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good 良
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The radical good is similar to 艮 that ist understood as "not-good" (The little stroke at the top is missing.)
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Used in these characters:
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食
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| eat, food
taberu, kuu, SHOKU
食
良
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Top: a cover 𠆢, bottom: good 良
A cover is put on the good food.
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良
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| good, nice, fit
yoi, RYŌ
良
艮
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The same character 良 with a lid  would be food 食
Take the lid from the food: It looks good!
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朗
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| cheerful, melodious, merry
hogaraka, RŌ
良
月
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Left: vari. of good 良, right: moon 月
The good old moon is cheerful.
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飾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| decorate, ornament, beautify, embellish
kazaru, SHOKU
食
巾
良
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Left: vari. of food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: horizontal person  , cloth 巾
(A nice table decoration:) For the food the person uses cloth as decoration.
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飽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| sated, having eaten enought, satiate, tired of, bored
aku/kiru/kasu, HŌ
食
良
包
勹
己
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Left: food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
If the food is 'enwrapped' (= in my stomach), I am full/sated.
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娘
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| daughter
musume, JŌ
女
良
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Left: woman 女, right: good 良
Like a woman who is good, that is how my daughter should be.
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郎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| man, husband
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Left: good 良, right: village ⻏
The good one from the village is my husband.
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浪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wave, drift, billows, unrestrained, reckless
nami, RŌ
氵
良
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Left: water 氵, right: good 良
(When surfing) Water is good, if it is a wave.
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廊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| corridor, walkway
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Outside: building 广, below: husband/man 郎 (= the good 良 one in the village⻏)
(He guards the entrance?) In the building you'll find the husband on the corridor.
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