睦
intimate, friendly, harmonious
Readings
On'yomi
- ボク
- モク
Kun'yomi
- むつ.まじい
- むつ.む
- むつ.ぶ
Nanori
- むつ
- ちか
- よし
- あつ
- む
- むね
Meaning
睦 centers on close, warm relationships: being intimate, friendly, and living or working together in harmony.
Most common words using 睦
- 睦月むつき
first month of the lunar calendar
- 親睦しんぼくN1
friendship; amity
- 和睦わぼく
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
- 睦まじいむつまじい
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
- 仲睦まじいなかむつまじい
harmonious; intimate
- 敦睦とんぼく
cordial and friendly; affectionate
- 睦ぶむつぶ
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
- 睦み合うむつみあう
to get along well together; to be close to each other
- 睦むむつむ
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
- 睦言むつごと
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
- 親睦会しんぼくかい
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
Study
Etymology
睦 combines 目 (eye) with 坴, which likely contributes the sound. The eye component suggests looking at each other with closeness and harmony.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is an eye 目, and the right side 坴 looks like a mound of earth. Picture two people sitting on a mound, looking into each other's eyes with intimate, friendly harmony.
Reading mnemonic
For ボク, imagine two close friends sharing a book (ボク) on a peaceful mound, their eyes meeting in friendly understanding: book -> ボク.