From: stueber@VAX.MPIZ-KOELN.MPG.DBP.DE
Subject: Kanji of the day ?65
Reply-To: NIHONGO@mitvma.mit.edu
Organization: The Internet
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:22:06 GMT

KANJI OF THE DAY # 65

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      ****  ****  ****5
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      ****        ****  7*********************
      ****        ****        8***
      ****        ****        ****    9*
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(Numbers indicate order and beginning of strokes)

JIS      = 1424 (serial number)
shiftJIS = 88AC (hexcode)
NELSON   = 1963
MIYAMOTO = 12-159
KUNZE    =

   OnYomi: AKU
  Kunyomi: nigi(ru) - to clasp, to hold, to seize, to make (sushi balls),
                      to assume (power)
           nigi(rasu) - to let (someone) take hold of your hand
           nigi(ri) - grasp, grip, handful, handle, rice ball, sushi ball

Mnemonics:  "A house holder has his family well in hands"

Derivation:

    hand (to hold)
       V
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      ****        ****                    **** <-- person (householder)
      ****        ****                    ****
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**********************
      ****        ****                  ****
      ****        ****  ********************** <-- inner recesses
      ****        ****        ****                 (enclosed area)
      ****        ****        ****    **           = house
      ****    **  ****        **        **
      ********    ****      **          ****
**********        ****  ****************  ****
  ********        ****    ******          ****
  **  ****        ****    **    ******
      ****      ****            ****
      ****      ****            ****    ****
      ****      ****    ********************** <-- earth, place
      ****      **              ****
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    ****

The right part can also be understood as a door plus a
shortened version of SHITSU=room.

Compounds:

NIGIriya  -  a miser, grasping fellow
NIGIritsubusu - to crush, to crumple; shelve table

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My latest visit to the book shop resulted in the following wish for Xmas:

"Dictionary of Modern Kanji Usage" (or so)

Kanjis are sorted by grades of frequency (difficulty?) and many
examples of compounds are given. Etymology is only scarcely mentioned.
Unfortunately the price is at 110,- DM (in Germany) :-(...

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