871. What's the common thread linking these five kanji? 者 且 又+土 子+一 色


Answer:

者  SHA, mono - person

且  katsu - and

又+土  mata - again, also, moreover / DO, tsuchi - earth, soil

子+一  SHI, SU, ko - child / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one

色  SHOKU, SHIKI, iro - colour, passion

Add 糸 (SHI, ito - thread) to make different characters:

緒  SHO, CHO, o(chiru) - beginning, cord, strap

組  SO, kumi - structure, organisation, put together

経  KEI, KYOU, he(ru) - passage of time, elapse, sutra

孫  SON, mago - grandchild

絶  ZETSU, ta(eru), ta(tsu), ta(yasu) - die out, end, cut off, interrupt, kill off