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Kotomora

忼

weep, grieve

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • ホウ
  • ヒョウ

Kun'yomi

  • なげ.く
  • あなど.る

Meaning

忼 centers on deep emotional distress: weeping or grieving from sorrow or loss.

Study

Etymology

忼 combines the heart radical 忄 with 亢, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the structure suggests a phono-semantic compound related to emotional states.

Meaning mnemonic

The heart radical 忄 beside 亢 (which looks like a person with a heavy load) suggests a heart weighed down by sorrow, leading to weeping and grief.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a grieving person crying out 'Koh!' as they weep: Koh -> コウ, and the heart 忄 is heavy with grief.