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(fore-)head, page 頁
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The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head. |
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夏
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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summer
natsu, KA, GE From top: Cover 一 (against the sun), I, myself 自 (The emphasized ノ eye 目 is myself.), upturned foot 夂(= sitting cross-legged)
Covered (= in the shade) I myself sit cross-legged, because it is summer.
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自
夂
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顔
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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face
kao, GAN Left: to stand 立, cliff 厂, hair 彡, right: forehead 頁
There is somebody standing at the cliff with only three hair on the (fore)head - what a face!
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立
彡
頁
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首
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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head, neck, chief
kubi, SHU Image of an eye 目 with emphasized eyebrows 首 to express the special: the head or the chief. [As a radical 頁 used without eye-brows 頁 with the meaning: head/forehead]
Dense eyebrows above the eyes: The head (and neck) of the chief.
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首
目
頁
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頭
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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head, top, a leader or boss
atama, kashira, TŌ, ZU Left: bean 豆, right: head/forehead 頁
The bean-shaped head is really: a head!
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豆
頁
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題
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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topic, theme, title
DAI Left: correct, proper, this 是 (sun 日, correct 正), right: head, forehead 頁
The proper head is our topic.
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是
頁
正
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願
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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wish, hope, request
negau, GAN Left: origin, plain 原 (Under the cliff 厂 a white 白 small 小 spring 泉 has its origin), right: head, forehead 頁
The origin is in the head of your: wishes and hopes.
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厂
泉
頁
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順
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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order, sequence, compliance
JUN Left: river 川, right: head/forehead 頁
As the river directs the water, the head gives order & sequence.
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川
頁
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類
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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sort, kind, class, variety
RUI Left: rice 米 and big 大, right: head/forehead 頁
Rice as big as a head: But what kind of a sort?
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米
大
頁
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額
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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amount of money, forehead, framed picture, sum
hitai, GAKU Left: guest 客 (Under our roof 宀 is everybody 各 our guest.) [every 各 = Sitting crossed-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 does everybody 各]., right: head/forehead 頁
The guests gets for a certain amount of money into the framed picture.
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頁
各
夂
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預
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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deposit, entrust, look after
azukaru/keru, YO Left: prior/beforehand 予 (To make a bent nail マ into a straight nail 丁 is done: prior) [Don't mistake with spear 矛], right: head/forehead 頁
(There should be money in the bank account if you want a withdrawal:) In advance you should have in your head (=to bear in mind) to make a deposit.
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予
頁
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領
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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territory, controlled by..., receive, chief
RYŌ Left: order 令 (To put a lid  on the bent person 卩 has been ordered.), right: head/forehead 頁
"Ordering the heads" is done by the chief by control in his territory.
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令
頁
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頂
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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summit, peak, top, receive
itadaki, itadaku, CHŌ Left: city block 丁 (here: nail), right: head, forehead 頁
Like a nail also the forehead can peak up like a summit.
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丁
頁
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優
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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gentle, superior, tender, graceful
yasashii, sugureru, YŪ Left: person 亻, right: grief, sorrow 憂 (If you have (a variation of) love 愛 in your head 頁, then you have sorrow and perhaps grief.) [愛 = A hand reaching down 爫 to cover 冖 the heart 心 of the person sitting cross-legged 夂: That is love.]
A person who wants your forehead to be covered and is cordial at your upturned foot, is simply gentle.
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亻
頁
愛
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寡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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widow, few, slightly
KA From top: roof 宀, head/forehead (for person) 頁, share, divide 分 (with eight 八 swords 刀)
Under the roof according to the head(-count) [the inheritance] is divided. A little remains for the widow.
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宀
頁
分
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頑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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stubborn, obstinate
GAN Left: origin 元 (Two 二 legs 儿 have the same origin.), right: head/forehead 頁
An original head can be stubborn.
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元
頁
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傾
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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inclined, lean, slope, tilt
katamuku/keru, KEI Left: change, chemistry 化 (When a standing person 亻is sitting 匕 down, it is a change.), right: head/forehead 頁
Change your head by inclining it.
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亻
化
頁
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顕
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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manifest, appear, exist, emerge
arawareru, KEN Left: sun 日, hollow 业 (= extinct volcano vent), right: head/forehead 頁
In the sun, the hollowness of the head appears manifest.
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頁
业
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顧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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look back, reminisce
kaerimiru, KO Left: employ 雇 (The one in the door 戸 shouting like a bird 隹 is employee.), right: head/forehead 頁
(An entrepreneur or business owner is proactive and energetic, but:) The employee's head looks back.
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戸
隹
頁
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項
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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clause, paragraph, item, nape
unaji, KŌ Left: craftsman 工, right: head/forehead 頁
The craftsman plans with his head sectionwise. (thus in: paragraphs)
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工
頁
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瀬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rapids, current, torrent, shallows
se, Left: water 氵, right: rely, request 頼 (bundle 束 [= things 木,禾 are strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle 束], head/forehead 頁)
The water, in which bundles float like heads, are the rapids!
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氵
束
頁
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煩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, nuisance, irksome
wazurau/washii, HAN, BON Left: fire 火, right: head/forehead 頁
The "fire in my head" is a pain that causes anxiety.
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火
頁
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頒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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distribute, partition, divide, disseminate
HAN Left: to share/divide 分 (.. with eight 八 swords 刀), right: head/forehead 頁
Divide the head and distribute it.
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分
頁
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頻
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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frequently, repeatedly, often
shikiri, HIN Left: walk 歩 (.. with stopping 止 a little/few 少), right: head/forehead 頁
Walking is good for the head: Do it frequently.
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歩
頁
止
少
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憂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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grief, sorrow, trouble, fear
urei/eru, ui, YŪ Variation of love 愛 (A hand reaching down 爫 to cover 冖 the heart 心 of the person sitting cross-legged 夂: That is love.) with head/forehead 頁 instead of a hand reaching downwards 爫
If you have love in your head, then you have sorrow and perhaps grief.
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頁
愛
心
夂
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頼
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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request, rely, ask, beg
tanomu/moshii, tayoru, RAI Left: bundle 束 (Things 木/禾 that are strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle.), right: head/forehead 頁
The bundle on your head. I ask for it.
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束
頁
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顎
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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jaw, chin
ago, GAKU Left: eyes ロロ, a nose 一 and underneath a (biting) jaw 丂, right: the corresponding head 頁
Below the eyes and at the head is the jaw.
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丂
頁
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頃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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about this time, towards, about, time
koro, Left: seated person 匕, right: head/forehead 頁
Somebody sitting here, but his head is in here only "about this time".
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匕
頁
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須
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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by all means, necessary
SU Left: hair 彡, right: head/forehead 頁
Hair has to be on the head, by all means!
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彡
頁
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頓
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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suddenly
TON Left: barracks 屯 (On fertile soil, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.), right: head 頁
In the barracks, they need a head - suddenly!
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屯
頁
乚
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頰
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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cheek
HŌ Left the traditional form 夾 of: to squeeze 夹, which then was: A big 大 person is squeezed between two others 人人, right: head/forehead 頁
They are squeezing the head: the cheeks.
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夹
頁
大
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