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Kotomora

湅

boil silk

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Readings

On'yomi

  • レン
  • ラン

Kun'yomi

  • ね.る

Meaning

湅 centers on boiling silk as a specific processing step, likely to soften or refine the raw material.

Study

Etymology

湅 combines 氵 (water) with 柬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of selecting or processing. The character likely originally referred to boiling or treating silk in water.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 is used to boil and process the silk represented by the right side 柬. Picture a pot of water heating raw silk to soften it.

Reading mnemonic

For レン, imagine boiling silk in a large cauldron while a friend named Ren stirs it: Ren -> レン, and the water bubbles around the silk.