偭
transgress
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Readings
On'yomi
- ベン
- メン
Kun'yomi
- む.かう
- そむ.く
- かな.う
Meaning
偭 centers on going against what is expected or proper: transgressing, violating a rule, or turning away from a standard.
Study
Etymology
偭 combines 亻 (person) with 面 (face, direction). The character likely expresses a person turning away or facing the wrong direction, hence the idea of transgression.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 turning their face 面 away from the right path: that act of turning away is a transgression.
Reading mnemonic
For ベン, imagine a person bending the rules by turning their face away: bend -> ベン, and that bending of rules is the transgression.