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festival 祭
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A body part 月 (simplified from flesh/meat 肉) is put by hand 又 on an altar 示/礻 at festival (of sacrifice.
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祭
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| festival, celebration
matsuri, matsuru, SAI
祭
肉
礻
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Top: body/flesh 月 (simplified from flesh/meat 肉), hand  or: 又, bottom: show 示 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on; therefore 'to show')
Flesh is put by a hand on the altar: at the festival (of sacrifice).
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察
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| investigate, judge, guess, realize, consider
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Top: roof 宀, below: festival 祭 (The body 月/肉 is put by hand /又 on the altar 示 at the festival (of sacrifice)
(One wants to know what is sacrificed:) If the sacrifice 月 is covered 宀, it should be investigated.
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際
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| edge, brink, occasion, verge
kiwa, SAI
阝
祭
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Left: hill 阝, right: festival 祭 (Meat 月/肉 is put by hand /又 on the altar 示 at the festival of sacrifice.)
(If the party is too loud, shouldn't you celebrate in the center:) We're having the party on the hill because the occasion is at the edge.
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擦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| rub, grind, grate, scrape, scrub, chafe, scour
suru/reru, kosuru, SATSU
扌
宀
祭
礻
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Left: hand 扌, right: investigate 察 (Due to the cover 宀 over the sacrifice 月, we want to know what is sacrificed and that is investigated.) [festival = sacrifice = 祭 = The body 月/肉 is put by hand /又 on the altar 示 to sacrifice.]
The hand investigates by rubbing.
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