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Kotomora

癟

shrivelled up, dried up, vexed

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ハツ
  • ヘツ
  • ベチ

Kun'yomi

  • とべない

Meaning

癟 centers on a state of depletion and distress: something shrivelled or dried up, and the vexation that comes with that withered condition.

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Etymology

癟 is a rare character whose historical development is uncertain. It visually combines 疒 (sickness) with 自 and 侖, but the exact origin of this composition is not well documented.

Meaning mnemonic

Under the sickness enclosure 疒, the self 自 is trapped in a withered, shrivelled state, like a person dried up and vexed by illness.

Reading mnemonic

For ハツ, imagine a shrivelled hat that has dried up in the sun: hat -> ハツ, and the withered hat matches the kanji's meaning of being shrivelled and dried up.