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river 川
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The water 水 is simplified here as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
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Used in these characters:
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川
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| river
kawa, SEN
川
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Three strokes stand for the flow of a river.
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州
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| province, state, sandbank
su, SHŪ
川
丶
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Three sandbanks 丶 in a river 川
Three sandbanks in the river belong to the province.
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流
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| stream, flow, drift
nagareru, RYŪ, RU
氵
充
川
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Left: water 氵, right: newborn baby  (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), water/amniotic fluid 川
Water as well as a newborn baby's amniotic fluid are flowing.
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順
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| order, sequence, compliance
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Left: river 川, right: head/forehead 頁
As the river directs the water, the head gives order & sequence.
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訓
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| KUN-Reading, pronounce, lesson, teach
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: river 川
Words like a river: the KUN reading.
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災
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| disaster, calamity, misfortune
wazawai, SAI
川
巛
火
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Top: var. of river 川, below: fire 火
The river and fire can bring a disaster.
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派
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| faction, group, sect, party
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Left: water 氵, right: affluents (branches of water 水)
Branched like the water of affluents are the factions and sects.
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荒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| violent, wild, lay waste, rough
arai, areru/rasu, KŌ
艹
亡
川
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From top: plant 艹, dead 亡 (coffin in cross section), river 川
Plants are dying because the river is so violent.
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慌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| be confused, be flustered
awateru/tadashii, KŌ
忄
艹
亡
川
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Left: feeling 忄, right: wild/rough/violent 荒 (Plants 艹 are dying 亡 when the river 川 is so violent.)
My feeling when the plants are floating dead in the river is confusion. (Or: My feelings are that wild, that I am confused.)
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酬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| reward, retribution, recompense, repay
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: province 州 (river 川 with sandbanks 丶) But here a variation of three persons 人 or 亻
The mug of wine is for the three persons as reward.
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巡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| patrol, go around, circumference
meguru, JUN
辶
巛
川
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Left: movement 辶, right: 巛 (var. of river 川, here: the badge of rank of US-army sergeants)
The movement of the US-sergeant is the patrol.
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硫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Left: stone 石, right shows a part of: 'to flow' 流 (newborn baby [child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first], [amniotic] fluid 川/水)
[The melting point is 115°C] A stone that can flow is sulfur.
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