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Kotomora

牣

fill, stuff, full

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ジン
  • ニン

Kun'yomi

  • み.ちる

Meaning

牣 centers on the idea of being filled to capacity: stuffing something full or being completely full.

Study

Etymology

牣 combines 牜 (cow/ox) with 刃 (blade), but the historical origin is uncertain. It may have originally expressed filling or stuffing in a context related to livestock, but the exact development is unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

Imagine a cow (牜) being stuffed so full that its sides are as tight as a blade (刃). The cow is completely filled.

Reading mnemonic

For ジン, picture a gin bottle being filled to the brim: gin -> ジン, and the bottle is stuffed full.