咯
quarrel
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Readings
On'yomi
- カク
Kun'yomi
- は.く
Meaning
咯 centers on verbal conflict: a quarrel or heated argument, often involving raised voices.
Study
Etymology
咯 combines 口 (mouth) with 各, which likely contributes the sound. The mouth radical suggests the meaning relates to vocal activity, fitting the sense of quarreling.
Meaning mnemonic
The mouth 口 on the left and 各 on the right suggest each side using their mouth to argue: a quarrel.
Reading mnemonic
For カク, imagine a loud quarrel where someone shouts 'Cock-a-doodle-doo!' mockingly: cock -> カク, and the mouth 口 is right there in the kanji.