痀
crouch, hunchback
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Readings
On'yomi
- ク
- ウ
Kun'yomi
- せむし
Meaning
痀 centers on a physical condition of being bent or curved: a crouching posture or a hunchback. Both meanings describe a body that is not standing straight.
Study
Etymology
痀 combines 疒 (sickness) with 句, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest a bent or curved shape, fitting the idea of a hunched or crouching body.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 句, which looks like a person bent over. Picture a sick person crouching with a hunched back inside the enclosure.
Reading mnemonic
For ク, imagine a person crouching in a cool, dark corner: cool -> ク, and the hunched posture fits the cramped space.