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Kotomora

噞

the movement of a fish's mouth at the surface of the water

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ゲン

Kun'yomi

  • あぎとう
  • はげ.しい

Meaning

噞 describes the specific motion of a fish's mouth opening and closing at the water's surface, as if gasping or feeding.

Study

Etymology

噞 combines 口 (mouth) with 僉, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically depicts a fish's mouth movement at the water surface.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 口 is a mouth, and the right side 僉 looks like a person with a big hat, but here imagine a fish poking its mouth out of the water, opening and closing it rhythmically.

Reading mnemonic

For ゲン, picture a fish at the surface making a gentle 'gen' sound as it opens its mouth: gen -> ゲン.