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ten thousand 万
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Used in these characters:
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方
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| direction, side, way, person
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Top: cover 亠, below: a sword 刀
The cover covers the sword to all directions. (Or: Only one 丶 out of ten thousand 万 knows the direction.)
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万
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| ten thousand
MAN, BAN
一
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Derived from a swastika (Indian religious symbol) that stands for the ten thousand divinities.
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励
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| encourage, strive. be diligent
hagemu/masu, REI
厂
万
力
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Left: 厉 (cliff 厂, 10,000 万), right: strength/effort 力
A cliff exuding ten-thousend-fold strength is encouraging.
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栃
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| horse chestnut
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From left: tree 木, cliff 厂, ten thousand 万
The tree on the cliff carries ten thousand horse chestnuts.
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