1724. What would happen if these characters got wet? 責 十 斬 曼 莫


Answer:

責  SEKI, se(meru) - condemn, censure, torture

十  JUU, tou, to - ten

斬  SEN, ZAN, ki(ru) - to cut

曼  MAN, MON, BAN, naga(i) - long, wide, stretch

莫  BO, MO, nakare, sabi(shii) - dusk, negative

Add the "water" radical (氵sanzui) to see what happens!

漬  tsu(keru), tsu(karu) - soak, immerse, pickle

汁  JUU, shiru - juice, sap, soup, broth, gravy

漸  ZEN - gradually

漫  MAN - aimless, random, involuntarily

漠  BAKU - vague, obscure, desert, wide