掞
easy, smooth, quiet, suave
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Readings
On'yomi
- エン
- セン
Kun'yomi
- の.べる
Meaning
掞 centers on a state of ease and smoothness: something done without resistance, quiet and suave. The meanings suggest a graceful, effortless quality.
Study
Etymology
掞 combines 扌 (hand) with 炎 (flame). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it may relate to the idea of handling something with the smoothness of a flame.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand (扌) moving like a flame (炎): smooth, easy, and quiet, without resistance.
Reading mnemonic
For エン, imagine a hand moving so smoothly it seems to end (エン) all effort: end -> エン, and the motion is suave and easy.