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Kotomora

轢

run over

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Readings

On'yomi

  • レキ

Kun'yomi

  • ひ.く
  • きし.る

Meaning

轢 centers on a vehicle passing over something with crushing force: running over or trampling under wheels.

Most common words using 轢

  • 轢くひく
    N3

    to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

  • 軋轢あつれき

    friction; discord; strife

  • 轢死れきし

    death by being run over

  • 轢断れきだん

    cutting in two under train wheels

  • 轢殺れきさつ

    killing by running over (with a car or train)

  • 轢過れきか

    running over (with a vehicle)

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Etymology

轢 combines 車 (vehicle) with 樂, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the action of wheels passing over something. The exact historical development of 樂 in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A vehicle 車 on the left and the complex 樂 on the right can be imagined as a heavy cart rolling over something with a loud, crushing sound.

Reading mnemonic

For レキ, picture a reckless driver running over a pile of wrecked cars: wreck -> レキ, and the vehicle crushes everything.