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horse 馬
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Picture of a running horse with the mane in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail.
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馬
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| horse
ma, uma, BA
馬
灬
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Image of a running horse with the mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ.
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駅
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JLPT 5Joyo 3 |
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| (railway) station
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Left: a horse 馬 (image with a mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: a measure unit 尺 (from the body 口 one foot 八 forward = 1 Shaku = 30.3 cm)
(The railway stations were previously relay stations where horses were evaluated (=measured) if they could continue or need to be changed.) - Horses are measured at the station.
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験
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| examine, trial
tamesu, KEN
馬
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Left: horse 馬, right: cover  (here: mane 人 of a horse with head and mouth 口 and a person 人
The horse is checked at the head and the mouth (by a person in front) in an examination.
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騎
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| horseback riding, rider, equestrian
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Left: horse 馬 (image with a mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: strange 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility 可, but it looks strange.)
A horse gives you big opportunities, when you are riding.
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驚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| surprise, amazement
odoroku/kasu, KYŌ
敬
馬
攵
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Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 [=wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口] can strike 攵 with respect.), below: horse 馬
(Ordinary people were normally never visited by people who commanded respect. Therefore:) When the “respect” comes on the horse, it is a surprise.
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駆
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gallop, run, canter
kakeru, karu, KU
馬
区
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Left: horse 馬 (image with a mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: district/ward 区 (= marked box)
The horse from the marked box is special in galloping.
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騒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| noise, disturbance
sawagu/gashii, SŌ
馬
虫
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Left: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and tail フ), right: hand 又, insect 虫
A horse hit by a hand or stung by an insect makes: noise.
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駄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| useless, low-grade, worthless, burdensome, pack-horse
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Left: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and tail フ), right: fat 太 (When you are big 大, a little 丶 more makes you thick and fat.)
A horse that fat is useless.
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駐
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| stop-over, residency, to park, stay
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Left: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and tail フ), right: master 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master.)
The horse and its master need a stop-over.
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騰
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| jumping up, inflation, rise
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Left + top: imperial WE 朕 (A body 月 out of 丷 the heaven 天: that's Us), below: horse 馬 (flying mane, galloping legs 灬 and tail フ)
Monthly 月 we 龹 [= two 二 persons 人 with lifted arms 丷] are frightend about the horse(-price) inflation.
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篤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| sincere, thoroughly, serious illness, fervent
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, galloping legs 灬 and tail フ)
The bamboo horse is sincere but has a serious illness.
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駒
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| foal, colt, young horse, shogi/chess figure
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Left: horse 馬 (image with mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and the tail フ), right: sentence, phrase 句 (sth. wrapped 勹 out the mouth 口); Here: see similarity to placenta/womb 胞
The horse that comes out of the uterus 勹 (= the birth canal 勹) with its head 口 at birth is a foal.
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罵
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| insult, revile, abuse(verbally), to curse at
nonoshiru, BA
罒
馬
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Top: eye 罒 (shows an eye with a pupil, but here: three eyes), bottom: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, legs 灬 and tail フ)
Three eyes at the horse: Therefore it is insulted.
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