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line, row 列
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A bare bone 歹 (e.g. dorsal vertebrae) that has been opened with a knife刂 so that the vertebrae are lined up.
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列
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| line, row, rank
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Left: bare bone 歹 (image of a vertebra), right: knife刂
(At the butcher) The bones are laid bare by a knife and arranged in a row.
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| example, precedent, usage
tatoeru, REI
亻
列
歹
刂
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Left: Person 亻/人, right: line/row 列 (bones 歹 separated with a knife刂 and lined up.)
People who line up in a row set an example.
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烈
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fierce, furious, vehement, intense, extreme
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Top: row 列 (bones 歹 separated with a knife刂 and lined up.), below: fire 灬
A row of fires is burning fiercely.
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裂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tear, split, rip, cut, rend
saku/keru, RETSU
衣
列
歹
刂
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Top: row 列 (bones 歹 separated with knife刂 and lined up.), below: clothes 衣
(Tears in clothes run along the direction of weaving) Along the row the clothes will tear.
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