潑
pour, splash, water, sprinkle, violent, malignant
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハツ
Kun'yomi
- も.る
- とびち.る
- そそ.ぐ
Meaning
潑 centers on liquid moving forcefully: pouring, splashing, or sprinkling water. The extended senses of violent or malignant describe the aggressive, uncontrolled nature of such splashing.
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Etymology
潑 combines 氵 (water) with 發, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of releasing or sending out, together suggesting water being thrown or splashed.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 is being released 發, like a bucket of water thrown out: it pours, splashes, and sprinkles everywhere.
Reading mnemonic
For ハツ, imagine a splash so violent it sounds like a hat being slapped onto water: hat -> ハツ, and the water splashes up.