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printing block
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printing block RTKEdition
Community Mnemonic
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Before the advent of printers in Japan, typewriters couldn't be built as they were in the west due to how many kanji there are. Lots of small printing blocks had to be used instead. One side of the printing block would have a mirrored (anti) image of the kanji. This is true.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
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