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administer, govern 司
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Explanation |
Pictograph: part of a buttock and anus of a civil servant to symbolize administration.
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Used in these characters:
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司
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| administer, govern, rule
tsukasadoru, SHI
口
司
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In a corner ⌝ is sb. who throws a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口: In the administration.
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詞
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| word, phrases, part of speech
kotoba, SHI
言
司
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: administration 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口)
Words of the administration are (nothing but) words.
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伺
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| pay respects, inquire, question, visit
ukagau, SHI
亻
司
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Left: person 亻, right: civil servant, administration 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口.)
A person visiting a civil servant shall pay respects.
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嗣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| inherit, succeed to
tsugu, SHI
口
冊
司
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Left: mouth 口, book/volume 冊 (bundle of bamboo writing tablets), right: administration/civil servant 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口)
He spoke, wrote it on the tablets and gave (his last will) to the civil servant for the inheritance.
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飼
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| domesticate, breeding, rear animals, raise
kau, SHI
食
司
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Left: food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: govern, civil servant 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口)
You need food and "management" for animal breeding.
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