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respect, honor, esteem 敬
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敬
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| respect, honor, esteem
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Left: any, at all 苟 (plant 艹, sentence, phrase 句 [= sth. wrapped 勹 out the mouth 口]), right: strike/hit 攵(hand 又 with stick ノ)
A plant speaking a sentence can strike with respect.
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警
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| warn, police, guard, admonish
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Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 can strike 攵 with respect.) [sentence 句 = wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口], below: word 言
With respectful words the police is warning.
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驚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| surprise, amazement
odoroku/kasu, KYŌ
敬
馬
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Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 [=wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口] can strike 攵 with respect.), below: horse 馬
(Ordinary people were normally never visited by people who commanded respect. Therefore:) When the “respect” comes on the horse, it is a surprise.
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