The Radical: 圣


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Meaning
vertical    圣

Explanation This radical comprises the ground/earth and above a hand , to show "vertical". (For vertical itself this kanji [たて] is used.)

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT 4Joyo 3
easy, light, flippant
karui, KEI
Left: a vehicle (A hand-cart seen from above with axle , loading area and two wheels ), right: vertical (A hand is vertically above ground )
Pulling a vehicle by hand over the flat earth (=aligned to the vertical) is easy.
JLPT 2Joyo 5
longitude, Sutra, pass
heru, tatsu, KEI, KYŌ
Left: thread , right: vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground )
(developed from the vertical warp threads at the loom) A thread with a vertical orientation stands for the longitude or the Sutra.
JLPT 3Joyo 4
diameter
KEI
Left: to go , right: vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground .)
Go (at a wheel) with your hand from the ground vertically upwards to measure the: diameter.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
suspicious, weird, doubtful, dubious, mystery
ayashii/shimu, KAI, KE
Left: feeling , right: upright, vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground .)
Feelings so upright are suspicious.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
stalk, stem
kuki, KEI
Top: plant , below: vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground )
The plant's vertical part is the stem.

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