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tally stick   

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潔
JLPT 1Joyo 5
 clean, clear, pure
isagiyoi, KETSU
 氵 糸
Left: water 氵, right: tally stick , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword 刀, thread 糸 (here: a cloth)
With water, a tally stick, a sword and cloth it can be cleaned.  
喫
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 consume, eat&drink, receive, ingest
KITSU
 口 刀 大
Left: mouth 口, right: pledge, promise 契 (tally stick , [pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement] - Cut into a tally stick with a sword 刀 in big 大 letters: the pledge)
The mouth promises to eat and drink.  
契
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 pledge, promise, vow
chigiru, KEI
 刀 大
Top: tally stick , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword 刀, below: big 大
Cut into a tally stick with a sword in big letters: a pledge.  
籍
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 enroll, register, membership
SEKI
 竹 耒 昔
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 耒 (tree with many branches; Here: wooden stick with grooves 丰 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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