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

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