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new born baby 
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| Explanation |
Character of 子, but upside down: The child comes at the birth with head first.
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Used in these characters:
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育
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| educate, breed, raise, develop
sodatsu, IKU
肉
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Top: new born baby  (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with the head first), below: body 月/肉
The new born baby has a body, that needs to be raised and educated.
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流
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| stream, flow, drift
nagareru, RYŪ, RU
氵
充
川
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Left: water 氵, right: newborn baby (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), water/amniotic fluid 川
Water as well as a newborn child's amniotic fluid are flowing.
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統
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| unification, unity, supervision, govern, lineage
suberu, TŌ
糸
充
儿
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Left: thread 糸, right: fill 充 (The new born baby [child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first] flounders with its legs 儿 to be 'filled' [= to be fed].)
If threads are filled in, it's a unification.
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棄
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| abandon, discard
suteru, KI
木
帚
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From top: newborn baby (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), broom standing upright, tree 木 (broom = 帚)
A newborn child is swept with a broom under a tree and abandoned.
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充
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| assign, fill, charge (battery), sufficient, allot
mitasu, ateru, JŪ
充
儿
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Top: newborn baby (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), below: legs 儿 - Here: see similarity to flow/stream 流
The new born baby flounders with his legs to be 'filled' [= be fed]) and satisfied.
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銃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gun, rifle, arms
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Left: metal 金, right: fill, charge 充 (The new born baby [child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first] flounders with its legs 儿 to be 'filled' [= fed])
Metal fills/charges the gun.
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徹
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| penetrate, go through, pierce, remove
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From left: go 彳, raise/grow up 育 (The new born baby [= child 子, but upside down, because at birth with head first] has a body 月, that needs to be raised.), strike 攵 (hand 又 with stick ノ)
Go, grow up and if you can strike, you will get through it all.
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撤
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| withdraw, remove, disengage
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From left: hand 扌, raise/grow up 育 (The new born baby [child 子, but upside down, because at birth with head first] has a body 月, that needs to be raised.), strike 攵 (hand 又 with stick ノ)
The hand is raised, strikes and withdraws.
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硫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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Left: stone 石, right: var. of 'to flow' 流 (newborn baby [child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first], [amniotic] fluid 川/水)
[The melting point is 115°C] A stone that can flow is sulphur.
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