Saturday, September 6, 2008

EMOTION; ACTUAL CONDITIONS

情 ジョウ、セイ なさ(け)
JY5, 11 strokes
COMPOUNDS
emotion, feeling, sentiment, passion
情緒 じょうちょ emotion, feeling
激情 げきじょう violent emotion, passion
友情 ゆうじょう friendship, fellowship
sympathy, compassion, kindness
人情 にんじょう human feelings, humanity
愛情 あいじょう love, affection
love, affection
情交 じょうこう sexual intercourse, illicit intercourse
actual conditions, actual facts, real circumstances
情勢 じょうせい state of things, situation
事情 じじょう circumstances, conditions, situation
taste, elegance
風情 ふぜい appearence, air, taste, elegance
obstinacy
強情な ごうじょうな obstinate, headstrong
INDEPENDENT
情の深い人 じょうのふかいひと kindhearted person
情を明かす じょうをあかす disclose the true facts
KUN
情け深い なさけぶかい compassionate, kindhearted
情け無い なさけない unfeeling, cruel, pitiful, wretched, shameful
情けを交わす なさけをかわす have sexual intercourse

Combination of heart and blue/green with connotations of fresh and pure - so pure heart leads to compassion. Fact/situation comes from the idea of a heart having nothing to hide.

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