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Kotomora

蕖

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キョ
  • ゴ

Kun'yomi

  • おやいも

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

Study

Etymology

蕖 combines the grass radical 艹 with 渠, which likely contributes sound. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top grass radical 艹 suggests a plant, and the lower part 渠 looks like a water channel. Picture a water plant growing in a channel, though its exact meaning is uncertain.

Reading mnemonic

For キョ, imagine a water plant growing in a channel, and you say 'kyo' as you point at it: kyo -> キョ.