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Kotomora

蕤

drooping leaves, fringe soft, delicate

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ニ
  • ソウ
  • ショウ
  • スイ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

蕤 centers on soft, drooping plant parts: leaves that hang down delicately, or a fringe-like softness. The idea extends to anything delicate or softly hanging.

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Etymology

蕤 combines the grass radical 艹 with 甤, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of drooping or hanging growth. The exact historical development of 甤 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass top 艹 sits above 甤, which looks like a pig 豕 under a growing plant 生. Picture a pig brushing against soft, drooping leaves that hang down like a delicate fringe.

Reading mnemonic

For ニ, imagine a knee-high plant with drooping leaves: knee -> ニ, and the soft leaves brush your knee as you walk past.