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1268
L1
慶
KEI, yorokobu
joy, rejoice,
congratulate
15 strokes
KEIŌDAIKeiō University
KEIJIhappy event
KEICHŌ good omen
Bronze ; seal . Has 164 ‘heart, mind’,
and 廌 (mythical beast said to resemble stag) as
phonetic with associated sense ‘delicious food,
1269
憬
KEI, akogare/reru
yearn, aspire, admire,
L1
be aware
15 strokes
DŌKEI/SHŌKEIaspiration
akogareyearning
akogareru admire, long for
Seal ; late graph (Shuowen). Has 164 ‘heart,
mind’, and 494 (‘scene’; ‘bright’) as phonetic.
Difficult to analyze, and scholars seem to avoid
receive delicious food/hospitality’, thus ‘joy’
at receiving this; generalized to just ‘joy’. One
view identifies lower part as , one of several
graphs meaning ‘foot’ (see Appendix), but Qiu
maintains this is based on a corrupted seal form
rather than earlier bronze forms. KJ1970:768-9;
MS1995:v1:522-3; QX2000:213-4; OT1968:331.
Difficult, but take in association with 441
‘love’, and 127 ‘building’.
Mnemonic: ODD FORM OF LOVE IN THAT
BUILDING, BUT REJOICE ANYWAY
it. Shuowen gives meaning as ‘perceive, be
aware’, but Shirakawa maintains there are no
examples of use in this sense in early texts, only
in the sense ‘be far away’ (Schuessler). Basis
for ‘adore, yearn’ (Japanese only) is unclear.
occurs in only one compound, as above.
GY2008:1846; SS1984:239; OT1968:387. Suggest
taking literally as 66 ‘sun’ and 110
‘capital’.
Mnemonic: MY HEART YEARNS TO SEE THE
SUN OVER THE CAPITAL
1270
L1
稽
15
KIN
consider, stop, reach,
bow low
strokes
KEIKOtraining, practice
shitaGEIKOrehearsal
KOKKEI na comical
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Interpretations
vary, and can become quite confusing. One
interpretation takes the graph as