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sitting person 匕
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| Explanation |
The Radical sajinohi means "spoon". But due to its appearance is typically used as a "sitting person". In few cases however, it is understood as claws (i.e. of a bear). |
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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化
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| chemistry, change, bewitched
bakeru, KA, KE
化
亻
匕
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Left: a standing person 亻, right: a sitting person 匕
If a standing person is sitting down, it is a change. |
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死
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| death, die
shinu, SHI
歹
匕
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Left: Bones 歹 (vertebrae or rib), right: sitting person 匕 under the ground 一
Under the earth are already the bones of a sitting person. This means death. |
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指
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| finger, point at, indicate
yubi, sasu, SHI
扌
旨
匕
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Left: hand 扌, right: order, delicious 旨 (He is sitting 匕 in the sun 日 and enjoys the tasty)
The hand of the sitting person points at the sun: with his finger. |
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老
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| old age, aged, grow old
fukeru, oiru, RŌ
耂
匕
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Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕
The old man sitting there has been aged. |
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態
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| appearance, intention, attitude, condition
waza, zama, TAI
能
ム
匕
心
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Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 prove [at masks at Nō-theater] the talent), bottom: heart 心
Your abilities and your heart determine your appearance. |
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能
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| ability, capacity, competence
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Left: nose ム and body 月, right: claws 匕/匕
(i.e. at masks at Nō-theater or at dog breeding) Nose, body and claws prove ability. |
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比
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| compare, ratio, contrast
kuraberu, HI
比
匕
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Sitting persons 匕匕
There are two people sitting: compare them. |
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壱
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| one (in documents)
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From top: samurai 士, cover 冖, sitting person 匕. Here: See the cover 冖 as "one" and the sitting person 匕 of a variation of "two"- (The numbers: 1,2,3,10 are: 壱, 弐, 参, 拾)
In a contract a samurai shall not falsify a "1" to a "2": Thus you need this "one". |
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疑
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| doubt, distrust, suspect
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Left: seated person 匕, arrow 矢; right: bent person マ, correct 正
Both persons have an arrow, whether if it's the correct one, they doubt. |
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批
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| criticize
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Left: hand 扌, right: to compare 比 (Two sitting persons 匕 who are compared.)
The hand that compares, is criticizing. |
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旨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| delicious, tasty, relish, purpose, skillful, expert
mune, umai, SHI
旨
匕
日
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Top: typically this radical 匕 is understood as a sitting person, even though this kanji 匕 [さじ] means "spoon", bottom: sun 日
On the spoon in the sun and is sth. delicious. How skillful! |
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紫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| purple, violet
murasaki, SHI
止
匕
糸
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Top: this 此 (to stop 止 and sitting person 匕), below: thread 糸
Stop at the person with the threads in: purple. |
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雌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| female, feminine
mesu, me, SHI
止
匕
隹
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Left: this 此 (to stop 止, sitting person 匕) right: bird 隹
The stop-and-sit-bird is the female 雌 and the male 雄 is the ten-nose-bird. |
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蛇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| snake, serpent
hebi, JA, DA
虫
匕
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Left: insect 虫, right: 它 (roof 宀 [here: cave] and sitting person 匕)
The "insect" that rolls up in its cave like a sitting person, is: a snake. |
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窃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| to steal, stealth, secret, hushed
nusumu, hisoka, SETSU
穴
匕
刀
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: cut 切 (with seven 七 swords 刀)
The hole was cut for stealing. |
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葬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| bury, funeral, interment
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Top & bottom: plant 艹, middle: death 死 (Below the earth 一 are the bare bones 歹 of a sitting person 匕)
Between the plants the dead are buried. (Or: Like a sunset 莫 of the dead 死 is the: funeral.) |
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泥
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| mud, dirt, mire, adhere to
doro, nazumu, DEI
氵
尸
匕
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Left: water 氵, right: nun 尼 (On her buttocks 尸 is sitting 匕 the nun.)
The water, in which the nun is sitting, is muddy. |
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尼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| nun, priestess
ama, NI
尸
匕
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Top: buttock from the side 尸, rest: sitting person 匕
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun. |
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罷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cease, quit, stop, discontinue, cancel, resign, dismissal
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Top: net 罒, below: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 show [at masks of Nō-theater] the talent)
(If it is full of fish:) The net's capacity has ceased. |
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熊
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bear
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Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕匕 show abilities at masks of Nō-theater]), below: fire 灬 (here 4 legs)
It has abilities and four legs: The bear. |
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稽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| practice, consider, think
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of dog 犬, tasty, sweet, purpose 旨 (He is sitting 匕 in the sun 日 and enjoys the tasty)
In the rice plants is the dog for the purpose of practice. |
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頃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| about this time, towards, about, time
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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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叱
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| scold, reprove
shikaru, SHITSU
口
匕
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Left: mouth 口, right: sitting person 匕
With his mouth wide open, he is sitting and scolding. |
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塡
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| fill in, to insert, be inserted
hamaru, hameru, TEN
土
匕
県
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Left: earth 土, right: sitting person 匕, var. of prefecture 県 (The eye 目 sees in the corner ∟ (of a map) a small 小 prefecture)
As for the earth, there is a person from the prefecture who will fill it up. |
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匂
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| smell, odor, scent
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Top: wrap 勹 (here: seen as coat or jacket), below: sitting person 匕
Inside the jacket of a sitting person it may develop a certain smell. |
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