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sheep 羊
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| Explanation |
Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns. |
Used in these Kanji:
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前
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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before, front portion
mae, ZEN Top: a part 䒑 of the head/horns of a sheep 羊, bottom: flesh 月/肉, knife, cut刂
The horns and the flesh are cut (beginning) at the front position.
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羊
肉
刂
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業
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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work, act, karma
waza, GYŌ, GŌ Top: hollow 业 (image of a vulcano with hollow top; here: board 一 with a load), bottom: sheep 羊 with two extra legs 八
The loaded board on the sheep with the outwardly bent legs shows: It is at work.
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业
羊
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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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美
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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beauty, fine
utsukushii, BI Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), below: big 大
A sheep of this big size is beautiful!
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羊
大
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洋
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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ocean, western
YŌ Left: water 氵, right: sheep 羊 (here: white rippled wave with a white crest like wool of a sheep)
The water ripples like sheep's (wool) in the ocean. [over which the Western came]
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氵
羊
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様
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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alike, such, polite suffix (Gentleman), condition
sama, zama, YŌ Left: Tree 木, right: sheep 羊 and water 水
If you have trees, sheep and water you are a gentleman (or alike).
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木
羊
水
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議
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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discussion, consultation, consideration, deliberation
GI Left: word 言, right: morality, justice 義 (If the sheep 羊 is killed by me 我 - is this justice?) [I, me 我 = with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈]
Words of morality are part of a discussion.
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言
義
我
羊
戈
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差
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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difference, distinction, discrepancy
sasu, SA Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference!
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羊
工
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達
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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accomplish, gain, attain, plural suffix
-tachi, TATSU Left: movement 辶, right: variation of luck 幸 (earth 土 (=grazing lands 土) and sheep 羊)
For (new grazing) lands the sheep need to move, for: accomplishment. (Or: With a kind of luck and movements [=activity] you can accomplish.)
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辶
幸
羊
土
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養
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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foster, bring up, support, to rear
yashinau, YŌ Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), below: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food)
A sheep needs food when being fostered.
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羊
食
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義
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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justice, morality, righteousness
GI Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: I, self 我 (with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈)
If the sheep is killed by a hand with a halberd, is that justice?
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義
羊
我
戈
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群
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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flock, group, crowd, cluster
mura, mure, GUN Left: you, lord, master 君 (The one with the stick ノ in the hand ナ/ヨ striking on a mouth 口, is the master/lord.), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is a sheep.)
If you (= the master) have sheep, then (hopefully) a flock.
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君
羊
尹
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善
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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goodness, virtuous, goodwill
yoi, ZEN From top: sheep 羊, to stand 立, mouth 口
The sheep standing there with a gaping mouth has goodness and is virtuous.
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善
羊
口
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羊
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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sheep
hitsuji, YŌ
The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding (by thick wool 三) is the: sheep.
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羊
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儀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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ceremony, case, affair
GI Left: person 人, right: morality, justice 義 (Ìf the sheep 羊 is killed by a hand 手 with a halberd 戈, is that justice?) [I, me 我 = with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈]
A person with morality respects the ceremonies.
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亻
義
我
羊
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犠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sacrifice, scapegoat
GI Left: cow 牛, right: morality, justice 義 (Ìf the sheep 羊 is killed by a hand 手 with a halberd 戈, is that justice?)
Cows 牛 and sheep 羊 turn by me 我 (= the hand 手 at a halberd 戈) into: sacrifices.
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牛
義
羊
我
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執
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness), right: round 丸 (Sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously.
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幸
丸
土
羊
九
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祥
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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good omen, lucky sign, good fortune, auspicious
SHŌ Left: to show, altar 示/礻, right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding (by thick wool 三) is the: sheep)
An altar with a (sacrificed) sheep is a good omen. - (However: To sacrifice only woods 林 on the altar 示 is forbidden 禁)
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礻
羊
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詳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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detailed, accurate, minute
kuwashii, SHŌ Left: word 言 (sound waves out of mouth 口), right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding (by thick wool 三) is the: sheep)
Words as protrudingly as the thick wool of a sheep are detailed.
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言
羊
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鮮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fresh, new, clear, vivid
azayaka, SEN Left: fish 魚, right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
(Both) fish and sheep must be fresh.
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魚
羊
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繕
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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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糸
善
羊
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遅
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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slow, late, tardy, later
okureru, osoi, CHI Left: movement 辶, right: buttock from the side 尸, sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is a sheep)
You move like the buttock of a sheep: too late and so slow.
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尸
羊
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窯
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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kiln, oven, furnace
kama, YŌ From top: hole, cavity 穴 (here: the oven itself), sheep 羊, fire 灬
In this hole sheep are roasted on fire: in the oven.
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穴
羊
灬
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羞
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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feel ashamed, be ashamed
SHŪ Left: var. of sheep 羊 with bent leg ノ, right: cow, ox (zodiac) 丑 (var. of five 五)
For the sheep with five warped/bent legs you feel ashamed.
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羊
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羨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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envy, be jealous, covet
urayamu, urayamashii, SEN Top: var. of sheep 羊, below: water 氵, lacking 欠
If the sheep are lacking water, you are not envied.
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羊
次
欠
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膳
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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tray, served dishes
ZEN Left: body/body part 月/肉, right: goodness, virtuous 善 (A sheep 羊, that stands 立 and opens the mouth 口, has goodness andi is virtuous.)
The body feels good in front of a tray with dishes.
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肉
善
羊
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