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Kotomora

瘣

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カイ
  • ライ

Kun'yomi

  • や.む

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

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Etymology

瘣 combines 疒 (sickness) with 鬼 (demon/ghost), suggesting an illness associated with supernatural or wasting conditions. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around a ghost 鬼, like an illness that makes a person look pale and ghostly. Without a clear meaning, imagine a mysterious wasting disease.

Reading mnemonic

For カイ, imagine a ghostly illness that makes you cry out 'kai!' in pain: kai -> カイ, and the ghost inside the sickness enclosure wails.