粿
rice cake
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Readings
On'yomi
- カ
- ゲ
Kun'yomi
- しらげよね
Meaning
粿 centers on a food made from rice that is shaped into a cake or solid form.
Study
Etymology
粿 combines 米 (rice) with 果, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a formed result, suggesting rice shaped into a cake.
Meaning mnemonic
Rice 米 is combined with fruit 果 to make a solid rice cake, like a fruit-shaped rice treat.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, imagine a car made of rice cake: car -> カ, and the rice cake is so firm you can drive it.