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Kotomora

覲

see, have an audience with

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キン

Kun'yomi

  • まみ.える

Meaning

覲 centers on a formal, face-to-face meeting with a superior: seeing someone in an official audience or having an audience with them.

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Etymology

覲 combines 堇 (which likely contributes a phonetic element) with 見 (to see), suggesting the act of seeing or being seen in a formal context. The exact historical development of the left component is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 堇 looks like a person kneeling formally, and the right side 見 means 'see'. Imagine kneeling before a ruler to be seen in an official audience.

Reading mnemonic

For キン, picture a king granting an audience: king -> キン, and you are seeing the king in a formal meeting.