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感
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| feeling
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Top: (Chinese only:) salty 咸 [gǎn] (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.), bottom: heart 心
When I have a 'salty heart' it is: a feeling.
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械
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| machine, device
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Left: tree 木, right: admonish, warning 戒 (Two hands 廾 hold halberd 戈 as warning.) [廾 = twice this hand 屮 next to each-other and merged]
To process a tree by hand into a halberd, you need a machine.
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機
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| loom, machine, chance, quantifier
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Left: tree 木, right: several 幾 (Two threads 幺/糸 were cut by a person 人 with a halberd 戈 into several.)
Made of wood; and with at least two threads in a rack 戈 and a person you get: a loom or machine. (Or: You need several 幾 trees for a machine)
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議
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| discussion, consultation, consideration, deliberation
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Left: word 言, right: morality, justice 義 (If the sheep 羊 is killed by me 我 - is this justice?) [I, me 我 = with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈]
Words of morality are part of a discussion.
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残
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| remain, remainder, leave, rest, leftover
nokoru, ZAN
歹
戈
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Left: bare bone 歹 (vertebrae or rib), right: two 二 and halberd 戈
Only bones and two halberds remained.
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成
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| achieve, become (into), make, consist
naru, SEI, JŌ
戈
成
方
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Left: part of direction 方, right: a halberd 戈
In the direction the the halberds will achieve it.
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浅
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| shallow, short, light
asai, SEN
氵
戈
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Left: water 氵, right: two 二, halberd 戈 (cf. decrease 減)
Water covering only two halberds is too shallow.
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戦
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| war, fight
tatakau, ikusa, SEN
単
戈
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Left: simply, single, merely 単 (It shines  the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [= with the 9 planets] as the mere single.), right: halberd 戈
Only a single halberd as symbol for war.
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義
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| justice, morality, righteousness
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Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 is laterally protruding due to thick wool 三), bottom: I, self 我 (with my hand 扌/手 at the halberd 戈)
When a sheep 羊 [is sacrificed] by me (I, me = 我) with the hand 扌 at the halberd 戈, it is justice.
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減
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| decrease, decline, reduce, shrink, dwindle
heru, GEN
氵
咸
戈
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Left: water 氵, right: (Chinese only:) salty 咸 [gǎn] (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such: salty.)
(Salt is dissolved in water over time and then no longer visible:) In water, the salt will decrease and decline.
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識
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| knowledge, consciousness (in buddist sense), thinking
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From left: Word 言, sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]) and halberd 戈
His words on the sound of the halberd prove his knowledge.
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織
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| weave, fabric
oru, SHOKU, SHIKI
糸
音
戈
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Left: thread 糸, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈
(Looms are noisy:) Threads cause sounds like halberds when being weaved.
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職
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| job, employment, work
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Left: ear 耳, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 in the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈
The ear hears the sound of the halberds and knows there is a job to do.
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銭
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| coin, Sen (=1/100 yen), money
zeni, SEN
金
戈
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Left: metal 金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: two 二 & halberd 戈
The metal for two halberds is enough for one Sen coin.
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域
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| region, zone, range, area
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Left: earth 土, right: a certain 或 (halberd 戈, outline 口 of a field with marked border/division line 一)
Earth and fields were divided by halberds into regions and zones.
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我
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| myself, I
ware, waga, GA
我
扌
戈
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Halberd 戈 with variation of hand 扌/手
The one with the hand at the halberd, that is me - myself.
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裁
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| judge, decide, to tailor
sabaku, tatsu, SAI
十
戈
衣
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Top/right: ten 十, var. of halberd 戈, with additions, below: clothes 衣
Whether he used the 10 halberds to tailor clothes, is what the judge = 裁判官 [さいばん･かん] shall decide.
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城
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| castle
shiro, JŌ
土
成
戈
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Left: earth/ground 土, right: achieve/become 成 (In the direction 方 of the halberds 戈 we will achieve.)
(When earth/ground is piled up to a wall:) Out of this ground we will achieve/make: a castle.
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誠
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| truthful, sincerity, good faith, admonish
makoto, SEI
言
成
戈
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Left: word 言, right: to achieve/become 成 (In the direction 方 of the halberds 戈 we will achieve.)
Words become truth.
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蔵
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| warehouse, storehouse
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From top: plant 艹, var. of halberd 戈, retainer 臣
At the plants a retainer with a halberd is at the warehouse.
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臓
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| inner organs, entrails, viscera
harawata, ZŌ
肉
艹
臣
戈
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: warehouse 蔵 (At the plants 艹 a retainer 臣 with a halberd 戈 guards the warehouse)
The body is the "warehouse" for the inner organs.
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威
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| authority, intimidate, dignity, threaten
odosu, I
女
戈
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From top: halberd 戈, person 人 (= ノ and 一), woman 女
If the person with the halberd stands with one leg 一 on the woman, the person has a threatening authority.
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越
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| cross over, pass. exceed
koeru/su, ETSU
走
戈
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From left: run/rush 走 (On the earth 土 feet 足 must run.), a limitation レ, halberd 戈
(At the pole vault:) Run to the limitation レ with your halberd (= the pole) to cross over.
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餓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| starve, being hungry
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Left: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: I/myself 我 (with my hand 手 at the halberd 戈: That's me!)
Food for myself - I am starving.
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戒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| admonish, command
imashimeru, KAI
戈
廾
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Left: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & merged), right: halberd 戈
Two hands are holding up a halberd to admonish.
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幾
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| several, how many, some
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Top: twice a variation of thread 幺/糸, below: person 人, halberd 戈
Two threads were cut by a person with a halberd into several.
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戯
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| frolic, joke, play, fun
tawamureru, GI
虎
业
戈
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Left: empty/hollow 虚 (tiger's 虎 den 业 is empty. [den = hollow 业 = extinct volcanic vent]), right: halberd 戈
In a tiger's den (= cavern) with a halberd you should not frolic (= joke around).
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栽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| plantation, planting, cultivation, plant
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Left: ten 十, tree 木, right: halberd 戈
(If necessary, a halberd can be used as a plow:) Ten trees can (by use of a halberd) be planted.
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歳
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| year, year of age
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From top: to stop 止, var. of halberd 戈, var. of show/altar 示
I stop at the altar with the halberd (as a gift). I do that every year.
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載
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| load (luggage), put on, carry, publish
noru/seru, SAI
十
車
戈
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Outside: halberd 戈, ten 十, below: vehicle 車
With ten halberds the vehicle was loaded and sth. about it was published.
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桟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| scaffold, frame, jetty, beam, cleat
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Left: tree 木, right: two 二 and halberd 戈
You need a tree and two halberds to make: a beam or scaffold.
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践
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| step on, tread/step, trample, practice
fumu, SEN
足
戈
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Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: two 二 and halberd 戈
The foot needs (the space of) two halberds to step on a tread.
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繊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fine, slender, fiber, slim
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Left: thread 糸, right: halberd 戈 with ten 十, hollow 业 (= hollow vent of an extinct volcano)
Like 'threads' are the ten hollow halberds: such fine.
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賊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| burglar, thief, rebel, traitor, robber
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From left: shell/money 貝, ten 十, halberd 戈
He got money and ten halberds. The burglar!
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伐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| attack, to strike sth. to fall, cut down (i.e. wood), fell
BATSU, HATSU|
亻
戈
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Left: person 人, right: halberd 戈
A person with a halberd attacks.
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閥
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Clan, faction, clique, lineage, pedigree
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Top: gate 門, bottom: attack 伐 (The person 人 with the halberd 戈 attacks)
Symbolized by a gate and a person with a halberd: That's our clan.
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滅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| destroy, ruin, crumble
horobiru/bosu, METSU
氵
火
戈
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From left: water 氵, variation of person 人 (= ノ+一), halberd 戈, fire 火
Water, persons, fire and halberds can be: destructive.
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茂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| grow thickly, thicket, overgrown
shigeru, MO
艹
戈
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Top: plant 艹, below: halberd 戈 with additions
Plants need to be cut with halberds, if they grew too thickly.
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戚
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| relative, grieve
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Outside: halberd 戈, below: pepper plant 尗 (cf. uncle 叔)
When halberds are raging in the pepper fields the relatives are grieving.
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箋
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| paper, letters, composition
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From top: bamboo 竹, 2x halberd 戈
Take bamboo and two halberds (like a scissors) to split it into: paper.
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戴
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be crowned with, (polite:) receive
itadaku, TAI
十
異
戈
共
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From top: ten 十, halberd 戈; differ, strange 異 (Put a rice field 田 together 共 (with other fields) and you will see how different they are.)
(The envoys of the neighboring kingdoms had different weapons:) Ten different halberds came to the coronation.
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蔑
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| neglect, ignore, disprize, disesteem
sagesumu, BETSU
艹
罒
戈
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From top: grass/plant 艹, eye 罒 (With a central pupil ロ), garrison 戍 (= The persons 人 (= ノ & 一) at the halberds 戈)
(When crossing the border illegally, you need to crawl lying flat.) If your eyes are below the grass, the garrison will neglect you, but also might despise you.
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