痕

mark, foot print

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Meaning

痕 centers on a visible trace left behind: a mark, scar, or footprint that shows something was there.

痕 combines 疒 (sickness) with 艮, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a remaining trace or mark, as in a scar left after an illness.

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 艮, like a scar or mark left on the body after an illness. Picture a visible footprint or trace that remains.

For コン, imagine a con artist leaving a fake footprint at a crime scene: con -> コン, and the mark is the trace they left behind.

Study

痕 combines 疒 (sickness) with 艮, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a remaining trace or mark, as in a scar left after an illness.

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 艮, like a scar or mark left on the body after an illness. Picture a visible footprint or trace that remains.

For コン, imagine a con artist leaving a fake footprint at a crime scene: con -> コン, and the mark is the trace they left behind.