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nose ム
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| Explanation |
This radical is typically understood as a nose in a sideview that is seen from the left.
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Used in these characters:
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虫
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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| insect, worm
mushi, CHŪ
虫
ム
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The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. |
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会
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| to meet
au, KAI, E
ム
云
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Top: person 人, bottom: to say, fog 云 (two 二, nose/private ム)
A person and "two noses" have a meeting. (Or: When the persons want to say sth. they meet.) |
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絵
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| picture, drawing
KAI, E|
糸
ム
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Left: thread 糸, right: to meet 会 (The person 人 and two 二 noses ム have a meeting.)
(derived from a embroidered =stitched picture:) The threads meet in a picture. |
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強
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| strong
tsuyoi, shiiru, KYŌ, GŌ
弓
ム
虫
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Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)
To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong! |
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広
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| wide, spacious
hiroi, KŌ
広
广
ム
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Left: building 广, below: nose ム (in side view)
(As a real estate agent) I find a building with my (good) nose, that is wide and spacious. |
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台
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| platform, rack, stand
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Top: nose ム (in side view), bottom: mouth 口
The nose over the mouth is like a platform. |
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去
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| leave, go away, quit, finish
saru, KYO, KO
去
土
ム
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Top: earth 土, bottom: a nose ム (in side view)
When the nose is below the earth, it has gone away - it is finished. |
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公
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| public, official
ōyake, KŌ
八
公
ム
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Top: eight 八, bottom: nose ム (in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public. |
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参
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| participate, attend, go, come, visit
mairu, SAN
ム
大
彡
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From top: Nose ム, big 大, hairy 彡 (Originally this was the image of a woman 女 = くノ一 with long hair 彡 (possibly with hairpins 八 ?), with the meaning: beautiful)
Where the simplified woman ム with the 'big' hair is, I would like to participate. |
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治
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| govern, rule, manage, cure, heal
osameru, naosu, CHI, JI
氵
台
ム
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Left: Water 氵, right: platform 台 (= nose ム over the mouth 口)
The water on the platform (i.e. high plateau) is managed by the government and can heal. |
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法
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| law, rule, regulation
HŌ, HATSU|
氵
去
ム
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Left: water 氵, right: go away/leave 去 (Below the earth 土 is the nose ム, that has left.)
The water shall be left! That's the law! |
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鉱
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| ore, mineral
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Left: metal 金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: wide 広 ([As a real estate agent] I find a building 广 with my (good) nose ム, that is wide and spacious)
Metal is common (= widely spread) in form of ore. |
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総
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| altogether, whole, total, general
subete, SŌ
糸
公
ム
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Left: thread 糸, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.), heart 心
A thread wound around the public's hearts ties them altogether. |
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属
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| species, genus, to belong to
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From top: side-view of buttocks 尸, accent ノ, insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂
The rear part belongs to an insect with long legs - but which species? |
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態
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| appearance, intention, attitude, condition
waza, zama, TAI
能
ム
匕
心
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Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 prove [at masks at Nō-theater] the talent), bottom: heart 心
Your abilities and your heart determine your appearance. |
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能
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| ability, capacity, competence
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Left: nose ム and body 月, right: claws 匕/匕
(i.e. at masks at Nō-theater or at dog breeding) Nose, body and claws prove ability. |
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仏
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| Buddha, France
hotoke, BUTSU, FUTSU
亻
ム
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Left: person 亻/人, right: nose ム (in side view)
The person with the nose is a Buddha from France. |
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弁
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| dialect, speech, valve
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Top: nose ム, bottom: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined)
If you hold the nose with both hands it sounds like a dialect. |
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拡
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| spread, broaden, expand, widen
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Left: hand 扌, right: wide 広 ([As a real estate agent] I find a building 广 with my (good) nose ム, that is wide and spacious.)
(i.e. when dispersing seeds on a field) By hand you can widely spread. |
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私
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JLPT 4Joyo 6 |
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| I, myself, personal
wata(ku)shi, SHI
禾
ム
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: nose ム
Next to the rice plant with the nose: that's me. |
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窓
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| window
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From top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole/cavity.), nose ム, heart 心
A hole for the nose and the heart: That's a window! |
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蚊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mosquito
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Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect), right: text 文 (A folding table 文 for writing a text.)
The insect on the text is a mosquito. (It makes the sound: BUN) |
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鬼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| devil, demon
oni, KI
鬼
ム
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From top: death mask (accent ノ and field 田), legs 儿, nose ム
The dead mask with legs and nose looks like a devil. |
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魂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| soul, spirit
tama, tamashii, KON
云
鬼
ム
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Left: fog/mist 云 (cf. cloud 雲), right: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)
Like a fog, the devil comes into my soul. |
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惨
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| miserable, wretched, harsh, cruel, sad
mugoi, mijime, SAN, ZAN
忄
ム
彡
大
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Left: feeling 忄, right: participate 参 (Where the simplified/kneeling woman ム with the 'big' 大 hair 彡 is, I like to participate.)
The feeling that my nose is big and hairy makes me miserable. |
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俊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| genius, excellent, smart, bright
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Left: person 人, right: 夋 (nose ム, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
A person with such a nose, legs and contorted feet must be a genius. |
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松
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| pine tree
matsu, SHŌ
木
公
ム
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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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訟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| court of justice, sue, accuse
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Left: word 言, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.)
The words are public at the court. |
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罷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cease, quit, stop, discontinue, cancel, resign, dismissal
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Top: net 罒, below: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕/匕 show [at masks of Nō-theater] the talent)
(If it is full of fish:) The net's capacity has ceased. |
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払
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| pay, sweep, brush off
harau, FUTSU
扌
ム
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Left: hand 扌, right: nose ム
The hand at the nose is the symbol, that I want to pay. |
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魅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fascination, bewitched, charm
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Left: demon 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム), right: immature, not yet 未 (The upper branch of the tree 木 is still shorter = immature)
The devil has not yet fascinated me. |
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雄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader
osu, o-, YŪ
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隹
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From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten 十, nose ム), bird 隹
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird. |
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挨
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| greeting, approach, push open
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Left: to pay 払 (The hand 扌at the nose ム signals paying.), arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天)
You still have to pay for the array, he directly said when greeting. |
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熊
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bear
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Top: ability, talent 能 (The nose ム, body 月 and claws 匕匕 show abilities at masks of Nō-theater]), below: fire 灬 (here 4 legs)
It has abilities and four legs: The bear. |
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勾
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bent, slope, capture
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Enwrap 勹 and nose ム - Compare with: fishing 釣 [つり], where a metal 金 fishhook 勹 with a lure 丶 is shown
The nose looks "wrapped" when it is bent. OR: A fishhook with a bent lure for: capture. |
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