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just one glove
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Explanation |
Consists of two hands ナ/ヨ and 又 whereby this hand 又 is under a cover 冖. In free interpretation, this is understood as “only one glove”.
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Used in these characters:
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侵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| invade, encroach, infringe, violate, trespass
okasu, SHIN
亻
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Left: person 人, right: "only one glove" (hand ヨ, only one cover 冖, further hand 又)
A person (burglar) with only one covered hand (=glove) has been invaded.
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浸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| soak, immerse, dip, dunk
hitasu/ru, SHIN
氵
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Left: water 氵, right: "only one glove" (hand ヨ, only one cover 冖, further hand 又)
In the water with only one glove, you get wet.
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寝
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| sleep, lie down, rest
neru/kasu, SHIN
宀
丬
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Top: roof 宀, left: bed 丬 (image of a tree cut into half; cf. fragment 片,爿), right: "only one glove" (hand ヨ, only one cover 冖, further hand 又)
Under a roof with a bed and only one glove is where I sleep.
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Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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List of the radicals
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