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Kotomora

泚

clear, bright and brilliant, sweat

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ
  • サイ
  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • きよ.い

Meaning

泚 centers on clarity and brilliance, like clear water or a bright appearance. The sweat meaning is a specific application: clear, glistening sweat on the skin.

Study

Etymology

泚 combines the water radical 氵 with 此, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses clear water or a bright, glistening appearance.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 beside 此: imagine a clear stream where you can see every pebble, so bright it almost glistens like sweat on a hot day.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, picture a clear, bright day when you say 'say' to the sparkling water: say -> セイ, and the water is so clear it seems to speak.