讜
counsel, advice, speak out
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Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- ただしいことば
Meaning
讜 centers on giving direct, honest counsel: offering advice or speaking out frankly.
Study
Etymology
讜 combines 言 (speech) with 黨, which likely contributes the sound and may carry a sense of straightforwardness or group opinion. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The speech radical 言 beside the complex 黨 suggests words spoken openly within a group: speaking out with honest advice.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine a town hall meeting where someone stands to give frank counsel: town -> トウ, and the speech radical 言 marks the spoken advice.