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Kotomora

隤

to fall in ruins, to collapse

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ
  • ズイ
  • タ

Kun'yomi

  • お.ちる

Meaning

隤 centers on structural failure: falling into ruins or collapsing, whether of a building, a system, or a state.

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Etymology

隤 combines the mound radical ⻖ (阜, suggesting an earthen structure) with 貴, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a mound or wall collapsing.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⻖ represents a mound or wall, and the right side 貴 looks like a precious but unstable stack. Imagine a valuable structure crumbling into ruins.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, picture a tall tower collapsing with a loud tie sound: tie -> タイ, as the mound on the left gives way.