1424. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 婆 -> _ -> _ -> 眺 b) 菓 -> _ -> _ -> 鳴

Answer:

a) 婆 -> 妙 -> 省 -> 眺

婆  BA - old woman

妙  MYOU - strange, odd, adroit, mystery

省  SEI, SHOU, kaerimiru, habu(ku) - ministry, reflect, omit

眺  CHOU, naga(meru) - look at, watch, gaze

b) 菓 -> 杯 -> 否 -> 鳴

菓  KA - cake, fruit

杯  HAI, sakazuki - wine cup

否  HI, ina - no, negative

鳴  MEI, na(ku), na(ru)(rasu) - cry, sing, howl, ring