person

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

Usages of person

what
何

By asking what, a person investigates the possible.

step
彳 component

To take a step, a person must bend their knee.

rest
休

A person leaning against a tree is taking a rest.

make
作
lend
貸

There is a person at the ceremony who is out of shellfish. You lend some to him.

transmit
伝

To transmit a message, a person must say something.

亻
person component
change
化
You know a person who uses a spoon to change the world.
offer
供

A person invites you to lay together. That's an offer you can't refuse.

believe; trust
信

You believe any word a person says.

side
側

You have a person who rules you by your side.

reside
住

A person's master determines where he resides.

body
体

You know a person who believes that reading books will improve his body.

low
低

A person with only one family name is from a pretty low class.

use
使
Before you use someone, you always check if the person is not an official.
中ちゅう国ごく人じんtyuugokuzin
Chinese person
labor
働

Doing labor, a person moves a lot.

doing
仕

It is only by doing that a person can become a gentleman.

tenderness
優

A person filled with melancholy often has the deepest tenderness.

attach
付

A person makes precise measurements to attach some tiles.

chief
伯

The chief is generally a person with white hair.

other
他

Every person wants to be some other person.

borrow
借

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

a hundred people
佰

A person times a hundred is a hundred people.

substitute
代

The person presiding over the ceremony is not present, so you have to act as a substitute.

preserve
保

You are amazed at how long you can preserve a person.

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