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hemp, flax 麻
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Since hemp is illegal, it is not stored at home, but is well hidden. So: The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp.
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Used in these characters:
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歴
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| history, calendar, curriculum, flow of time
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From top: cliff 厂, wood 林, stop 止 [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.]
At the cliff with the wood where we stopped, history was made.
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麻
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| hemp, flax
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Left: building 广, below: forest 林
(Well protected) in a building is a whole "forest" of hemp.
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摩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| rub, chafe, polish, graze, scrape, wear
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Outside and top: hemp 麻 (Protected in the building 广 is a whole forest 林 of hemp.), below: hand 手 (cf. polish 磨)
Take hemp into the hand for: rubbing or polishing.
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磨
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| polish, rub, burnish, clean
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Outside and top: hemp 麻 (Protected in the building 广 is a whole forest 林 of hemp), below: stone 石
With hemp stones can be polished.
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魔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| demon, devil
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Outside and top: hemp 麻 (Protected in the building 广 is a whole forest 林 of hemp.), below: devil 鬼 (= death mask [mark ノ, field 田] with legs 儿 and nose ム)
Hemp is a devil: like a demon.
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暦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| calendar, almanac
koyomi, REKI
厂
林
日
麻
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Outside: cliff 厂, below: forest 林, sun 日 [cf. hemp 麻]
A cliff with a forest in the sun: a picture for a calendar.
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