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bowl 皿
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Used in these characters:
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温
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| warm
atatakai, ON
氵
日
皿
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Left: water 氵, right: sun 日 and a bowl/dish 皿
The water on a sunny plate gets warm.
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血
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| blood
chi, KETSU
血
ノ
皿
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An accent (or drop) ノ and a plate 皿
The drop on the plate is blood.
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塩
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| salt
shio, EN
土
皿
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Left: earth/soil 土, right: horizontal person  , mouth 口, plate 皿
It comes from the ground and the lying person takes it into the mouth. On the plate is: salt.
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益
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| benefit, gain, advantage, profit
masu, EKI, YAKU
丷
皿
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In the middle: a table  with something on 丷, below: a plate 皿
With a well-laid table and plates he (i.e. the restaurant owner) will benefit.
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盟
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| alliance, vow, oath
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Top: bright/clear 明 (sun 日 and moon 月), bottom: plate 皿 (Alternatively: On a bright plate, the alliance is served)
When "sun" and "moon" eat from the same plate, they have formed an alliance.
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監
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| supervise, oversee, observe, watch
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Top: retainer 臣 (watchful eye), right: horizontal person looking at a surface of water/mirror 一, below: a plate 皿
A retainer and a lying person are mirrored in the plate they supervise / observe.
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艦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| warship, battleship
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Left: boat/ship 舟, right: supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
A ship that supervises is a warship.
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鑑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| example, model, specimen
kangamiru, KAN
金
監
臣
皿
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Left: metal/gold 金, right: watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
Due to its value its inventory is constantly monitored:) The way the gold is supervised is exemplary.
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皿
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| plate, dish, bowl
sara,
皿
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Image of a grooved plate
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爵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| baron/marquis, peerage(=nobleness), peers
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From top: hand reaching down 爫, plate 罒/皿, var of food 食 and skillful hand 寸
A hand hands over the plates to serve food skillfully to the baron.
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盛
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| prosper, flourish, boom, thriving, busy, heap
moru, sakaru/n, SEI, JŌ
成
皿
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Top: achieve, become 成 (In the direction 方 of the halberds 戈 we will achieve.), bottom: plate 皿
When the 'achieved' is on the plates, it shows: prosperity.
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濫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| flood, overflow, inundate
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Left: water 氵, right: supervise, observe 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in a plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
The water has to be supervised to avoid floodings.
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盗
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| steal, pinch
nusumu, TŌ
次
皿
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) [to lack 欠 = yawning ⺈ person 人 with mouth wide open, who is lacking sth.], below: plate 皿
We need a next plate, because one was stolen.
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盤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tray, board, plate, platter, shallow bowl, disk
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Top: general 般 (Boats 舟 on which battle axes 几 were held in hands 又 were generally common.), bottom: plate 皿
A boat is built with a weapon/tool in a hand as equally also plates, trays or boards.
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盆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| tray, Bon-festival
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Top: divide 分 (with eight 八 swords 刀), below: plate 皿
Divided plates (=shared = commonly used) are like a tray, specially at the Bon festival.
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猛
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fierce, raging, heavy, furious
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Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: child 子 (=together: dog's baby/puppy), plate 皿
A dog's puppy on a plate? Here sb. is fierce.
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蓋
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| cover, lid, cap
futa, GAI
艹
去
皿
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From top: grass/plant 艹, leave 去 (Below the earth 土 is the nose ム, that left), plate 皿
The grass must leave the plate and then cover it with a lid/cap.
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藍
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| indigo
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: to watch, supervise 監 (The retainer 臣 and a lying person are mirrored 一 in the plate 皿 they supervise / observe.)
(It's used for dyeing:) The plant that "supervises" is the: indigo blue.
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