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Ellipse Lazy 楕 ダ 楕円(だえん S+ 木 Tree

Kanji
Onyomi
English ellipse
Examples 楕円(だえん): ellipse
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2476
Components 木: tree; wood
左: left
月: month; moon
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword ellipse
Koohii Story 1 The 惰 lazy (#629) way to draw an ellipse requires two wooden pegs and some string (http://tinyurl.com/252zgx).
Koohii Story 2 "When tasked with planting the trees to form a circle, the somewhat lazy gardener just winged it (instead of measuring) and the result was an ellipse of trees."
RTK Index 2531

Tags: jlpt.n0, shouldsuspend, grades+, jinmeiyou, kanjifreq2001-2500

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