanging scroll, hanging picture, width, scroll
haba, FUKU Left: cloth 巾, right: barrel of sake 畐(originally the image of a barrel as an offering to the temple, thus signifying wealth and luck)
The cloth (in the width) of a sake barrel is for the hanging scroll.
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巾
畐
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幣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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shintō-offering (zig-zag paperstripes), currency
HEI Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: cloth 巾
Four small pieces of cloth are punched out of cloth as a: Shintō offering.
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敝
攵
巾
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弊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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evil, harmful, a bad habit, myself (humble)
HEI Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; side by side & simplified)
If the fabric is broken up into four small pieces by strikes, the two hands have caused a damage.
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敝
攵
廾
巾
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帽
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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cap, hat
BŌ Left: cloth 巾, right: risky 冒 (Staring at the sun 日 with your eyes 目 is risky.)
The cloth between the sun and the eyes is: a cap.
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巾
冒
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柿
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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persimmon
kaki, Left: tree 木, right: town/market 市
(Persimmons keep fresh in the refrigerator only for a few days) From the tree (directly) to the market: the persimmon.
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木
市
巾
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巾
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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cloth, towel
haba, KIN
Pictograph that shows a thread 丨 in a piece of cloth.
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巾
丨
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錦
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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brocade
nishiki, KIN Left: gold/metal 金, right: 帛 (= white 白 cloth 巾)
A gold embroidered white cloth is brocade.
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金
白
巾
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諦
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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resign, abandon, give up
akirameru, TEI Left: word 言, right: emperor 帝 (Stand up 立 and cover 冖 with cloth 巾, because he comes: the emperor!)
(An emperor did not speak to the people - Exception: surrender declaration of 15.8.1945 with the renunciation of the throne) The words from the emperor are a resignation.
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言
帝
巾
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蔽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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cover, overlay
HEI Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵) [攵 = hand 又 with stick ノ]
On the lawn, four bits of cloth are (spread) with the stick in the hand: As a cover.
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艹
敝
巾
攵
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