70. Why are these characters only half way there? リ イ 田 糸 一


Answer: 

リ  Katakana "Ri"

イ  Katakana "I"

田  DEN, ta - paddy field

糸  SHI, ito - thread

一  ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one

Add 半 (HAN, naka(ba) - half) to make them whole!

判  HAN, BAN - stamp, seal, paper size

伴  HAN, BAN, tomona(u) - go with, accompany, entail

畔  HAN - rice paddy ridge, levee

絆  HAN, kizuna, hoda(su), tsuna(gu) - bond

羊  YOU, hitsuji - sheep