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correct 正
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正
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JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
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| correct, proper
masa, tadashii, SEI, SHŌ
止
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At top a horizontal upper line 一, bottom: to stop 止 (= Impression of the right foot turned 90° to the left.)
To stop at the line is: correct!
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整
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| arrange, put in order, prepare
totonou/eru, SEI
束
攵
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Top: bundle 束 (Things 木,禾 strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle.) and strike 攵 (a hand 又 with a stickノ), bottom: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct)
The bundle needs to be punched, but correctly for (good) arrangement.
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題
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| topic, theme, title
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Left: correct, proper, this 是 (sun 日, correct 正), right: head, forehead 頁
The proper head is our topic.
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定
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| decide, establish, fix, rule, certainty
sadameru, TEI, JŌ
定
宀
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Top: roof 宀, below: var. of correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.)
Under this roof it is decided according to fixed rules.
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証
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| proof
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: correct 正
Words that are correct serve as a proof.
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政
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| politics, government, administration
matsurigoto, SEI, SHŌ
正
攵
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Left: correct, proper 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct), right: strike 攵 (hand 又, stick ノ)
A proper strike is essential in politics.
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提
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| present, offer, hold
sageru, TEI, CHŌ
扌
是
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Left: hand 扌, right: proper/right 是 (sun 日, correct 正)
On the hand is the proper: That's what I present.
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武
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| military, warrior, martial
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Left: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct) [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.], right: sabre 弋
Correct sabres are part of the military.
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延
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| prolong, delay, extend, stretch, postpone
nobiru/beru/basu, EN
廴
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Left: movement 廴, right: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.)
Movement is correct (= is needed) to prolong or extend.
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疑
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| doubt, distrust, suspect
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Left: seated person 匕, arrow 矢; right: bent person マ, correct 正
Both persons have an arrow, whether if it's the correct one, they doubt.
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従
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| follow, obedience, comply, obey, subordinate
shitagau, JŪ
彳
丷
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Left: to go 彳, right: out of 丷, correct 正.
I go out very correctly: I follow in obedience.
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縦
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| vertical, length
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Left: thread 糸, right: follow, obey 従 (Go 彳 out 丷 but correctly 正 and obedient.)
(At the loom:) The threads of "obedience= 従" [= warp-thread, to which the rest follows] are vertical.
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是
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| right, just so, proper, this
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Top: sun 日, below: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct)
The sun looks correctly: That is right.
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擬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| imitate, mimic, model
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Left: hand 扌, right: doubt 疑 (Both persons 匕 マ have an arrow 矢, but if it's the correct 正 one, they have their doubt.)
(Made) by hand and dubious: An imitation!
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凝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| congeal, stiff, harden, freeze, engrossed
koru/rasu, GYŌ
冫
疑
矢
正
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Left: ice 冫, right: doubt 疑 (Both persons 匕 マ have an arrow 矢, but if it's the correct 正 one, they have their doubt.)
Ice, there is no doubt, is congealed.
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症
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| symptom (of an illness)
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Outside: illness/disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct)
A disease is correctly (determined) by the symptoms.
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錠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| lock, padlock, tablet/pill
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Left: metal 金, right: decide, rule, fix 定 (Under this roof 宀 it is decided according to correct 正 rules.)
(If you can enter or not:) The metal that decides is the lock.
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征
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| assault, attack, subjugate, assail
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Left: go 彳, right: correct 正 (At the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.)
Go ahead correctly if you want to assault.
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婿
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| son-in-law
muko, SEI
女
正
肉
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Left: woman 女, right: var. of correct/proper 正 (At the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.), body 月/肉
That woman wants a "proper body" as son-in-law.
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旋
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| rotate, turn, revolve, gyrate
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Left: side, direction 方, right: horizontal person  , var. of correct 正. (When sleeping, one must occasionally turn to the other side to avoid pressure & bed sores & circulation problems.)
The side of the lying person is fine/correct, but he must turn.
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礎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| foundation, basis
ishizue, SO
石
林
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Left: stone 石, right: forest 林 (here: two poles of the building), below: correct 正
Stones under both poles are correct as: foundation.
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疎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| alienate, neglect, scattered, sparse
utoi/mu, SO
正
束
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Left: var. of correct 正 (At the line 一 to stop 止 is correct.), right: bundle 束 (Things 木,禾 strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle)
(When you form a group, you no longer care about the individual:) If you tie it up properly into a bundle, (each individual:) is neglected / alienated.
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誕
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| birth, nativity, be born
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Left: word 言, right: delay, extend 延 (Movement 廴 is correct 正 (= is needed) to extend.)
(A birth is painful and she screams with long words: Thiiiis is soooooo painful!) Words are extended at the: birth. OR: The description (= the word) for that one (= the family) spreads (= become more) is: "birthday".
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堤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| dike, embankment
tsutsumi, TEI
土
是
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Left: earth 土, right: correct 是 (sun 日, vari. of correct 正)
Earth is the correct (material) for a dike.
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賦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tribute, levy, endow, poem
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Left: money 貝, right: military 武 (Correct 正 sabres 弋 are used at the military.)
The money for the military are the: tributes.
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綻
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| rip, be torn apart, to open out, opened seam
hokorobiru, TAN
糸
定
宀
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Left: thread 糸, right: fix, decide 定 (Under the roof 宀 we have correct 正 rules for our decision.)
The thread has fixed it, but now it is ripped open.
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