塋
cemetery
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Readings
On'yomi
- エイ
Kun'yomi
- はか
Meaning
塋 centers on a burial ground: a cemetery or grave site.
Most common words using 塋
- 墳塋ふんえい
grave; tomb; graveyard
Study
Etymology
塋 combines 土 (earth, ground) with a phonetic component that likely contributed the sound エイ. The character is used specifically for a grave or cemetery, where earth is central.
Meaning mnemonic
The bottom 土 is earth, and the top looks like a flame over a cover. Picture a flame-lit covered mound of earth marking a cemetery.
Reading mnemonic
For エイ, imagine an eerie (エイ) cemetery at night: the eerie sound cues エイ, and the earth mound marks the grave.