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泌

ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒツ
  • ヒ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

泌 centers on a liquid moving slowly and spreading: oozing, flowing, soaking in, or penetrating. The secretion sense is a natural extension of a fluid being released and absorbed.

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Etymology

泌 combines 氵 (water) with 必, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something being forced or pressed out, as in secretion or oozing.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 beside 必, which looks like a heart with a slash, suggests a liquid being pressed out drop by drop. Imagine water oozing from a squeezed heart.

Reading mnemonic

For ヒツ, picture a drop of water hitting a hot surface with a hiss: hits -> ヒツ, as the liquid oozes and evaporates.