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Kangxi Radical

革: hide; to reform

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革 gé

radical 157
: animal hide (as in cowhide)
: to reform; to remove; expel (from office)

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かわ kawa

noun
: leather

つくりかわ tsukurikawa

noun
: leather; tanned animal hide

あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace;
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve;
: to do properly; to do formally

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かくkaku

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酉: wine vessel

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酉 yǒu

noun | radical 164
: wine vessel
: 10th earthly branch: 5-7pm
: 8th solar month (8th September-7th October)
: year of the Rooster

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とり tori

noun
: tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
(The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)

日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori

noun
: kanji “bird of the zodiac” radical 164

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ゆう yuu

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巾: towel

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巾 jīn

noun | Radical 50
: towel; cloth

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巾 | はば haba

noun
: width; breadth
: freedom (of thought); latitude
: gap; difference (in price); range (of voice)

巾 | べき beki

noun | Math term
: a power

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巾 | きん kin

noun
: napkin; cloth

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爫: claw; nail

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爫 zhǎo (or 爪 zhuǎ)

Radical 87
: claws; nail; talon; animal feed

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爪 | つめ tsume

noun
: nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
: plectrum; pick
: hook; clasp

爪冠 | つめかんむり tsumekanmuri

kanji “strike” radical at right (radical 66)

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none applicable

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攵: tap

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攵 pū

Radical 66
: rap; tap lightly

Kun Reading

攵 | のぶん nobun

kanji “strike” radical at right (radical 66)

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ぼく hoku

: kanji “strike” radical at right (radical 66)

攵繞 | ぼくにょう bokunyo

: kanji “strike” radical at right (radical 66)

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