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person 人
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The radical hito also has this writing 亻 and many variants, such as the sitting person 匕, the lying person  , the tall person 大 with outstretched arms, or the husband 夫 as the tall 大 person with extra 一 caring arms, etc.
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Used in these characters:
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火
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| fire, flame
hi, KA
火
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A person 人 with raised arms 丷 is shouting "fire"
Image of a fire.
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茶
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| tea
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From top: plant 艹, person 人 and tree 木
The plant where a person picks sth. from that 'tree', is the: tea.
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夜
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| night
yo, yoru, YA
亠
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夕
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Top: cover 亠 (here: cap or beret), below: person 人 and a variation of moon 月 or evening 夕
With a cap a person is observing the moon: in the night.
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以
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| starting from ..., by use
motte, I
人
丶
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From left: antique scratch-plow レ, point 丶, person 人
The plow is at the point, where the person is starting from.
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史
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| history
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Mouth 口 and a person 人 with a wide step
With the mouth, the person who has taken wide steps, tells his: history.
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宿
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| lodge, accommodation, sheltering
yado, yadoru, SHUKU
宀
人
百
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Top: roof 宀, below: person 亻(variation of 人) and: one hundred 百 (Tilt your head to the right and you will see a 'one' with two zeros = 100.)
A 'roof' hosting people in hundreds is a lodge.
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卒
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| graduate, completion
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From top: rotary disc 亠, two persons 人, rotary disc 亠
(In the exam:) As if squeezed between two rotary discs: the graduates.
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座
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| seat, sit, gather
suwaru, ZA
广
人
土
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From top: building 广, 坐 (=2 persons 人人, earth/ground 土)
In the building, two persons use the ground for sitting.
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List of the characters |
List of the radicals
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