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heart 心
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Image of a heart with coronary arteries. |
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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to think
omou, SHI Top: rice field 田 (here: image of the brain), bottom: heart 心
Use your brain and your heart: for thinking.
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田
心
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心
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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heart, feelings
kokoro, SHIN
Image of the heart with with coronary artery.
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心
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悪
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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bad, evil, coarse
warui, AKU, O Top: inferior, Asia 亜 (Where you work 工 together with the center 中 (= China = land of the middle) is: Asia), bottom: heart 心
An inferior heart is something bad.
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心
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意
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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intention, mind, thought
I Top: sound, noise 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with sound/music [of the clock radio?]), bottom: heart 心
Like sounds of my heart: My intentions!
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意
音
立
日
心
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感
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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feeling
KAN Top: (Chinese only:) salty 咸 [gǎn] (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.), bottom: heart 心
When I have a 'salty heart' it is: a feeling.
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咸
戈
心
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急
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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urgent, rapid, hurry
isogu, KYŪ From top: an inflected person ⺈, hand ナ/ヨ, a heart 心
The inflected person holds his hand over the heart because he was in a rapid hurry. (and now is exhausted)
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心
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息
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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breath, breathing, son
iki, SOKU Top: oneself 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), below: heart 心
I myself I am and my heart exists as long as I breathe, and my breath lives on in my son.
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自
心
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悲
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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sad
kanashii, HI Top: wrong, false 非 (two wings 羽 in opposite direction), bottom: heart 心
False hearts make me sad.
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非
心
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愛
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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love
AI From top: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, heart 心, sitting cross-legged 夂 (or upturned foot)
A hand reaching down to cover the heart of the person sitting cross-legged: That is love.
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愛
爫
冖
心
夂
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想
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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concept, thought, idea
SŌ, SO Top: mutual, minister 相 (tree 木, eye 目), below: heart 心
The minister has in his heart a concept.
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相
心
目
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念
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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thought, feeling, desire, wish
NEN Top: now 今 (The lid  into the corner フ: Now!), bottom: heart 心
What now is in my heart, are thoughts and desires.
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心
今
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必
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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without fail, necessarily, certain, inevitable, no doubt
kanarazu, HITSU Heart 心 with lance ノ
The heart is pierced by a lance - without fail.
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心
必
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応
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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(positive) respond, affirmative, accept, agreement
Ō Outside: building 广, below: heart 心
A building with heart brings a positive response.
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广
心
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恩
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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kindness, favor, benefit, grace
ON Top: reason, cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the big 大 person is a reason.), bottom: heart 心
The reason is in the heart, if sb. is such kind.
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因
心
囗
大
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志
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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ambition, will, intent
kokorozashi, SHI Top: samurai 士, bottom: heart 心
The samurai's heart is full of ambition.
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士
心
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態
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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appearance, intention, attitude, condition
waza, zama, TAI Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 prove [at masks at Nō-theater] the talent), bottom: heart 心
Your abilities and your heart determine your appearance.
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ム
匕
心
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徳
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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virtue, merit
TOKU Left: go 彳, right: ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心
Going with ten eyes and one heart demands virtue.
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彳
十
罒
心
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憲
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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Constitution, law
KEN From top: roof 宀, growing plant  , eye 罒, heart 心
Under this 'roof' you can grow and it has an eye on the hearts: The constitution.
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宀
罒
心
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誌
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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magazine, journal, document, record
SHI Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: samurai 士 and heart 心
Words about the samurai's heart are in magazines.
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士
心
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窓
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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window
mado, SŌ From top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole/cavity.), nose ム, heart 心
A hole for the nose and the heart: That's a window!
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穴
ム
心
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忠
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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loyalty, faithful
CHŪ Top: middle, center 中, bottom: heart 心
In the middle of the heart is the loyalty.
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中
心
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認
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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recognize, appreciate
mitomeru, NIN Left: word 言, right: to endure 忍 (a blade 刃 in the heart 心 is endured.) [blade 刃 = knife 刀 with marked 丶 blade]
Such words should be endured to gain recognition.
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刃
心
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忘
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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forget, oblivious
wasureru, BŌ Top: dead 亡 (coffin in cross section), below: heart 心
A dead heart is forgot.
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亡
心
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慰
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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comfort, console, amuse
nagusami/mu/meru, I Top: military officer 尉 (An buttdock 尸 shows 示 his skillful hand 寸: that's an officer), below: heart 心
An officer with a heart knows how to comfort.
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尸
寸
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穏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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peaceful, calm, quiet, mild
odayaka, ON Left: rice plant 禾, right: hand reaching down 爫, hand ナ/ヨ, heart 心
A rice plant and two hands covering the heart symbolize peaceful calmness.
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禾
爫
心
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患
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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disease, patient, to suffer, afflicted
wazurau, KAN Top: skewer 串, below: heart 心
A skewer in the heart caused is a 'disease'.
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心
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憾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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regret, remorse, be sorry
uramu, KAN Left: feeling 忄, right: feeling 感 (When I have a "salty" 咸 heart 心" it is a: feeling.) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.]
Twice feelings of regret.
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咸
心
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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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恐
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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fear, awe, horror
osoreru/roshii, KYŌ Top: craftsman 工, common/general 凡 (A table 几/ 机 with a scratch 丶 is common.), bottom: heart 心
(Out of fear of claims for damages?) Craftsmen are generally, deep in their hearts, very fearful.
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凡
心
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恭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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respectful, reverent
uyauyashii, KYŌ Top: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table  together), below: heart 心
We are together in our hearts with respect.
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共
心
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愚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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foolish, idiot, folly
oroka, GU Top: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: with long tail: carapace 田, insect 虫, long legs 冂), below: heart 心
Who believes that a scorpion has a heart is foolish.
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禺
心
虫
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恵
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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blessing, do a favor, enlightenment, grace, kindness
megumu, KEI, E From top: one 一 (here: ground), reason 由 (The seedling丨in the rice field 田 has its reason.), heart 心
The ground is pierced by the first sprout in the field and thus close to my heart: as a blessing.
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由
心
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憩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rest, relax, relaxation
ikou, KEI Top: tongue 舌 and self 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), bottom: heart 心
My tongue, myself and my heart need a rest.
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自
舌
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懸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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attach, hang, suspend
kakaru/keru, KEN, KE Top: prefecture 県 (The eye 目 sees in the corner ∟ [of a map] a small 小 prefecture) and system 系 (A stroke ノ as the thread 糸 of the lineage.), bottom: heart 心
The prefectural system is what, the hearts are attached to.
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県
系
心
∟
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懇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sociable, courtesy, polite, kind
nengoro, KON Top left: var.of wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: not good 艮, below: heart 心.
A wild animal with horns is not good but in its heart it is sociable & kind.
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犭
艮
心
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慈
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mercy, affection, tenderness
itsukushimu, JI Top: 兹 2x mysterious 玄 (part of magnet: 磁, where a upper bracket 艹 holds 玄/糸 hanging stones 石 that behave mysteriously.), below: heart 心
Like a magnet of the heart [without that stone] is: mercy and affection.
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兹
心
玄
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愁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sadness, distress, grief
urei/eru, SHŪ Top: autumn 秋 (when rice plants 禾 are burned 火 down), below: heart 心
(Because winter is coming soon:) In autumn, the heart feels sadness.
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禾
火
心
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穂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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spear (of grain), ear(bot.), crest(wave)
ho, SUI Left: rice plant 禾, right: blessing, favor 恵 (The first sprout 丨 pierces the ground 一 of the rice field 田 and is close to my heart 心: as a blessing.)
The rice plant is blessed with spears of grain.
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禾
一
由
心
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怠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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be lazy, be bored, neglect, tedium, dullness
okotaru, namakeru, TAI From top: platform 台 (nose ム over the mouth 口), heart 心
If you only care about smells (= nose), food (= mouth) and feelings (= heart), you are lazy and negligent.
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台
心
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恥
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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shame, ashamed, disgrace, shy
haji, hazukashii/jiru, CHI Left: ear 耳, right: heart 心
(In this state your ear turn red because the blood is pumped by the heart into the ears:) Into the ears it is pushed from the heart, when you are ashamed.
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耳
心
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聴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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listen carefully, hear
kiku, CHŌ Left: ear 耳, right: var. of virtue 徳 (ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心; not there: "go" 彳)
Your ear shall (do it with virtue) thus as if with 10 eyes and the heart: To listen carefully.
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耳
十
罒
心
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懲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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punish, chastise
koriru/rasu, CHŌ Top: indication, sign 徴 (Go 彳 on the mountain 山 to the king 王, who hits 攵 you for giving an indication.), below: heart 心
Indications for the heart can be a punishment.
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彳
攵
心
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添
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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add, append, attach, annexed, accompany, garnish
sou/eru, TEN Top: fertility 沃 (.. by the water 氵from the sky 天), bottom right: heart 心
(New babies are born?) With fertility in the heart we will add some.
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氵
天
心
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怒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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anger, rage, wrath
ikaru, okoru, DO Top: slave 奴 (women's女 hands 又 made me to a guy, but also to a sklave.), bottom: heart 心
My woman puts the hand to her heart when she is angry.
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奴
心
又
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忍
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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endure, stand, bear, stealth
shinobu, NIN Top: blade 刃 (sword 刀 with a marked 丶 blade), bottom: heart 心
The blade in the heart has to be endured.
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刃
心
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寧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rather, better, preferably, instead, peaceful
mushiro, NEI From top: roof 宀, heart 心, eye 罒, city block 丁 (Here as a nail like at 'to strike' 打)
A roof for my heart and eye instead of this nail is what I rather need to be peaceful.
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宀
心
罒
丁
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慕
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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yearn for, adore, pine, love dearly
shitau, BO Top: sinking/going down 莫 (The sun 日 is sinking among plants 艹,艹), below: heart 心 [Watch out: Sunrise is: 旦 or  ]
Like a sinking heart: That's yearning.
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莫
心
艹
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悠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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composed, quiet, calm, leisurely, distant
YŪ Top: person 亻/人 with a stick 丨, hit 攵 (here: beats), bottom: heart 心
At a person with a stick, the beating of the heart is composed and quiet.
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心
攵
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憂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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grief, sorrow, trouble, fear
urei/eru, ui, YŪ Variation of love 愛 (A hand reaching down 爫 to cover 冖 the heart 心 of the person sitting cross-legged 夂: That is love.) with head/forehead 頁 instead of a hand reaching downwards 爫
If you have love in your head, then you have sorrow and perhaps grief.
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頁
愛
心
夂
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慮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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consideration, thought
RYO Outside: tiger 虎 (pictograph, with claws), below: think 思 (Use your brain 田 and your heart 心 for thinking.)
'Tiger-like' thoughts are: considerations.
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虎
心
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恋
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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love, beloved, long for
koi, koishii, REN Top: var. of red 赤 (When clay/earth 土 is burned in fire 灬, the pottery gets: red), below: heart 心
A somewhat red heart stands for: love.
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赤
心
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惑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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be confused, perplex, deceive, beguile delusion
madou, WAKU Top: a variation of salty 咸 (which only exists in Chinese: salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.), bottom heart 心 [This 惑 is similar to 'feelings' 感 = A salty 咸 heart 心 is also a feeling 感]
The kanji 'feeling' 感 is lacking a stroke 丿, further 口 and 一 are swapped and this makes me confused.
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咸
心
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怨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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grudge, hatred, resentment, jealousy
EN, ON Top: 夗 (evening 夕, slumped person 㔾), below: heart 心
(With frustration at the injustices of daily life?) In the evening, a slumped person's heart feels grudge and hatred.
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夗
心
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恣
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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arbitrarily, self-indulgent, selfish
SHI Top: next 次 (Ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) [to lack 欠 = The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking sth.], bottom: heart 心
If ice is lacking, your heart becomes arbitrary and selfish.
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心
欠
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芯
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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wick (of a candle), core, center
SHIN Top: plant 艹, bottom: heart 心
Plants have a "heart" (=inner fibers), that is used as a wick.
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艹
心
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捻
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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twist, twirl
NEN Left: Hand 扌, right: thought 念 (Now 今 I have in my heart 心 a thought.)
(If you are inattentive, you will injure yourself:) It happens to your hand when you are in thoughts: you will twist it.
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扌
今
心
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