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man 男
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男
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| man, male
otoko, DAN, NAN
田
男
力
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Top: rice paddy 田, bottom: power 力 (hand or arm  with biceps ノ)
In the rice paddy you need the power of a man.
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勇
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| brave, courage, spirited, valiant, heroism
isamu, YŪ
力
男
マ
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Top: bent person マ, bottom: man 男 (= the field's 田 strength 力)
The bent person acts like a man: brave and with courage.
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虜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| prisoner, captive, slave
toriko, RYO
虎
男
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Outside: tiger 虎 (pictograph with claws), below: man 男 (= On the field 田 he has the strength 力.)
If a 'tiger' is above a man, he is its prisoner.
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湧
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| uproar, gushing out, bubble up, emergence
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Left: water 氵, right: brave/valiant 勇 (a bent マ man 男, but brave)
The water develops its 'braveness' when it uproars.
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