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Kotomora

瓞

young melons just forming

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Readings

On'yomi

  • テツ
  • デチ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

瓞 centers on the early stage of melon growth: the small, newly formed fruit just beginning to develop.

Study

Etymology

瓞 combines 瓜 (melon) with 失, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character specifically refers to young melons just forming.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer component 瓜 is a melon, and the inner 失 looks like something small being lost or just appearing. Imagine a tiny melon just starting to form, so small it could easily be lost among the leaves.

Reading mnemonic

For テツ, picture a tiny melon so hard it feels like iron (鉄, てつ): 鉄 -> テツ, and the young melon is as firm as iron.