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Kotomora

澌

to exhaust, to drain dry

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シ
  • セイ
  • サイ

Kun'yomi

  • つ.きる

Meaning

澌 centers on the idea of something being used up or completely emptied, especially of liquid: to exhaust or drain dry.

Study

Etymology

澌 combines 氵 (water) with 斯, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of dividing or cutting off, suggesting water being cut off or exhausted.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and 斯 on the right: picture a stream being cut off and drained until nothing is left.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, imagine a thirsty person seeing a drained river and sighing 'sheesh' in disappointment: sheesh -> シ, as the water is exhausted.