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shell, armor 甲
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| Explanation |
In the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the amor/shell 田 (= 甲) (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)
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押
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| push, press
osu, Ō
扌
甲
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Left: hand 扌, right: shell/armor 甲 (pictograph of a seed with a root shoot crushing the shell)
The hand crushes the shell by pushing.
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甲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| shell, armor, grade A
kōra, KŌ, KAN
甲
田
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Seed 丨, shell/husk 田
The seedling (root shoot) cracks its shell.
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岬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| promontory, headland, cape
misaki, saki, KŌ
山
甲
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Left: mountain 山, right: mussel shell or turtle shell 甲 (seed with a root shoot 丨 opening the shell)
A mountain of mussel shells forms a promontory.
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