碣
round stone, monument
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Readings
On'yomi
- ケツ
Kun'yomi
- いしぶみ
Meaning
碣 centers on a stone object that stands upright and carries an inscription: a round stone marker or monument.
Most common words using 碣
- 石碣せっけつ
stone monument; gravestone; tombstone
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Etymology
碣 combines 石 (stone) with 曷, which likely contributes the sound. The character refers to a stone marker or monument.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a stone 石, and the right side 曷 looks like a standing marker with a sun 日 and a curved base. Picture a round stone monument standing under the sun.
Reading mnemonic
For ケツ, imagine a stone monument shaped like a giant kettle: kettle -> ケツ, and the round stone kettle stands as a monument.