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Kotomora

涵

immerse

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カン

Kun'yomi

  • ひた.す

Meaning

涵 centers on being fully surrounded by a liquid or influence: to immerse something in water, or to be deeply steeped in an idea or quality.

Most common words using 涵

  • 涵養かんよう

    cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill)

  • 水源涵養すいげんかんよう

    headwater conservation; water source protection; water source cultivation

  • 水源涵養林すいげんかんようりん

    watershed protection forest

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Etymology

涵 combines 氵 (water) with 函, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of containing or enclosing. The character suggests water enclosing or immersing something.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 pours into a container 函, completely immersing whatever is inside. Picture a box filling with water until everything is submerged.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, imagine a can filled with water, immersing a small object: can -> カン, and the water inside the container 函 submerges it completely.