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Kotomora

厤

to calculate, the calendar

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Readings

On'yomi

  • レキ
  • リャク

Kun'yomi

  • おさ.める

Meaning

厤 centers on systematic reckoning: calculating and organizing time into a calendar. The two given meanings are closely linked, as a calendar is a calculated system of days.

Study

Etymology

厤 combines 厂 (cliff) with 秝, which likely represents an even arrangement of grain stalks, suggesting orderly calculation. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character is associated with reckoning and the calendar.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a cliff 厂, two grain stalks 禾 are arranged evenly 秝, like a farmer calculating the harvest and marking days on a calendar.

Reading mnemonic

For レキ, imagine a reckoning clerk named Reki who calculates the calendar under the cliff: Reki -> レキ.