媞
at ease
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Readings
On'yomi
- シ
- テイ
- タイ
- タ
Kun'yomi
- つまび.らか
- わるがしこ.い
- はは
Meaning
媞 centers on a state of relaxed comfort and ease, often associated with a graceful or composed feminine presence.
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Etymology
媞 combines 女 (woman) with 是, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest correctness or propriety, together conveying a woman at ease or composed.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside 是, which looks like a settled, balanced shape, suggests a woman resting comfortably at ease.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, picture a woman at ease, softly saying 'she' as she relaxes: she -> シ.