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nine out of ten
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Used in these characters:
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砕
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| break, smash, crush
kudaku/keru, SAI
石
九
十
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Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: nine 九, ten 十
A stone makes it in nine out of ten cases: to break.
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粋
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| chic, tasteful, stylish, essence, smart, sophisticated
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Left: rice/USA 米, right: nine 九, ten 十
Rice/USA is in nine out of ten cases: chic.
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酔
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| drunk, tipsy, dizzy
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: nine 九 out of ten 十
Alcohol with 90% makes you drunk.
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枠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| frame, limit
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Left: tree 木, right: nine 九, ten 十
From one tree you can make nine or ten frames.
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List of the characters |
List of the radicals
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