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休
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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rest, absence, break
yasumu, KYŪ Left: person 亻 or 人, right: tree 木
The person at the tree has a rest.
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亻
木
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校
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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school, check
KŌ Left: tree 木, right: crossing, exchange 交 (Image of a person is sitting cross-legged)
Next to a tree, at a intersection, there is the school.
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木
交
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森
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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forest
mori, SHIN Shows three trees 木
Three trees make a forest.
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木
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村
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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village
mura, SON Left: tree 木, right: to measure/skillful hand 寸
(Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village.
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寸
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木
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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tree, wood
ki, ko-, MOKU, BOKU
Image of a (fir) tree with trunk and some branches.
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木
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本
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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book, root, true
moto, HON A tree 木 with roots 一
The tree comes out of the roots and the truth has its roots in books.
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木
本
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林
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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small forest
hayashi, RIN
Two trees as a small forest
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木
林
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新
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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new
atarashii, arata, SHIN Left: to stand 立, tree 木, right: axe 斤
Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.
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立
木
斤
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親
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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parents, intimate
oya, shitashii, SHIN Left: to stand 立, tree 木, right: to see 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around.)
Who is standing on a tree and is watching out (for the kids)? - The parents!
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立
木
見
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茶
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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tea
CHA, SA From top: plant 艹, person 人 and tree 木
The plant where a person picks sth. from a 'tree', is the: tea.
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艹
人
木
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東
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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east
higashi, TŌ
The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.
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木
日
東
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来
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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to come
kuru, RAI Top: one 一, bottom: rice 米 (with a long vertical stroke)
Because of one grain of rice I shall come?
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一
米
木
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楽
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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fun, pleasure, delight, joyful, music
tanoshii, RAKU, GAKU Combination of white 白, splashes of water 冫and a tree 木
Splashing white water on a tree is fun.
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白
木
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横
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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side, beside, horizontal, lying down
yoko, Ō Left: tree 木, right: yellow 黄 ([In autumn:] Together 共 the fields 田 turned yellow.)
Trees that have turned yellow are are laid aside horizontally.
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木
黄
共
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橋
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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bridge
hashi, KYŌ Left: tree 木, right: accent ノ for emphasis, big 大 and a variation of high 高 (two-storied building)
The tree is remarkably big and high. We use it as a bridge.
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木
高
大
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根
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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root, origin, radical
ne, KON Left: tree 木, right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Not suitable as construction timber) The tree is not good at the roots.
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木
艮
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集
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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gather, collect, meet
atsumeru, SHŪ Top: bird 隹 (alternative to 鳥), bottom: tree 木
The birds in the tree have gathered.
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隹
木
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植
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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to plant, plantation
ueru, SHOKU Left: tree 木, right: immediately, direct, repair 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the corner ∟: repair it immediately!)
The trees are planted immediately (after purchase) in a plantation.
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木
直
目
∟
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深
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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deep
fukai, SHIN Left: water 氵, right: variation of hole 穴, tree 木
The water hole at the tree is deep.
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氵
穴
木
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柱
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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pillar, pole, column
hashira, CHŪ Left: tree 木, right: master 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master.)
The tree feels like a "master", if it serves as a pillar.
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木
主
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板
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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board, sheet, panel
ita, HAN, BAN Left: tree 木, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The tree is opposing against becoming a board.
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木
厂
反
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薬
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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medicine, drug
kusuri, YAKU Top: plant 艹, below: pleasure, joyful 楽 (white 白 splashes in a tree 木)
A plant we can enjoy is medicine.
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艹
白
木
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葉
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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leaf
ha, YŌ From top: plant 艹, world 世 and tree 木
The plant's world at a tree are: The leaves.
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艹
木
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様
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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alike, such, polite suffix (Gentleman), condition
sama, zama, YŌ Left: Tree 木, right: sheep 羊 and water 水
If you have trees, sheep and water you are a gentleman (or alike).
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木
羊
水
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案
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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idea, proposal, scheme, plan
AN Top: cheap, peaceful 安 (Under our roof 宀 a woman 女, then everything will be peaceful (...and cheaper??), bottom: tree 木
Peace in the trees: That is my plan.
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宀
女
木
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栄
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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prosper, flourish, glory
sakaeru, haeru, EI Top: rays  , center: cover 冖 (both as: crown  ), below: tree 木.
Light rays like a crown over the tree, that is flourishing and prospers.
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木
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械
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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machine, device
KAI 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 combined]
To process a tree by hand into a halberd, you need a machine.
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木
廾
戈
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機
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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loom, machine, chance, quantifier
hata, KI Left: tree 木, right: several 幾 (Two threads 幺/糸 were cut by a person 人 with a halberd 戈 into several.)
The needed trees are several for a machine. - Or: Made of wood, with at least two threads in a rack 戈 and a person you get: a loom or machine.
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幾
戈
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極
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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pole, extreme, zenith, extremely
kiwameru, KYOKU, GOKU Left: tree 木, from right, a hand 又 pushes seaweed 丂 between two bars 二 into a small opening 口
A tree as a mast holds those two bars extremely far apart such that a hand can hang seaweed in the opening between them: This is extreme.
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木
彑
丂
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材
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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material, timber, lumber, resource
ZAI Left: tree 木, right: talent, years of age 才 (If the big 大 man balances on one foot, he is talented.)
If the tree is 'talented' (= in good condition) is used as: timber.
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木
才
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殺
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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kill, murder
korosu, SATSU, SETSU Left: 杀 (marker 㐅 and tree 木), right: 殳 weapon (battle axe) 几 in a hand 又
At the mark in the tree, he had a weapon in his hand and was killed.
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殳
㐅
木
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相
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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mutual, inter-.., aspect, look, Minister
ai-, SŌ, SHŌ Left: tree 木, right: eye 目
A tree seen through the eyes of the ministers mutually.
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木
目
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標
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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sign, signpost, mark, symbol
shirushi, HYŌ Left: tree 木, right: vote 票 (In the west 西 you show 示 at a vote.) [ 標木 = ひょうぼく = marking pole]
The tree 木 in the west 覀 shows 示 as a signpost.
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票
西
礻
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末
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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end, close, tip
sue, MATSU, BATSU At the top the tree 木 has a longer branch 一 (in contrast to: 未 = 'not yet, un-')
The top branch is the tree`s end.
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木
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果
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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fruit, result, carry out, accomplish
hate, hatasu, KA Top: field 田, below: tree 木
The 'fields' of the trees are their fruits.
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果
木
田
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格
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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status, class, rank, standard, standing
KŌ, KAKU Left: tree 木, right: each/every 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)
Also amoung trees, every has its status.
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各
夂
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検
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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investigate, inspect, examinate
KEN Left: tree 木, right: investigate carefully  (originally two people 兄 discussing under a roof . Better in respect to 'examine' 験: a person 人 examining the horse's 馬 mouth 口 - [ are the mane and eyes 一 ])
The tree with its covered opening is (by the person) investigated carefully.
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木
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構
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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construct, structure, posture, to care for sb.
kamau, KŌ Left: tree 木, right: piled up  (originally two baskets, the lower one 再 turned upside down.)
Trees are piled up for building.
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木
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査
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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investigate, examine, check
SA Top: tree 木 (here as timber), bottom: besides, moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)
(The building inspectorate imposes safety requirements when wood is piled high to form a structure:) When wood is 'piled' 且 it has to be inspected.
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且
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雑
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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miscellaneous
ZATSU, ZŌ Left: nine 九, tree 木, right: bird 隹
Nine trees with birds: what a miscellany!
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九
木
隹
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条
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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paragraph, clause, quantifier
JŌ Top: upturned foot 夂 (or: sitting cross-legged), below: tree 木
An upturned foot in the tree is the topic of this paragraph.
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夂
木
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築
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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construct, build, fabricate
kizuku, CHIKU From top: bamboo 竹, craftsman 工, common/normal 凡 (A table 机/几 with a scratch 丶 is common.), tree 木
Bamboo, craftsmen and commonly also trees are needed for construction.
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竹
工
凡
木
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保
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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protect, preserve, maintain, guarantee
tamotsu, HO, HŌ Left: person 人, right: astonished 呆 (mouth 囗 (Here: fencing), tree 木) (cf: distressed 困)
The person wants a fence around the tree to protect it. (However a fenced 囗 tree 木 causes distress 困.)
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囗
木
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未
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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not yet, immature
mada, MI Tree 木 with upper shorter branch 一 (in contrast to: 末 = end)
As the upper branch is shorter, the tree is "not yet" or immature.
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未
木
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株
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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share, stock, stump
kabu, Left: tree 木, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ)
The tree turns red seeing that its stump became a (stock) share.
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朱
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机
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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desk, table
tsukue, KI Left: tree 木, right: table 几 (cf. 机,凡)
A wooden table.
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凡
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権
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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authority, right, claim, power
KEN, GON Left: tree 木, right: bird 隹 with comb  /一 like i.e. a proud rooster
At the tree there is a combed bird that claims authority.
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隹
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困
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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be in trouble, become distressed, suffer
komaru, KON Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: tree 木
The enclosed tree is in trouble. (Even though the person 人 wanted a fence 囗 around the tree 木 to protect 保 it.)
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木
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樹
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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tree, bush, stand
ki, JU From left: tree 木, drums 壴 (cf: 鼓, but here: ten 十 beans 豆), skillful hand 寸
The tree gives you ten beans (= seed) and your skillful hand makes more: trees and bushes.
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壴
寸
豆
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染
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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dye, color, stain, paint, soak
somaru/meru, shimiru, SEN Top: water 氵, nine 九, bottom: tree 木
You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it.
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九
木
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操
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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maneuver, operate, manipulate, chastity, virginity
misao, ayatsuru, SŌ Left: hand 扌, right: bird's chirping 喿 (three beaks 口 of birds in a tree 木)
Her hand feeds the beaks in the tree and this 'maneuver' shows chastity.
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喿
品
木
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探
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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search, look for, probe
saguru, sagasu, TAN Left: hand 扌, right: var. of hole 穴, tree 木
The hand in the hole of the tree is searching.
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穴
木
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棒
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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stick, rod, cane, bar
BŌ Left: tree 木, right: observance of one's task, to offer 奉 (Three 三 persons 人 offer their hands 扌 in observance.)
A tree as the observance to be made into sticks and rods.
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奉
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枚
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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counter for flat things like sheets
MAI Left: tree 木, right: to hit/strike 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
A tree (= its fibers when producing paper) can be made with steady strikes into flat things.
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攵
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模
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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pattern, imitate, figure, copy, model
MO, BO Left: tree 木, right: sink, go down 莫 (The sun 日 is sinking among plants 艹,艹=大) [Watch-out: sunrise is: 旦 or  ]
The tree shows in the sunset (by the long shadow) its pattern.
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莫
大
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桜
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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cherry blossom
sakura, Ō Left: tree 木, right: rays and: woman 女
A tree sending out its rays (of delight) like a woman during cherry blossom.
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女
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架
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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rack, stand, erect, frame, shelf
kakaru/keru, KA Top: to add 加 (For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added' [=to eat]), bottom: tree 木
By adding a tree we erected the rack.
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木
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概
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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generally, mostly, roughly, outline
ōmune, GAI Left: tree 木, right: already, before 既 (It's 'not good' 艮 that the tusk 牙 is so crooked, but it's already happened that way.)
A tree is not-good as a modified tusk 牙: generally.
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既
艮
牙
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核
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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core, nuclear, nucleus
KAKU Left: tree 木, right: zodiac boar 亥 cf. pig 豕/ 豚
Trees and pigs also consist of atomic nuclei at their core.
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木
豕
亥
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棺
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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coffin
hitsugi, KAN Left: tree 木, right: government 官 (Under a roof 宀 with straightly connected rooms 呂 is the government.) - but here seen as two stapled coffins in cross-sectional view.)
Made of a tree and piled under a roof: Coffins!
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官
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閑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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leisure, unhurried, quiet, calm
KAN Outside: gate 門, inside: tree 木
Out of the gate and to the tree: to enjoy leisure.
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門
木
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棋
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Shogi (=Japanese chess)
KI Left: tree 木, right: 其 =grain shovel/scoop used for threshing by rhythmically throwing up the grain in certain periods (cf. 期)
It is made of wood and looks like a grain shovel: the Shogi play field.
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其
甘
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棄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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abandon, discard
suteru, KI From top: newborn baby  (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), broom standing upright, tree 木 (broom = 帚)
A newborn child is swept with a broom under a tree and abandoned.
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木
帚
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朽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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decay, rot, get old
kuchiru, KYŪ Left: tree 木, right: seaweed 丂
Trees are like seaweed, when they are decaying.
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木
丂
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傑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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outstanding, excel, greatness
KETSU Left: person 人, right: 舛 (two feet 夕/止 as at: to dance 舞), tree 木
How the person with two unequal feet made it up the tree is outstanding.
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亻
舛
木
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枯
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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wither, decay, blasted
kareru/rasu, KO Left: tree 木, right: old 古 (= tomb stone)
When a tree is old it withers and decays.
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木
古
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栽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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plantation, planting, cultivation, plant
SAI Left: ten 十, tree 木, right: halberd 戈
(If necessary, the halberd can be used as a plow:) Ten trees can (by use of a halberd) be planted.
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十
戈
木
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札
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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tag, card, bill, label
fuda, SATSU Left: tree 木, right: kneeling person 乚 (here: image of a board)
Out of a tree you make boards or tags.
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木
乚
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桟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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scaffold, frame, jetty, beam, cleat
SAN Left: tree 木, right: two 二 and halberd 戈
>ou need a tree and two halberds to make: a beam or scaffold.
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木
戈
二
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枝
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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branch, twig, bough, sprig
eda, SHI Left: tree 木, right: support/branch/twig 支 (A hand 又 is holding a twig 十)
A tree with a brance stands for: a branch.
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木
支
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朱
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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vermilion, red
SHU Top: branch with accent ノ as emphasis, below: young tree 木 or immature 未
(An apple?) A branch ノ of a young tree 未 has sth. red.
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朱
未
木
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柔
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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tender, gentle, soft, mild, weak
yawarakai, JŪ, NYŪ Spear 矛 (developed from the image of a barbed lance) positioned in the top of a tree 木, where the wood is still weak.
A spear made out the top of a tree is tender and weak.
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矛
木
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床
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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bed, floor
toko, yuka, SHŌ Top: building 广, below: tree 木
It's in the building and it's wooden: My bed and the floor.
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广
木
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松
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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pine tree
matsu, SHŌ Left: tree 木, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree.
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木
公
ム
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枢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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pivot, hinge, door
toboso, SŪ Left: tree 木, right: district/ward 区 (Here: image of a bearing seat 匚 with a pivot point 㐅 cut into a stone)
A tree that is rotatable in its bearing's seat make a pivot.
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木
区
㐅
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杉
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Japanese cedar, crytomeriam
sugi, Left: tree 木, right: hair 彡
The tree with hair (=protruding florescence) is the Japanese Cedar. (See the 'hairs' also as pollen that cause the frequent allergies.)
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木
彡
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析
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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chop, divide, analyze, classify
SEKI Left: tree 木, right: axe 斤
The tree is chopped with an axe for: an analysis.
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木
斤
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栓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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plug, cork, stopper, tap, bung
SEN Left: tree 木, right: all 全 (Under the roof 人 the king 王 owns all.)
(Think of the cork oak) These trees will all be plugs.
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木
全
王
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桑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mulberry
kuwa, SŌ Top: three hands 叒/又, below: tree 木
Three hands on a tree: This must be a mulberry. (during the harvest of leaves for the silkworms)
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又
木
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束
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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bundle, bunch
tabaneru, tsukaneru, SOKU In the background a tree 木, in front an embracement 口. - The tree 木 stands for many plants 禾, that are lashed with a ribbon 口
'Trees' are bound to a bundle.
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木
束
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槽
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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tub, vat, container, tank
SŌ Left: tree 木, right: companion 曹 (Such that the ground 一 is broken up by 2 sprouts 曲 in the field 田, the sun 日 is needed: and a caring companion.)
It is wooden and for your companion: It's a tub or vat.
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木
曹
艹
曲
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棚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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shelf, rack
tana, Left: tree 木, right: friend, comrade 朋 (two moons/months) 月
The tree will be within two months: a shelf.
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木
月
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桃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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peach
momo, TŌ Left: tree 木, right: sign, omen, trillion 兆 (cracks in a turtle shell; used for divination in ancient China)
The tree with a stone like a turtle's shell is: the peach.
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兆
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棟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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ridgepole, building
mune, muna, TŌ Left: tree 木, right: east 東 (here: the tree 木 as the ridge beam, located horizontal at the roof's top, which supports at both sides boards 日 that form the roof)
The tree located at the top, which supports the roof's boards is the ridgepole.
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木
東
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杯
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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mug, cup, (sake-)cup
sakazuki, HAI Left: tree 木, right: not 不 (Four lines are not enough.)
A tree is not yet a (sake) cup.
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木
不
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梅
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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plum
ume, BAI Left: tree 木, right: every 毎 (A lying person 人 = has a mother 母, namely every!) [mother 母 = breastfeeding woman 女 with swollen breasts :]
The tree for everybody is the plum tree.
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木
毎
母
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媒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mediator, intermediary
BAI Left: woman 女, right: a certain 某 (Sweets 甘 from the tree 木 for a certain person) [sweet 甘 = mouth with sth. in]
The women go to the "sweet tree", that is an intermediary (matchmaker).
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女
某
甘
木
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柄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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handle, grip, crank, knob, pattern
gara, e, HEI Left: tree 木, right: number 3: 丙 (one 一 [Here: handle], inside 内 [Here: simplification of gate 門)
Made of wood, a handle for a gate. This handle.
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丙
一
内
門
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某
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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a certain, so-and-so, that person, unspecified
nanigashi, BŌ, BAI Top: sweet 甘 (image of an open mouth 廿 with something sweet 一 between teeth), below: tree 木
When he has his mouth widely open as big as a tree, he is a certain person.
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甘
木
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謀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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conspire, plot, scheme, strategy, stratagem
hakaru, hakarigoto, BŌ, MU Left: word 言 (sound waves out of mouth 口), right: a certain 某 (Sweets 甘 from the tree 木 for a certain person) [sweet = 甘 = a mouth with sth. in]
The words that sweets are in that tree are a conspiracy.
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某
甘
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朴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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crude, rough, simple, magnolia
hō, BOKU Left: tree 木, right: divine 卜 (crack in the shell of a turtle used for divination)
A tree can be used for divining only in the crude way.
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卜
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欄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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handrail, column (of text), section
RAN Left: tree 木, right: gate 門, below: east 東
The tree at the eastern gate becomes a handrail.
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木
門
東
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柳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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willow
yanagi, RYŪ Left: tree 木, right: rabbit 卯 [う] (but here as a variation of egg 卵 [= image of fish roe]) [兎=うさぎ is also rabbit]
The tree with catkin (like "eggs") is a willow.
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木
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楼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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watchtower, turret, belvedere, high building
RŌ Left: tree 木, right: 娄 (rice 米, woman 女)
Wood and rice for the women (is stored) in the tower.
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木
米
女
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枠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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frame, limit
waku, Left: tree 木, right: nine 九, ten 十
From one tree you can make nine or ten frames.
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木
九
十
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椅
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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chair, seat, position
I Left: tree/wood 木, right: strange 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange.)
The tree became a strange chair.
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木
奇
大
可
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鬱
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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gloom, melancholy, depression
UTSU Top: tree 木, container/jar 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), tree 木; below: lid 冖, var. of disaster/bad luck 凶, seated Person 匕, three hairs 彡
A container between two trees covers an unlucky person with three hairs who became depressed. (or simply: Such a kanji makes me depressed.)
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木
彡
凶
缶
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楷
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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Kaisho-writing style
KAI Left: tree 木, right: every/each 皆 (I compare 比, but the rays ノ of the sun 日 make it white 白: all & everything!) - (The Kaisho is a block-writing style, where every stroke is separate.)
Like single trees are all (strokes) of the Kaisho writing style.
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木
皆
比
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柿
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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persimmon
kaki, Left: tree 木, right: town/market 市
(Persimmons keep fresh in the refrigerator only for a few days) From the tree (directly) to the market: the persimmon.
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木
市
巾
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桁
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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(cross-)beam, spar, place, digit (math.)
keta, KŌ Left: tree 木, right: go/walk 行
A tree you can walk on is a (cross-)beam.
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木
行
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梗
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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closed up, jammed, outline, summary
KŌ Left: tree 木, right: renew, again 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
Even trees need to renew when they had a closed-up.
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木
更
丈
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采
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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pluck, get, take
SAI Top: hand reaching down 爫, bottom: tree 木
Pictograph of a hand reaching down into a tree to pluck (or get) sth.
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采
木
爫
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柵
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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fence, railing, barrier
SAKU Left: tree 木, right: bundle of bamboo writing tablets/book volume 冊 (here: image of a fence)
Made of wood and looking like a fence: A fence.
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木
冊
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刹
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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area, temple, short moment
SATSU, SETSU Left: 杀 (marker/cross 㐅, tree 木), right: knife 刂
The cross on the tree was cut by a knife and marks the area of the temple.
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㐅
木
刂
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椎
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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oak variety, hammer, vertebra
TSUI Left: tree 木, right: bird 隹
The tree with that bird is a kind of oak.
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木
隹
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栃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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horse chestnut
tochi, From left: tree 木, cliff 厂, ten thousand 万
The tree on the cliff carries ten thousand horse chestnuts.
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木
厂
万
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梨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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Nashi, pear tree
nashi, Top: profit 利 (Rice plants 禾 cut with a knife刂 bring profit.), bottom: tree 木
A profitable tree is the Nashi-pear.
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木
利
禾
刂
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膝
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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knee
hiza, Learn this together with "lacquer/varnish" 漆 (うるし) = "From the water/sap 氵of this tree 木 the person 人 makes drops 水 of: lacquer 漆"
(In former times they had wooden lacquered knee-protectors) The body part 月/肉 with the lacquer are the: knee.
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肉
木
水
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枕
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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pillow, head rest
makura, CHIN Left: tree 木, right: 冘 etymology not clear: orig. pictograph for hanging, now interpreted as a big person 大 with broken arms 冖 and broken leg 儿
Under the tree, there is sb. with broken arms and leg: Bring a pillow!
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木
儿
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慄
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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fear, horrified, shudder
RITSU Left: feeling 忄, right: west 西 (Sunset under the horizon 一 of the sun 日 in the west), tree 木
(It gets dark quickly in the forest:) The feelings at sunset in the trees were: Fear and terror.
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西
木
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