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variant of a river 巛
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Radical megarigawa - commonly it is used 川 for river.
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Used in these characters:
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災
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| disaster, calamity, misfortune
wazawai, SAI
川
巛
火
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Top: var. of river 川, below: fire 火
The river and fire can bring a disaster.
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巡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| patrol, go around, circumference
meguru, JUN
辶
巛
川
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Left: movement 辶, right: 巛 (var. of river 川, here: the badge of rank of US-army sergeants)
The movement of the US-sergeant is to tour his cycles during patrol.
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拶
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be imminent, approach
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Left: hand 扌, right: var. of river 川, evening 夕
(The action of) the hand, (the flow of) the river and (the arrival of) the evening: All this is imminent.
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喩
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| metaphor, compare
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Left: mouth 口, right: cover  , moon/month 月, var. of river 川
The mouth covers for months the river? Must be a metaphor.
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