圥
mushroom
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロク
Kun'yomi
- きのこ
Meaning
圥 centers on mushrooms as a type of fungus. The meaning is narrow and concrete, with no clear abstract extensions.
Study
Etymology
The historical origin of 圥 is uncertain. It combines 土 (earth) and 儿 (legs), but how this relates to 'mushroom' is unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture 土 as the soil and 儿 as the stem and cap of a mushroom pushing up from the ground.
Reading mnemonic
For ロク, imagine a mushroom growing on a log: log -> ロク, and the mushroom sprouts from the earth.