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connection, fiber 維
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維
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| connection, fiber, fasten, rope
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Left: thread 糸, right: bird 隹
(Such that it does not fly away) The thread at a bird is a connection: a fiber to fasten.
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擁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| protect, embrace, hug
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Left: hand 扌, right: lid 亠, connection 維 (Use a thread 糸 to bind bird 隹 for making a connection.)
With a hand, a cover or a thread (for tying up) a bird can be protected.
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羅
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gauze, net, thin silk
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Top: net 罒, below: connection, fiber 維 (The thread 糸 at the bird 隹 is its connection [.. such that it does not fly away].)
(Since birds have good eyes, the net must be thin) The net is made of threads and to catch birds, it is thin silk.
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