攪
disturb, throw into confusion
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Readings
On'yomi
- カク
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- みだ.す
Meaning
攪 centers on disrupting order: disturbing a settled state or throwing things into confusion, often through physical agitation.
Most common words using 攪
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Etymology
攪 combines 扌 (hand) with 覺, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of awakening or stirring. The character suggests stirring or disturbing with the hand.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 覺 (awaken) suggests using your hand to stir things up and wake a settled situation into confusion.
Reading mnemonic
For カク, imagine a hand stirring a pot so vigorously that the lid clacks loudly: clack -> カク, and the disturbance throws the kitchen into confusion.