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two 二
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五
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| five
itsu-, GO
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Three 三 horizontal lines and two verticals II make a total of five.
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二
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| two
futa, NI
二
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Two strokes, two fingers.
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仁
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| humanity, virtue, benevolent
JIN, NI|
亻
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Left: person 亻/人, right: two 二
A person cares for two when having humanity.
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弐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| two (in documents)
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Top: one 一, right: sabre 弋, below: two 二
To clearly differ one sabre from two in a document you need this: "two" (1,2,3,10 are: 壱,弐,参,拾)
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亜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Asia-, sub-, inferior
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Superposition of: to work/build 工 and center 中
Where you work together with the center (= China = land of the middle) is: Asia.
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巨
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| huge, gigantic, enormous
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Staring eye (not etymological)
The staring eye is huge.
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桟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| scaffold, frame, jetty, beam, cleat
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Left: tree 木, right: two 二 and halberd 戈
>ou need a tree and two halberds to make: a beam or scaffold.
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井
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| well
i, SEI, SHŌ
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井
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Image of a framed well
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逓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| in sequence, relay, communication, gradually
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Left: movement 辶, right: shield 厂, two 二 cloth 巾
Move the shield and then two layers of cloth, that's the sequence.
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