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dog 犬
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Shows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶. |
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犬
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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dog
inu, KEN Left: big 大 (man with outstretched arms), right: a small dog 丶
The big man is holding his dog.
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犬
大
丶
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然
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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affirmative, thus, so, but
shikashi, ZEN, NEN Top: (chinese only) dog meat 肰 (body 月/肉 and dog 犬), bottom: fire 灬
The body of the dog (roasted) over the fire: That was affirmatively so, but....
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犬
灬
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状
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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condition, situation, circumstances, letter
JŌ Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: dog 犬
A bed for my dog: that's my condition.
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犬
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燃
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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burn
moeru, NEN Left: fire 火, right: affirmative/natural/but 然 (body 月/肉, dog 犬, fire 灬)
A fire has the nature to burn. - Or: A fire on which the body of a dog is fried, is really burning.)
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火
肉
犬
灬
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就
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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be involved in, conserning, get a position
tsuku, SHŪ, JU Left: capital 京 (image of a stone lantern), right: 尤 (var. of dog 犬)
In the capital, dogs get into such positions.
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犬
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献
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dedicate, present, contribution, offering
KEN, KON Left: south 南 (On the camping ground: It costs 十 Yen ¥ to have the entrance 冂 [of the tent] towards the south.), right: dog 犬
The southern dog is a present.
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犬
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獄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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prison
GOKU From left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), word 言, dog 犬
(The wild animal stands for the criminal and the tame dog is the good citizen:) A wild animal is tamed with words into a dog, when being in prison.
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犭
言
犬
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獣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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beast, brute
ke(da)mono, JŪ Left: var. of merely, single 単 (It shines  the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [= with 9 planets] as the mere single), mouth 口, right: dog 犬
As it is unique, the mouth of the dog shows the beast.
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犬
単
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伏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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subdue, crouch, prostrated, bend down, bow
fusu/seru, FUKU Left: person 人, right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man is holding his dog 丶)
A person is like a dog, when he subdues.
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犬
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黙
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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be silent, stop speaking
damaru, MOKU Left and bottom: black 黒 (The underside 土 of the pot 里 on the fire 灬 is black.), right: dog 犬
(Because it barked too loud:) The village's 里 dog was put into the fire to make it silent.
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里
犬
灬
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嗅
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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smell, sniff
kagu, KYŪ Left: mouth 口, right: variation of smell, stink 臭 (because without "dog" 犬)
The mouth 口 itself 自 of the dog 犬 can sniff a smell. (Or: The mouth itself of a dog has a smell.)
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自
犬
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稽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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practice, consider, think
KEI Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of dog 犬, tasty, sweet, purpose 旨 (He is sitting 匕 in the sun 日 and enjoys the tasty)
In the rice plants is the dog for the purpose of practice.
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犬
旨
匕
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蹴
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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kick, refuse (a request)
keru, SHŪ Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: be involved/get a position 就 (capital 京 [image of a stone lantern], var. of dog 犬)
Use your foot in the capital against dogs to kick them away.
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京
犬
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