婞
hate
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Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
- ギョウ
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- もと.る
- まっすぐ
Meaning
婞 centers on intense negative feeling: hatred or resentment. The meaning is narrow and strongly emotional.
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Etymology
婞 combines 女 (woman) with 幸, but the historical role of 幸 here is uncertain. It may have been a phonetic component, but the exact origin is unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside 幸, but here the feeling is twisted: imagine a woman whose good fortune has turned to bitter hatred.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, picture a hateful person throwing a cake at someone: cake -> ケイ, and the spiteful act matches the meaning of hate.