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糂

mixing rice into soup

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ジン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

糂 centers on the action of mixing rice into soup, creating a thick, porridge-like dish.

Most common words using 糂

  • 糂汰じんだ

    salted rice-bran paste for pickling

  • 隣の糂粏味噌となりのじんだみそ

    the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)

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Etymology

糂 combines 米 (rice) with 甚, which likely contributes the sound ジン and may suggest the idea of something substantial or thick, fitting the meaning of mixing rice into soup.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 米 (rice), and the right side 甚 looks like a container with a lid. Picture rice being poured into a pot of soup and stirred until thick.

Reading mnemonic

For ジン, imagine mixing rice into soup to make a thick, gin-like consistency: gin -> ジン, and the rice thickens the soup.