The Japanese Radical: 坴


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eightfold earth    坴

Explanation

Used in these characters:
勢
JLPT 2Joyo 5
 energy, force, power
ikioi, SEI
 坴 丸 力
Top left: 坴 (earth 土, eight 八, earth/soil 土), right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra accent 丶 to become round.), below: force, strength 力
(When building a fortification:) Eight layers of soil piled up all around with effort needs a lot of energy.  
熱
JLPT 3Joyo 4
 heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
 坴 丸 土 灬
Left: 坴 (earth 土, eight 八, earth 土), right: round 丸 (sth. nine-九-sided needs an extra stroke 丶 to become round.), bottom: fire 灬
Earth in eight layers around the fire: This will be a heat.  
陸
JLPT 3Joyo 4
 land, shore, continent
RIKU
 阝 坴 土
Left: hill 阝, right: 坴 (earth 土 and eightfold 八 earth 土)
A "hill" where you go from earth to eight-fold earth is a continent.  
睦
JLPT -Joyo 7
 harmonious, friendly, intimate
BOKU
 目 坴 土
Left: eye 目, right: 坴 (earth 土 and eightfold 八 earth 土) [= part of continent 陸]
The view on all that land is friendly and harmonious.  

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