墹

steep slope

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Readings

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墹 centers on a steep slope or incline, often in the context of earth or terrain.

墹 combines 土 (earth) with 間, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a space or gap, suggesting a gap in the earth such as a steep slope.

The earth radical 土 beside 間 (gap/space) creates an image of a gap in the earth: a steep slope or incline.

For まま, imagine a steep slope that a mother (まま, mama) carefully climbs, holding onto the earth: mama -> まま.