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section, district, ward 区
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区
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| section, district, ward
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Enclosure 匚 with a marking: 㐅
An enclosure with an 㐅 stands for an urban district [with a street crossing]
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欧
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| Europe, EU-..
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Left: district/ward 区, right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open of the yawning ⺈ person 人 is lacking sth.)
Consider the map: Europe 㐅 has a determining costal line 匚 in all directions, which however lacks 欠 in the east. This defines: Europe.
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殴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| beat, hit, strike
naguru, Ō
区
殳
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Left: district/ward 区, right top: weapon 几 (battle axe), below: hand 又
In this district they have a weapon in the hand, because they want to beat/strike.
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駆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gallop, run, canter
kakeru, karu, KU
馬
区
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Left: horse 馬 (image with a mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: district/ward 区 (= marked box)
The horse from the marked box is special in galloping.
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枢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| pivot, hinge, door
toboso, SŪ
木
区
㐅
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Left: tree 木, right: district/ward 区 (Here: image of a bearing seat 匚 with a pivot point 㐅 cut into a stone)
A tree that is rotatable in its bearing's seat make a pivot.
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