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立
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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stand, rise, leave
tatsu/teru, RITSU, RYŪ Top: head and arms 亠, bottom: legs of a person standing on the ground 一
A person with two legs on the ground for: standing.
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亠
立
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京
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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capital
KYŌ, KEI
A stone lantern as the symbol for the capital.
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京
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交
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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exchange, crossing, mix
majiru, kawasu, KŌ Image of a crosslegged sitting person which means to mix. Simplified: at top six 六, below a cross X
Six crosses mark an exchange or crossing.
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交
六
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父
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高
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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high, tall, expensive
takai, KŌ Building with a window 囗 in the first floor 冂, another window 囗 above and with a roof 亠
A building with two floors is high and expensive.
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高
亠
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市
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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city, marketplace
ichi, SHI Top: a cover 亠, bottom: fabric/cloth 巾
A cover and cloth are available in the city at the marketplace.
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市
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巾
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方
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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direction, side, way, person
kata, HŌ Top: cover 亠, below: a sword 刀
The cover covers the sword to all directions. (Or: Only one 丶 out of ten thousand 万 knows the direction.)
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万
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夜
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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night
yo, yoru, YA Top: cover 亠 (here: hat/beret), below: person 人 and a variation of moon 月 or evening 夕
With a cap is a person observing the moon: in the night.
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人
夕
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卒
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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graduate, completion
SOTSU From top: rotary disc 亠, two persons 人, rotary disc 亠
(In the exam:) As if squeezed between two rotary discs: the graduates.
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人
十
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液
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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liquid, fluid, juice
EKI Left: water 氵, right: night 夜 (With a cover/beret 亠 is a person 人 observing the moon 月 in the night.)
Water is also at night a liquid.
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氵
亠
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率
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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ratio, rate, proportion
hikiiru, RITSU, SOTSU From top: rotary disc 亠, thread 糸, four fragments, rotary disc 亠
Two rotary discs crack the threads into fragments in a certain ratio.
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玄
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亡
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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deceased, to die, perish, lose
nai/kunaru, BŌ, MŌ Originally a corner ∟ at the left and a person 人, who changed over the times to a "lid" 亠
A coffin in cross-sectional view as symbol for deceasing.
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亡
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∟
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享
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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receive, take, have, pleased
KYŌ Top: var. of high/tall 高, below: child 子
The tall child received sth. and is pleased.
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享
子
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玄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mysterious, occult, subtle, black
GEN Part of magnet: 磁, where an upper bracket 艹 holds 玄 hanging stones 石 that behave mysterious)
In the bracket 亠 is a thread 幺/糸 that behaves mysteriously.
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玄
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畝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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measure of surface, 99.3sqm, furrow
une, se, Left: lid 亠, field 田, right: long lasting 久 (This bent ⺈ person 人 has been here already for a long time)
This 'lid' served in the field for a long time as a: surface measure.
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田
⺈
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亭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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pavilion, inn, bower
TEI Top: var. of high/tall 高 (two-storied building), below: city block 丁
In the high city block, there is a pavilion with an inn.
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高
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丁
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擁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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protect, embrace, hug
YŌ Left: hand 扌, right: lid 亠, connection 維 (Use a thread 糸 to bind bird 隹 for making a connection.)
With a hand, a cover or a thread (for tying up) a bird can be protected.
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扌
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維
隹
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離
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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separate, leave, apart
hanareru/su, RI Left: 离 (lid 亠, bad luck 凶 (here: marked container), var. of scorpion 禺 (only hind legs 冂, sting ム), right: bird 隹
Puts the lid on the container, because otherwise the scorpions and birds would leave.
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禺
隹
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凶
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璃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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lapis lazuli (gem), glassy
RI 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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王
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凶
禺
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