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not good 艮
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It is similar to good: 良, but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good |
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銀
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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silver
shirogane, GIN Left: metal/gold 金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良, but the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Gold would be better!) This metal is 'not good', it is only silver.
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艮
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根
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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root, origin, radical
ne, KON Left: tree 木, right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Not suitable as construction timber) The tree is not good at the roots.
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節
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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occation, season, node, joint, section
fushi, SETSU, SECHI Top: bamboo 竹, below: immediate 即 (Not good 艮, he shall bend 卩 - immediately!)
For bamboo it's immediately the best occation, due to the joints.
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艮
卩
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良
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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good, nice, fit
yoi, RYŌ The same character 良 with a lid  would be food 食
Take the lid from the food: It looks good!
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艮
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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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限
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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limit, bound, restrict
kagiru, GEN Left: hill 阝, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
A hill is not good, because it is limiting.
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阝
艮
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退
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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retreat, withdraw, resign, retire
shirizoku/keru, TAI Left: movement 辶, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The movement is 'Not good' if it means to retreat.
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辶
艮
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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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慨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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deplore, lament, grieve, be sad, sigh
GAI Left: feeling 忄, right: already, before 既 (It's 'not good' 艮 that the tusk 牙 is so crooked, but it's already happened that way.)
(He has a toothache:) The feelings at a not-good tusk 牙 are deploring.
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既
艮
牙
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概
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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generally, mostly, roughly, outline
ōmune, GAI Left: tree 木, right: already, before 既 (It's 'not good' 艮 that the tusk 牙 is so crooked, but it's already happened that way.)
A tree is not-good as a modified tusk 牙: generally.
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既
艮
牙
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既
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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already, previously, before
sude, KI Left: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: variation of tusk 牙 (The short lower stroke is towards the right.)
(Talk at the dentist?) It's not good that the tusk is so crooked, but it already happened that way.
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既
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牙
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響
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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resound, echo, get known
hibiku, KYŌ Top: home town 郷 (The thread 糸 of the 'husband' 郎 connects to the hometown.) [husband 郎 = the 'good' 良 from the village⻏], bottom: sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?])
(There always remains a reference to the home.) From the home town is sounding an echo.
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音
艮
立
日
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恨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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bitterness, resentment, rancor, malice, rueful, regret
uramu, KON Left: feeling 忄, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The feeling is not good if it is: bitterness.
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艮
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墾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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ground-breaking cultivate, open up farmland
KON Left: var. of wild animal 犭, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), earth 土
Wild animals with horns are not good on a ground that shall be cultivated.
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犭
艮
土
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懇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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sociable, courtesy, polite, kind
nengoro, KON Top left: var.of wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: not good 艮, below: heart 心.
A wild animal with horns is not good but in its heart it is sociable & kind.
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艮
心
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即
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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namely, immediate, instant
sunawachi, SOKU Left: variation of 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person 卩
Not good, he shall bow, and immediately!
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卩
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痕
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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traces, mark, vestige
ato, KON Outside: illness/disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The disease did not go well: You can still see its traces.
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艮
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