The Japanese Radical: 曽


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formerly, before    曽

Explanation From top: out of 丷, field 田, sun 日. Out of the fields rises the sun as before.

Used in these characters:
増
JLPT 2Joyo 5
 increase, gain, rise
masu, fueru/yasu, ZŌ
 土 曽 丷
Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
On earth, compared to before, we have increased.  
層
JLPT 2Joyo 6
 class, stratum, layer
SŌ
 尸 曽 丷
Top: buttock seen from the side 尸, below: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
These buttocks were formerly in this (upper) class.  
憎
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 hate, loathe, detest
nikumu/i/shimi, ZŌ
 忄 丷 曽
Left: feeling 忄, right: before/formerly 曽 build up (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
The feeling I had formerly is hate.  
僧
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 Buddhist priest, monk
SŌ
 亻 曽 丷
Left: person 人, right: former/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a priest.  
贈
JLPT 2Joyo 7
 present, give
okuru, ZŌ, SŌ
 貝 曽 丷
Left: shell/money 貝, right: formerly, before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 and under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly)
If I had money as formerly, I would give it as a present.  
曽
JLPT -Joyo 7
 formerly, before
SŌ, ZO
 曽 日 丷
From top: out of 丷 (here: rain), field 田, sun 日
At rain on the field and under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.  

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