Kanji 42

QuestionAnswer
夗 component
lie down

You lie down in the evening, and get stuck in your sheets.

宛
address

The crown lies down at the most beautiful address.

碗
porcelain bowl

You bring a stone to an address, and receive a porcelain bowl in return.

垂
hang

Twenty-one burdens hang on you.

郵
mail

Something hangs from the postbox in you wall. It's mail!

局
bureau

You get hooked in the mouth and are taken to a building with a flag in front of it. It's some kind of bureau.

従
obey

You step on a bolt of cloth with horns. It wants you to obey it.

縦
vertical

Threads obey gravity, hanging vertically.

辺
area

If you walk into a sword, it will be difficult to leave the area.

並
line up

You line up two sticks with horns.

漢
Chinese

If your husband only drinks water and eats grass, you know he's Chinese.

字
character

If you put a crown on a child, it will ruin its character.

昔
ancient

After orbiting twenty-one times around the sun, you're ancient.

借
borrow

Best borrow from a person who's ancient. With a bit of luck, there won't be an opportunity to pay them back.

達
more

You walk on the soil, see a sheep, and know there must be more.

練
practice

Thread your way east to master the practice.

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