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SHIN 新
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RYOKU 緑
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new green leaves
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Heavily sowed grass thickens in GREEN layers when watered (水) well.
| 青 | blue, green | 8 strokes NN6557 |
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ao, sei
A plant sprouts its second set of branches on a BLUE moon (月).
| 変 | unusual, change, strange | 9 strokes NN0001 |
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ka(waru), hen
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TAI 大
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HEN 変
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very, greatly
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HEN 変
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KŌ 更
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change, modification
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KA 変
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WA わ
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RU る
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to be changed
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The UNUSUAL root vegetables used in the stew cooking on the folding table under the lid smell a little STRANGE.
ki, ō, kō
The grill has tens (十) of people ready to eat the organic YELLOW squash and other veggies skewered sideways (横).
| 橙 | bitter orange | 16 strokes NN2877 |
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daidai, tō
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TŌ 橙
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SEKI 赤
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SHOKU 色
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orange-red, fire red
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If you climb (登) the mountain beside the tree (木) to see the ORANGE sunset, take plenty of beans (豆) for energy.
| 紫 | purple, violet | 12 strokes NN4486 |
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murasaki, shi
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SHI SHI
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GAI 外
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ultraviolet
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When mixing PURPLE grapes for grape juice with a dipper, stop (止) if you spill any on your clothes as the threads (糸) will stain.
| 灰 | ashes, cremate | 6 strokes NN3396 |
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hai, kai
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HAI 灰
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IRO 色
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grey, ash color
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HAI 灰
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NI に
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NA な
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RU る
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to be cremated
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In the shade of a cliff (厂) were found the ASHES of a fire (火).
| 紅 | crimson, deep red | 9 strokes NN4441 |
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beni, kurenai, kō, ku
Through a string (糸) of costly construction (工) projects, the company’s books fell into a deep CRIMSON shade of red.
cha, sa
TEA leaves, like cut grass, are dried after a person (人) pulls them from a plant, and keeps them in bunches of 10 (十).
CHAPTER 2
PERSON
| 人 | person, man | 2 strokes NN0099 |
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hito, jin, nin
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NI 日
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HON 本
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JIN 人
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Japanese person
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NANI 何
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JIN 人
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What nationality (is s/he)?
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A PERSON stands on two legs.
Person 人, ｲ
