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Kotomora

肸

spread out, smiling, laughing

Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • キツ
  • キチ
  • コチ
  • ケツ
  • ケチ

Kun'yomi

  • ひろ.がる

Meaning

肸 centers on a sense of spreading or expanding outward, which extends naturally to the idea of a smile or laughter spreading across a face.

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Etymology

肸 is a rare character whose historical development is uncertain. The modern form visually contains 月 (flesh) and a right side that may be related to 十, but the exact origin is unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 月 suggests a body part, and the right side looks like something spreading out from a central point. Imagine a smile spreading across a face, starting from the cheeks (flesh) and widening outward.

Reading mnemonic

For キツ, imagine a kitsune (fox) spreading a wide, mischievous grin: kitsune -> キツ, and the fox's smile spreads across its face.