澍
timely rain, life-giving rain
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュ
Kun'yomi
- うるお.う
Meaning
澍 centers on rain that arrives at the right moment to nourish life: a timely, life-giving rain that revives the land.
Study
Etymology
澍 combines 氵 (water) with 尌, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to standing or establishing, suggesting rain that establishes or sustains life.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside 尌: imagine a standing figure (尌) receiving a shower of life-giving rain, the water pouring down just when it is needed most.
Reading mnemonic
For シュ, picture a shoe left out in a timely rainstorm: the shoe fills with life-giving water, and shoe -> シュ.