エン, あ.てる, あて, づつ, あたか.も

address, just like, fortunately

JLPT0 G7 S8 F5000

The relevant seal inscription form shows two figures bending beneath a cover (compare ) → *bend* (= make the body round) in concealment → *wind*. *As if*, *just like*, *addressed (to)* and *allotment* are borrowed meanings. In derivative characters, exerts either the conceptual influence "bend" ( etc.) or "circular" ( etc.).

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