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Kotomora

慱

grieving

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

慱 centers on deep sorrow or grieving. It expresses a heavy, heartfelt sadness.

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Etymology

慱 combines 忄 (heart/mind) with 專, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to concentrated or heavy feelings. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The heart radical 忄 beside 專 suggests a heart weighed down by concentrated sorrow. Picture a heart so heavy with grief that it can't be lifted.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a person grieving so deeply they can only manage a tan (as in a light brown color) of energy, their heart too heavy to feel bright. Tan -> タン.