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Kotomora

圂

pig-sty, privy

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コン
  • カン
  • ダン

Kun'yomi

  • かわや
  • わずら.わす

Meaning

圂 centers on an enclosure for animals or waste: a pig-sty or a privy. Both meanings share the idea of a confined, unclean space.

Study

Etymology

圂 combines 囗 (enclosure) with 豕 (pig), suggesting a pen for pigs. The privy meaning likely extends from the idea of a confined, unclean place.

Meaning mnemonic

An enclosure 囗 with a pig 豕 inside: picture a pig-sty, a messy confined space. That same idea applies to an old-fashioned privy.

Reading mnemonic

For コン, imagine a pig in a sty making a contented grunt: con -> コン, like the sound of a pig in its enclosure.