潦
heavy rainfall, runoff
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロウ
Kun'yomi
- にわたずみ
Meaning
潦 centers on water accumulating from heavy rain: the rainfall itself and the resulting runoff or flooding.
Most common words using 潦
- 災潦さいろう
water damage; flood disaster
Study
Etymology
潦 combines 氵 (water) with 尞, which likely contributes the sound and relates to the idea of spreading or overflowing water.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 plus 尞, which looks like a person under a roof with a fire, suggests water spreading like a flood after heavy rain.
Reading mnemonic
For ロウ, imagine a row of houses getting flooded by heavy rainfall: row -> ロウ, and the water 氵 rises around them.