dot; drop

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

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.

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.

horns
丷 component
ice
冫 component
insect
虫

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.

heart
心
ceremony
弋 component

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

evening
夕

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

丶
dot; drop component
water
氵 component
rain
雨

You use one towel to wipe four drops of rain.

Big Dipper
斗
repeater
々
master
主

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

fat
太
egg
卵

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.

standing heart
忄
nail
爫 component
cross
㐅 component
master
龶 component

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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