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vertical 圣
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| Explanation |
This radical comprises the ground/earth 土 and above a hand 又, to show "vertical". (For vertical itself this kanji 縦 [たて] is used.)
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Used in these characters:
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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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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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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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怪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| suspicious, weird, doubtful, dubious, mystery
ayashii/shimu, KAI, KE
忄
圣
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Left: feeling 忄, right: upright, vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
Feelings so upright are suspicious.
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茎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| stalk, stem
kuki, KEI
艹
圣
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Top: plant 艹, below: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
The plant's vertical part is the stem.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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