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rice plant 禾
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It is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米. |
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科
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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course, section
KA Left: rice plant 禾, right: measure of volume 斗 (1 TO = 18 l; stylized ladle with sth. on it)
How rice plants can be measured is taught in: a course.
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禾
斗
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秋
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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autumn, fall
aki, SHŪ Left: rice plant 禾 (here: straw) and right: fire 火
Rice plants (= their straw) are burned in autumn.
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禾
火
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秒
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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second (of time)
BYŌ Left: rice plant 禾, right: little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
To (plant) a rice plant, you need as little as one second.
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禾
少
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和
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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harmony, peace, Japan
yawaragu, nagoyaka, WA, O Left: rice plant 禾, right: mouth 口
Who has rice in his mouth is in harmony.
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禾
口
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委
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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entrust
yudaneru, I Top: rice plant 禾, below: woman 女:
Rice plants can women be entrusted.
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禾
女
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季
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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season, young
KI Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: child 子 (Image of a child with an oversized head 乛, a body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一 seeking help)
Rice plants and children develop with the seasons.
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子
禾
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種
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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seed, kind, type, species
tane, SHU Left: rice plant 禾, right: heavy 重 (vehicle 車 with double wheels)
[For the purpose of breeding:] From rice plants that are heavy, you take the seeds.
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禾
重
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積
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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pile, stack, product
tsumu, SEKI Left: rice plant 禾, right: responsibility 責 (... for growing plants  and money 貝)
Rice plants and growing plants and money: These are things to pile.
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禾
責
貝
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利
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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profit, benefit, gain
kiku, RI Left: rice plant 禾, right: knife 刂
Rice plants cut with a knife bring profit.
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刂
禾
利
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移
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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move, transfer, shift
utsuru, I Left: rice plant 禾, right: many 多 (twice evening 夕) [If the moon 月 is not yet complete (a stroke is missing), it is only evening 夕.]
Rice plants are so many, we have to move them.
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禾
夕
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称
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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appellation, denomination, name, praise, admire
SHŌ Left: rice plant 禾, right: 尔 (horizontal person  , small 小)
In the rice plants lies a small person: Does he has a name or title?
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禾
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税
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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tax, tariff
ZEI Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of elder brother 兄 (out of 丷, mouth 口, legs 儿)
The rice plants from my elder brother are taxed.
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禾
丷
兄
儿
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程
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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approximately, extent, degree, limit
hodo, TEI Left: rice plant 禾, right: present, to present 呈 (The mouth 口 of the king 王 gives presents.)
Rice plants for the mouth of the king is the approximate extent.
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禾
口
王
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穀
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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cereals, grain
KOKU Left: samurai 士, cover 冖, rice plant 禾, right: 殳 (weapon 几 [battle axe] in a hand 又)
The samurai protects (= covers) the rice plants with the weapon in his hand and also other cereals and grains.
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士
禾
殳
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私
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JLPT 4Joyo 6 |
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I, myself, personal
wata(ku)shi, SHI Left: rice plant 禾, right: nose ム
Next to the rice plant with the nose: that's me.
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禾
ム
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秘
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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secret, hide, conceal
himeru, HI Left: rice plant 禾, right: certainly 必 (... is the heart 心 pierced by a lance ノ)
(The high fertility) A rice plant has certainly a secret.
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禾
必
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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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稼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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earnings, make money
kasegu, KA Left: rice plant 禾, right: house 家 (below a roof 宀 together with the pigs 豕/ 豚)
Rice plants at my house make my earnings.
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禾
家
豕
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穫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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harvest, crop
KAKU Left: rice plant 禾, right: (as a radical only) seize/lure into a trap  (a plait/bind from plants 艹 to attract/lure a bird 隹 below for catching by hand 又)
Rice is seized (captured) during harvest.
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禾
隹
艹
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菌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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bacteria, fungus, germ
KIN Top: plant 艹, bottom: 囷 (enclosure 囗, rice plant 禾)
A plant that is enclosed in a container like this rice plant, will be affected by bacteria.
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艹
囗
禾
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香
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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fragrance, smell, aroma, scent
ka, kaoru/ri, KŌ Top: rice plant 禾, below: sun 日
Rice plants in the sun have a fragrance.
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禾
日
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稿
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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manuscript, straw
KŌ Left: rice plant 禾, right: high/tall 高 (two-storied building)
Rice plants that grew high were used for making straw or manuscripts.
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禾
高
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秀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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excellent, excel, superiority
hideru, SHŪ Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: pregancy belly 乃 (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む (はら-む)
Rice as big as a pregancy belly / womb: excellent!
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秀
禾
乃
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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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租
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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taxation, levy, tariff
SO Left: rice plant 禾, right: besides, moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)
The rice plants are moreover needed for: the taxes.
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禾
且
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稚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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young, immature, infantile
CHI Left: rice plant 禾, right: bird 隹
(For nest-building) Rice plants are used by birds for their youngs.
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禾
隹
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秩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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regularity, order, system, salary
CHITSU Left: rice plant 禾, right: to lose, disappear 失 (I emphasize (= accent ノ) it is the husband 夫 who will lose.) [husband = 夫 = big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一]
Rice plants have been lost! We need more regularity!
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禾
失
夫
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透
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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transparent, permeate, clear, translucent
suku/kasu/keru, TŌ Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (= A rice plant 禾 plump like a 'pregnancy belly' 乃 is excellent.)
(The praise because he cleaned the windows for the first time in 10 years:) Excellent, this movement, and it became transparent again.
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辶
秀
禾
乃
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稲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rice plant
ine, ina, TŌ Left: rice plant 禾, right: hand reaching down/harvesting 爫, past, old times 旧 (one 一 day 日 has passed.)
Rice plants plucked by hand, these were in old days: the rice plants!
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禾
爫
旧
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誘
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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invite, ask, induce, tempt, lead
sasou, YŪ Left: word 言, right: excellent 秀 (= A rice plant 禾 plump like a 'pregnancy belly' 乃 is excellent.)
Words with excellence are inviting.
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秀
禾
乃
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痢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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diarrhea
RI Outside: illness 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: profit 利 (... when rice plant 禾 are cut with a knife刂)
A disease that brings profit (to the doctor) is diarrhea.
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疒
利
禾
刂
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萎
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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wither, weaken, wilt, droop
naeru, I Top: plant 艹, bottom: to entrust 委 (Rice plant 禾 can women 女 be entrusted.)
The plants I entrusted you, are all withered.
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艹
禾
女
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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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禾
犬
旨
匕
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梨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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Nashi, pear tree
nashi, Top: profit 利 (Rice plants 禾 cut with a knife刂 bring profit.), bottom: tree 木
A profitable tree is the Nashi-pear.
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木
利
禾
刂
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