1402. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 炎 -> _ -> _ -> 脚 b) 切 -> _ -> _ -> 堤

Answer:

a) 炎 -> 畑 -> 胃 -> 脚

炎  EN, honou - flame

畑  hatake - cultivated field

胃  I - stomach

脚  KYAKU, KYA, ashi - leg

b) 切 -> 召 -> 吐 -> 堤

切  SETSU, ki(ru), ki(reru) - cut

召  SHOU, me(su) - summon, wear, take

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

堤  TEI, tsutsumi - bank, embankment, dike