椓
strike, hit, beat, hammer
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Readings
On'yomi
- タク
Kun'yomi
- たた.く
Meaning
椓 centers on forceful impact: striking, hitting, beating, or hammering something.
Study
Etymology
椓 combines 木 (wood) with 豖, which likely contributes the sound and relates to striking or beating with a wooden implement.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a tree 木, and the right side 豖 looks like a pig 豕 with an extra stroke, suggesting a heavy wooden mallet used to strike or beat something.
Reading mnemonic
For タク, imagine a wooden tack hammer striking a tack: tack -> タク, and the wooden mallet drives it in.