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Kotomora

烱

light, clear

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ケイ
  • キョウ

Kun'yomi

  • あきらか

Meaning

烱 centers on brightness and clarity: light that illuminates and makes things clear. The two given meanings are closely linked, with 'clear' being a natural extension of 'light'.

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Etymology

烱 combines 火 (fire) with 冏, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to brightness or openness. The exact historical development of 冏 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Fire 火 on the left and the open, bright shape 冏 on the right: imagine a fire casting light into an open space, making everything clear and bright.

Reading mnemonic

For ケイ, picture a bright light shining like a KEI (a made-up name pronounced 'kay') beam: KEI -> ケイ, and the fire 烱 makes everything clear.