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Kotomora

茛

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • とりかぶと

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

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Etymology

The exact historical development of 茛 is uncertain. It visually combines the grass radical 艹 with 艮, but the original semantic and phonetic roles are unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

With no clear meaning, picture the grass radical 艹 covering the bottom shape 艮 like a mysterious plant whose name is lost.

Reading mnemonic

For コン, imagine a con artist hiding a rare plant under the grass: con -> コン, and the plant's identity is a mystery.