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Kotomora

檫

sassafras tzumu

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サツ

Kun'yomi

  • しんばしら

Meaning

檫 refers to a specific tree, Sassafras tzumu, a type of sassafras. Its meaning is a single botanical species rather than a broad concept.

Study

Etymology

檫 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) provides the meaning, and 察 likely contributes the sound サツ. The character was created specifically for the sassafras tree.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 named after the sound 察 (サツ): picture a sassafras tree with a label reading '察' to remind you it's Sassafras tzumu.

Reading mnemonic

For サツ, imagine a sassafras tree being inspected (察) by a botanist: the inspection sound サツ (from 察) helps you remember the tree's reading.