嘊
wrangle, growl at
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Readings
On'yomi
- ガイ
Kun'yomi
- いが.む
Meaning
嘊 centers on verbal conflict: wrangling, arguing, or growling at someone in a heated exchange.
Study
Etymology
嘊 combines 口 (mouth) with 崖, which likely contributes the sound ガイ. The mouth radical suggests the meaning is related to speech or vocalization.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside a cliff 崖: imagine two people standing on a cliff edge, shouting and growling at each other in a heated wrangle.
Reading mnemonic
For ガイ, picture a guy standing on the cliff, growling loudly: guy -> ガイ, and his growl echoes across the cliff.