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Kotomora

濈

many

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ
  • ソウ
  • ジョウ

Kun'yomi

  • やわ.らぐ

Meaning

濈 is a rare kanji whose core idea is a large number or multitude, often associated with a crowd or abundant flow. Its standalone meaning is narrow and primarily literary.

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Etymology

濈 combines 氵 (water) with 戢, which likely contributes the sound and possibly the idea of gathering or collecting, suggesting a multitude of water droplets or a crowd. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 plus the complex right side 戢, which looks like a crowd of elements (耳, 戈, 口) packed together. Picture a multitude of water droplets merging into a vast flow.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine a huge crowd of people all wearing the same shoe: shoe -> シュウ, and the multitude of shoes represents the kanji's meaning of 'many'.