屚
leak, escape, time
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロウ
- ロ
Kun'yomi
- も.る
- も.れる
- も.らす
Meaning
屚 centers on something escaping through an opening: leaking out, slipping away, or passing through. The time sense is a rare extension of something fleeting or passing.
Study
Etymology
屚 is a rare character. It visually combines 尸 (corpse or shelter) with 雨 (rain), suggesting rain leaking through a roof or shelter. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a shelter 尸, rain 雨 leaks through the roof. Picture water dripping down from the ceiling, escaping through cracks.
Reading mnemonic
For ロウ, imagine a low roof that lets rain leak through: low -> ロウ, and the water escapes.