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lineage, system 系
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Used in these characters:
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係
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| charge, duty, involvement
kakari, KEI
亻
系
ノ
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Left: person 亻(=人), right: system or family line 系 (a stroke ノ as the thread 糸 of the lineage)
(Inheritance of profession from father to son) A person in this family line comes into charge and duty.
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孫
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| grandchild
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Left: child 子, right: lineage, system 系 (A stroke ノ as the thread 糸 for the lineage.)
The child that is connected by the special [= accent ノ as emphasis] thread of lineage is my grandchild.
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系
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| lineage, system
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Top: accent, emphasis ノ, below: thread 糸
An emphasized thread is symbol for the lineage.
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懸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| attach, hang, suspend
kakaru/keru, KEN, KE
県
系
心
∟
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Top: prefecture 県 (The eye 目 sees in the corner ∟ [of a map] a small 小 prefecture) and system 系 (A stroke ノ as the thread 糸 of the lineage.), bottom: heart 心
The prefectural system is what, the hearts are attached to.
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遜
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| modest, humble
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From left: movement 辶, child 子, system, lineage 系 (A stroke ノ as the thread 糸 of the lineage.)
With this movement you make yourself a child and systematically show your modesty.
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