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見
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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watch, see, look, show
miru, KEN Top: eye 目, bottom: legs 儿
When the eye is wandering (roaming), it is called: to watch/see.
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見
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儿
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目
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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eye
me, ma-, MOKU, BOKU
Image of an eye with a central pupil 口
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目
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算
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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calculate, count, reckon
SAN From top: bamboo 竹, an abacus 目 (=calculation board), and two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)
I use the bamboo abacus with both hands to calculate and count.
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竹
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廾
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自
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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self
mizukara, SHI, JI An emphasis ノ with an eye 目
I emphasize the eye shows the: own self.
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自
ノ
目
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首
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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head, neck, chief
kubi, SHU Image of an eye 目 with emphasized eyebrows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. [As a radical 頁 used without eye-brows 頁 with the meaning: head/forehead]
Dense eyebrows above the eyes: The head (and neck) of the chief.
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首
目
頁
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具
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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tool, ingredients
sonaeru, GU Top: eye 目, bottom: table 
Have an eye on the table, because of the tools on it.
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具
目
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県
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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prefecture
KEN From top: eye 目, corner ∟ & small 小
The eye sees in the corner (of a map) a small prefecture.
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県
目
小
∟
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植
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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to plant, plantation
ueru, SHOKU Left: tree 木, right: immediately, direct, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟: repair it immediately!)
The trees are planted immediately (after purchase) in a plantation.
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木
直
目
∟
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着
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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reach, arrive, wear
tsuku, kiru, CHAKU Top: variation of sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), one leg ノ and below: eye 目
The one-legged sheep is watching when you arrive and what you wear.
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羊
目
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直
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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immediately, repair, improve
naoru/su, sugu, tadachi, CHOKU, JIKI Left: corner ∟, right: ten 十 and eye 目
Ten eyes watch the corner which shall immediately be repaired.
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直
目
∟
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真
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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truth, reality, quintessence
ma, SHIN Top: ten 十, below: tool 具 (the eyes 目 see it on the table .)
The ten tools are truely real.
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真
目
十
具
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省
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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ministery, reflect, exclude, omission
habuku, kaerimiru, SEI, SHŌ Top: few, little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.), bottom: eye 目
Only few eyes in a ministry reflect about omissions.
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少
目
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相
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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mutual, inter-.., aspect, look, Minister
ai-, SŌ, SHŌ Left: tree 木, right: eye 目
A tree seen through the eyes of the ministers mutually.
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相
木
目
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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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置
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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put, place, set
oku, CHI Top: eye 罒, bottom: direct, immediate, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟: repair it immediately!)
The eye sees immediately what has been put there.
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罒
直
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目
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眼
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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eye, eyeball
manako, GAN Left: eye 目, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
One eye (only) is not good, but it is still an eye.
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目
艮
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看
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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watch (over)
KAN Top: hand 手, below: eye 目.
The hand shades the eye while watching over.
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扌
目
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値
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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value, price, worth
atai, ne, CHI Left: person 人, right: direct, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟ : Repair it immediately!)
This person understands directly the value.
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亻
直
目
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瞬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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twinkle of eyes, blink of stars, flash
matataku, SHUN Left: eye 目, right: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, 舛 two var. of foot 夕/止 (opposing feet) as at: to dance 舞
The eye sees a hand covering two unequal feet and twinkles.
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目
爫
舛
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盾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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shield, resist, disobey, defiantly, escutcheon
tate, JUN Left: shield 厂, right: ten 十, eye 目
A shield with 10 eyes as the symbol for: 'shield' and to resist.
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厂
十
目
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循
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sequential, follow, circulate
JUN Left: go 彳, right: shield 盾 (a shield 厂 with ten 十 eyes 目)
(For a better protection:) If you go under a shield, go sequentially or follow a circulation.
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彳
厂
目
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殖
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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increase, augment, multiply, raise (animal)
fueru/yasu, SHOKU Left: bare bone 歹 (vertebrae or rib) - Here as a variation of many: 多, right: immediately, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟: repair it immediately!)
Many things can immediately be increased.
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歹
直
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睡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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be sleepy, drowsy, sleep
nemuru, SUI Left: eye 目, right: hanging down, to drop 垂 (A vehicle 車 with a loose wheel almost dropping off.)
My eyes are already dropping, I am sleepy.
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垂
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霜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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frost
shimo, SŌ Top: rain 雨 (view out of a window 冂 with cloud 一, that is raining =,=), below: mutual, minister 相 (tree 木, eye 目)
(Sometimes hoar frost makes the trees white) This 'rain' in the trees can be seen, because it is: frost.
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雨
目
相
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眺
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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gaze, look, view, watch
nagameru, CHŌ Left: eye 目, right: sign/omen 兆 (Shows cracks in a turtle shell that were used in ancient China for divination.)
An eye as the symbol for: gazing.
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目
兆
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督
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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coach, supervise, lead, urge, keep watch
TOKU Top: younger siblings of the parents 叔 (.. are harvesting pepper plants 尗 by hand 又), bottom: eye 目
The younger uncle's eye coaches me.
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叔
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尗
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爆
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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burst, explode, bomb
BAKU Left: fire 火, right: expose, violence 暴 (= sun 日 [here: frying pan,skillet], together 共, water 水)
(You can not extinguish burning fat in a frying pan with water.) Fire leads in a frying pan 日 together with water to an explosion.
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火
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水
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箱
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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box, case
hako, SŌ Top: bamboo 竹, below: mutual, minister 相 (tree 木, eye 目) [here: box 目 with two separators]
It's made of bamboo or wood and looks like a box: A box.
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竹
目
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冒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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risk, defy, dare, damage, attack
okasu, BŌ Top: sun 日, below: eye 目
(Don't stare at the sun:) Sun in the eyes is risky! (Instead use a hat 帽.)
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目
冒
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眠
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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sleep, sleepy
nemuru/i, MIN Left: eye 目, right: people/nation 民 (buttock from the side 尸, sabre 弋)
(Inertia of the masses) The eyes of the people are sleepy.
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目
民
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盲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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blind
mekura, MŌ Top: death 亡 (coffin in cross section), below: eye 目
If you have "dead eyes" you are blind.
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亡
目
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瞳
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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pupil (anat., .. of the eye)
hitomi, DŌ Left: eye 目, right: child 童 (Standing 立 in the village 里: a child.)
The eye has a 'child': The pupil.
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童
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里
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眉
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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eyebrow
mayu, BI, MI
Image of an eye 目 framed by an eyebrow 尸.
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尸
目
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睦
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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harmonious, friendly, intimate
BOKU Left: eye 目, right: 坴 (walking with legs 儿 from land 土 to 土 [= part of continent 陸])
The view on all that land is friendly and harmonious.
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目
土
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瞭
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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clear, obvious
RYŌ Left: eye 目, right: 尞 (big 大 person with fat 丷 legs, day 日, small 小 (cf. 寮=dormitory without roof)
(Memories of big days fade with time) The eye sees that a big, fat day becomes a small one: That is obvious.
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目
尞
大
小
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