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few 少
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少
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| few, a little
sukoshi, sukunai, SHŌ
小
少
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Small 小 with an extra stroke ノ
Such a small stroke is too little.
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歩
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| walk
aruku, ayumu, HO
止
歩
少
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Top: to stop 止 (= Image of the footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.), bottom: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
Stop a little bit when walking.
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秒
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| second (of time)
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
To (plant) a rice plant, you need as little as one second.
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省
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| ministry, reflect, exclude, omission
habuku, kaerimiru, SEI, SHŌ
少
目
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Top: few, little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.), bottom: eye 目
Only few eyes in a ministry reflect about omissions.
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砂
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| sand, grit
suna, SA, SHA
石
少
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Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
If stones are made to "fewer", you get sand.
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抄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| excerpt, selection, extract, summary
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Left: hand 扌, right: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
The hand takes only a little: an excerpt.
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渉
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| ford (=shallow part of a river), transit
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Left: water 氵, right: walk 歩 (You should stop 止 a little 少 when: walking.)
You walk through the water: at the ford.
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賓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| VIP, privileged guest, visitor, guest of honor
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From top: roof 宀, one 一, few/little 少, shell/money 貝
Under our roof, this (particular) one needs only little money: He is a VIP-guest.
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頻
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| frequently, repeatedly, often
shikiri, HIN
歩
頁
止
少
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Left: walk 歩 (.. with stopping 止 a little/few 少), right: head/forehead 頁
Walking is good for the head: Do it frequently.
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妙
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mysterious, excellent, exquisite, odd, curious, queer
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Left: woman 女, right: few/little 少
Among women are few who are mysterious and also excellent??
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劣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| be inferior, worse
otoru, RETSU
少
力
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Top: few/little 少, below: strength 力
Too little strength makes you inferior.
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沙
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| sand
suna, SA
氵
少
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Left: water 氵, right: few, little 少
(In the past, water was never pure) In water was always a little sand.
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捗
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| make progress, advance
hakadoru, CHOKU
扌
歩
止
少
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Left: Hand 扌, right: walk 歩 (.. with stopping 止 a little 少)
With your hands and by walking you can make progress.
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