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Emphasis ノ
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The single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.
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Used in these characters:
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生
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| life, birth, grow, raw, pure
ikiru, umu/maru, haeru, nama, ki, SEI, SHŌ
生
ノ
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Emphasis ノ (here: a twig) at a growing plant  /丰
The branch on the growing plant represents life.
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年
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| year
toshi, NEN
ノ
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Comprises the trunk | of a tree with three 三 branches, which is understood to be a growing plant . Additionally, with two emphases ノ,| which are understood as fruits.
When the growing plants bear fruit, it has passed: another year.
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白
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| white
shiroi, HAKU
白
ノ
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The sun 日 with a sun ray ノ
(You are dazzled) The bright rays of the sun make it: white.
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牛
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| cow, bull
ushi, GYŪ
牛
ノ
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It shows the head of a cow with only one horn ノ.
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自
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| self
mizukara, SHI, JI
自
ノ
目
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An emphasis ノ with an eye 目
I emphasize the eye shows the: own self.
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知
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| to know, knowledge
shiru, CHI
矢
ノ
口
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Left: an arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天), right: a mouth 口 (here: a target)
The arrow hits the target, if it knows it.
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係
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| charge, duty, involvement
kakari, KEI
亻
系
ノ
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Left: person 亻(=人), right: system or family line 系 (an accent ノ to emphasize the thread 糸 of lineage)
(Inheritance of profession from father to son) A person in this family line comes into charge and duty.
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血
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| blood
chi, KETSU
血
ノ
皿
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An accent (or drop) ノ and a plate 皿
The drop on the plate is blood.
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乗
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| get on, ride, take part
noru, JŌ
ノ
車
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Kind of combination of a vehicle 車 and a tree 木 - Or better: a vehicle 車 with open doors
A vehicle with open doors: ... get on for a ride.
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失
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| to lose, disappear
ushinau, SHITSU
失
夫
ノ
大
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Upper left: accent ノ for emphasis, rest: husband 夫 (= big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一)
I emphasize: The husband will lose.
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孫
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| grandchild
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Left: child 子, right: lineage, system 系 (an accent ノ to emphasize the thread 糸 of lineage)
The child that is connected by the special [= accent ノ as emphasis] thread of lineage is the grandchild.
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久
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| long time, long lasting
hisashii, KYŪ, KU
ノ
⺈
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Pictograph: bent person ⺈, person 人
The bent person has been there for a long time.
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矢
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| arrow
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Upper left: an accent/emphasis ノ which here is seen as an arrow. Rest: heaven/sky: 天
The stroke ノ in the sky is an arrow.
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及
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| reach, extend, come up, and
oyobu/bosu/bi, KYŪ
及
ノ
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Left: person 人, right: image of a hand stretched out 
The person stretches a hand out to reach s.o.
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矯
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| reform, rectify, straighten, correct
tameru, KYŌ
矢
ノ
高
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Left: arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天), right: emphasis ノ, big 大, var. of high/tall 高 (Image of a watch tower)
The arrow is too tall and high, we have to correct/reform this.
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卑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| shabby, ignoble, lowly, base, vulgar
iyashii/shimu, HI
十
ノ
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Field 田 and ten 十, with two accents ノノ making the character appear uncleanly drawn.
I have already emphasized twice that this field is ten times shabby.
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乏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| poverty, destitution, scarce, meager, lacking
toboshii, BŌ
ノ
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Top: can be seen a person 人 and bottom as: zigzag
(In search of food) If a person zigzags, he is poor.
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