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well 井
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Used in these characters:
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寒
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| cold
samui, KAN
宀
井
冫
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From top: a roof 宀, a well 井, variant of six 六, variant of ice 冫
A roof over the well and six blocks of ice: That is cold!
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囲
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| enclose, surround
kakomu, I
囗
井
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An enclosure 囗 with a well 井
The well shall be surrounded by an enclosure.
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耕
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| plow, cultivate, to till(ground)
tagayasu, KŌ
耒
井
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: well 井(Here: furrows = plowed lines in the field)
For the tree to get many branches, furrows need be plowed.
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壌
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| argillaceous/clay soil at farmland, ground
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Left: earth, soil 土, right:  (six 六, well 井, clothes 衣)
This soil from the six wells sticks at your clothes: clay-soil.
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嬢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| young lady, missy, daughter
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Left: woman 女, right: (six 六, well 井, clothes 衣)
This young lady could fill six wells with her clothes: It's my missy, my daughter.
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譲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| hand over, give, devolve, defer, convey
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Left: word 言, right: six 六, well 井, clothes 衣
With these words, six wells and clothes were handed over.
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醸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| brew (beer/sake), cause
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: (six 六, well 井, clothes 衣)
A wine mug, six wells and (appropriate) clothes are needed when: brewing.
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井
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| well
i, SEI, SHŌ
二
井
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Image of a framed well
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塀
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wall, fence
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Left: earth 土, right: buttocks in side view 尸, to unite 并 (When coming out 丷 of a the gate 开 (= image of a toori) of a shinto-shrine you shall be united)
Made of earth to unite the buttocks within: The wall or the fence.
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塞
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| obstruct, blockage
fusagu, fusagaru, SAI, SOKU
宀
井
六
土
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From top: roof 宀, a well 井, var. of six 六, earth 土
Despite the roof, the well was already six-times filled with earth and thus obstructed.
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丼
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bowl of food, donburi
donburi, DON
丶
井
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Well 井 with sth. in it 丶
Like a filled well is that bowl "Donburi".
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餅
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| mochi, rice cake
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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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