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Close but No Cigar

Whereas 心意 (shin’i: mind, mind + idea) meets the criterion, that’s not true of 心性 (shinsei: mind, disposition, mind + nature). It doesn’t matter that heartrad1.pngis a transformed version of 心 and that both mean “heart, mind.” I’m concerned here with repeating shapes.

It may seem as if the next compound has repeating shapes, but that’s not the case:

山出 (yamada(shi): country bumpkin)     mountain + to come out

The second character isn’t two mountains piled on top of each other but rather 出 ((da(su): to come out). However, 山出し is certainly a fun compound, implying that a country bumpkin is someone fresh off the mountain.

Here’s another that doesn’t quite cut the mustard:

強風 (kyōfū: strong wind)                        strong + wind

But the compound looks striking nonetheless!

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