Used in these Kanji:
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北
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| north
kita, HOKU, BOKU
北
丬
匕
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Two persons 丬, 匕 sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north. |
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状
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| condition, situation, circumstances, letter
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Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: dog 犬
A bed for my dog: that's my condition. |
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将
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| commander, leader
masa, SHŌ
丬
爫
寸
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Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: a hand reaches down 爫, skillful hand 寸
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand defines (the skills of) a commander. |
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背
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| back, stature, height
se, sei, somuku/keru, HAI
北
肉
丬
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Top: north 北 (Two persons 丬,匕 sitting back-to-back because they freeze in the north.), below: part of body 月/肉
When sitting back-to-back, then with this body's part: The back. |
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奨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| encourage, praise, exhort, promote
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Top: commander 将 (A simple bed 丬, a hand caring hand 爫 [=reaching down] and a skillful hand 寸 needs the commander), bottom: big 大
A commander with grandeur encourages. |
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寝
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| sleep, lie down, rest
neru/kasu, SHIN
宀
丬
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Top: roof 宀, left: bed 丬 (image of a tree cut into half; cf. fragment 片,爿), right: "only one glove"  (hand ヨ, only one cover 冖, further hand 又)
Under a roof with a bed and only one glove is where I sleep. |
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壮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| robust, manly, strong, manhood, heroic, prosperity
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Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: samurai 士
The bed of a samurai is robust and strong. |
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荘
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| villa, majestic, solemn
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: robust 壮 (The bed 丬 of the samurai 士 is robust.)
The plants look very robust in that villa. |
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装
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| cloth, wear, dress, equip
yosōu, SŌ, SHŌ
壮
丬
士
衣
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Top: robust, strong 壮 (The bed 丬 of the samurai 士 is robust), bottom: clothes 衣
Robust clothes are clothes that dresses you. |
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脊
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| stature, spine, vertebral column
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A variation of back/stature: 背 with two persons 北 [= north] sitting back-to-back
You are sitting 'back-to-back' with this body part: The spine. |
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