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six 六
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六
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| six
mu-, ROKU
六
八
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One 丶 plus two 八 makes three and with a cut 一 it is divided into two parts, which makes six.
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交
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| exchange, crossing, mix
majiru, kawasu, KŌ
交
六
亠
父
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Image of a cross-legged sitting person which means to mix. Simplified: at top six 六, below a cross X
Six crosses mark an exchange or crossing.
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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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塞
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| obstruct, blockage
fusagu, fusagaru, SAI, SOKU
宀
井
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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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冥
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| dark, deep, unfathomable, divine
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From top: cover 冖, sun/day 日, six 六
A cover makes the sun-light sixfold darker and unfathomable.
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