屡
often, frequently
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Readings
On'yomi
- ル
Kun'yomi
- しばしば
Meaning
屡 centers on repetition: something happening often or frequently, with no strong additional nuance beyond repeated occurrence.
Most common words using 屡
- 屡々しばしばN2
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
Study
Etymology
屡 is the modern simplified form of 屢. The older form combines 尸 (a roof or dwelling) with 婁, which likely contributed the sound and may have suggested repeated actions under a roof. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Under the roof 尸, the inner part 娄 looks like a woman 女 beside a pile of rice 米. Imagine a woman repeatedly sorting rice under a roof, doing the same task often.
Reading mnemonic
For ル, picture a looping routine: the woman under the roof keeps looping back to the rice pile. Loop -> ル, and the frequent repetition is like a loop.