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The Radical: 舌
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tongue 舌
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The radical shita stands for the tongue. |
Used in these Kanji:
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話
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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speak, talk, conversation
hanashi, hanasu, WA Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: tongue 舌
When words are formed by the tongue, that is speaking.
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言
舌
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活
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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life, vigor, vitality, activty
KATSU Left: water 氵, right: a tongue 舌
Water on the tongue gives life and vigor.
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氵
舌
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辞
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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word, address, speech, resign
yameru, JI Left: tongue 舌, right: hot/bitter 辛 (needle used for tattoo)
On the tongue it is too bitter: I stop my words.
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舌
辛
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舌
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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tongue
shita, ZETSU Top: thousand 千, below: mouth 口
Thousand mouths with tongues.
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舌
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乱
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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revolt, riot, disorder, confuse
midareru/su, RAN Left: tongue 舌 (thousand 千, mouth 口), right: kneeling person 乚 (here: hook)
(If the government came up with the absurd idea of) the people's tongues piercing with a hook, there would be a revolt!
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舌
乚
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括
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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bind, fasten, summarize, collect
kukuru, KATSU Left: hand 扌, right: tongue 舌 (thousand 千 mouths 口)
With your hands and tongue you can bind or summarize.
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扌
舌
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憩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rest, relax, relaxation
ikou, KEI Top: tongue 舌 and self 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), bottom: heart 心
My tongue, myself and my heart need a rest.
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自
舌
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