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noon 午
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Explanation |
Compare with "box" 缶 [かま, カン], which shows a pestle 午 in a mortar 凵. Just as the pestle is vertical in the mortar, the sun is vertical at noon.
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Used in these characters:
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午
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| noon
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Image of a pestle (handle at the top), that hits the middle of the mortar, like 'noon' is the middle of the day.
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許
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| permit, forgive, approve
yurusu, moto, KYO
言
午
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: noon 午 (The vertical pestle hits the center of the mortar --> center of the day)
Words at noon are permitted.
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卸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wholesale
orosu, oroshi,
午
止
卩
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Left top: noon 午, below: stop 止, right: bowing person 卩
A noon break for the bowed person, who is a wholesaler.
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缶
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| can, container
kama, KAN
午
缶
凵
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From top: opened lid , can opener 十 and a can 凵 (At the introduction of the metal cans this kanji was selected because it fits phonetically)
Image of a can.
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御
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| respectful expression, handle, drive, control
o(n)-, mi-, GYO, GO
彳
午
卩
止
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Left: go 彳, right: wholesale 卸 (A noon-午-break 止 for the bowed person 卩 from the wholesale)
I go (to the wholesaler) at noon, stop and bow, because I am respectful.
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