The Japanese Radical: 丷


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Meaning
way out    丷

Explanation This component is often understood as "something coming out".

Used in these characters:
JLPT 5Joyo 1
gold, metal, money
kane, kana, KIN, KON
From top: cover, lid , earth/soil 土, two gold nuggets 丷
Covered in the ground is the gold.  
JLPT 4Joyo 2
younger brother
otōto, TEI, DAI, DE
From top: to come out 丷, bow 弓, and a feathered arrow λ
The feathered arrow comes from the bow of my younger brother.  
JLPT 5Joyo 2
half, middle
nakaba, HAN
A cake 二, two candles 丷 and a cut 丨
The birthday cake with two candles is cut 丨 into half.  
JLPT 3Joyo 3
happiness, happy, blessed
saiwai, shiawase, sachi,
From top: earth 土, var. of sheep 羊. Or: Earth 土, two drops 丷, mirrored earth 干
Between two earths is the happiness.  
JLPT 3Joyo 3
win, beat, surpass
katsu, masaru, SHŌ
Combination of imperial majesty 朕 and strength 力 - BETTER: flesh/meat 月/肉, 龹 = fire 火 with BBQ-grate 二, power 力
If you barbecue your meat on a BBQ-grate over a fire you will have power to win.  
JLPT 4Joyo 3
send, dispatch
okuru,
Left: movement 辶, right: sth. coming out 丷 (e.g. steam) and sky, heaven 天
Out of heaven, this movement was sent.  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
checkpoint, barrier, connection, related
seki, KAN
Outside: gate 門, inside: a border guard 龹 (= barrier with two 二 barrier bars and a person 人 with upraised arms 丷)
The gate is blocked with two bars and the alarmed guard at: the checkpoint.  
JLPT 4Joyo 4
explain, theory, opinion, preach
toku, SETSU
Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: out of 丷, older brother 兄 (= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿)
Words from my elder brother explain it.  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
troop, unit, corps, group
TAI
Left: hill 阝, right: out of 丷, pig 豕
Out of the hills like pigs rushes the troops.  
JLPT 1Joyo 5
benefit, gain, advantage, profit
masu, EKI, YAKU
In the middle: a table with something on 丷, below: a plate 皿
With a well-laid table and plates he (i.e. the restaurant owner) will benefit.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
reverse, opposite, revolt
sakarau, GYAKU
Left: movement 辶, right: (Chinese only:) disobedient or opposing 屰 (out of 丷, one 一, var. of mountain 山 with one middle peak up- and downwards ノ
When the peaks of moving mountains are in different directions, it stands for: "reverse"  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
ticket, coupon, pass, token
KEN
At top the guard person 龹 known from: barrier, checkpoint 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), below: sword 刀
The border guard has a sword to cut your ticket.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
tax, tariff
ZEI
Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of elder brother 兄 (out of 丷, mouth 口, legs 儿)
The rice plants from my elder brother are taxed.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
increase, gain, rise
masu, fueru/yasu,
Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
On earth, compared to before, we have increased.  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
roll, scroll, reel, coil
maki, maku, KAN
Top: the border guard 龹 known from "checkpoint" 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二, [here: two rolls], bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself)
The person 人 with the raised arms 丷 has rolled himself 己 the two rolls 二. (Maki-Sushi? 巻き寿司)  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
follow, obedience, comply, obey, subordinate
shitagau,
Left: to go 彳, right: out of 丷, correct 正.
I go out very correctly: I follow in obedience.  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
class, stratum, layer

Top: buttock seen from the side 尸, below: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
These buttocks were formerly in this (upper) class.  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
honor, esteem, revered, value
tattoi/bu, tōtoi, SON
From top: out of 丷, wine mug 酉, skillful hand 寸
If something is poured out 丷 of the wine mug with a skillful hand, it appears honorable.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
sharp, acute, keen
surudoi, EI
Left: metal 金, right: coming out 丷 (here: piercings), elder brother 兄 (= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿)
The metal piercings in the 'big mouth' of my elder brother are sharp and acute.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
ecstasy, joy, delight
ETSU
Left: feeling 忄, right: coming out 丷, elder brother 兄
The feeling out of my elder brother is ecstasy.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
inspection, review, examination
ETSU
Outside: gate 門, inside: 兑 (elder brother 兄 [= A big mouth 口 on legs 儿] with arms 丷 raised high)
In the gate is my older brother with raised arms, in an inspection.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
bloom, blossom
saku,
Left: mouth 口, right: out of 丷, heaven/sky 天
Like a mouth out of heaven looks this blossom.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
achieve, accomplish, attain, realize, commit (suicide)
tsui, togeru, SUI
Combination of: chasing 逐 [The pig 豕 (=豚), moves 辶, when you chase it] and: 'out of' 丷 (here 丷 as a goal marked by two poles 丷)
The chasing into the goal 丷 is: "accomplishing and achieving".  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
hate, loathe, detest
nikumu/i/shimi,
Left: feeling 忄, right: before/formerly 曽 build up (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
A feeling that I formerly had was hate.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
model, make (of clay)
SO
Top: new moon [さく] (= 1. day of lunar month) 朔 (disobedient or reverse 屰 [chinese only], var. of reverse/opposite 逆 [out 丷 to the 一 mountain 山 and downwards ノ movements are reversed] & moon 月, bottom: earth 土
For forming a counterpart of the moon you can use earth/clay and modelize it  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
Buddhist priest, monk

Left: person 人, right: former/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a priest.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
present, give
okuru, ZŌ, SŌ
Left: shell/money 貝, right: formerly, before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly)
If I had money as formerly, I will give it as a present.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
undress, take off, quit, escape, removing, get rid of
nugu, DATSU
Left: body 肉/月, right: 兑 = the elder brother 兄 [= a big mouth 口 on legs 儿], lifting both arms 丷
(He raises his arms 丷 while stripping off his shirt. And I see:) the body of my elder brother with raised arms, who is undressing.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
(royal) we
CHIN
Left: body 月/肉, right: 关 (coming out of 丷, heaven/sky 天)
A body, out of the heaven: that's Us.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
copy, transcribe

Left + top: imperial WE 朕 (A body 月/肉 out of 丷 the heaven 天: that's Us), below: word 言
Our imperial word is copied (= widely distributed).  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
jumping up, inflation, rise

Left + top: imperial WE 朕 (A body 月 out of 丷 the heaven 天: that's Us), below: horse 馬 (flying mane, galloping legs 灬 and tail フ)
Monthly 月 we 龹 [= two 二 persons 人 with lifted arms 丷] are frightend about the horse(-price) inflation.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
bottle, jug, jar
kame, BIN
Left: unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a Buddhist temple gate 开 you shall be united), right: roof tile 瓦 (image of interhooked tiles)
You can "unite", with this clay (as used for roof tiles), when making: bottles and jugs.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
unite, join, merge
awaseru, HEI
Left: person 人, right: unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a the gate 开 (=toori) of a shinto-shrine you shall be united)
Persons who are united are united/merged.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
still, deferment, furthermore, moreover, hesitate
nao,
Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: out of 丷, wine mug 酉
The wild animal out of the wine mug (=alcoholic intoxication) is still causing deferments.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
formerly, before
SŌ, ZO
From top: out of 丷 (here: rain), field 田, sun 日
At rain on the field and under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
mochi, rice cake
mochi, HEI
Left: food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: 并 [out of 丷 [here: two pestles] - [here: 井 as a box like donburi 丼])
(This sticky rice porridge is beaten soft for hours.) The food that is pounded with pestles in a box is: mochi.  

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