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formerly, before 曽
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From top: out of 丷, field 田, sun 日. Out of the fields rises the sun as before.
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増
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| increase, gain, rise
masu, fueru/yasu, ZŌ
土
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丷
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Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
On earth, compared to before, we have increased.
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層
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| class, stratum, layer
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Top: buttock seen from the side 尸, below: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
These buttocks were formerly in this (upper) class.
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憎
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| hate, loathe, detest
nikumu/i/shimi, ZŌ
忄
丷
曽
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Left: feeling 忄, right: before/formerly 曽 build up (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
A feeling that I formerly had was hate.
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僧
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| Buddhist priest, monk
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Left: person 人, right: former/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a priest.
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贈
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| present, give
okuru, ZŌ, SŌ
貝
曽
丷
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Left: shell/money 貝, right: formerly, before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly)
If I had money as formerly, I will give it as a present.
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曽
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| formerly, before
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From top: out of 丷 (here: rain), field 田, sun 日
At rain on the field and under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.
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