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Kotomora

憶

recollection, think, remember

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • オク

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

憶 centers on the mind holding onto something: thinking about it, remembering it, or bringing it back as a recollection.

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Etymology

憶 combines the heart radical 忄 with 意, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of thought or mind, creating a character for remembering or thinking.

Meaning mnemonic

The heart 忄 holds onto thoughts 意: when your heart keeps an idea, you remember it.

Reading mnemonic

For オク, picture an octopus wrapping its arms around a memory: octopus -> オク, and the octopus never forgets.