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Kotomora

漭

vast, expansive

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ
  • モウ

Kun'yomi

  • ひろ.い

Meaning

漭 centers on vastness and expansiveness, especially of water, like a boundless sea or flood.

Study

Etymology

漭 combines the water radical 氵 with 莽, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of thick or overgrown, together suggesting vast, spreading water.

Meaning mnemonic

The water radical 氵 beside 莽, which looks like a dense thicket, suggests water spreading endlessly through a vast landscape.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, imagine a vast ocean stretching to the horizon, and you throw a bow (ボウ) into the water, watching it float away on the boundless sea.