1017. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 針 -> _ -> _ -> 堀 b) 粒 -> _ -> _ -> 脚

Answer:

a) 針 -> 古 -> 吐 -> 堀

針  SHIN, hari - needle

古  KO, furu(i) - old

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

堀  hori - moat, canal, ditch

b) 粒 -> 音 -> 明 -> 脚

粒  RYUU, tsubu - a grain

音  ON, IN, oto, ne - sound

明  MEI, MYOU, aka(rui), a(keru) - bright

脚  KYAKU, KYA, ashi - leg