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plant of pepper 尗
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Explanation |
The assignment of 尗 as "pepper" is based on the Chinese character 椒 (jiāo), which stands for pepper/spices.
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Used in these characters:
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寂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| lonely, lonesome, mature, quiet
sabishii, sabi, JAKU, SEKI
宀
叔
尗
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Top: roof/house 宀, below: parent's younger siblings 叔 (.. harvesting pepper plants 尗 by hand 又)
(As they are out to harvest pepper by hand?) The house of my younger uncle is lonely.
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叔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| parent's (younger) siblings
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Left: pepper plant 尗, right: hand 又
Pepper plants in the hands of my younger uncles and aunts.
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淑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| graceful, pure, modest
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Left: water 氵, right: uncle 叔 (He harvests pepper plants 尗 by hand 又.)
The water and the younger uncle are pure and graceful.
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督
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| coach, supervise, lead, urge, keep watch
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Top: younger siblings of the parents 叔 (.. are harvesting pepper plants 尗 by hand 又), bottom: eye 目
The younger uncle's eye coaches me.
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戚
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| relative, grieve
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Outside: halberd 戈, below: pepper plant 尗 (cf. uncle 叔)
When halberds are raging in the pepper fields the relatives are grieving.
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