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interrogation 曷
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also as an interrogative particle: why, how, when
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Used in these characters:
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謁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| audience (with high person)
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Left: word 言, right: variation of easy/simple 易 (sun 日 and rays 勿, with a sitting person 匕 instead of two rays
When words come from a sun shining down to you (= a small sitting person), you are at an audience.
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喝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| shout loudly, scold, browbeat, hoarse
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Left: mouth 口, right: 曷 (var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays勿 with a sitting person 匕 instead two rays)
(Is it too hot for them?) The mouths of those sitting in the sunshine are shouting loudly.
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渇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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kawaku, KATSU
氵
曷
易
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Left: water 氵, right: 曷 var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays勿, where the inner rays are substituted by a sitting person 匕)
Water is needed by the person sitting in the sunshine, because he is thirsty.
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褐
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| dark brown, coarse woolen cloth
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays 勿 with sitting person 匕 instead two rays)
The clothes of the person sitting in the sunshine are made of coarse wool and is dark brown.
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掲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| announcement, display, hold up, bulletin, posting
kakageru, KEI
扌
曷
易
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Left: hand 扌, right: var. of easy 易 (sun 日, rays 勿, with a sitting person 匕 instead of the inner rays)
The hand points like the sunshine on a sitting person for an announcement.
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葛
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| kudzu (Pueraria montana), arrowroot
kuzu, katsu
艹
曷
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Top: plant 艹, below: Variant of 'good' 易 (sun 日 with rays 勿, with: person 人, angle ∟
The plant which the person planted in a sunny corner is this climbing vines: kudzu.
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