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round 丸
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勢
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| energy, force, power
ikioi, SEI
力
丸
圭
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Top left: earth 土, eight 八, earth/soil 土; right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: force, strength 力
Eight layers of soil piled up all around with effort need a lot of energy.
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熱
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
丸
土
灬
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Top left: earth 土, eight 八, earth 土, right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
Earth in eight layers around the fire: This will be a heat.
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丸
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| round, circle, ball
maru, marui, GAN
丶
丸
九
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Nine 九, additional stroke 丶
A nine-sided shape needs an additional stroke to become round.
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熟
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| ripen, mature, cooked
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Top: receive/pleased 享 (The tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased.), round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
The tall children around the fire have ripened/matured.
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執
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ
幸
丸
土
羊
九
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Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness), right: round 丸 (Sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously.
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塾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Juku, private cram school
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Top left: receive, pleased 享 (the tall 高 child 子 has received and is pleased), round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: earth 土
Big children around the earth need the cram school.
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摯
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| seriousness, earnestly, gift
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Top: tenacious, persistent 執 (As happiness 幸 is round 丸, you have to grasp it tenaciously.) [happy 幸 = Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness], bottom: hand 手
Happiness is round in your hands if you are serious and sincere.
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