悻
anger, vexation, angry, indignant
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Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
- ギョウ
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- もと.る
Meaning
悻 centers on a strong, resentful anger: feeling vexed, indignant, or openly angry about something unjust or frustrating.
Study
Etymology
悻 combines the heart radical 忄 with 幸. The exact historical role of 幸 here is uncertain; it may have contributed sound, but the modern form does not clearly preserve a phonetic or semantic link to anger.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 幸 (happiness) creates a sharp contrast: when expected happiness is denied, the heart fills with indignation and anger.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, imagine a person named Kay who is always indignant about small injustices: Kay -> ケイ, and her angry heart 忄 flares up beside the idea of happiness 幸.