以

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← →

by means of

On-Yomi: イ — Kun-Yomi: もっ.て

Koohii stories:

1) [Immacolata] 3-11-2005(188): A man earns his living by means of the plow. I imagine a sweating man dragging a bronze-age "ard" behind him as he plows his field himself, too poor to afford an ox.

2) [Filip] 23-1-2008(42): Mr T now makes a living by means of a plow/hoe and the sweat he puts into it.

3) [shinyclef] 12-5-2009(31): By means of a plow and a sweat drop on his brow, a person earns his living.

4) [Euphemism] 12-4-2012(9): By means of the plow, with sweat on his brow, a man earns his chow.

5) [kapalama] 11-9-2011(7): 以上 , 以前 , 以外 , 以降 , 以下 , 以て =以って=もって, 以心伝心 , by means of (#1028 以) イ, (もって) … Parts: レ, ソ, 丶 (cf: 似ている becoming/similar (#1029 似) … Note: ’Plow’ is only used in 2 character 以 , 瓦 … Story: If you use "Person" in this Story, you might end up wanting to put 亻in it; more importantly the shape will be wrong. Learn your レ ソ n : This is written almost like those two Katakana characters then the drop last. Memorize it By Means of the Katakana plus a drop.

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