夵
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Readings
On'yomi
- エン
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- すす.む
Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Study
Etymology
The exact historical development of 夵 is uncertain. It visually combines 大 (big) on top and 小 (small) on the bottom, but this may be a later simplification or variant form.
Meaning mnemonic
With 大 (big) on top and 小 (small) on the bottom, 夵 looks like something big shrinking to small, but since its meaning is unclear, treat it as a shape to recognize rather than a concept to memorize.
Reading mnemonic
For エン, imagine a big 大 and small 小 shape merging into a single yen coin: yen -> エン, and the coin's value is uncertain like the kanji's meaning.