淆
turbidity, mixing
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Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- ま.じる
Meaning
淆 centers on a state of being mixed up and unclear, like muddy water where different things are blended together into a turbid, indistinct mass.
Most common words using 淆
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Etymology
淆 combines 氵 (water) with 肴, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of mixing or blending, as in water becoming turbid when things are stirred together.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 on the left and 肴 (which can suggest food or mixing) on the right: imagine stirring a pot of soup until the water becomes cloudy and all the ingredients are mixed together.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, picture a cook stirring a turbid broth: cook -> コウ, and the cook's mixing makes the water cloudy.