1764. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 早 -> _ -> _ -> 賦 b) 畑 -> _ -> _ -> 盛

Answer:

a) 早 -> 古 -> 員 -> 賦

早  SOU, SA, haya(i) , haya(meru) - early, fast, hasten

古  KO, furu(i) - old

員  IN - member

賦  FU - tribute, payment, installment

b) 畑 -> 里 -> 城 -> 盛

畑  hatake - cultivated field

里  RI, sato - village

城  JOU, shiro - castle

盛  SEI, JOU, mo(ru), saka(n), saka(ru) - prosperous, energetic, serve food