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king 王
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The three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
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王
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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| king, prince
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The three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) and person 丨
The three spheres are combined in the one person of the king.
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玉
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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| ball, jewel
tama, GYOKU
玉
王
丶
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King 王 (The three sphere 三 [heaven, earth, mankind] combined in the person 丨 of the king.), jewel 丶
The king has a jewel.
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理
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| reason, rational, justice
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Left: king 王, right: village 里 (Both fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village.)
When the king comes to the village, it has a rational reason.
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球
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| ball, sphere
tama, KYŪ
王
求
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Left: king 王 (The three spheres 三 [heaven, earth, mankind] combined in the person 丨 of the king.), right: to request, ask for 求 ([I'm dying of thirst:] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request)
The king asks for his ball.
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主
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| master, head, owner
nushi, omo, SHU
主
王
丶
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Top: accentuation 丶 as emphasis, below: king 王 (The three spheres 三 [heaven, earth, mankind] combined in the person 丨 of the king.)
I emphasize: the king is the master and head.
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全
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| all, whole, complete
mattaku, ZEN
全
王
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Top: roof  , below: king 王
Under the roof the king owns all and completely.
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望
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| wish, hope, desire, gaze
nozomu, BŌ, MŌ
亡
肉
王
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Top: death 亡 (coffin in cross section) and body 月/肉, below: king 王
The dead body of the king goes with our wishes.
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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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現
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| present, appearance, exist, presence, revelation
arawareru, GEN
王
見
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Left: king 王, right: see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around)
The king sees the present appearance.
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程
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| approximately, extent, degree, limit
hodo, TEI
禾
口
王
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: present, to present 呈 (The mouth 口 of the king 王 gives presents.)
Rice plants for the mouth of the king is the approximate extent.
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皇
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| emperor, Tenno
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Top: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), below: king 王 Here: consider 白 as an emphasis ノ with a sun 日
This particular sun is over the king: It's the emperor.
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聖
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| sacred, saint, holy
hijiri, SEI
耳
王
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Top: ear 耳, mouth 口; bottom: king 王
Ear and mouth of the king are sacred.
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班
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| squad, group
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Left and right: king 王, center: knife 刂
When kings attack with knifes, then using their squads.
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宝
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| treasure, preciousness, valuable, wealth
takara, HŌ
宀
玉
王
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Top: roof 宀, bottom: jewel/ball 玉 (king 王, jewel 丶)
Below a roof are the jewels: the treasure.
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環
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| ring, circular, environment
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Left: king 王, right: eye 罒, var. of sorrow 哀 (= clothes 衣 with big hole 口 causes sorrow.)
The king's eyes have (tears of) sorrow when seeing the environment = 環境 [かんきょう].
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狂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| insane, lunatic, mad
kuruu, KYŌ
犭
王
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Left: wild animal 犭(Dog on its hind legs), right: king 王
A wild animal that behaves like a king is insane.
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琴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Koto (harp)
koto, KIN
王
今
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Top: tuning pegs 王 (= for tensioning the strings of the harp), bottom: now 今 (body of the harp)
The strings are now on the koto.
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珠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| jewel, gem, pearl
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Left: king 王, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ)
The king has vermilion/red jewels (i.e. rubys)
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潤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wet, profit, enrich, moisten
uruou/su, JUN
氵
門
王
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Left: water 氵, right: gate 門 & king 王
(A drinking water pipe to his palace?) If the water is at the gate, the king can get wet, and thereby: profit.
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栓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| plug, cork, stopper, tap, bung
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Left: tree 木, right: all 全 (Under the roof 人 the king 王 owns all.)
(Think of the cork oak) These trees will all be plugs.
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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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珍
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| strange, unusual, rare
mezurashii, CHIN
王
彡
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Left: king 王, right: skin rash 㐱 (person 人 with eczema 彡) [cf. 疹 = しん = measles]
A king with skin rash looks strange.
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呈
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| offer, present, display, exhibit
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: king 王
The mouth of the king offers presents.
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旺
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| beautiful, flourishing, vigorous
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Left: sun/day 日, right: king 王
A day like a king: beautiful and flourishing.
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玩
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| to amuse, play, trifle with
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Left: king 王, right: origin, source 元 (Two 二 legs 儿 have the same origin.)
The king looked originally for amusement.
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斑
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| stain, spot, speckle, blemish
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From left: king 王, text/letter 文 (A folding table 文 for writing your text.), king 王
(Here everything must be free of any flaw:) If a king (writes) a letter to a king, it counts every: stain or blemish.
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璃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| lapis lazuli (gem), glassy
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Left: king 王, right: cover 亠, pot (凶 (lit. disaster/bad luck: marked container), var. of scorpion 禺 (hind legs 冂, sting ム)
The king has a pot with scorpions looking like glassy lapis lazuli.
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瑠
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| lapis lazuli, blue sky
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Left: king 王, right: detain, keep off 留 (The bent  person with the sword 刀 wants you from the field 田 to be detained.)
The king detains you from the blue sky.
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弄
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| to tamper with, play with, fumble, juggle
moteasobu, RŌ
王
廾
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Top: king 王 (here: four sticks: 三 ,丨), bottom: two hands 廾 (= twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)
With four sticks in the hands he is juggling or playing around.
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