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Kotomora

踣

to stumble and fall prone stiff in death

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ホク
  • ホウ
  • ハイ

Kun'yomi

  • たお.れる

Meaning

踣 centers on a sudden, fatal collapse: stumbling forward and falling prone, stiff in death. The meaning is narrow and dramatic, describing a specific kind of lethal fall.

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Etymology

踣 combines 足 (foot) with 咅, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses a fatal stumble or fall related to the foot.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 足 (foot), and the right side 咅 looks like a person standing stiffly. Picture a foot tripping, causing the body to fall forward and land prone, stiff as a board.

Reading mnemonic

For ホク, imagine a person stumbling and falling with a heavy, hollow thud: the sound 'hoku' echoes the dull impact of a body hitting the ground stiffly.