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Kotomora

荵

hare's foot fern

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ニン
  • ジン

Kun'yomi

  • しのぶ

Meaning

荵 refers specifically to a hare's foot fern, a type of fern plant. Its meaning is narrow and botanical, without broader abstract extensions.

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Etymology

荵 combines the grass radical 艹 with 忍, which likely provides the sound. The character was created to name a specific fern, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 忍, like a fern enduring in the shade. Picture a hare's foot fern growing quietly under a tree.

Reading mnemonic

For ニン, imagine a ninja hiding behind a hare's foot fern: ninja -> ニン, and the fern conceals the ninja.