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nail, block of houses 丁
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町
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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| town, block
machi, CHŌ
田
丁
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Left: rice paddy 田, right: block of houses 丁
At the rice paddy is a block of houses: This is the beginning of the: town.
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打
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| strike, hit, beat
utsu, DA
扌
丁
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Left: hand 扌, right: block of houses 丁 (here: a nail 丁)
By hand you drive the nail with strikes.
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丁
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| quantifier, block of houses, even number
CHŌ, TEI|
丁
一
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Originally the image of a T-shaped nail, then (possibly because of its geometrical shape): block of buildings.
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予
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| beforehand, prior, previous
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Top: bent person マ, bottom: var. of block 丁
(work preparation) To make a bent nail マ into a straight nail 丁 is done: beforehand.
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貯
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| savings, store
takuwaeru, CHO
貝
丁
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Left: money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八), right: roof 宀, city block 丁
The money for a roof (or a house?) in this city block has to be saved.
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停
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| stop, halt, stay
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Left: person 亻/人, right: pavilion, inn 亭 (In the high 高 city block 丁 is an inn)
The person needs an inn for a stop.
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灯
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| light, lamp
hi, TŌ
火
丁
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Left: fire 火, right: city block 丁
The fire at the city block serves as light.
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庁
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| government office
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Top: building 广, below: city block 丁
In the building of that city block is the government office.
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頂
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| summit, peak, top, receive
itadaki, itadaku, CHŌ
丁
頁
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Left: city block 丁 (here: nail), right: head, forehead 頁
Like a nail also the forehead can peak up like a summit.
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亭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| pavilion, inn, bower
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Top: var. of high/tall 高 (two-storied building), below: city block 丁
In the high city block, there is a pavilion with an inn.
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訂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| revise, correct, decide, amend, rectify
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of mouth 口), right: city block 丁
With words it was demanded that the nail should be revised and amended.
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寧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| rather, better, preferably, instead, peaceful
mushiro, NEI
宀
心
罒
丁
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From top: roof 宀, heart 心, eye 罒, city block 丁 (Here as a nail like at 'to strike' 打)
A roof for my heart and eye instead of this nail is what I rather need to be peaceful.
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