侁
crowd
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Readings
On'yomi
- シン
Kun'yomi
- い.く
- つか.い
Meaning
侁 centers on a group of people moving together: a crowd or throng. The idea is of many individuals in motion as one mass.
Study
Etymology
侁 combines the person radical 亻 with 先 (advance, precede). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it likely expresses people moving forward in a group.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 leading the way 先, with many others following close behind: a crowd surging forward.
Reading mnemonic
For シン, imagine a shin-high crowd of people pressing forward: shin -> シン, and the crowd moves as one.