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sunnse sparkles

east to check

.§. sunrise
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~ sparkles * east (e:Jongl) ~ to check (cha2)
iFl1s is an easy compoun fj.j~g~~ form of 'sparkles' This character is a The original meaning of
to remember, as it depicts was written as three circles, combination of 'tree' and this character was 'raft'.
the sun rising above the two on the bottom and one 'sun'. The sun rises in the To check and explore
line of the horizon. on top, and meant 'brilliant' East, and a man would what lies beyond the
or 'glittering'. have first gl impsed the horizon, you need a raft
sun through the trees.
The simplifi-e d form is *· of some sort.

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 S ~ Japan
(ri4 ben3)
Japan is known as the
'land of the rising sun' in
English. Japan lies to the
east of China, which is
where the sun rises.
sun +origin = [literally]
origin of the sun = Japan

EJ~A.
Japanese person
(ri4 ben3 ren 2)
..• sun foundation/origin ..'• Japan+ person =
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Japan

EJ~~ A
Japanese woman
(ri 4 ben 3 nu 3
ren 2)
Japan + woman =
Japanese woman

l sun foundation/origin person ;

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Japanese person

..•• sun foundation/origin woman person ••

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Japanese woman

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