痧
cholera, colic
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Readings
On'yomi
- サ
Kun'yomi
- これら
Meaning
痧 centers on acute internal illness with severe pain: cholera and colic, both involving intense abdominal distress.
Most common words using 痧
- 刮痧かっさ
gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)
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Etymology
痧 combines the sickness radical 疒 with 沙, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used in traditional Chinese medicine for cholera-like diseases.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 沙 (sand). Picture a painful, gritty feeling in the stomach like sand churning, causing cholera or colic.
Reading mnemonic
For サ, imagine someone suffering from colic suddenly saying 'Sah!' in pain: Sah -> サ, and the sickness enclosure holds the sound inside.