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Kotomora

劗

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サン
  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • へ.らす
  • き.る

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

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Etymology

劗 combines 贊 (left) and 刂 (knife). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it likely relates to cutting or reducing, as suggested by the knife radical and its readings.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 贊 suggests something valuable or praised, and the right side 刂 is a knife. Imagine a knife cutting away excess to reveal something valuable, hinting at reducing or cutting.

Reading mnemonic

For サン, imagine a knife cutting a sandwich: sandwich -> サン, and the knife 刂 slices it.