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catch 
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護
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| saveguard, defense, protect, defend, guard
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Left: word 言, right: (only as a radical) seize, snare  (a plant weave 艹 to lure a bird 隹 underneath and grab it by hand 又)
(A convincing argument:) Words that seize/capture can protect you.
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獲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| obtain, acquire, seize, gain
eru, KAKU
犭
隹
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Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: (only as a radical) seize/lure into a trap  (a plait/bind/basket made of plants 艹 to attract/lure a bird 隹 below for catching by hand 又)
The wild animal is lured into a trap to obtain it.
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穫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| harvest, crop
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: (as a radical only) seize/lure into a trap (a plait/bind from plants 艹 to attract/lure a bird 隹 below for catching by hand 又)
Rice is seized (captured) during harvest.
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List of the radicals
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