949. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 如 -> _ -> _ -> 盛 b) 妙 -> _ -> _ -> 味

Answer:

a) 如 -> 吐 -> 城 -> 盛

如  JO, NYO - equal, like, as, as if

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

城  JOU, shiro - castle

盛  SEI, JOU, mo(ru), saka(n), saka(ru) - prosperous, energetic, serve food

b) 妙 -> 劣 -> 加 -> 味

妙  MYOU - strange, odd, adroit, mystery

劣  RETSU, oto(ru) - be inferior

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

味  MI, aji , aji(wau) - taste