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Kotomora

殫

become exhausted, all

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タン

Kun'yomi

  • つき.る

Meaning

殫 centers on complete depletion: becoming exhausted or using something up entirely. The sense of 'all' follows from the idea of total consumption.

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Etymology

殫 combines 歹 (death, decay) with 單, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something being used up or exhausted.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 歹 suggests decay or death, and the right side 單 looks like a container being emptied. Picture a container of life force being completely drained until nothing is left.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a tanning bed that completely exhausts your energy: tan -> タン, and after using it you are totally depleted.