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simple 易
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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place
ba, JŌ Left: earth 土, right: sunrise 旦 / 易 (Sun 日 over the horizon 一 with sun rays 勿)
The earth at the sunrise with warming rays: This is my place.
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土
旦
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易
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湯
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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hot water, bath
yu, TŌ Left: water 氵, right: sunrise 旦 (= sun 日 above horizon 一) together with sunrays 勿) as: warming sun (cf. 易)
Water with warming sunrays changes into: hot water.
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氵
旦
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易
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陽
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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sunlight, positive, male = yang
hi, YŌ Left: hill 阝, right: sunrise 旦/易 (sun 日 over horizon 一), rays 勿
At the hill the rising sun shows its rays: Sunlight is positive.
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旦
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易
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腸
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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intestines, bowels
harawata, CHŌ Left: body part 月/肉, right: Warm temperature with sunrise 旦 易 (sun 日, horizon 一, rays 勿)
(The intestines of freshly hunted animal/game are warm.) The body's part that emits warmth are the intestines.
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肉
旦
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易
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易
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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easy, simple, divination, fortune telling
yasui, yasashii, EKI, I Top: sun 日, below: rays 勿
Sunrays make it easy.
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易
日
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傷
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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wound, injury, hurt, pain
kizu, itami/mu/meru, SHŌ Left: person 亻, right: horizontal person, sunrise 旦/ 易 (sun 日 above horizon 一 with sunrays 勿)
The upright 亻 turns into a lying  person at the sunrise because he wounded painfully.
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易
旦
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謁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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audience (with high person)
ETSU Left: word 言, right: variation of easy/simple 易 (sun 日 and rays 勿, with a sitting person 匕 instead of two rays
When words come from a sun shining down to you (= a small sitting person), you are at an audience.
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曷
易
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喝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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shout loudly, scold, browbeat, hoarse
KATSU Left: mouth 口, right: 曷 (var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays勿 with a sitting person 匕 instead two rays)
(Is it too hot for them?) The mouths of those sitting in the sunshine are shouting loudly.
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口
曷
易
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渇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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thirst
kawaku, KATSU Left: water 氵, right: 曷 var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays勿, where the inner rays are subsituted by a sitting person 匕)
Water is needed by the person sitting in the sunshine, because he is thirsty.
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氵
曷
易
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褐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dark brown, coarse woolen cloth
KATSU Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays 勿 with sitting person 匕 instead two rays)
The clothes of the person sitting in the sunshine are made of coarse wool and is dark brown.
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衣
曷
易
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掲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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announcement, display, hold up, bulletin, posting
kakageru, KEI Left: hand 扌, right: var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays 勿, with a sitting person 匕 instead of the inner rays)
The hand points like the sunshine on a sitting person for an announcement.
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扌
曷
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賜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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present, bestow, to honor, blessing
tamawaru, SHI Left: money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 as shell-money), right: simple 易 (sun 日 shine 勿 makes it easy.)
(A personal gift is more difficult.) Money is simple/easy as a present.
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貝
易
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瘍
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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a swelling, carbuncle, boil (med.)
YŌ Left/top: illness 疒, below: var.of simple 易 (with sunrise 旦 instead of sun 日)
A disease that is rather simple is a swelling or carbuncle.
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疒
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