稑
rice
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Readings
On'yomi
- リク
- ロク
Kun'yomi
- わせ
Meaning
稑 centers on rice as a crop, specifically an early-ripening variety of rice.
Study
Etymology
稑 combines 禾 (grain/rice plant) with 坴, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to an early-ripening quality. The exact historical development of 坴 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The grain radical 禾 beside 坴 suggests a special kind of rice. Picture a rice plant with an early harvest marker on the right, reminding you it ripens sooner than other rice.
Reading mnemonic
For リク, imagine a lick of early rice: lick -> リク, and you taste the first grains of the season.