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A tree with branches 耒
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Shows a tree 木 with many branches.
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耕
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| plow, cultivate, to till(ground)
tagayasu, KŌ
耒
井
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: well 井(Here: furrows = plowed lines in the field)
For the tree to get many branches, furrows need be plowed.
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籍
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| enroll, register, membership
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 耒 (tree with many branches; Here: stick with grooves  for counting by making cuts), old days 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 thinking of old days.)
Bamboo and cutting sticks were used in old days as a register.
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耗
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| decrease, exhaust, waste, consume, wear
MŌ, KŌ|
耒
毛
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: hair 毛
A tree with many branches such as hair shows a sign of: decrease.
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