灑
sprinkle, wash, free and easy
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Readings
On'yomi
- シャ
- サイ
- サ
- セ
Kun'yomi
- そそ.ぐ
Meaning
灑 centers on scattering liquid lightly: sprinkling water, washing by splashing, and by extension a free and easy manner that flows without constraint.
Study
Etymology
灑 combines 氵 (water) with 麗, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of spreading or scattering, giving the sense of sprinkling water.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 splashing over a beautiful deer 麗: imagine sprinkling water to wash a deer, making it look free and easy.
Reading mnemonic
For シャ, picture a shower of water sprinkling down: shower -> シャ, and the water washes everything freely.