慟
be sad, grieve
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Readings
On'yomi
- ドウ
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- なげ.く
Meaning
慟 centers on deep, heartfelt sadness: grieving or being overcome with sorrow.
Most common words using 慟
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Etymology
慟 combines the heart radical 忄 with 動, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of being moved emotionally, leading to grief.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 動 (move) suggests a heart deeply moved by sorrow: 慟 is to grieve.
Reading mnemonic
For ドウ, imagine a grieving person saying 'dough' as they knead bread to work through sadness: dough -> ドウ, and the heart is moved.