慴
fear, threaten
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュウ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- おそ.れる
Meaning
慴 centers on a state of fear or being threatened, with the emotional response and the act of intimidation closely linked.
Study
Etymology
慴 combines the heart radical 忄 with 習, which likely provides the sound and may relate to repeated practice or flapping wings, but the exact historical development of the fear meaning is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart 忄 beside 習 suggests a heart that repeatedly flutters like wings when afraid. Picture your heart pounding in fear as you are threatened.
Reading mnemonic
For シュウ, imagine a threatening figure shouting 'Shoo!' to scare you away: 'Shoo!' -> シュウ, and your heart races with fear.