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to start, begin 甫
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Used in these characters:
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補
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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| supplement, assist, supply, make good
oginau, HO
衣
甫
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: begin 甫 (Image of the upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨and an object 丶)
Clothes are the objects for the upper body for providing: supplement.
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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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捕
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| capture, seize, catch, grasp
toru/raeru, tsukamaru/maeru, HO
扌
甫
用
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Left: hand 扌, right: to begin 甫 (Image of the upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨 and an object 丶)
You need your hand and upper body when: capturing or catching.
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浦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| coast, inlet, bay, seashore
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Left: water 氵, right: to begin 甫 (Image of upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨 and a head 丶)
The water, where you can stand such that the upper body is still seen is at the: coast or bay.
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舗
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| shop, store, pave
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Left: lodge, accommodation 舎 (...with a roof  over the ground 土 and an entrance 口), right: to begin 甫 (image of an upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨 and an object 丶)
The lodge for objects 丶 with a sales agent (= upper body) is a shop.
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哺
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| suckle, breast feeding
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Left: mouth 口, right: to begin 甫 (Here: image of an upper body with shoulders 一 and chest 月 with spine 丨 and a small baby 丶)
The mouth at the upper body is breastfed.
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