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四
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| four
yon, yo-, SHI
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Image of a fist with four fingers (without thumb) seen from inside. |
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回
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| rotate, turn, revolve
mawaru, KAI
口
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Two coaxial rotations |
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国
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| country, region
kuni, KOKU
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玉
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Combination of an enclosure 口 with a jewel 玉
Like an enclosed juwel: That's my country. |
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図
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| plan, diagram
hakaru, ZU, TO
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㐅
丶
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A (paper) sheet 囗 with a cross 㐅 and two marks 丶丶 makes a plan. |
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園
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| garden, park
sono, EN
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袁
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: (Chinese only) long robe 袁 (Down to the ground 土 extends the sleeve 口 of this clothes 衣.)
Within this enclosure they wear long robes: in the park. |
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囲
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| enclose, surround
kakomu, I
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井
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An enclosure 囗 with a well 井
The well shall be surrounded by an enclosure. |
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固
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| hard, firm, strong
katai, KO
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囗
古
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Outside frame 囗, but here: mouth 口, inside: old 古 (= tomb stone). [Some things like the meat of old animals or full-grown vegetable become hard with age.]
In the mouth old things taste: hard. (In contrast: The young/immature 未 is in the mouth 口 with a taste 味) |
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因
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| reason, cause, origin, source
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: big person 大
The fence around the big person has its reason. |
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恩
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| kindness, favor, benefit, grace
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Top: reason, cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the big 大 person is a reason.), bottom: heart 心
The reason is in the heart, if sb. is such kind. |
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個
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| individual, private person
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Left: person 亻/人, right: hard 固 (Some things 囗 with age 古 become hard.)
A person who acts such hard (= tough) is actually an isolated individual. |
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団
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| team, group, body, company
DAN, TON|
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寸
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: skillful hand 寸
You need to set limitations and have a skillful hand to form a team. |
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保
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| protect, preserve, maintain, guarantee
tamotsu, HO, HŌ
亻
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木
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Left: person 人, right: astonished 呆 (mouth 囗 (Here: fencing), tree 木) (cf: distressed 困)
The person wants a fence around the tree to protect it. (However a fenced 囗 tree 木 causes distress 困.) |
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困
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| be in trouble, become distressed, suffer
komaru, KON
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木
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: tree 木
The enclosed tree is in trouble. (Even though the person 人 wanted a fence 囗 around the tree 木 to protect 保 it.) |
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姻
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| marriage, matrimony
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Left: woman 女, right: cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the big person 大 is a reason.)
Women are the cause of marriages. (OR: The woman becomes an enclosed 'big' person by marriage.) |
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箇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| a piece, item (counter)
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: hard 固 (Some things 囗 [=meat, some vegetable] with age 古 become hard 固)
Bamboo is hard and thus suitable as an: item counter. |
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菌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| bacteria, fungus, germ
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: 囷 (enclosure 囗, rice plant 禾)
A plant that is enclosed in a container like this rice plant, will be affected by bacteria. |
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圏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| sphere, range, bloc
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: roll 巻 (border post 龹 [= two barrier bars 二 and a person 人 with raised arms 丷] [cf. 関], self 己)
An enclosure with a border post for yourself: Our sphere or range. |
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囚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| prisoner, be caught, be captured
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: person 人
The person in the enclosure is a prisoner. |
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咽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| gorge, throat, to be choked
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Left: mouth 口, right: reason 因 (For the fence 囗 around the big 大 person is a reason.)
It is at the mouth and an enclosure/restriction 囗 in respect to the size 大 (of the food): The gorge. |
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錮
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| to imprison so., tie up, to bond sb.
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Left: gold/metal 金, right: hard/firm/strong 固 (Some things 囗 [= meat, some vegetable] with age 古 [= tomb stone] become hard 固)
Metal is hard/strong and thus used for a prison. |
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