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at the ground 氐
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| Explanation |
Not as a kanji, but only used as a radical.
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Used in these characters:
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低
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| low
hikui, TEI
亻
氐
氏
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Left: person 亻/人, right: (Chinese only) floor/bottom 氐 (= the family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]
The person on the floor is in a low position.
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底
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| floor, bottom
soko, TEI
广
氐
氏
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Outside: building 广, below: (Chinese only) bottom/floor 氐 (= The family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]
In the house, the family is sitting on the floor.
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抵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| resist, match, defy, oppose
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Left: hand 扌, right: (Chinese only) floor, bottom 氐 (The family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]
A hand pushing against the floor gets a resistance.
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邸
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mansion, residence
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Left: (Chinese only) floor/bottom 氐 (the family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一), right: village ⻏ [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]
(Such that you do not always have to climb up the paths:) At the bottom of the village are the mansions.
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