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Kotomora

埸

border, limit, dike, frontier, boundary

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Readings

On'yomi

  • エキ
  • ヤク

Kun'yomi

  • さかい
  • あぜ

Meaning

埸 centers on a physical dividing line or barrier: a border, boundary, or frontier, often marked by an earthen dike or raised limit.

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Etymology

埸 combines 土 (earth) with 易, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The earth radical suggests a man-made earthen boundary or dike.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 土 is earth, and the right side 易 looks like a sun 日 over a striped boundary marker 勿. Picture an earthen dike built under the sun to mark the border of a field.

Reading mnemonic

For エキ, imagine a frontier station where travelers exchange (エキ, from 駅) their passes: the station marks the border, and エキ sounds like the first part of 駅 (えき).