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Kotomora

沐

wash

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Readings

On'yomi

  • モク

Kun'yomi

  • もく.する
  • あら.う

Meaning

沐 centers on washing or cleansing with water, often implying a thorough rinse or bath.

Most common words using 沐

  • 沐浴もくよく

    bathing (of an infant)

  • 斎戒沐浴さいかいもくよく

    purification; washing

  • 櫛風沐雨しっぷうもくう

    struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships

  • 沐するもくする

    to wash one's hair or body; to bathe in water

  • 沐猴もっこう

    monkey

  • 沐猴にして冠すもっこうにしてかんす

    to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown

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Etymology

沐 combines 氵 (water) with 木 (tree), likely suggesting washing with water poured from a wooden vessel or washing under a tree. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 pours over a tree 木, washing its leaves clean. Picture a refreshing rain rinsing the tree: 沐 means wash.

Reading mnemonic

For モク, imagine washing a mock-up tree made of plastic: mock -> モク, and you rinse it with water.