The Japanese Radical: 是


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Meaning
right, proper, this    是

Explanation

Used in these characters:
題
JLPT 4Joyo 3
topic, theme, title
DAI
是 頁 正
Left: correct, proper, this 是 (sun 日, correct 正), right: head, forehead 頁
The proper head is our topic.  
提
JLPT 1Joyo 5
present, offer, hold
sageru, TEI, CHŌ
扌 是 正
Left: hand 扌, right: proper/right 是 (sun 日, correct 正)
On the hand is the proper: That's what I present.  
是
JLPT 1Joyo 7
right, just so, proper, this
kore, ZE
是 日 正
Top: sun 日, below: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct)
The sun looks correctly: That is right.  
堤
JLPT 1Joyo 7
dike, embankment
tsutsumi, TEI
土 是 正
Left: earth 土, right: correct 是 (sun 日, vari. of correct 正)
Earth is the correct (material) for a dike.  

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