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Kotomora

甿

farming population

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Readings

On'yomi

  • モウ
  • ミョウ
  • ボウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

甿 centers on the farming population: the common people who work the land. It refers to the agricultural class as a collective group.

Study

Etymology

甿 combines 田 (field) with 亡, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character is associated with the farming population.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a rice field 田, and the right side 亡 looks like a person bent over working. Picture the farming population toiling in the fields.

Reading mnemonic

For モウ, imagine a farmer mowing a field: mow -> モウ, and the farming population works the land.