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Kotomora

凓

shiver, severe cold

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Readings

On'yomi

  • リツ
  • リチ

Kun'yomi

  • さむ.い

Meaning

凓 centers on intense cold that makes one shiver: a severe, biting chill.

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Etymology

凓 combines the ice radical 冫 with 栗, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the shivering sensation of cold. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Ice 冫 beside 栗 (chestnut) suggests a chestnut tree in freezing weather, its branches trembling in the severe cold—a vivid image of shivering.

Reading mnemonic

For リツ, imagine the shivering chestnut tree dropping its nuts with a sharp 'rits' sound as they hit the frozen ground: rits -> リツ.