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Kotomora

漾

drift, flow

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • ただよ.う

Meaning

漾 centers on gentle, continuous movement on or like water: drifting along a current or flowing smoothly.

Study

Etymology

漾 combines 氵 (water) with 羕, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of long, flowing movement. The exact historical development of 羕 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and a shape 羕 that suggests something long and waving: picture a leaf drifting on a flowing stream, carried gently along.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, imagine a leaf drifting on the water, and you yell 'Yo!' as it floats by: yo -> ヨウ, and the leaf continues its gentle drift.