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Kotomora

劖

make into mince, cut

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サン

Kun'yomi

  • た.つ
  • けず.る

Meaning

劖 centers on cutting something into small pieces: mincing, chopping, or carving away material.

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Etymology

劖 combines 毚 (a phonetic component with uncertain original meaning) and 刂 (knife), suggesting cutting or mincing with a blade.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 毚 looks like a pile of small pieces, and the right side 刂 is a knife. Imagine a knife mincing a pile of ingredients into tiny bits.

Reading mnemonic

For サン, picture a chef mincing ingredients under the sun: sun -> サン, and the knife 刂 chops everything fine.