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platform 台
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Used in these characters:
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台
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| platform, rack, stand
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Top: nose ム (in side view), bottom: mouth 口
The nose over the mouth is like a platform.
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始
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| start, begin
hajimeru, SHI
女
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Left: woman 女, right: platform 台 (= nose ム over the mouth 口)
The lady on the platform begins.
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治
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| govern, rule, manage, cure, heal
osameru, naosu, CHI, JI
氵
台
ム
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Left: Water 氵, right: platform 台 (= nose ム over the mouth 口)
The water on the platform (i.e. high plateau) is managed by the government and can heal.
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怠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| be lazy, be bored, neglect, tedium, dullness
okotaru, namakeru, TAI
台
心
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From top: platform 台 (nose ム over the mouth 口), heart 心
If you only care about smells (= nose), food (= mouth) and feelings (= heart), you are lazy and negligent.
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胎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| womb, fetus, embryo, placenta
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: platform 台 (nose ム over the mouth 口)
This body part serves as 'platform' for the fetus: The womb.
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冶
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| smelting (of metals), refine, metallurgy
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Left: ice 冫, which here stands for: "not-melted", right: platform, rack 台 (nose ム over the mouth 口)
"Ice" (= sth. not-melted) is the platform (= starting point) for the smelting.
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