| Meaning |
pointed (=needle-shaped) 夆
|
| Explanation |
(in Chinese only)
|
Used in these characters:
|
|
峰
|
 |
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
| peak, top, summit, ridge
|
Left: mountain 山, right: pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰 you feel it is pointed.)
The mountain is pointed at its peak.
|
|
|
|
縫
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
| sew, stitch, embroider
|
From left: thread 糸, movement 辶, pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it pointed. )
The thread gets pointed (= provided with a pointed needle) and is moved when: sewing.
|
|
|
|
蜂
|
|
|
JLPT -Joyo 7 |
|
| bee, wasp
hachi, HŌ
虫
夆
夂
 |
|
Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect), right: pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it is pointed.)
Insects with pointed stings are bees. (Or: The insect sitting at the plant's top is the bee.)
|
|
|
| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
|
At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link. |
List of the characters |
List of the radicals
|
