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old man 耂
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radical oigashira |
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教
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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teach
oshieru, KYŌ Left: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.), right: strike 攵 (hand  with a stick ノ)
The old man strikes the child with a stick in the hand when teaching.
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孝
攵
耂
子
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考
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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to think, consider
kangaeru, KŌ Top: old man 耂, bottom: wound seaweed 丂
The old man is at the wound seaweed and he is thinking.
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耂
丂
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者
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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person, being, some
mono, SHA Top: old man 耂, bottom: sun 日
The old man in the sun shows his whole person.
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耂
者
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暑
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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hot weather
atsui, SHO Top: sun 日, bottom: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
The sun is directly above the person - that's hot weather!
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日
者
耂
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老
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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old age, aged, grow old
fukeru, oiru, RŌ Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕
The old man sitting there has been aged.
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耂
匕
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孝
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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filial duty/piety (respect of child for parents)
KŌ Top: old man 耂, below: child 子 (an old man 耂 strikes with a stick ノ a child 子)
Towards an old man, a child has: filial duties.
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孝
耂
子
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署
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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government, public office, signature
SHO Top: eye 罒, below: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
Like an "eye" over the persons. That's the government (i.e. during signatures)
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罒
者
耂
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諸
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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various, several, many
moro, SHO Left: word 言, right: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.)
The words of that person can mean various things.
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言
者
耂
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著
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JLPT 2Joyo 6 |
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remarkable, author, renowned
ichijirushii, arawasu, CHO Top: plant 艹, below: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person)
Under the plant, is a person who is a remarkable author.
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艹
者
耂
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酵
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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fermentation, yeast
KŌ Left: wine jar 酉, tight: filial duty 孝 (An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
In the wine jar, with filial duty, yeast is set into fermentation.
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酉
孝
耂
子
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拷
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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torture
GŌ Left: hand 扌, right: think 考 (The old man 耂 is at the seaweed 丂 for thinking.)
The hand thinks of torture.
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扌
耂
丂
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煮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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boil, cook, simmer
niru/eru/yasu, SHA Top: person 者 (The old man 耂 shows in the sun 日 his whole person.), bottom: fire 灬
The person at the fire is boiling sth.
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者
耂
灬
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緒
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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connection, thong, cord, beginning, string
o, SHO, CHO Left: thread 糸, right: person 者 (is used at: 一 緒に【いっしょに】, where the one 一 thread 糸 makes the persons 者 to be connected.)
A thread (or bond) between persons is their connection.
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糸
者
耂
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賭
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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gamble, bet, risk
kakeru, TO Left: shell/money 貝, right: variant of person 者 (old man 耂, white 白)
The money of the white person was risked in gambling.
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貝
者
耂
白
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箸
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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chopsticks
hashi, From top: bamboo 竹, AND '+', chopsticks ナ, white 白 (or variation of person 者)
Made of bamboo AND the chopsticks are white: The chopsticks!
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竹
耂
白
者
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