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糸
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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thread
ito, SHI
Image of a spinning wheel for making the thread: At the bottom are three legs, above the horizontal spindle with yarn and a thread guide.
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糸
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絵
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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picture, drawing
KAI, E Left: thread 糸, right: to meet 会 (The person 人 and two 二 noses ム have a meeting.)
(derived from a embroidered =stitched picture:) The threads meet in a picture.
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糸
ム
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紙
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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paper
kami, SHI Left: thread 糸, right: family 氏 - (Here see 氏 as a scooping grid of papermaking)
Use fibers (= threads) and a scooping grid for making paper. (Or: Threads become a 'family' in: paper.)
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氏
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組
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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group, team, assembly
kumi, kumu, SO Left: thread 糸, right: addition, moreover 且 (A pile of stones (= a stone cairn) where moreover stones are added.)
Take threads (around the) pile of stones to assemble them as a group.
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且
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級
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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rank, grade, class
KYŪ Left: thread 糸, right: to reach 及 (person 人 with a hand  that grasps something)
The thread (i.e. at the uniform) shows the reached (= achieved) rank/grade.
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及
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細
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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narrow, thin, fine
hosoi, komakai, SAI Left: thread 糸, right: rice field 田
Like a thread is this field: such narrow.
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糸
田
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終
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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finish
owaru, SHŪ Left: thread 糸 (here: thread of life), right: winter 冬 (With twisted feet 夂 (or sitting cross-legged) on the ice: it's winter.)
The thread of life finds in winter its end.
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夂
冫
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線
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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line, (railway) track, wire
SEN Left: thread 糸, right: spring/fountain 泉 (= white 白 water 水)
Like a thread flows the spring's water: in a line. (Or: The thread in white water is a [fishing] line.)
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糸
泉
白
水
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緑
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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green, verdure
midori, RYOKU, ROKU Left: thread 糸 (here: plant fiber), right: extrude 录 (= a pressing hand ヨ lets liquid 水 drop out.)
When plant fibers are pressed the extruding liquid is green.
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糸
录
水
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紀
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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record, period, chronicle
KI Left: thread 糸, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself) - (By making knots in a thread you can record information like distances)
The thread itself (by knots) records periods.
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糸
己
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給
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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supply, provision, salary, bestow
tamau, KYŪ Left: thread 糸, right: to meet/fit 合 (The lid  fits on the pot 口.)
A thread that fits was supplied.
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合
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結
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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tie, knot, fasten, join
musubu, yuu, KETSU Left: thread 糸, right: luck/joy 吉 (A samurai 士 with a full mouth 口 is happy 吉.)
Threads of joy tie us.
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吉
士
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続
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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continue, follow, series
tsuzuku, ZOKU Left: thread 糸, right: sell 売 (A Samurai 士 with two legs 儿 is behind a sales desk 冖 and sells.)
(Because threads are endless:) The threads are sold continously.
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糸
売
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孫
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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grandchild
mago, SON Left: child 子, right: lineage, system 系 (A stroke ノ as the thread 糸 for the lineage.)
The child that is connected by the special [= accent ノ as emphasis] thread of lineage is my grandchild.
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系
ノ
糸
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約
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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about, promise, approximate
YAKU Left: thread 糸, right: ladle 勺
The thread at the ladle reminds of a promise.
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糸
勺
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練
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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to train, practice, drill, elaborate, knead, military drill
neru, REN Left: thread 糸, right: east 東 (sunrise 日 in the east behind a tree 木)
With endurance (long as a thread) and already at the early morning (sun is still behind the trees) we shall do our training.
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東
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経
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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longitude, Sutra, pass
heru, tatsu, KEI, KYŌ Left: thread 糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
(developed from the vertical warp threads at the loom) A thread with a vertical orientation stands for the longitude or the Sutra.
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糸
圣
土
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潔
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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clean, clear, pure
isagiyoi, KETSU Left: water 氵, right: tally stick  , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword 刀, thread 糸 (here: a cloth)
With water, a tally stick, a sword and cloth it can be cleaned.
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氵
糸
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絹
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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silk
kinu, KEN Left: thread 糸, right: [Chinese only: small worm] 肙 (The mouth 口 is as big as the body 月/肉.)
A thread coming from an orifice of a body is silk.
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肉
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織
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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weave, fabric
oru, SHOKU, SHIKI Left: thread 糸, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈
(Looms are noisy:) Threads cause sounds like halberds when being weaved.
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音
戈
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績
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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to spin (a textile) achievement, technique
SEKI Left: thread 糸, right: liability, responsibility 責 (... for growing plants  and money 貝)
Threads have the "responsibility" to be used for spinning.
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糸
責
貝
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絶
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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discontinue, exterminate, cease, end
taeru, ZETSU Left: thread 糸, right: color 色 (top: bent person ⺈, below: 巴 var. of slumped Person 㔾 [In kniting often a colored thread is used do indicate the last row/border.]
The thread is in color to discontinue or end (the fabric).
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色
巴
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素
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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(chemical) element, elementary, base, plain
moto, SO, SU Top: growing plant , bottom: thread 糸 (= fiber)
Growing plants consist of fibers, which are their (chemical) elements.
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総
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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altogether, whole, total, general
subete, SŌ Left: thread 糸, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.), heart 心
A thread wound around the public's hearts ties them altogether.
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公
ム
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統
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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unification, unity, supervision, govern, lineage
suberu, TŌ Left: thread 糸, right: fill 充 (The new born baby  [child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first] flounders with its legs 儿 to be 'filled' [= to be fed].)
If threads are filled in, it's a unification.
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糸
充
儿
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編
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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compile, knit, edit, book
amu, HEN Left: thread 糸, right: door plate 扁 (= a door 戸 with a writing tablet 冊)
Use a thread 糸 and book covers 戸 and pages 冊 to make a compilation.
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糸
扁
戸
冊
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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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郷
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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home town, village, rural
KYŌ, GŌ Left: var. of thread 糸, rest: variation of husband 郎 (= The 'good' 良 from the village ⻏, but here with "not good" 艮)
The thread of the 'husband' connects to the hometown.
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郎
艮
⻏
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系
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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lineage, system
KEI Top: accent, emphasis ノ, below: thread 糸
A emphasized thread is symbol for the lineage.
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系
糸
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紅
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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red, crimson
kurenai, beni, KŌ, KU Left: thread 糸, right: craftsman 工
(On construction sites there are red tapes to cordon off hazardous areas.) The thread of the craftsman is crimson-red.
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糸
工
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縦
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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vertical, length
tate, JŪ Left: thread 糸, right: follow, obey 従 (Go 彳 out 丷 but correctly 正 and obedient.)
(At the loom:) The threads of "obedience= 従" [= warp-thread, to which the rest follows] are vertical.
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彳
正
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縮
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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shrink, reduce, shorten
chijimu/meru, SHUKU Left: thread 糸, right: accommodation/lodge 宿 (Below a roof 宀 with persons 人 in hundreds 百)
(The laundry was washed too hot:) The threads in the lodge have been shrunk.
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糸
宀
百
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純
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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genuine, purity, innocence
JUN Left: thread 糸, right: barracks 屯 (Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
(The uniform is tidy.) The threads in the barracks are in genuine purity.
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屯
乚
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納
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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agreement, delivery, consent, settlement, obtain
osameru, NŌ, NA, NATSU, TŌ Left: thread 糸, right: inside 内 (A person 人 within a frame 冂 is inside.)
When the thread is inside, it has been delivered according to the agreement.
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内
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維
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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connection, fiber, fasten, rope
I Left: thread 糸, right: bird 隹
(Such that it does not fly away) The thread at a bird is a connection: a fiber to fasten.
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維
糸
隹
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緯
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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latitude, east-west, weft(textile)
I Left: thread 糸, right: averted from the center 韋 (var. of 5 五, center 口, 5 五 (upside down)= twice five averted from center
Threads away from the center (at a loom) are wefts and stand for latitude. (in contrast to the longitude 経)
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韋
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縁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rim, edge, ties, relation, fate, karma
fuchi, EN Left: thread 糸, right: hand ヨ and: pig 豕
If you are bound by a thread at the hands like a pig, you are on the edge, and that is your fate.
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糸
豕
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緩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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loosen, slacken, lessen, ease
yurui/mu/meru/yaka, KAN Left: thread 糸, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
(On the loom, the tension should not be too high:) The thread is helpful if it is loose.
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爰
爫
友
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糾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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examine, entwine
KYŪ Left: thread 糸, right: twisted 丩 (pictograph: two intertwined threads).
The thread is twisted: Examine it!
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糸
丩
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緊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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tight, solid, tense, compact, to tie
KIN Top: retainer 臣 and: hand 又, below: thread 糸
Around the retainer's hands is a thread to tie them tightly.
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臣
糸
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繰
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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winding, reel, count
kuru, Left: thread 糸, right: bird's chirping 喿 (actually beaks 品, but here: spindle/reel and: tree 木)
Threads are put on spindles made of wood by winding.
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喿
品
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継
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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patch (at cloth), inherit, follow
tsugu, mama-, KEI From left: thread 糸, corner ∟, rice 米
With the thread onto the corner-like tear ∟ [at the clothes] a patch 米 is added as a layer to follow.
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∟
米
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繭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cocoon (of the silkworm)
mayu, KEN Top: plant 艹, below: cocoon 冂 with two chambers, inside: thread 糸 and insect 虫
Under a plant, the thread of an insect forms: A cocoon.
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糸
虫
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絞
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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strangle, wring, constrict
shiboru, shimeru, KŌ Left: thread 糸, right: mix/exchange 交 (Image of a person sitting cross-legged)
When threads are mixed (i.e. in a woven fabric), then they "strangle" each others and the fabric can be wrung.
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交
㐅
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綱
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cable, line, rope
tsuna, KŌ Left: thread 糸, right: hill 岡 (Caught in a trawl/dragnet 罒 (with pull lines 冂) the mountain 山 turns into a hill.)
If you have as many threads like a "hill", it could be a rope.
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岡
罒
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紺
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dark blue, navy-blue
KON Left: thread 糸, right: sweet 甘 (image of an open mouth 廿 with something sweet 一 between teeth)
The thread is sweet and dark blue.
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甘
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索
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cord, string, rope, search, seek
SAKU From top: ten 十, cover 冖, thread 糸
Ten covered threads make that string/rope, you were searching for.
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冖
糸
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紫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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purple, violet
murasaki, SHI Top: this 此 (to stop 止 and sitting person 匕), below: thread 糸
Stop at the person with the threads in: purple.
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止
匕
糸
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緒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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connection, thong, cord, beginning, string
o, SHO, CHO Left: thread 糸, right: person 者 (is used at: 一 緒に【いっしょに】, where the one 一 thread 糸 makes the persons 者 to be connected.)
A thread (or bond) between persons is their connection.
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者
耂
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紹
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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recommendation, introduce, present, inherit
SHŌ Left: thread 糸, right: call/summon 召 (with sword 刀 and mouth 口)
Like a thread to call sb.: The recommendation.
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召
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rope, cord
nawa, JŌ Left: thread 糸, right: At the rope maker the rope 乚 is clamped in two holding jaws 臼 for being twisted.
Threads are clamped twice to make/twist the rope.
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糸
竜
乚
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紳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Gentleman, gentry
SHIN Left: thread 糸, right: say/tell 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when talking.)
(Wheater he has good clothes?) The thread tells a lot about the gentleman.
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糸
申
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fine, slender, fiber, slim
SEN Left: thread 糸, right: halberd 戈 with ten 十, hollow 业 (= hollow vent of an extinct vulcano)
Like 'threads' are the ten hollow halberds: such fine.
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十
业
戈
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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darning, repair, fix, patch
tsukurou, ZEN Left: thread 糸, right: goodness 善 (A sheep 羊, that stands 立 and opens the mouth 口 has goodness and is virtuous.)
A thread has the 'goodness' for darning/repairing.
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善
羊
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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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帝
巾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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bind, tie, restrict, restrain, truss, arrest
shibaru, BAKU Left:thread 糸, right: var. of wholly, excluive 専 (The soil 一 is penetrated by a (sole) sprout 丨 in the rice field 田, cared for by a skillful hand 寸, which is exclusive)
(The purpose of) A thread is wholly for binding sth.
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専
由
寸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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abundance, luxuriant, profuse, prosper, voluptuous
shigeru, HAN Top: agile, quick, intelligent 敏 (when everybody 毎 strikes 攵), below: thread 糸
(Threads were made from plant fibers [such as flax / linum] by strikes.) If everybody strikes we will get threads: in abundance.
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毎
攵
糸
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紛
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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distract, confusion, stray, be diverted, be mistaken for, go astray
magireru/rasu/rawashii, FUN Left: thread 糸, right: divide 分 (with eight 八 swords 刀)
Threads that were divided can easily be confused.
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糸
分
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sew, stitch, embroider
nuu, HŌ From left: thread 糸, movement 辶, pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it pointed. )
The thread gets pointed (= provided with a pointed needle) and is moved when: sewing.
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糸
辶
夆
夂
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紡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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spin (yarn)
tsumugu, BŌ Left: thread 糸 (i.e. of the wool), right: direction 方
Bring the thread in a common direction, when: spinning.
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糸
方
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網
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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net, network, dragnet
ami, MŌ Left: thread 糸, right: image of a trawl/dragnet 岡 (net 罒 with a pull lines 冂), inside: death 亡 (= coffin in cross section)
With threads a dragnet for 'dead fishing' is made, which stands in general for: a net.
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岡
冂
亡
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紋
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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family's emblem, escutcheon, pattern
MON Left: thread 糸, right: text, sentence 文 - Similar to 'picture 絵' (= Threads 糸 meet 会 in the embroidered picture.) also the family's emblem is stitched.
Threads form the 'text' in a family's emblem or a textile pattern.
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糸
文
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羅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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gauze, net, thin silk
RA Top: net 罒, below: connection, fiber 維 (The thread 糸 at the bird 隹 is its connection [.. such that it does not fly away].)
A net made of fibers of thin silk.
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罒
維
糸
隹
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絡
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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entwine, connect, involve
karamu/maru, RAKU Left: thread 糸, right: each 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)
The threads are all entwined.
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各
夂
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累
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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implication, accumulate, trouble
RUI Top: field 田, below: thread 糸
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田
糸
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綻
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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rip, be torn apart, to open out, opened seam
hokorobiru, TAN Left: thread 糸, right: fix, decide 定 (Under the roof 宀 we have correct 正 rules for our decitions.)
The thread has fixed it, but now it is ripped open.
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fine (not coarse), tiny, precise
CHI Left: thread 糸, right: do, lead to 致 (reach-a-target 至 [an arrow ム falling to ground 土 ], hit, strike 攵 [Here: 攵 freely interpreted as a pinhole of a needle])
If a thread is reached 至 to be in a pinhole 攵, it must be: fine and you acted precise.
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