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luck 幸
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幸
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| happiness, happy, blessed
saiwai, shiawase, sachi, KŌ
幸
土
丷
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From top: earth 土, var. of sheep 羊. Or: Earth 土, two drops 丷, mirrored earth 干
Between two earths is the happiness.
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達
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| accomplish, gain, attain, plural suffix
-tachi, TATSU
辶
幸
羊
土
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Left: movement 辶, right: variation of luck 幸 (earth 土 (=grazing lands 土) and sheep 羊)
For (new grazing) lands the sheep need to move, for: accomplishment. (Or: With a kind of luck and movements [=activity] you can accomplish.)
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報
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| report, information, reward
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Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness.), right: bent person 卩, hand 又
About the happiness of the bent person with (only) one hand there is a report.
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執
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ
幸
丸
土
羊
九
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Left: happiness 幸 (Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness), right: round 丸 (Sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously.
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摯
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| seriousness, earnestly, gift
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Top: tenacious, persistent 執 (As happiness 幸 is round 丸, you have to grasp it tenaciously.) [happy 幸 = Between two 丷 earths 土/干 is the happiness], bottom: hand 手
Happiness is round in your hands if you are serious and sincere.
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