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lasting 永
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泳
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| swim
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Left: water 氵, right: long time/lasting 永 (The swimmer 丶 is in the water 水 for: a long time)
In the water, a person 丶 can be for a long time 永 (= above the level 一 of the water 水) when swimming.
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永
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| eternal, long time, permanent, lasting
nagai, EI
永
水
丶
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Top: head 丶 of a swimming person or an accent 丶 as emphasis, below: var. of water 水
I emphasize 丶 water has been here eternally. Or: This head 丶 is in the water already for a long time.
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詠
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| poem, recitation, compose, recite
yomu, EI
言
永
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Left: word 言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: long time, eternal 永 (I emphasize 丶 water 水 is there eternally.)
Words that exist eternally are: the poems.
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