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variation of foots 舛
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The radical maiashi shows two variants of foot 夕/止 with the meaning "standing opposed"
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Used in these characters:
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降
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| fall (rain), descend
oriru/rosu, furu, KŌ
阝
夂
舛
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Left: hill 阝, right: upturned foot, sitting cross-legged 夂 (But here perhaps: image of dripping rain?), variant of stop 止
From the hill comes the falling rain and will stop at the bottom because it has fallen down.
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傑
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| outstanding, excel, greatness
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Left: person 人, right: 舛 (two feet 夕/止 as at: to dance 舞), tree 木
How the person with two unequal feet made it up the tree is outstanding.
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瞬
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| twinkle of eyes, blink of stars, flash
matataku, SHUN
目
爫
舛
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Left: eye 目, right: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, 舛 two var. of foot 夕/止 (opposing feet) as at: to dance 舞
The eye sees a hand covering two unequal feet and twinkles.
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舞
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| dance, circle, wheel
mau, BU
舛
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Top: dancer 無 (originally the image of dancers lined up), below: 舛 = variants of feet 夕/止, in opposed positions
Dancers with opposed feet are dancing in a circle.
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隣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| neighbor, the next door
tonari, RIN
阝
米
舛
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Left: hill 阝, right: rice 米, 舛 (two var. of foot 夕/止, as used at: to dance 舞)
At the hill they have their rice but different feet: The neighbors.
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