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Kotomora

玆

now, here, this, time, year

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シ
  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • しげ.る
  • ます
  • むしろ
  • ここに

Meaning

玆 centers on the present moment or location: now, here, this. The time and year senses extend that idea to the current time or year.

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Etymology

玆 is a duplication of 玄, which originally depicted a twisted thread and later came to mean dark or profound. The doubling likely intensifies the idea of something immediate or present, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Two 玄 side by side look like a pair of dark, profound threads twisted together. Imagine holding them right now, here in your hand—this is the present moment.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, picture a sheet of paper with 'now' written on it: sheet -> シ, and the sheet is right here, this moment.