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hand 又
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| Explanation |
Several characters are used for hand:  , 扌, 手, ヨ
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Used in these characters:
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友
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| friend
tomo, YŪ
友
又
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Comprises twice the radical for hand:  , 又 as shaking hands
They shake hands because they are friends. |
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軽
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| easy, light, flippant
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Left: a vehicle 車 (A hand-cart seen from above with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二), right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above ground 土)
Pulling a vehicle by hand over the flat earth (=aligned to the vertical) is easy. |
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取
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| hold, take, control, grip
toru, SHU
取
耳
又
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Left: ear 耳, right: hand 又
Take his ear with your hand to hold him. |
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受
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| receive, get
ukeru, JU
爫
冖
又
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From top: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, hand 又
A hand from above holds a cover, another hand receives it. |
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度
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| degree, x-times, extent
tabi, DO, TAKU
广
廿
又
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Left: building 广, below: various objects 廿 [=twenty], hand 又
In this building is an object that I have in my hand to measure the degrees various times. |
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反
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| anti-, against, opposition
soru, HAN, TAN
反
厂
又
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Left: cliff 厂, right: hand 又
Climbing the cliff by hands only: I am against it. |
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返
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| return, replace
kaesu/ru, HEN
辶
反
厂
又
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Left: movement 辶, right: against/opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
A movement into the 'opposite' means to return. |
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努
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| make efforts, endeavor, to strive
tsutomeru, DO
奴
力
又
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Top: guy, slave 奴 (women's-女-hands 又 made me to a guy, but also to a slave.), bottom: strength 力 (hand/arm with biceps ノ)
The slave has enough strength to make an effort. |
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授
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| pass on, transfer, confer, teach, award, grant
sazukeru, JU
扌
爫
冖
又
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Left: hand 扌, right: receive 受 (A hand reaching down 爫 holds a cover 冖, another hand 又 receives it.)
A hand that has received will also pass on. (Or: Three hands reach out for the blanket 冖 to pass it on.) |
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収
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| obtain, have, earnings, return
osameru, SHŪ
丩
又
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Left: twisted 丩 (image of two intertwined threads), right: hand 又
(The hand's palm is directed upwards) Twist your hand to obtain sth. |
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堅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| firm, solid, hard
katai, KEN
臣
又
土
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Top: retainer 臣 and hand 又, below: earth/ground 土
A retainer has to work by hand in the earth, when it is firm and hard. |
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賢
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| wise, intelligent
kashikoi, KEN
臣
又
貝
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Top: retainer 臣, hand 又, below: shell/money 貝
A retainer with a hand at the money is wise and intelligent. |
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叔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| parent's (younger) siblings
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Left: pepper plant 尗, right: hand 又
Pepper plants in the hands of my younger uncles and aunts. |
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叙
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| confer (of titles/decorations), nomination (for position)
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Left: excess, remain 余 (A heap  is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus there in excess.), right: hand 又
As he needs extra hands he confers those titles... |
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隻
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| one out of a pair, quantifier (for ships)
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Top: bird 隹, below: hand 又
Some birds (i.e. ducks) and also hands always come in a pair. |
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桑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mulberry
kuwa, SŌ
又
木
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Top: three hands 叒/又, below: tree 木
Three hands on a tree: This must be a mulberry. (during the harvest of leaves for the silkworms) |
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双
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| pair, both
futa-, SŌ
又
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Two hands 又
Two hands make a pair. |
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捜
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| search, look for, seek, investigation
sagasu, SŌ
扌
申
又
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Left: hand 扌, right: say, talk 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when talking.), hand 又
One hand tells the other hand to search. |
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奴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| slave, servant, footman, guy
yatsu, yakko, -me, DO
奴
女
又
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Left: woman 女, right: hand 又
Women's hands made me to a guy, but also to a slave. |
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怒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| anger, rage, wrath
ikaru, okoru, DO
奴
心
又
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Top: slave 奴 (women's女 hands 又 made me to a guy, but also to a sklave.), bottom: heart 心
My woman puts the hand to her heart when she is angry. |
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督
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| coach, supervise, lead, urge, keep watch
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Top: younger siblings of the parents 叔 (.. are harvesting pepper plants 尗 by hand 又), bottom: eye 目
The younger uncle's eye coaches me. |
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又
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| again, once again, and, too, also
mata,
又
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Pictograph of a hand
A hand: again! |
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慢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| lazy, rude, ridicule, boastful, chronic (disease)
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Left: feeling 忄, right: beautiful 曼 (.. when the sun 日 shines on the eyes 罒 with long eyelashes 又)
The feelings that she was such beautiful made her lazy and boastful. |
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漫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cartoon (Manga), random, diffuse, boundless
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Left: water 氵, right: beautiful 曼 (.. when the sun 日 shines on the eyes 罒 with long eyelashes 又)
With water-(colors it shows: ) the sun and (big) eyes (with eyelashes): The Manga. |
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痩
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| get thin, get lean
yaseru, SŌ
疒
申
又
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Outside: illness/disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: speak/talk 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when talking.), hand 又
Of a disease we speak when even the hand gets thin. |
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