The Japanese Radical: 壮


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Meaning
robust, manly    壮

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT 1Joyo 7
robust, manly, strong, manhood, heroic, prosperity

Left: bed 丬 (cf. 爿 developed from the image of a halved 片 tree), right: samurai 士
The bed of a samurai is robust and strong.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
villa, majestic, solemn
SŌ, SHŌ
Top: plant 艹, bottom: robust 壮 (The bed 丬 of the samurai 士 is robust.)
The plants look very robust in that villa.  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
cloth, wear, dress, equip
yosōu, SŌ, SHŌ
Top: robust, strong 壮 (The bed 丬 of the samurai 士 is robust), bottom: clothes 衣
Robust clothes are clothes that dresses you.  

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