The Radical: 責

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liability, responsibility    責

Explanation Growing plants and money 貝 mean liabilities

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積
JLPT 3Joyo 4
 pile, stack, product
tsumu, SEKI
Left: rice plant 禾, right: responsibility 責 (... for growing plants and money 貝)
Rice plants and growing plants and money: These are things to pile.
 禾 責 貝
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責
JLPT 2Joyo 5
 responsibility, liability, blame
semeru, SEKI
Top: growing plant , below: shell/money 貝
Growing plants and money mean responsibility ..and liability.
 貝 責
Vocabulary
績
JLPT 2Joyo 5
 to spin (a textile) achievement, technique
SEKI
Left: thread 糸, right: liability, responsibility 責 (... for growing plants and money 貝)
Threads have the "responsibility" to be used for spinning.
 糸 責 貝
Vocabulary
債
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 debt, loan, credit
SAI
Left: person 人, right: liability, blame 責 (... for growing plants and money 貝)
A person bears the liability for his debt.
 亻 責 貝
Vocabulary
漬
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 to pickle (food), soak
tsukaru/keru, SHI
Left: water 氵, right: liability/blame 責 (for growing plants and money 貝)
Water is necessary (= has a liability), when the pickles get soaked.
 氵 責 貝
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噴
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 eruption, emit, spout, flush out
fuku, FUN
Left: mouth, opening 口, right: 卉 (ten 十, plant 艹), shell/money 貝
Out of the opening, ten plants and money were flushed out at the eruption.
 口 責 卉 艹 貝
Vocabulary
墳
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 (burial-)mound, grave, tomb
FUN
Left: earth 土, right: 卉 (ten 十, plant 艹), shell/money 貝
Earth, ten plants and money are needed for: a burial mound.
 土 責 卉 艹 貝
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憤
JLPT 1Joyo 7
 rage, aroused, indignant, anger
ikidōru, FUN
Left: feeling 忄, right: 卉 (ten 十, plant 艹), shell/money 貝
He has feelings about the 10 plants costing that (much) money: He is in rage.
 忄 責 卉 艹 貝
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