1672. Why do these five characters look lonely? 木 立 主 言 共


Answer:

木  MOKU, BOKU, ki - tree

立  RITSU, RYUU, ta(tsu), ta(teru) - stand

主  SHU, nushi, omo - lord, main

言  GEN, GON, i(u), koto - say, speech

共  KYOU, tomo - together, both, all

Add a person (⺅ The "Ninben" radical - person / Katakana "I") to each to make another kanji.

休  KYUU, yasu(mu) - rest

位  I, kurai - rank

住  JUU, sumu - live

信  SHIN - believe

供  KYOU, tomo, sona(eru) - offer, retinue, attendant