溽
humid
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Readings
On'yomi
- ヒョク
- ジョク
Kun'yomi
- むしあつ.い
Meaning
溽 centers on oppressive, sticky humidity: the kind of damp, muggy heat that makes the air feel heavy and uncomfortable.
Most common words using 溽
- 溽暑じょくしょ
sultry; muggy; steamy; sticky; hot and humid
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Etymology
溽 combines 氵 (water) with 辱, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something heavy or oppressive, together suggesting damp, muggy conditions.
Meaning mnemonic
Water (氵) plus the heavy, oppressive feel of 辱: imagine a thick, wet blanket of humidity pressing down on you, making the air feel muggy and hard to breathe.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒョク, picture a humid day so sticky that you feel like you're wrapped in a heavy, damp hyo-ku (a made-up word for a humid cloak): hyo-ku -> ヒョク, and the water radical 氵 reinforces the dampness.