噲
swallow, gulp down, greedy
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Readings
On'yomi
- カイ
- ケ
- ワイ
- エ
- カツ
- カチ
Kun'yomi
- のど
- すす.る
- こころよ.い
- あか.るい
Meaning
噲 centers on taking something in quickly and completely: swallowing, gulping down, or acting with greedy haste.
Study
Etymology
噲 combines 口 (mouth) with 會, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of gathering or meeting, suggesting a mouth gathering and swallowing food or drink.
Meaning mnemonic
A mouth 口 beside 會 (meeting/gathering) suggests a mouth gathering everything in at once: swallowing greedily.
Reading mnemonic
For カイ, imagine a greedy person swallowing a whole pie in one gulp: pie -> カイ, and the mouth 口 on the left gulps it down.