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together 共
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黄
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| yellow
kiiro, KŌ, Ōコウ、オウ、き、（こ） |
黄
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 | Top and bottom: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table  together.), middle: a variation of field 田
(in autumn) Together the fields turn yellow.
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横
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| side, beside, horizontal, lying down
yoko, Ōオウ、よこ |
木
黄
共
| Left: tree 木, right: yellow 黄 ([In autumn:] Together 共 the fields 田 turn yellow.)
(Dying trees can be recognized by their yellow foliage and need to be cut down:) Trees that have turned yellow are are laid aside horizontally.
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港
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| harbor, port
minato, KŌコウ、みなと |
氵
共
己
| Left: water 氵, right: 巷 (together 共 [=Put the plants 艹 on the table ] and oneself 己 (己 = Following the winding path I find myself.)
From the waters for reaching the "together" you yourself need to go to: the harbor.
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共
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| together, with
tomo, KYŌキョウ、とも |
八
共
艹
| Top: plant 艹, below: table
Put the plants on the table together.
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借
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| borrow, loan, liability, rent
kariru, SHAKUシャク、か-りる |
亻
昔
共
| Left: person 亻/人, right: past, old days 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 thinking of old days.)
The person has in the past borrowed sth. and now has an obligation.
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選
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| choice, choose, selection
erabu, yoru, SENセン、えら-ぶ |
辶
己
共
| Left: movement 辶, right: 2 x self/me 己 (here: twice self, thus: both), together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
(i.e. when dancing:) Both can do the movements each themselves or together: It's their choice.
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暴
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| expose, violence, outburst, rage
abareru/ku, BŌ, BAKUボウ、（バク）、あば-く、あば-れる |
日
共
水
| From top: sun 日, together with 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together-) and water 水
The sun together with the water exposes the violence.
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異
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| differ, dissimilar, strange, uncommon
kotonaru, Iイ、こと |
異
田
共
| Top: rice field 田, bottom: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
Put a rice field together (with other fields) and you will see that they differ.
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供
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| offer, submit, attendant
tomo, sonaeru, KYŌ, KUキョウ、（ク）、そな-える、とも |
亻
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| Left: person 亻/人, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
The persons altogether offer themselves as attendants.
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展
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| exhibit, display, expand
TENテン |
尸
共
| From top: buttock seen from the side 尸, grass/plant 艹, var. of clothes 衣
For the buttocks he used grass to make clothes, and this should be in an exhibition.
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恭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| respectful, reverent
uyauyashii, KYŌキョウ、うやうや-しい |
共
心
| Top: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), below: heart 心
We are together in our hearts with respect.
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洪
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| flood, vast, deluge
KŌコウ |
氵
共
| Left: water 氵, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
All waters together make a flood.
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昔
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| old days, long ago, past, antiquity
mukashi, SEKI, SHAKUセキ、（シャク）、むかし |
昔
日
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| Top: variation of together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), bottom: sun 日
Together in the sun we think of the old days.
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殿
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| Mister ..., palace, mansion, hall, lord
DEN, TENデン、テン、との、どの |
尸
共
殳
| Left: buttock from the side 尸 and together 共, right: weapon 几 in a hand 又
Buttocks together with armed hands are in the palace of Mister ....
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爆
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| burst, explode, bomb
BAKUバク |
火
目
共
水
| Left: fire 火, right: expose, violence 暴 (= sun 日 [here: frying pan,skillet], together 共, water 水)
(You can not extinguish burning fat in a frying pan with water.) Fire leads in a frying pan 日 together with water to an explosion.
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翼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| wing
tsubasa, YOKUヨク、つばさ |
羽
異
田
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| Top: wings 羽, bottom: differ, strange 異 (Put a rice field 田 together 共 (with other fields) and you will see how different they are.)
The two wings are different but they are wings.
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戴
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be crowned with, (polite:) receive
itadaku, TAIタイ |
十
異
戈
共
| From top: ten 十, halberd 戈; differ, strange 異 (Put a rice field 田 together 共 (with other fields) and you will see how different they are.)
(The envoys of the neighboring kingdoms had different weapons:) Ten different halberds came to the coronation.
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