target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#fb3_img_img_4857cf1d-5b11-503b-9951-e8d1bed46775.jpg" alt="image"/> Under the roof, two people (人) out of ten (十) GRADUATE with honors.
| 単 | simple, one, single, merely | 9 stroke NN0620 |
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tan
The SIMPLE addition of planting merely three bits of knowledge in a field (田) can reap benefits ten-fold (十).
| 協 | co-, cooperation | 8 stroke NN0617 |
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kyō
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KYŌ 協
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RYOKU 力
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cooperation, collaboration
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KYŌ 協
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KAI 会
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association, society, organization
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When ten (十) or more people multiply their power (力) through COOPERATION, they are stronger.
| 博 | Dr., PhD, wide knowledge | 12 stroke NN0621 |
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haku
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HAKA 博
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SE 士
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doctorate, PhD, learned person
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HAKU 博
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BUTSU 物
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KAN 館
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museum
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A person with a PhD oversees ten (十) fields (田) and has a WIDE KNOWLEDGE that can be measured (寸).
Colors 色
kuro, koku
Soil (土) from the bottom of a freshly plowed field (田) runs BLACK as ink.
shiro, haku, byaku
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BYAKU 白
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YA 夜
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the midnight sun
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Striking a match on the sun might initially produce very hot WHITE light.
| 的 | bull’s eye, mark, adjective ending | 8 stroke NN3867 |
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mato, teki
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MOKU 目
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TEKI 的
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purpose, goal
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NI 日
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HON 本
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TEKI 的
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typically Japanese
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In a field of white (白), a man pulls a plow right through the soil on the MARK he was aiming for.
| 皆 | all, everything | 9 strokes NN3869 |
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mina, minna, kai
Comparing (比) EVERYTHING that is white (白) as the sun, you will still find variation.
kō, ō
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KŌ 皇
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KYO 居
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Imperial Palace
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The EMPERORS and kings (王) in a foreign land wear white (白).
aka, seki, shaku
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SEKI 赤
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JŪ 十
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JI 字
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Red Cross
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The roots of the soil (土) are RED in color.
midori, ryoku
