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alcohol 酉
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wine jar |
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酒
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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alcohol, sake
sake, saka-, SHU Left: water 氵, right: wine jar 酉
The liquid in the wine jar is sake.
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氵
酉
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配
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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distribute, deliver
kubaru, HAI Left: wine mug 酉, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
A mug of wine for myself, the rest can be distributed.
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酉
己
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酸
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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sour, acid, bitter
suppai, sui, SAN Left: wine jar 酉, right: 夋 (nose ム, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂 [= sitting cross-legged])
Wine that smells in the nose like legs and feet is sour.
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夋
夂
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尊
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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honor, esteem, revered, value
tattoi/bu, tōtoi, SON From top: out of 丷, wine mug 酉, skillful hand 寸
If something is poured out 丷 of the wine mug with a skillful hand, it appears honorable.
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丷
酉
寸
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酵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fermentation, yeast
KŌ Left: wine jar 酉, tight: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
In the wine jar, with filial duty, yeast is set into fermentation.
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酉
孝
耂
子
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酷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cruel, severe, dreadful
KOKU Left: wine mug 酉, right: proclaim, announce 告 (The cow 牛 opens the mouth 口 to announce sth.)
After a mug of wine, he proclaimed about the cruelties. (Or: Another mug of wine is announced: How dreadful!)
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酉
告
牛
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酢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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vinegar, sour
su, suppai, SAKU Left: wine mug 酉, right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.)
Using wine you can make this: sour vinegar!
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酉
乍
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酌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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serve wine, bartending, pouring alcohol
kumu, SHAKU Left: wine mug 酉, right: one Shaku 勺 (18 ml: image of a ladle 勹 with sth. in it 丶)
Wine in a portion of a 'shaku' is served.
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酉
勺
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酬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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reward, retribution, recompense, repay
SHŪ Left: wine mug 酉, right: province 州 (river 川 with sandbanks 丶)
A mug of wine for the province as a reward.
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酉
川
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醜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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ugly, dishonorable, shameful, bad looking
minikui, SHŪ Left: wine mug 酉, right: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)
A winemug and the devil: how ugly!
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酉
鬼
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遵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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obedience, follow rules, abide by, obey (a law)
JUN Left: movement 辶, right: esteem, honor 尊 (Serving out of 丷 the wine mug 酉 with a skillful hand 寸 is honorific.)
Honorific movements show your obedience.
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酉
寸
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醸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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brew (beer/sake), cause
kamosu, JŌ Left: wine mug 酉, right:  (six 六, well 井, clothes 衣)
A wine mug, six wells and (appropriate) clothes are needed when: brewing.
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六
井
衣
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酔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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drunk, tipsy, dizzy
you, SUI Left: wine mug 酉, right: nine 九 out of ten 十
Alcohol with 90% makes you drunk.
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九
十
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猶
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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still, deferment, furthermore, moreover, hesitate
nao, YŪ Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: out of 丷, wine mug 酉
The wild animal out of the wine mug (=alcoholic intoxication) is still causing deferments.
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犭
酉
丷
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酪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dairy products
RAKU Left: wine mug 酉, right: everybody 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)
It comes in mugs and is suitable for everybody (also children): Diary products!
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酉
各
夂
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醒
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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be disillusioned, to sober up
sameru, SEI Left: wine mug 酉, right: star 星 (= Suns 日 that live 生)
After the mug of wine, you wake up under the stars and need to sober up.
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酉
生
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酎
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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Shōchū, strong sake
CHŪ Left: wine mug 酉, right: length/measure 寸 (as radical: skillful hand)
For (producing) this wine you need a skillful hand: For the (distilled) Shōchū.
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寸
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