侐
quiet
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Readings
On'yomi
- キョク
- ケキ
- キ
Kun'yomi
- しず.か
- さび.しい
Meaning
侐 centers on stillness and quietness, often with a sense of solitude or loneliness.
Study
Etymology
侐 combines 亻 (person) with 血 (blood), but the historical origin is uncertain. It may have originally depicted a person in a state of stillness or quiet, but the exact development is unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 standing beside blood 血 is eerily still and quiet, as if in a solemn or lonely moment.
Reading mnemonic
For キョク, imagine a quiet person holding a cue card with the word 'kyoku' written on it, reminding you of the reading キョク.