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to walk 彳
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Radical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae
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Used in these characters:
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後
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| delayed, after, later, back
ushiro, ato, nochi, okureru, GO, KŌ
彳
夂
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Left: walking 彳, right: a variation of thread 糸, crossed legs 夂 (= here together as: thread around the legs)
He walks with tied legs (= thread around crossed-legs) and thus is: delayed. |
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行
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| to go, come, conduct
iku, yuku, okonau, KŌ, GYŌ, AN
行
彳
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Twice the radical for going 彳 means "to go". |
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待
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| wait
matsu, TAI
彳
寺
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Left: go 彳, right: temple 寺 (from earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)
Go to the temple and wait. |
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役
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| role, post, service
eki, YAKU
彳
殳
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Left: to go 彳, right: weapon (battle axe) 几 in a hand 又
Go with the weapon in your hand, that is your role. |
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徒
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| on foot, companion, futile, uselessness
tada, itazura, TO
彳
走
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Left: walking 彳, right: to run 走 (On the earth 土 feet 足 must run.)
(Developed from the foot soldiers, which had little value) They walk or run as escorts/companion, but are pretty useless. |
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往
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| to leave, to be gone, past, formerly,journey
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Left: to go 彳, right: master 主 (I emphasize ノ the king 王 is the master.)
Here goes the master: Now he has left. |
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得
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| gain, get, acquire, benefit
eru, uru, TOKU
彳
旦
寸
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Left: go 彳, right: sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一), skillful hand 寸 [opposite: 損]
Go at sunrise with your skillful hand and make profit. |
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徳
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| virtue, merit
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Left: go 彳, right: ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心
Going with ten eyes and one heart demands virtue. |
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復
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| again, repeat, restore
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Left: to go 彳, right: reversible, return 复 (Who first lies  on the tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".)
Go with a reverse and it will happen again. |
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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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従
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| follow, obedience, comply, obey, subordinate
shitagau, JŪ
彳
丷
正
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Left: to go 彳, right: out of 丷, correct 正.
I go out very correctly: I follow in obedience. |
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縦
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| vertical, length
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Left: thread 糸, right: follow, obey 従 (Go 彳 out 丷 but correctly 正 and obedient.)
(At the loom:) The threads of "obedience= 従" [= warp-thread, to which the rest follows] are vertical. |
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律
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| law, judge, melody
RITSU, RICHI|
彳
聿
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Left: go 彳, right: var. of write 書 (A hand ナ/ヨ with a brush 丨 writes two 二 lines on a paper 日)
Go and write down the law. |
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御
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| respectful expression, handle, drive, control
o(n)-, mi-, GYO, GO
彳
午
卩
止
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Left: go 彳, right: wholesale 卸 (A noon-午-break 止 for the bowed person 卩 from the wholesale)
I go (to the wholesaler) at noon, stop and bow, because I am respectful. |
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循
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| sequential, follow, circulate
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Left: go 彳, right: shield 盾 (a shield 厂 with ten 十 eyes 目)
(For a better protection:) If you go under a shield, go sequentially or follow a circulation. |
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徐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| slowly, gradually, little by little
omomuro, JO
彳
余
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Left: go 彳 right: excess, remain 余 (A heap  is still on a altar 示 [=to show], thus there in excess.)
He goes excessively slow. |
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征
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| assault, attack, subjugate, assail
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Left: go 彳, right: correct 正 (At the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.)
Go ahead correctly if you want to assault. |
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徴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| indication, sign, summon, symptom
shirushi, CHŌ
彳
山
王
攵
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From left: go 彳, mountain 山, king 王, strike, hit 攵
Go on the mountain to the king who will strike you: to give an indication. |
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懲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| punish, chastise
koriru/rasu, CHŌ
彳
攵
心
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Top: indication, sign 徴 (Go 彳 on the mountain 山 to the king 王, who hits 攵 you for giving an indication.), below: heart 心
Indications for the heart can be a punishment. |
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徹
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| penetrate, go through, pierce, remove
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From left: go 彳, raise/grow up 育 (The new born baby  [= child 子, but upside down, because at birth with head first] has a body 月, that needs to be raised.), strike 攵 (hand 又 with stick ノ)
Go, grow up and if you can strike, you will get through it all. |
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彼
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| he, him, boyfriend
kare, kano, are, ano, HI
彳
皮
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Left: go 彳, right: skin 皮 (A hand 又 with a knife 丨 peels off the skin 厂)
He goes, nothing but skin: He, that person! |
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微
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tiny, minuteness, obscure, faint, dim, delicate
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Left: go 彳, center: mountain 山, table (cf. 机,凡), right: to strike 攵
Go on the mountain to the table and smash it into tiny pieces. |
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覆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| overturning (vehicle), capsize (boat), shade, mantle, cover
kutsugaeru/su, ōu, FUKU
西
復
彳
复
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Top: west 西, bottom: repeat/again 復 (= to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse 复 = Who first lies on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has reversed.]
In the west it repeats (the experience) that everything can overturn or capsize. |
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履
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wear (on foot), put on
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Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: repeat, again 復 (to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse = Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed"]
For the buttock it is a repetition when shoes are put on. |
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