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pregnancy belly 乃
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| Explanation |
The meaning of this radical is based on 孕む (はら~む), which means: "to become pregnant".
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携
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| portable, carry with you (in hand), be concerned
tazusawaru/eru, KEI
扌
隹
乃
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Left: hand 扌, right: bird 隹, pregnancy belly 乃 (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む [はら-む], where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃.)
The hand graps the bird around belly to carry it around. (i.e.: a smartphone 携 帯 電 話 = けいたい･でんわ.)
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秀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| excellent, excel, superiority
hideru, SHŪ
秀
禾
乃
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Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: pregancy belly 乃 (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む (はら-む)
Rice as big as a pregancy belly / womb: excellent!
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透
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| transparent, permeate, clear, translucent
suku/kasu/keru, TŌ
辶
秀
禾
乃
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Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (= A rice plant 禾 plump like a 'pregnancy belly' 乃 is excellent.)
(The praise because he cleaned the windows for the first time in 10 years:) Excellent, this movement, and it became transparent again.
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誘
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| invite, ask, induce, tempt, lead
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Left: word 言, right: excellent 秀 (= A rice plant 禾 plump like a 'pregnancy belly' 乃 is excellent.)
Words with excellence are inviting.
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