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Kotomora

姍

slander, ridicule, proceed slowly

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サン
  • セン
  • ハン
  • サツ
  • サチ

Kun'yomi

  • みめよ.い
  • そし.る
  • みにく.い

Meaning

姍 centers on negative speech and slow movement: slandering, ridiculing, or proceeding slowly. The meanings do not share one clear conceptual center; slander and ridicule are verbal attacks, while proceeding slowly is a separate idea of unhurried motion.

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Etymology

姍 combines 女 (woman) with 冊, but the historical role of 冊 is uncertain. It may have contributed sound, but the exact development is unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

A woman 女 beside a stack of writing tablets 冊: imagine her slowly reading through them and finding slanderous gossip to ridicule.

Reading mnemonic

For サン, picture the woman slowly reading under the sun: sun -> サン, and her slow pace matches the unhurried meaning.