滋
nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity
Readings
On'yomi
- ジ
- シ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- し
- しげ
- しげる
Meaning
滋 centers on growth and enrichment: something that nourishes, becomes increasingly abundant, or spreads luxuriantly. The senses of planting and turbidity are natural extensions—planting encourages growth, and turbidity can arise from dense, proliferating matter.
Most common words using 滋
- 滋賀しが
Shiga (prefecture)
- 滋養じよう
nourishment; nutrition
- 滋味じみ
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
- 京滋けいじ
Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga
- 滋味に富むじみにとむ
to be nutritious; to be delicious
- 滋強飲料じきょういんりょう
tonic drink
- 滋慶医療科学大学じけいいりょうかがくだいがく
Jikei University of Health Care Sciences
- 滋慶医療科学大学院大学じけいいりょうかがくだいがくいんだいがく
Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Jikei Institute
- 滋殖じしょく
reproducing in large numbers; multiplying
- 滋賀医科大学しがいかだいがく
Shiga University of Medical Science
- 滋賀大学しがだいがく
Shiga University
- 滋賀女子短大しがじょしたんだい
Shiga Women's Junior College
- 滋賀県しがけん
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
- 滋賀県立大学しがけんりつだいがく
Shiga Prefectural University
- 滋賀県立近代美術館しがけんりつきんだいびじゅつかん
Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
- 滋賀県警しがけんけい
Shiga Prefectural Police (abbr)
- 滋養分じようぶん
nutrient
- 滋養強壮じようきょうそう
performance enhancement; nutritional enhancement
- 滋養物じようぶつ
nutritious food; nourishment
Study
Etymology
滋 combines 氵 (water) with 兹, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of growth or increase. The character suggests water nourishing plants, leading to luxuriant growth.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 nourishes the growing plants 兹, making them more and more luxuriant. The abundance can even make the water turbid.
Reading mnemonic
For ジ, imagine a lush garden growing so fast it needs a trim with giant shears: the 'gi' in 'giant' cues ジ, and the shears keep the luxuriant growth in check.