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pile 
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| Explanation |
originally two baskets, the lower one turned upside down
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Used in these characters:
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構
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| construct, structure, posture, to care for sb.
kamau, KŌ
木
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Left: tree 木, right: piled up  (originally two baskets, the lower one 再 turned upside down.)
Trees are piled up for building.
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講
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| lecture
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of mouth 口), right: to pile up (originally two baskets, the lower one 再 turned upside down.)
Words piled up are a lecture.
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再
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| again, twice, re-
futatabi, SAI, SA
冂
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Top: one 一, below: upturned basket
One upturned basket again!
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溝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| ditch, drain, gutter, channel
mizo, dobu, KŌ
氵
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Left: water 氵, right: pile up/accumulate (two baskets 再 on top of each other, the lower one upside down)
If you want to pile up (= collect) water, you need a ditch.
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購
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| purchase, buy
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Left: shell/money 貝 right: pile up/accumulate (two baskets on top of each other, the lower one 再 upside down)
Money is accumulated for purchases.
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List of the radicals
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