湄
water's edge, shore, bank
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Readings
On'yomi
- ビ
- ミ
- ダン
- ナン
Kun'yomi
- みずぎわ
Meaning
湄 centers on the boundary where water meets land: a shore, bank, or water's edge.
Study
Etymology
湄 combines 氵 (water) with 眉, which likely contributes the sound and relates to the edge or brow of water.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 meets the brow 眉 of the land, like the edge where a shore begins.
Reading mnemonic
For ビ, imagine a bee buzzing along the water's edge: bee -> ビ, and the bee hovers right at the shore.