23. If you can find what these characters have in common, give yourself a big hand! 甲 員 申 寺 友


Answer: 

甲  KOU, KAN - primary

員  IN - member

申  SHIN, mo(usu) - to say, be named

寺  JI, tera - Temple

友  YUU, tomo - friend

Lend each a hand (手 SHU, te) to make a new character.

押  OU, o(su), o(saeru) -  push, suppress

損  SON, soko(nau) - loss, damage, failure

抻  SHIN, no(bu), no(beru) - stretch

持  JI, mo(tsu) - have, hold, possess

抜  BATSU, nu(ku)(kasu), nu(keru) - pull out, remove, leave out, surpass