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heavy 重
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A vehicle 車 with double 二 wheels is for the heavy.
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重
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| heavy, important, pile up
kasaneru, omoi, -e, JŪ, CHŌ
重
里
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A vehicle 車 (A hand-cart viewed from above, with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二) with further wheels 二
Vehicles with double wheels are for heavy (loads).
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動
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JLPT 4Joyo 3 |
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| move
ugoku, DŌ
動
重
力
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Left: heavy 重 (a vehicle 車 with double wheels for heavy loads), right: strength/power 力 (hand/arm  with biceps ノ)
For a heavy vehicle, you need force for moving.
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種
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| seed, kind, type, species
tane, SHU
禾
重
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: heavy 重 (vehicle 車 with double wheels)
[For the purpose of breeding:] From rice plants that are heavy, you take the seeds.
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働
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| work, serve
hataraku, DŌ
亻
動
重
力
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Left: person 亻/人, right: to move 動 (For sth. heavy 重 you need strength 力 for moving.)
The person moves (= sth. heavy with force) at work.
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勲
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| meritorious deed, merit
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Top: to move 動 (For sth. heavy 重 you need strength 力 for moving.), bottom: fire 灬
(With the invention of the lantern, it became possible to move the light.) Make fire mobile: This is a meritorious deed and merit.
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薫
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| fragrance, aroma, odour
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From top: plant 艹, heavy 重, fire 灬 Or: A heavy 重 pot 里 over the fire 灬 has its bottom black 黒
When the plants in the heavy pot on the fire dye black, they spread a fragnance.
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衝
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| collide, point of connection, clash
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Outside: go 行 (here: pedestrians), center: heavy 重 (vehicle 車 with double wheels)
When a heavy (vehicle) runs into the pedestrians, it colliding in a clash.
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挿
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| insert, put into
sasu, SŌ
扌
重
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Left: hand 扌, right: not etymological: vehicle 車 with additional wheels 重 [=heavy], however two 二 are missing
By hand the missing double-wheel 二 is adding to the [heavy] vehicle by: inserting it.
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腫
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| swelling, tumor
hareru, harasu, SHU
肉
重
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: heavy 重 (vehicle 車 with double wheels)
A body part becomes heavy when it is swollen by a tumor.
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