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vertical separator 丨
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Used in these characters:
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王
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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| king, prince
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The three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) and person 丨
The three spheres are combined in the one person of the king.
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車
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| vehicle, car
kuruma, SHA
車
丨
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A hand-cart seen from above with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二.
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中
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| middle, inside
naka, CHŪ
丨
中
口
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The vertical line 丨 in the middle of the square 口 shows the middle.
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申
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| to say (humble vs. superior), report
mōsu, SHIN
申
田
丨
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Variant of: to speak 曰 [いわ-く], which shows a mouth 口 with a tongue 一. But better a mouth 口 with a big "plus" + indicating a surplus out of that mouth.
A mouth with an outgoing surplus when: speaking.
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旧
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| past, old times, former old ...
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Left: var. of one 丨, right: day 日
One day has passed, which means 'old times'.
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修
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| study, practice, discipline, obtain
osameru, SHŪ, SHU
亻
丨
攵
彡
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Left: person 人, center: stick 丨, right: to strike 攵, hair 彡
A person with a stick is striking (desperately) the hair during Kanji's study.
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弔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mourning, condolences, funeral
tomurau, CHŌ
弓
丨
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Shows a bow 弓, but here understood as image of a snake 弓 winding around a person 丨
The person who was strangled by a snake is mourned.
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巾
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| cloth, towel
haba, KIN
巾
丨
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Pictograph that shows a thread 丨 in a piece of cloth.
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串
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| skewer, spit
kushi,
丨
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Pictograph of a skewer.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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List of the characters |
List of the radicals
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