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reversible 复
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This radical has only in Chinese the meaning "reversible". - Who first lies  on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".
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復
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| again, repeat, restore
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Left: to go 彳, right: reversible, return 复 (Who first lies  on the tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".)
Go with a reverse and it will happen again.
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複
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| again, double, compound
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: reversible 复 (Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then cross-legged 夂, has "reversed".)
Clothes that are reversible can be used again / double.
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腹
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| belly, abdomen, guts
hara, FUKU
肉
复
夂
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Left: part of the body 月/肉, right: reversible 复 (Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then cross-legged 夂, has "reversed")
A body part that is reversible is the belly.
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覆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| overturning (vehicle), capsize (boat), shade, mantle, cover
kutsugaeru/su, ōu, FUKU
西
復
彳
复
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Top: west 西, bottom: repeat/again 復 (= to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse 复 = Who first lies on a tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has reversed.]
In the west it repeats (the experience) that everything can overturn or capsize.
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履
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wear (on foot), put on
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Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: repeat, again 復 (to go 彳 with a reverse 复) [reverse = Who first lies on the tatami mat 日 and then sits cross-legged 夂, has "reversed"]
For the buttock it is a repetition when shoes are put on.
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