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Kotomora

晅

light of the sun, to dry in the sun

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ケン
  • カン

Kun'yomi

  • あき.らか

Meaning

晅 centers on sunlight and its warming, drying effect: the light of the sun, or the act of drying something in the sun.

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Etymology

晅 combines 日 (sun) with 亘, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest spreading or extending, fitting the idea of sunlight spreading to dry things.

Meaning mnemonic

The sun 日 spreads its light across 亘, like sunlight extending over a field to dry clothes or crops.

Reading mnemonic

For ケン, imagine a ken (a traditional Japanese unit of length) of cloth laid out to dry under the sun: ken -> ケン, and the sun's light dries it.