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Kotomora

氄

down

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ジョク
  • ジュウ
  • ニュ

Kun'yomi

  • むくげ

Meaning

氄 centers on soft, fine hair or down, like the fluffy under-feathers of birds or the delicate first growth of hair.

Study

Etymology

氄 combines 毛 (hair) with 矞, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to piercing or fine points, together suggesting fine, soft hair or down.

Meaning mnemonic

The right side 毛 means hair, and the left side 矞 looks like a complex tool or a bird's head with a crest. Imagine using a fine comb to gather the softest downy hair from a bird's crest.

Reading mnemonic

For ジョク, imagine a soft down pillow that you joke about being too fluffy: joke -> ジョク, and the pillow is filled with fine down.