1807. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 架 -> _ -> _ -> 肪 b) 弦 -> _ -> _ -> 絶

Answer:

a) 架 -> 柱 -> 青 -> 肪

架  KA, ka(keru), ka(karu) - hang, build (a bridge)

柱  CHUU, hashira - pillar, column, pole

青  SEI, SHOU, ao(i) - blue

肪  BOU - animal fat

b) 弦 -> 畜 -> 累 -> 絶

弦  GEN, tsuru - string, bowstring

畜  CHIKU - animal raising, domestic animal

累  RUI - involvement, trouble, accumulation

絶  ZETSU, ta(eru), ta(tsu), ta(yasu) - die out, end, cut off, interrupt, kill off