1085. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 哲 -> _ -> _ -> 盛 b) 磨 -> _ -> _ -> 帰

Answer:

a) 哲 -> 吐 -> 城 -> 盛

哲  TETSU - wisdom

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) 磨 -> 硝 -> 削 -> 帰

磨  MI, miga(ku) - polish, brush

硝  SHOU - saltpeter

削  SAKU, kezu(ru) - whittle down, delete, curtail

帰  KI, kae(ru), kae(su) - return