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be similar 肖
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Used in these characters:
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消
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| extinguish, erase
kesu, kieru, SHŌ
氵
肖
月
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Left: water 氵, right: alike/resemble sb.肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.)
With water or sth. alike you can extinguish.
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削
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| whittle, sharpen, pare, curtail, plane, cut cost
kezuru, SAKU
肖
刂
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Left: alike, imitate 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.), right: knife 刂
Small bodies are cut with a knife, when whittling or paring.
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肖
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| alike, resemblance, imitate, emulation
ayakaru, SHŌ
肖
月
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Top: var. of small 小, bottom: body or body-part 月/肉
Small bodies are alike.
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宵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| (early) evening, dusk
yoi, SHŌ
宀
肖
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Top: roof/house 宀, below: alike 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.)
The roofs of the buildings look alike in the evening.
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硝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| niter/nitrate, saltpeter, gunpowder
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Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: alike/imitate 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.)
To a stone this looks 'alike', but it is: nitrate.
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Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. | |
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