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Kotomora

蟈

small green frog, cicada

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カク
  • ヨク
  • イキ

Kun'yomi

  • いさごむし

Meaning

蟈 centers on small creatures that produce sound: a small green frog or a cicada. Both meanings share the idea of a noisy, diminutive animal.

Study

Etymology

蟈 combines 虫 (insect/creature) with 國, which likely contributes the sound. The character was used for small, noisy creatures like frogs and cicadas.

Meaning mnemonic

The insect radical 虫 beside 國 suggests a tiny creature that makes a loud, country-filling sound: a small green frog or a cicada.

Reading mnemonic

For カク, imagine a small frog croaking "kaku" in a corner of a country garden: kaku -> カク.