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hachi, hatsu niwa, tei |
bowl, pot, skull garden, courtyard |
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hachi, hatsu niwa, tei |
bowl, pot, skull garden, courtyard |
 
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kin, kon hon, moto |
gold or metal, from a covering over nuggets buried in the ground roots at the base of a tree -- essence or origin, acting phonetically to express basket --> thus, a metal basket is a bowl |
 
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ko tei |
wide, spacious court or government office -- derived from people moving to take up their designated position in an area as the emperor appeared |
Henshall, Kenneth G. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Rutland, VT and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company; 1988), characters no. 14, 70, 114, 352, 1610, 1705. |