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release 放
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放
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| release, let go, send out, liberate
hanasu, HŌ
放
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攵
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Left: side 方, right: beat 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)
His side is beaten to make him release and then was let go.
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激
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| violent, intense, vehement, ardent
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Left: water 氵, middle top: white 白, the rest: let go/release 放 (In his side 方 he was stroke 攵 to release.)
(During a storm at sea:) When the water is white (= has white foam crests) at all sides/directions 方 and is striking 攵, it becomes violent.
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敷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| spread out, cover, lay
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Left: to begin 甫 (Image of the upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨and a bit of an ointment 丶), rest: let go/release 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵 / 攴, until he released)
To the upper body something is "released", when spreading out (i.e. applying an ointment.)
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倣
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| copy, imitate, emulate, follow
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Left: person 人, right: let go 放 (In his side 方 he was hit 攵 to release.)
(A golfer's trick:) The person has a sideways shot and that is copied.
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傲
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| be proud, pride, haughtiness
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Left: person 人, center top: earth 土, below + right: release, let go 放 (In his side 方 he was hit 攵 to release.)
(No respect for the environment of our planet) When persons of this earth are released, they act with pride and haughtiness.
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