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Kotomora

稔

harvest, ripen

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ネン
  • ジン
  • ニン

Kun'yomi

  • みの.る
  • みのり

Nanori

  • とし
  • なる
  • なり
  • みのる
  • ね
  • み

Meaning

稔 centers on crops reaching full maturity and being gathered: the process of ripening and the resulting harvest.

Most common words using 稔

  • 不稔性ふねんせい

    infertility (esp. of plants)

  • 稔実不良ねんじつふりょう

    poor crop (of rice)

  • 稔性ねんせい

    fertility (esp. of plants)

  • 藤稔ふじみのり

    fujiminori (grape variety)

  • 豊稔ほうねん

    bumper harvest

  • 雑種不稔性ざっしゅふねんせい

    hybrid sterility; hybrid incompatibility

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Etymology

稔 combines 禾 (grain plant) with 念, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the idea of thinking about or tending the harvest. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Grain 禾 on the left, and 念 (thought/care) on the right: picture a farmer carefully watching over the grain as it ripens, ready for harvest.

Reading mnemonic

For ネン, imagine the grain ripening year after year: 年 (ネン, year) -> ネン, and each year brings a new harvest.