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Kotomora

佪

hesitate, go around

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カイ
  • エ

Kun'yomi

  • さまよ.う

Meaning

佪 centers on wavering movement: hesitating in place or going around in circles rather than moving directly forward.

Study

Etymology

佪 combines 亻 (person) with 回 (turn, revolve), suggesting a person turning around or hesitating. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component relationship is clear.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 caught in a loop 回, going around in circles and unable to decide which way to go.

Reading mnemonic

For カイ, picture a person hesitating at a crossroads, going around in circles like a kite (カイ) looping in the sky: kite -> カイ.