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Kotomora

讙

noisy, disputatious

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • かまびす.しい

Meaning

讙 centers on loud, contentious noise: being noisy or disputatious, often in a verbal or argumentative way.

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Etymology

讙 combines 言 (speech) with 雚, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a heron or a clamorous bird, suggesting noisy speech.

Meaning mnemonic

Words 言 on the left and a noisy heron-like shape 雚 on the right: imagine a flock of herons squawking loudly, creating a disputatious racket.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, picture a can being kicked noisily down a street during a heated argument: can -> カン, and the clatter matches the noisy, disputatious meaning.