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hot, spicy 辛
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| Explanation |
Is composed of standing 立 and ten 十. In reference to "needle" 針 (= はり), the ten can be seen as a needle. Thus, somehow the feeling of standing on a needle is expressed.
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Used in these characters:
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辞
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| word, address, speech, resign
yameru, JI
舌
辛
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Left: tongue 舌, right: hot/bitter 辛 (needle used for tattoo)
On the tongue it is too bitter: I stop my words.
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宰
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| administer, manage, supervision
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Top: roof/house 宀, below: spicy/bitter 辛 (image of a needle for tattooing)
(Always expensive repairs:) A house causes bitterness because you have to administer (= supervise) it.
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辛
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| bitter, hot, spicy, acrid
karai, tsurai, SHIN
辛
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Image of a needle for tattooing
The tattooing needle is bitter and hot (in taste).
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避
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| evade, avoid, ward off, avert
sakeru, HI
辶
辟
辛
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Left: movement 辶, right: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)
Movements which mean torture should be evaded.
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壁
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| wall, barrier
kabe, HEKI
辟
辛
土
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Top: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), below: earth/ground 土
Anal penetration on the ground behind a wall.
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癖
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| habit, mannerism, peculiarity, trait
kuse, HEKI
疒
辟
辛
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Outside: illness 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), rest: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)
Like a disease is anal penetration, when it becomes a habit.
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辣
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bitter, harsh
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Left: hot, bitter 辛 (needle for tattoo), right: bundle 束 (Things 木,禾 strapped with a ribbon 口 to a bundle)
(The bitter taste is dominant:) When the bitterness comes in a bundle (with other tastes) it remains bitter.
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