Friday, January 12, 2018

付と守

寸 (measurement; think of a hand with measuring tape) has lots of descendants, too many to put in one group.  So I'm taking two subgroups:  付 and 守.
付, attach:                   Use hand to stick tape onto a person.
附, attach:                   Past the hills, you can still use your hand to stick
                                     tape on a person.
                                     (Meanings of these 2 漢字 seem to be the same.)
府, urban prefecture:  A place with houses near enough to attach to each
                                     other must be urban
符, sign/token:           Attach a bamboo sign on the wall
腐, rot:                       Sticky, rotten meat in your kitchen.  This is also part of the
                                    word tofu 豆腐, bean rot -- yum.
守, protect:                Under the roof, measure the house to verify it's safe
                                    and protect people
狩, hunt:                    Hunter protects, under the roof, Little Red Riding Hood
                                    from a wild animal.

府付附付符狩守寸

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