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Kotomora

吩

give an order, sprout forth

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Readings

On'yomi

  • フン

Kun'yomi

  • ふ.く

Meaning

吩 centers on issuing a command or causing something to emerge: giving an order or making something sprout forth. Both senses share the idea of a directed outward action.

Study

Etymology

吩 combines 口 (mouth) with 分, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of dividing or distributing, suggesting giving orders or causing something to issue forth.

Meaning mnemonic

A mouth 口 dividing 分 tasks: imagine a commander's mouth issuing orders that split responsibilities among soldiers, or a seed's mouth-like split from which a sprout emerges.

Reading mnemonic

For フン, picture a fun commander giving orders with a grin: fun -> フン, and the mouth 口 is having fun dividing 分 tasks.