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saw 乍
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Used in these characters:
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作
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| to make
tsukuru, SAKU, SA
亻
乍
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Left: a person 亻/人, right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw)
The person has a saw to make something.
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昨
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| yesterday, last, ago
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Left: Sun/day 日, right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.)
(At midnight:) The (present) day is cut by the saw into: yesterday.
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詐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| lie, deceive, cheat
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.)
Words, that were "fabricated", are the lies.
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酢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| vinegar, sour
su, suppai, SAKU
酉
乍
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.)
Using wine you can make this: sour vinegar!
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搾
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| squeeze, press, wring
shiboru, SAKU
扌
穴
乍
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Left: hand 扌, right: hole, cave 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.)
When a hand makes a hole with a saw, its material is 'squeezed out'.
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