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Stick in a hand 攵
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| Explanation |
The radical nobun shows a hand  or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)
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Used in these characters:
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教
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| teach
oshieru, KYŌ
孝
攵
耂
子
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Left: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.), right: strike 攵 (hand  with a stick ノ)
The old man strikes the child with a stick in the hand when teaching.
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数
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| count, number
kazu, kazoeru, SŪ, SU
米
女
攵
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Left: 娄 (rice 米, woman 女), right: hit, strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
The rice grains are for the woman with a stick in her hand: for counting.
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整
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| arrange, put in order, prepare
totonou/eru, SEI
束
攵
正
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Top: bundle 束 (Things 木,禾 strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle.) and strike 攵 (a hand 又 with a stickノ), bottom: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct)
The bundle needs to be punched, but correctly for (good) arrangement.
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放
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| release, let go, send out, liberate
hanasu, HŌ
放
方
攵
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Left: side 方, right: beat 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
His side is beaten to make him release and then let him go.
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改
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| renew, reform, alter
aratameru, KAI
己
攵
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Left: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: to strike/beat 攵 (stick ノ in a hand )
You yourself are striking for a renewed reform.
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救
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| rescue, save, relieve
sukuu, KYŪ
求
攵
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Left: ask for 求 ([I'm dying of thirst] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!), right: to beat 攵 (= a hand that holds a stick ノ)
Ask for somebody with a stick in the hand to rescue you.
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散
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| scatter, disperse, squander
chiru, SAN
共
月
攵
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Left: together 共 and moon 月, right: strike 攵 (stick ノ in a hand )
Together in the moonshine, we want to strike and then scatter.
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敗
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| defeat, lose, beaten, failure
yaburu, yabureru, HAI
貝
攵
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Left: money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八), right: hit, strike 攵 (= a hand with a cane/stick ノ)
When the money/capital strikes, we are defeated.
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牧
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| pasture, meadow, breed
maki, BOKU
牛
攵
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Left: cow 牛, right: to beat/strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
The cow is driven with strikes to the pasture.
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故
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| reason, past, cause, circumstances
yue, KO
古
攵
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Left: old 古 (tomb stone), right: to strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
When the old (man) strikes, there is a reason in the past.
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修
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| study, practice, discipline, obtain
osameru, SHŪ, SHU
亻
丨
攵
彡
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Left: person 人, center: stick 丨, right: to strike 攵, hair 彡
A person with a stick is striking (desperately) the hair during Kanji's study.
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政
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| politics, government, administration
matsurigoto, SEI, SHŌ
正
攵
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Left: correct, proper 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct), right: strike 攵 (hand 又, stick ノ)
A proper strike is essential in politics.
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敵
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| enemy, rival, opponent
kataki, TEKI
帝
古
攵
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Left: old emperor (var. of emperor 帝 and old 古), right: strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
The old emperor strikes his enemies.
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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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務
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| duty, work, play your part
tsutomeru, MU
矛
攵
力
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Left: spear 矛 (developed from the image of a barbed lance [not to be mistaken with 'beforehand': 予]), right: hit/strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ), strength/force 力
The spear hits with force: That's its duty.
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敬
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| respect, honor, esteem
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Left: any, at all 苟 (plant 艹, sentence, phrase 句 [= sth. wrapped 勹 out the mouth 口]), right: strike/hit 攵(hand 又 with stick ノ)
A plant speaking a sentence can strike with respect.
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警
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| warn, police, guard, admonish
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Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 can strike 攵 with respect.) [sentence 句 = wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口], below: word 言
With respectful words the police is warning.
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厳
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| strict, severe, grave
kibishii, ogosoka, GEN, GON
厂
攵
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From top: rays of light  , cliff 厂, daring 敢 (One 一 [person's] ear 耳 was stroke 攵: How daring!)
At this light on the cliff? Too daring, there I have to be strict.
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枚
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| counter for flat things like sheets
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Left: tree 木, right: to hit/strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
A tree (= its fibers when producing paper) can be made with steady strikes into flat things.
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敢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| dare, venture
aete, aenai, KAN
耳
攵
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Left: one 一, ear 耳; right: hit, strike 攵 (A hand with a stick ノ)
His one ear was hit: how daring!
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驚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| surprise, amazement
odoroku/kasu, KYŌ
敬
馬
攵
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Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 [=wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口] can strike 攵 with respect.), below: horse 馬
(Ordinary people were normally never visited by people who commanded respect. Therefore:) When the “respect” comes on the horse, it is a surprise.
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啓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| disclose, enlighten, illuminate, state
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Top: door 戸, hit, strike (bang) 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ), below: opening 口
When the door opens with a bang into an opening, things get disclosed.
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激
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| violent, intense, vehement, ardent
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Left: water 氵, middle top: white 白, below + right: let go/release 放 (In his side 方 he was stroke 攵 to release.)
(During a storm at sea:) When the water is white (= has white foam crests) at all sides/directions 方 and is striking 攵, it becomes violent.
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攻
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| attack, assault
semeru, KŌ
工
攵
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Left: craftsman 工, right: to strike 攵 (a hand 又 holds a stick ノ)
A craftsman strikes (with a stick in the hand), when he wants to attack.
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赦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| forgiveness, pardon, excuse
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Left: red 赤 (When clay/earth 土 is burned in fire 灬, the pottery gets: red), right: to strike 攵 (a hand 又 holds a stick ノ
Until 'red' he was beaten and then granted forgiveness.
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致
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| to do, send, lead to
itasu, CHI
至
攵
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Left: reach-a-target 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow ム comes to ground 土: falling back), right: to strike 攵 (stick ノ in a hand 又)
When I reached him, I stroke, just for doing sth.
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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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撤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| withdraw, remove, disengage
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From left: hand 扌, 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)
The hand is raised, strikes and withdraws.
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繁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| abundance, luxuriant, profuse, prosper, voluptuous
shigeru, HAN
毎
攵
糸
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Top: agile, quick, intelligent 敏 (when everybody 毎 strikes 攵), below: thread 糸
(Threads were made from plant fibers [such as flax / linum] by strikes.) If everybody strikes we will get threads: in abundance.
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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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敏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cleverness, intelligent, agile, quick
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Left: each/every 毎 (A person 人 =  has a mother 母 namely: every!), right: strike 攵 (Hand 又 with stick 卜)
(Think of the revenge of the inferior:) Every strike must be with cleverness.
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敷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| spread out, cover, lay
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Left: to begin 甫 (The hand takes the tool 丶 to use 用, when beginning sth.), rest: release 放 (In his side 方 he was stroke 攵 and he released.)
You shall begin to release, if it shall spread out.
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幣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| shintō-offering (zig-zag paperstripes), currency
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Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: cloth 巾
Four small pieces of cloth are punched out of cloth as a: Shintō offering.
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弊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| evil, harmful, a bad habit, myself (humble)
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Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; side by side & simplified)
If the fabric is broken up into four small pieces by strikes, the two hands have caused a damage.
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倣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| copy, imitate, emulate, follow
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Left: person 人, right: let go 放 (In his side 方 he was hit 攵 to release.)
(A golfer's trick:) The person has a sideways shot and that is copied.
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霧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mist, fog
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Top: rain 雨, below: duty/work 務 (a lance 矛, needs to be hit 攵 with strength 力, that's its duty)
Rain did its duty, and now we have fog.
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悠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| composed, quiet, calm, leisurely, distant
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Top: person 亻/人 with a stick 丨, hit 攵 (here: beats), bottom: heart 心
At a person with a stick, the beating of the heart is composed and quiet.
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緻
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| fine (not coarse), tiny, precise
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Left: thread 糸, right: do, lead to 致 (reach-a-target 至 [an arrow ム falling to ground 土 ], hit, strike 攵 [Here: 攵 freely interpreted as a pinhole of a needle])
If a thread is reached 至 to be in a pinhole 攵, it must be: fine and you acted precise.
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蔽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| cover, overlay
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Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵) [攵 = hand 又 with stick ノ]
On the lawn, four bits of cloth are (spread) with the stick in the hand: As a cover.
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