the hand-shape-sign:
Open between the index and the thumb upward,
showing the base shape
(人差し指と親指の間を開いて記号を象る)
the hand-movement-sign:
Draw the base shape in
one stroke (1筆に続けて書く)
(name):
[za] almost za of zigzag, but with the open
front vowel ( ザ )
ASCII: Y (the similar shape)
phonetic value:
[ z ]: voiced alveolar fricative (the base is the upside-down #65)
([ z ] #65を逆さにした対記号;上歯茎に舌先を近づけて出す摩擦有声音)
definition (single): plant (植物)
(verb):
vi. grow (come to a life as a plant) (生える)
vt. plant (put some plant in the life) (植える)
main images in base overlays:
1) Related to a part of a plant (植物の部分にかかわって)
2) Related to a kind of plant (植物の種類にかかわって)
3) Related to a condition/growing process of some plant (植物の成長過程や育つ状態 )
4) Related to something mainly by/for 'plant' (植物による、または植物にちなむなにか)
5) Without relating to 'plant', to form picture-like fundamental characters
as a part of horn, face, nose and tentacles (角、顔、鼻、触覚などの象形基礎文字の構成)
examples of base overlay:
Related to a part of a plant (植物の部分にかかわって)
{24(stable),66}: root (根)
{{02,14}(hair),{24,66}(root)}: root hair (of plant) (根毛)
{14(passage),66}:
stem (茎)
{14,{37,66}(tree)}: tree trunk ( not including elephant's ) (幹)
{14,{37,66},{20(out)28}( surface )}: bark (樹皮)
{{14,66}(stem),59( for the shape )}: bulb (球根)
Without relating to 'plant', to form a picture-like fundamental
character (象形基礎文字の構成)
{60,66}(mammals honed head
shape): hone, threaten ( v. with #gd ) (つの);
This character is used as a symbol of extension of human's
fighting power in a base overlay.
{{60,66},21(go)}: threat (脅し)
{{60,66},12(friction)}: collision (衝突)
{{60,66},65(occupation)}: soldier (軍人)
{{60,66},26(group)}: military (軍隊)
{{60,66},26,12}:
war (戦争)
{{60,66},50(tool, goods)}: arms, weapon (武器)
{{60,66,50}(arms), 64violent}: powerful weapons like missile or more (重兵器)
As the meaning of horns:
or
horned: Trypoxylus/ rhinoceros beetle (カブトムシ属カブトムシ)
or
the right and the left (horns): Lucanidae/ Stag beetles (クワガタムシ科クワガタ)
horn}: Caribou (トナカイ)
large : moose (ヘラジカ)
or
horn (having great horns): antelope (レイヨウ)
or
(branch): deer/Cervidae (deer Family) (鹿/シカ科の動物)
or
large: elk/Cervus canadensi (エルク)
To shape a face with #15, #33 meaning of 'face' (「顔」の形の構成要素)
{15,33,66}: face (as a fundamental character), represent
(v. with gd) (顔)
{{15,33,66},54(existence)}: representative (代表)
{{15,33,66},44(opened)}: laughter, laugh (vi. with #gd)(笑い、D動詞:笑う)
{{15,33,66},21(to)}: face to (対面、D動詞:向き合う)
{{15,33,66},50(tangible thing)}: masterpiece (代表作)
{{15,33,66},18(lower)}: chin (あご)
{{15,33,66},17(upper)}: forehead (ひたい)
{{15,33,66},{28,48}(wrapping)}: mask (仮面)
Shaping antennas/ tentacles of some animals
(アンテナ・触覚の象形)
{39(sense),66}(like a picture, also with the meaning of
sensor :
antenna/tentacle, sense through tentacles (v.
with #gd) (触角)
{38(human-made),{39,66}}: antenna (アンテナ)
{40,45,66}:
(looking like a insect): insect (wider meaning than Insecta) (虫: 昆虫綱より広い概念の設定)
or
grass: Orthoptera/grasshopper (バッタ目(直翅目)、バッタ・イナゴ類)
or
tree: Cicadoidea/ cicada (セミ科セミ)
{
(for the
shape),
main part of 'insect' symbol}: beetle (甲虫)
{
sheet,
main part of 'insect' symbol}: butterfly (蝶)
Here are more varied
insect symbols with some illustrations.
{{
,
},
child}: larva/larval (幼虫)
or
cover}: pupa/chrysalis (さなぎ)
{{
,
},
adult/mature}: imago (成虫)
{67(life),24(hard)}(shell),66,45}:
crustacean (甲殻類)
{{67,24,66,45},{17,18}(symbolizing 'vertically longer')}: shrimp/prawn/lobster (エビ)
{{67,24,66,45},{19,20}(symbolizing 'horizontally longer')}: crab (蟹)
Related to the nose and sense of smell, as its
shape of nose
(鼻の形との組み合わせで「鼻や匂い」にかかわって)
{31,66}:
nose (a part of body where nostrils are; for any animals); breath through
nose (vi. with #gd) (鼻)
{{31,66},59(liquid)}: nasal mucus (鼻汁)
{{31,66},{36,42}(sound)}: hum, humming (ハミング)
{{31,66},14(way)}: nasal passage (鼻腔)
{{31,66},39(sense)}: the sense of smell, smell (v.
with #gd) (嗅覚、D動詞:匂いを感じる)
Related to
scent/smell/odor (This part has been changed
since April 25, 2012)(匂いに関連)
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`YWO `scent/smell/odor
(匂い) {YW
nose (picture-like ideogram)(鼻)`O
`abstract concept, which works systematically}
`gYWO `emitting scent (放臭) {YWO
`g `open (開) }
`YWOa `: fragrance (花の香) {YWO
`aY `flower (花) }
`YWOQ `sharp odor (刺激臭) {YWO
`Q `shocking }
`YWOq `faint smell (かすかな匂い) {YWO
`q weak (弱)}
`OYWz `nasty odor (いやな匂い) {YWO
`z friction (摩擦)}
`YWOugp `sweet smell (甘い香) {YWO
`upOg `sweet}
`YWOh `chemical material of
scent (匂い物質) {YWO
`h `material }
`YWOK `source of odor (匂いの元) {YWO
`K `origin }
`YWO0 `odorless (無臭) {YWO
`0 `zero }
`YWOX `mixed odor (混合臭) {YWO
`X `piled (重なった)}
`nYWO `artificial scent (人工香)
{YWO `n `human
made (人工)}
`dYWO `incense (香料) {YWO
`d `goods(品)}
`YWOI `perfume (香水) {YWO
`I `liquid (液) }
`YWOr `the smell/fragrance
someone left behind (残り香){YWO
`r `behind}