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The Japanese Radical: 丈
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measure of length 丈
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使
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| use, employ, handle
tsukau, SHI
亻
丈
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Left: person 亻(=人), right: civil servant 吏 (Only a measure of length 丈 and a mouth 口 is needed by a civil servant.) [丈 = big person 大 with a long step]
If the person is a civil servant he can be useful. |
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便
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| convenience, service, mail/letter
tayori, BEN, BIN
亻
更
丈
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Left: person 亻/人, right: renew/again 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
People will renew again, if it is convenient like the mail. |
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更
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| renew, anew, change, fresh, again
sara, fukeru/kasu, KŌ
日
更
丈
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Center: sun 日, rest: measure of length 丈 (big 大 person measures with long step distance of 3m)
The sun 日 shows it size 大 renewedly again. |
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硬
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| hard, solid, stiff
katai, KŌ
石
更
丈
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Left: stone 石, right: renew 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)
Stones show renewedly that they are hard and solid. |
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丈
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| measure of length, height, approx. 3m
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Variant of big 大, which shows a big person with spread arms. Here this person makes a wide step.
With a wide step it is measured: the length of 3m. |
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吏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| official, officialdom
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Center: mouth 口, rest: measure of length 丈 [Big 大 person measures with long step 3m]
Just a measure of length and a mouth is needed by an official. |
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梗
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| closed up, jammed, outline, summary
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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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