| Meaning |
round 丸
|
| Explanation |
The 'nine' 九 with an extra dash 丶 becomes something round.
|
Used in these characters:
|
|
勢
|
 |
|
JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
|
| energy, force, power
ikioi, SEI
坴
丸
力
 |
|
Top left: 坴 (earth 土, eight 八, earth/soil 土), right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: force, strength 力
(When building a fortification:) Eight layers of soil piled up all around with effort needs a lot of energy.
|
|
|
|
熱
|
|
|
JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
|
| heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
坴
丸
土
灬
|
|
Left: 坴 (earth 土, eight 八, earth 土), right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
Earth in eight layers around the fire: This will be a heat.
|
|
|
|
丸
|
|
|
JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
|
| round, circle, ball
maru, marui, GAN
丶
丸
九
|
|
Nine 九, additional stroke 丶
A nine-sided shape needs an additional stroke to become round.
|
|
|
|
熟
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
|
| ripen, mature, cooked
|
Top: to receive, pleased 享 (The tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased.), round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
The tall children around the fire have ripened/matured.
|
|
|
|
執
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
| tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ
幸
丸
土
羊
九
|
|
Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness), right: round 丸 (Sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously.
|
|
|
|
塾
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
| Juku, private cram school
|
Top left: to receive, pleased 享 (The tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased.), round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: earth 土
Big children around the earth need the cram school.
|
|
|
|
摯
|
|
|
JLPT -Joyo 7 |
|
| seriousness, earnestly, gift
|
Top: tenacious, persistent 執 (As happiness 幸 is round 丸, you have to grasp it tenaciously.) [happy 幸 = Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness], bottom: hand 手
Happiness is round in your hands if you are serious and sincere.
|
|
|
| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
|
At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link. |
List of the characters |
List of the radicals
|
