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Learn Japanese: dot; drop - 丶

Japanese
/Kanji 2
/dot; drop

dot; drop

Word

dot; drop

Meaning

丶 ^component

Part of speech

kanji component

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

Kanji 2

Usages of dot; drop

dog

犬

A dog is basically just a big dot running around.

ball

玉

The king has a dot at his feet. It's a ball, how inappropriate!

on a cliff

广 ^component

That dot there, clearly someone standing on a cliff.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

fortune-telling

卜 ^component

To tell your fortune, connect the line to the dot, and the path appears.

word

言

Only after a dot is pronounced by three mouths does it become a word.

measurement

寸

You take your measurements by using one hook, which contains a dot for every centimeter.

In the middle of your face there is one dot. It's an insect!

night

夜

Even if you put a lid on your person and the winter is dotted, the night will still be cold.

insignificant

⺍ ^component

Two dots and a bend, truly the most insignificant kanji components.

The ceremony starts with one stretch and a drop of water.

evening

夕

A dotted sword cuts off the day and brings the evening.

You use one towel to wipe four drops of rain.

A drop falls on the kings head, showing that nature is always master.

The Easter Bunny drops eggs everywhere.

chopsticks

箸

With chopsticks made of bamboo and covered in some drops of soy sauce, you eat someone.

round

丸

Nine drops make a round shape.

order

令

Drops starts to form under the roof, and you seal it to restore order.

swim

泳

If there's water, and then more drops of water, you'll soon be swimming.

The dotted king is the master of them all.

tile

瓦

One bend drops the second tile.

dilute

薄

Diluting grass using water drops is your specialty.

not

不

A tea stick with a drop on it is not what you want.

salty

鹵

A furtune-teller predicts you'll be put in an enclosure on a cross with drops of salty water leaking on your head.

body part

⺼ ^component

You find an upside down box with drops of blood on it. It's filled with body parts.

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