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person 者
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者
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| person, being, some
mono, SHA
耂
者
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Top: old man 耂, bottom: sun 日
The old man in the sun shows his whole person.
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暑
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| hot weather
atsui, SHO
日
者
耂
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Top: sun 日, bottom: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
The sun is directly above the person - that's hot weather!
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都
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| town, city, metropolis
miyako, TO, TSU
者
⻏
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Left: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.), right: village ⻏
When (many) persons are in a village, it develops to: a city.
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署
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| government, public office, signature
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Top: eye 罒, below: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
Like an "eye" over the persons. That's the government (i.e. during signatures)
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諸
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| various, several, many
moro, SHO
言
者
耂
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Left: word 言, right: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
The words of that person can mean various things.
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著
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| remarkable, author, renowned
ichijirushii, arawasu, CHO
艹
者
耂
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Top: plant 艹, below: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person)
Under the plant, is a person who is a remarkable author.
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煮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| boil, cook, simmer
niru/eru/yasu, SHA
者
耂
灬
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Top: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.), bottom: fire 灬
The person at the fire is boiling sth.
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緒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| connection, thong, cord, beginning, string
o, SHO, CHO
糸
者
耂
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Left: thread 糸, right: person 者 (is used at: 一緒に【いっしょに】, where the one 一 thread 糸 makes the persons 者 to be connected.)
A thread (or bond) between persons is their connection.
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賭
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| gamble, bet, risk
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Left: shell/money 貝, right: variant of person 者 (old man 耂, white 白)
The money of the white person was risked in gambling.
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箸
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| chopsticks
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From top: bamboo 竹, AND '+', chopsticks ナ, white 白 (or variation of person 者)
Made of bamboo AND the chopsticks are white: The chopsticks!
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