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east 東
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The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.
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東
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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higashi, TŌ
木
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東
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The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.
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練
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| to train, practice, drill, elaborate, knead, military drill
neru, REN
糸
東
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Left: thread 糸, right: east 東 (sunrise 日 in the east behind a tree 木)
With endurance (long as a thread) and already at the early morning (sun is still behind the trees) we shall do our training.
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陳
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| exhibition, state, to express, show, old, remarkable
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Left: hill 阝, right: east 東 (...where the sun 日 rises behind a tree 木)
"The Hills in the East" is an exhibition, that it remarkable.
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凍
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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kōru, kogoeru, TŌ
冫
東
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Left: ice 冫, right: east 東 (.. where the sun 日 rises behind a tree 木)
(Think to icicles at a tree, in contrast to frost 霜) The ice hangs at the tree 木 for the whole day 日 because it is frozen.
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棟
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| ridgepole, building
mune, muna, TŌ
木
東
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Left: tree 木, right: east 東 (here: the tree 木 as the ridge beam, located horizontal at the roof's top, which supports at both sides boards 日 that form the roof)
The tree located at the top, which supports the roof's boards is the ridgepole.
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欄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| handrail, column (of text), section
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Left: tree 木, right: gate 門, below: east 東
The tree at the eastern gate becomes a handrail.
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錬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| refine, knead, train, drill
neru, REN
金
東
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Left: metal 金, right: east 東
Metal is trained (= 練) in the east when refined or kneading (i.e. forging.)
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