779. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 早 -> _ -> _ -> 堀 b) 昆 -> _ -> _ -> 現

Answer:

a) 早 -> 古 -> 吐 -> 堀

早  SOU, SA, haya(i) , haya(meru) - early, fast, hasten

古  KO, furu(i) - old

吐  TOU, ha(ku) - spew, vomit, give vent to

堀  hori - moat, canal, ditch

b) 昆 -> 皆 -> 皇 -> 現

昆  KON - elder brother, later, insect

皆  KAI, mina  - all

皇  KOU, OU - emperor

現  GEN, arawa(reru), arawa(su) - present, appear, show