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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| gold, metal, money
kane, kana, KIN, KON
金
丷
土
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From top: cover, lid  , earth/soil 土, two gold nuggets 丷
Covered in the ground is the gold. |
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土
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| earth, soil, ground
tsuchi, DO, TO
土
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A cross 十, earth, ground 一
A cross stands on the ground. |
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寺
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| temple
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Top: earth 土, bottom: skillful hand 寸
Made from earth and skillful hands build a temple. |
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社
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| shrine, company
yashiro, SHA
礻
土
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Left: to show, altar 示/礻 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on that is shown.), right: earth 土
Show me the earth/ground, where you want to build your company or shrine. |
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| place
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Left: earth 土, right: sunrise 旦 / 易 (Sun 日 over the horizon 一 with sun rays 勿)
The earth at the sunrise with warming rays: This is my place. |
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地
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| ground, land
CHI, JI|
土
也
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Left: earth 土, right: a placeholder for a change 也 (image of a snake that molts [=shedding the skin])
The earth in a different shape becomes ground and land. |
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屋
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| building, shop
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Outside: buttocks 尸 (in side view), below: reach-a-target 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow ム comes to the ground 土: falling back)
His buttocks reaches the shop. |
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去
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| leave, go away, quit, finish
saru, KYO, KO
去
土
ム
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Top: earth 土, bottom: a nose ム (in side view)
When the nose is below the earth, it has gone away - it is finished. |
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軽
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| easy, light, flippant
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Left: a vehicle 車 (A hand-cart seen from above with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二), right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above ground 土)
Pulling a vehicle by hand over the flat earth (=aligned to the vertical) is easy. |
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幸
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| happiness, happy, blessed
saiwai, shiawase, sachi, KŌ
幸
土
丷
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From top: earth 土, var. of sheep 羊. Or: Earth 土, two drops 丷, mirrored earth 干
Between two earths is the happiness. |
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坂
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| slope, hill
saka, HAN
土
反
厂
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Left: earth 土, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The earth opposes to be a slope or hill. (It likes to distribute flatly.) |
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塩
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| salt
shio, EN
土
皿
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Left: earth/soil 土, right: horizontal person  , mouth 口, plate 皿
It comes from the ground and the lying person takes it into the mouth. On the plate is: salt. |
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型
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| model, form, pattern, mold, type, shape
kata, KEI
土
开
刂
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Top: punishment 刑 (who openly 开 uses a knife刂 is punished), below: earth 土
With an open knife and earth (=clay) a model is formed. |
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達
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| accomplish, gain, attain, plural suffix
-tachi, TATSU
辶
幸
羊
土
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Left: movement 辶, right: variation of luck 幸 (earth 土 (=grazing lands 土) and sheep 羊)
For (new grazing) lands the sheep need to move, for: accomplishment. (Or: With a kind of luck and movements [=activity] you can accomplish.) |
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堂
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| hall, temple hall, public chamber
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Top: furthermore/besides/respect 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with window 口 is furthermore also respected.), below: earth 土 BETTER: A reinforced roof 宀 with additional beams 丷 because of the size of a hall 口 on the ground 土
The reinforced roof for a hall on the ground: The hall! |
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熱
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
丸
土
灬
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Top left: earth 土, eight 八, earth 土, right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
Earth in eight layers around the fire: This will be a heat. |
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陸
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| land, shore, continent
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Left: hill 阝, right: 坴 (twice earth/land 土 and legs 儿)
A "hill" where you go from land to land is a continent. |
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圧
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| pressure, overpressure
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Cliff 厂 and earth 土
A cliff with its earth causes a pressure. |
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基
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| foundation, base
motozuku, KI
其
土
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Top: image of a grain shovel/scoop 其 (tool for threshing, that is used for throwing up the grain rhythmically in certain periods [thus used in period 期] to separate the grain from the husk; below: earth 土
The grain scoop has an earthen foundation. |
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境
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| border, boundary
sakai, KYŌ, KEI
土
立
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Left: earth 土, right: to stand 立, sun 日 and legs 儿 (here as: to go)
The earth remains standing, while the sun continues to go: We are at the border. |
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均
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| average, level, balance
hitoshii, KIN
土
勺
勹
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Left: earth 土, right: ladle 勺 with a bit more 丶ノ in it
The earth in the ladle is average. |
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経
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| longitude, Sutra, pass
heru, tatsu, KEI, KYŌ
糸
圣
土
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Left: thread 糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
(developed from the vertical warp threads at the loom) A thread with a vertical orientation stands for the longitude or the Sutra. |
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| be, exist, countryside
aru, ZAI
才
土
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Outside: var. of talent 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented.), below: earth 土
The best talents on earth exist in the countryside. |
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舎
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| house, accommodation, quarters
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From top: roof  earth/ground 土 and entrance 口
A roof above the ground with an entrance: that's an accommodation. |
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増
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| increase, gain, rise
masu, fueru/yasu, ZŌ
土
曽
丷
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Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
On earth, compared to before, we have increased. |
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墓
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| grave, tomb
haka, BO
莫
土
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Top: sunset, disappear 莫 (The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹,艹=大), bottom: earth 土 [Watch-out: sunrise is: 旦 or  ]
Sinking among plants into the earth: into the grave. |
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報
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| report, information, reward
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Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness.), right: bent person 卩, hand 又
About the happiness of the bent person with (only) one hand there is a report. |
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域
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| region, zone, range, area
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Left: earth 土, right: a certain 或 (halberd 戈, outline 口 of a field with marked border/division line 一)
Earth and fields were divided by halberds into regions and zones. |
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街
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| district, area, road
machi, GAI, KAI
行
圭
土
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Outside: to go 行, center: piled soil 圭 (= 2x earth 土)
I am walking on elevated earth: The road in my district. |
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径
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| diameter
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Left: to go 彳, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
Go (at a wheel) with your hand from the ground vertically upwards to measure the: diameter. |
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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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至
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| reach (a target), result in, get to, peak, climax
itaru/ri, SHI
至
土
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Top: arrow with sth. attached, below: earth 土
An arrow (falling back) to the ground has reached it. |
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城
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| castle
shiro, JŌ
土
成
戈
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Left: earth/ground 土, right: achieve/become 成 (In the direction 方 of the halberds 戈 we will achieve.)
(When earth/ground is piled up to a wall:) Out of this ground we will achieve/make: a castle. |
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垂
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| hang down, drop, suspend, drip, to slouch
tareru/rasu, SUI
垂
土
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A vehicle 車 with a loose wheel that hangs down (and almost drops off.) |
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陛
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| highness, majesty, throne
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Left: hill 阝, right: compare 比 (Two sitting persons 匕, who are compared) and: earth 土
Like a hill compared to the earth is his highness on the throne. |
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握
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| grasp, grip, hold
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Left: hand 扌, right: building, shop 屋 (buttock seen from the side 尸 and: reach-a-target 至 [From the sky 一 an arrow ム comes to ground 土: falling back])
The hand is in the shop to grasp. (the goods). OR: When the hand reached the buttocks, it grasped. |
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煙
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| smoke
kemuri, kemui/tai, EN
火
西
土
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Left: fire 火, right: west 西 (Sunset of the sun 日 under the horizon 一 in the west.), earth 土
(Westerly winds are commonly frequent.) A fire from the west of the earth brings us the: smoke. |
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塊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| lump, clod, mass, chunk
katamari, KAI
土
鬼
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Left: earth 土, right: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)
The earth is for the devil just a lump. |
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壊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| demolition, break, destroy, ruin
kowareru/su, KAI
土
罒
衣
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Left: earth 土, right: ten 十, eye 罒, clothes 衣
Earth in ten eyes and on the clothes: A lot was demolished. |
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垣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| barrier, fence, hedge
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Left: earth 土, right: range, extent 亘 (= from sunrise 旦 [= the sun 日 above the horizon 一] to sunset [= under the horizon])
The earth is divided into ranges/extents by barriers =fences. |
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堪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| endure, bear, withstand
taeru, tamaru, KAN, TAN
土
甚
甘
匹
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Left: earth 土, right: extreme, excessive 甚 (= sweets 甘 [= mouth with sth. in] and 'equals' 匹 [= box with two identical bales] are extraordinary.)
The earth has extreme endurance. |
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堅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| firm, solid, hard
katai, KEN
臣
又
土
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Top: retainer 臣 and hand 又, below: earth/ground 土
A retainer has to work by hand in the earth, when it is firm and hard. |
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坑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mine, hole, pit
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Left: earth 土, right: "sailor" 亢 (The sailor as used in navigation 航, a big person with a broad neck)
With earth works the person with a broad neck: in a mine. |
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墾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| ground-breaking cultivate, open up farmland
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Left: var. of wild animal 犭, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), earth 土
Wild animals with horns are not good on a ground that shall be cultivated. |
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執
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ
幸
丸
土
羊
九
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Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness), right: round 丸 (Sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously. |
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塾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Juku, private cram school
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Top left: receive, pleased 享 (the tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased), round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: earth 土
Big children around the earth need the cram school. |
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粧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| make up, cosmetics, adorn
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Left: rice 米, right: [cottage] 庄 (building 广 and earth/ground 土)
If the rice is in the building all over the floor, it has a nice make-up. |
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壌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| argillaceous/clay soil at farmland, ground
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Left: earth, soil 土, right:  (six 六, well 井, clothes 衣)
This soil from the six wells sticks at your clothes: clay-soil. |
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塑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| model, make (of clay)
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Top: new moon [さく] (= 1. day of lunar month) 朔 (disobedient or reverse 屰 [chinese only], var. of reverse/opposite 逆 [out 丷 to the 一 mountain 山 and downwards ノ movements are reversed] & moon 月, bottom: earth 土
For forming a counterpart of the moon you can use earth/clay and modelize it |
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堕
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Left: hill 阝, right: be/have/exist 有 (I have a hand  and a body 月, thus: I'm existing!), below: earth 土
A hill that exists but turns into (flat) earth/ground, is: degenerating. |
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壇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| stage, podium, rostrum
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Left: earth 土, right: var. of high 高 (image of a watch tower) and: sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一)
On the ground, where you rotate 回 (= dance) under a cover 亠 and with a staircase 旦 is the stage. |
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墜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| crash, fall, crumble
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Top: unit/party/corps 隊 (Out of 丷 the hills 阝like pigs 豕 rushes the troops.), below: earth 土
The unit/corps is on the ground: It has fallen / crashed. |
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塚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tumulus, mound, hillock
tsuka, CHŌ
土
家
豕
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Left: earth 土, right: cover 冖, pig 豕 (cf. corpse 骸)
Earth covers the pig and forms its tumulus. |
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坪
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| tsubo (measure of area 3.31sqm, two mats)
tsubo, HEI
土
平
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Left: earth/ground 土, right: flat/plain 平 (image of a scales /balance)
The ground has to be flat to measure one Tsubo. |
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堤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| dike, embankment
tsutsumi, TEI
土
是
正
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Left: earth 土, right: correct 是 (sun 日, vari. of correct 正)
Earth is the correct (material) for a dike. |
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吐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| vomit, through up, spit up, disgorge, spew
haku, TO
口
土
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Left: mouth 口, right: earth/ground 土
From his mouth and onto the ground he disgorged the vomit. |
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塗
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| painting, plaster, coat
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Top: 涂 (water 氵, in excess, remain 余 (A heap is still on an altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), bottom: earth/ground 土
The water remains on the ground look like a painting. |
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塔
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| tower, monument, pagoda
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Left: earth 土, right: plant 艹 and: to fit 合 (lid fits on pot 口)
(fiber-reinforced composite FRC) Earth must be reinforced with plant fiber in a fitting way, when you build a pagoda. |
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培
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cultivate, foster, to grow sth.
tsuchikau, BAI
土
咅
立
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Left: earth 土, right: to spit 咅 (stand 立 with open mouth 口 and spit)
On the earth it was spit and then they started cultivating. |
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墳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| (burial-)mound, grave, tomb
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Left: earth 土, right: 卉 (ten 十, plant 艹), shell/money 貝
Earth, ten plants and money are needed for: a burial mound. |
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塀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wall, fence
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Left: earth 土, right: buttocks in side view 尸, to unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a the gate 开 (= image of a toori) of a shinto-shrine you shall be united)
Made of earth to unite the buttocks within: The wall or the fence. |
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壁
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| wall, barrier
kabe, HEKI
辟
辛
土
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Top: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), below: earth/ground 土
Anal penetration on the ground behind a wall. |
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坊
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| boy, son, buddhist priest, bonze
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Left: earth 土, right: side, direction 方
(When begging:) On the earth sits at a side: a boy (or a monk). |
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墨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| ink, ink stick
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Top: black 黒 (The underside 土 of the pot 里 on the fire 灬 is black.), bottom: earth 土
Black earth is used for ink. |
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堀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| moat, ditch, canal
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Left: earth 土, right: stoop/crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [= butt's crack] comes out 出 when stooping. = "plumber's crack or smile")
It is in the ground and you need to crouch into: a moat or ditch. |
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埋
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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u[ zu], maru/meru/moreru, MAI
土
里
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Left: earth/ground 土, right: village 里 (Both fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village.)
In the ground next to the village we will be buried. |
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塁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fort, baseball, base
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From top: field 田; four-fold; earth 土
The field is four-fold [= to all sides] piled up with earth and becomes: a fortification. |
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毀
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| destroy, break, damage, scratched
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Left: mortar 臼 (cf. pressing hands/press [cf: 緑, 興), earth 土, right: weapon 几 (battle axe) in hand 又.
Within a mortar made of earth or with a battle axe in your hand you can: destroy. |
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傲
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be proud, pride, haughtiness
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Left: person 人, center top: earth 土, below + right: release, let go 放 (In his side 方 he was hit 攵 to release.)
(No respect for the environment of our planet) When persons of this earth are released, they act with pride and haughtiness. |
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塞
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| obstruct, blockage
fusagu, fusagaru, SAI, SOKU
宀
井
六
土
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From top: roof 宀, a well 井, var. of six 六, earth 土
Despite the roof, the well was already six-times filled with earth and thus obstructed. |
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埼
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| cape (geography), spit (geography), promontory
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Left: earth 土, right: strange/unusual 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange)
(Maybe, there is a beautiful beach?) The earth has great possibilities beyond the cape (promontory). |
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堆
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| piled up, stack, heap
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Left: earth 土, right: bird 隹
(Birds prefer elevated spots:) On this earth birds are sitting: On sth. piled up. |
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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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睦
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| harmonious, friendly, intimate
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Left: eye 目, right: 坴 (walking with legs 儿 from land 土 to 土 [= part of continent 陸])
The view on all that land is friendly and harmonious. |
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