The Japanese Radical: 勿


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Meaning
sunbeams    勿

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT 4Joyo 2
place
ba,
Left: earth , right: sunrise / (Sun over the horizon with sun rays )
The earth at the sunrise with warming rays: This is my place.  
JLPT 3Joyo 3
hot water, bath
yu,
Left: water , right: sunrise (= sun above horizon ) together with sunrays ) as: warming sun (cf. )
Water with warming sunrays changes into: hot water.  
JLPT 4Joyo 3
thing, matter
mono, BUTSU, MOTSU
Left: cow , right: rays
A cow sending out rays is a special thing.  
JLPT 3Joyo 3
sunlight, positive, male = yang
hi,
Left: hill , right: sunrise / (sun over horizon ), rays
At the hill the rising sun shows its rays: Sunlight is positive.  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
intestines, bowels
harawata, CHŌ
Left: body part /, right: Warm temperature with sunrise / (sun , horizon , rays )
(The intestines of freshly hunted animal/game are warm.) The body's part that emits warmth are the intestines.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
easy, simple, divination, fortune telling
yasui, yasashii, EKI, I
Top: sun , below: rays
Sunrays make it easy.  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
wound, injury, hurt, pain
kizu, itami/mu/meru, SHŌ
Left: person , right: horizontal person, sunrise / (sun above horizon with sunrays )
The upright turns into a lying person at the sunrise because he wounded painfully.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
present, bestow, to honor, blessing
tamawaru, SHI
Left: money (Image of a cone-shell with two feelers/antennas as shell-money), right: simple (sun shine makes it easy.)
(A personal gift is more difficult.) Money is simple/easy as a present.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
elevate, raise, hoist, uplift, praise, extol
ageru,
Left: hand , right: sunrise /(sun above horizon , rays )
The hand imitates the sunrise with its rays, when doing the upward movement of: elevating.  

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