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近
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| near, close
chikai, KIN
辶
斤
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Left: movement 辶, right: axe 斤
"The axe's movement must be near and close - you can't chop from far away!
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新
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| new
atarashii, arata, SHIN
立
木
斤
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Left: to stand 立, tree 木, right: axe 斤
Out of a standing tree, the axe makes something new.
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所
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| place, scene, address, spot
tokoro, SHO
戸
斤
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Left: door 戸 (sliding door with an upper guidance rail), right axe 斤
Next to the door there is (always) the axe, (exactly) in this place, which is its "address".
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折
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| break, fracture, opportunity, (to bend)
ori, oru, SETSU
折
扌
斤
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Left: hand 扌, right: axe 斤
A hand with an axe has the opportunity to break or fracture.
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質
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JLPT 4Joyo 5 |
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| quality, nature of something
SHITSU, SHICHI, CHI|
斤
貝
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Top: two axes 斤, bottom: shell/money 貝
Axes cost lots of money for quality.
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断
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| refuse, judge, disconnect, decline, decision
kotowaru, tatsu, DAN
∟
米
斤
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From left: corner ∟, rice 米, axe 斤
To make corner-cut rice with an axe? - Refused!
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祈
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| pray, wish, hope
inoru, KI
礻
斤
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Left: altar, to show 示/礻 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on, that is shown), right: axe 斤
At the altar with the axe we will pray.
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丘
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| hill
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Top: axe 斤, bottom: bottom 一
An axe at the bottom of the hill.
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斤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| axe, measure of weight (approx.600g)
KIN|
斤
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Pictograph of an axe ('weight' is a derived meaning)
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暫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| a short while, temporarily, briefly, a while
shibaraku, ZAN
斬
日
車
斤
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Top: kill by slicing 斬 ([An accident] with a car 車 or an axe 斤 can kill by slicing), below: sun/day 日
If you wanted to make a vehicle with an axe in only one day, this would be a short duration.
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漸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gradually, little by little
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Left: water 氵, right kill by slicing 斬 ([An accident] with a car 車 or an axe 斤can kill by slicing.)
(due to rust:) Water (damages) vehicles and axes: Gradually and little by little.
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匠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| craftsman, carpenter, artisan, master
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Outside: box 匚 (or variant of: to work/build 工), inside: axe 斤
In the box is the axe of the craftsman.
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薪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| firewood, fagot
takigi, maki, SHIN
艹
斤
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Top: plant 艹, below: new 新 (Out of a standing 立 tree 木, the axe makes something new.)
Plants and standing trees are made by the axe into: firewood.
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逝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| die, death, deceased, departed
yuku, SEI
辶
折
斤
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Left: movement 辶, right: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.)
If the movement breaks, you die.
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誓
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| oath, pledge, swear, vow
chikau, SEI
折
斤
言
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Top: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.), bottom: word 言
(The ritual of an ancient warrior tribe?) Put your hand on the axe and speak the words: This is my oath.
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斥
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| reject, refuse, repel
shirizokeru, SEKI
斤
刃
丶
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Axe 斤 with emphasis 丶. (cf. blade 刃 of the sword 刀)
(I do not accept poor quality:) As the axe 斤 has a notch 丶, I reject it.
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析
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| chop, divide, analyze, classify
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Left: tree 木, right: axe 斤
The tree is chopped with an axe for: an analysis.
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哲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wisdom, philosophy
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Top: to break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 can make things break.), below: mouth 口
Even broken, his mouth utters wisdom.
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訴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| accuse, sue, appeal
utta eru, SO
言
斤
丶
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Left: word 言, right: repel/refuse 斥 (As the axe 斤 has a notch 丶, I reject it.)
Use words to repell sth. in a accusation or court trial. - OR: The words 言 that he would have hit a notch 丶 in the axe 斤 are the accuse in the accusation.
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斬
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| kill by slicing with a sword
kiru, ZAN
斬
車
斤
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Left: vehicle 車 (cart from above with丨as axis), right: axe 斤
(An accident) with a car or an axe can slice and kill.
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