奓
extravagant
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Readings
On'yomi
- タ
- シャ
- シ
Kun'yomi
- は.る
- おご.る
- あ.ける
Meaning
奓 centers on excess and lavishness: being extravagant, wasteful, or overly generous in spending or display.
Study
Etymology
奓 combines 大 (big) and 多 (many), suggesting something large and abundant, which fits the extravagant meaning. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Big (大) and many (多) together: imagine a huge pile of many expensive things, an extravagant display.
Reading mnemonic
For タ, picture an extravagant party with a tall tower of many treats: tall -> タ, and the big (大) many (多) things make it extravagant.