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eightfold earth 坴
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勢
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| energy, force, power
ikioi, SEI
坴
丸
力
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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.
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熱
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
坴
丸
土
灬
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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.
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陸
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| land, shore, continent
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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.
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睦
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| harmonious, friendly, intimate
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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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