媾
association, intimacy
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Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- よしみ
Meaning
媾 centers on close personal connection: association, intimacy, or a bond between people. The given meanings both point to a relationship of closeness and familiarity.
Most common words using 媾
- 交媾こうこう
sexual union
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Etymology
媾 combines 女 (woman) with 冓, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of meeting or connecting. The character expresses a close personal bond or association, often through marriage or intimate relationship.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside the meeting shape 冓 suggests two people coming together in close association. Picture a woman forming an intimate bond, like a trusted friendship or marriage tie.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, imagine a couple (コウ) forming a close association: the sound 'cou' in 'couple' cues コウ, and the woman radical 女 reinforces the personal bond.