躂
stumble, slip
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Readings
On'yomi
- タツ
- タチ
Kun'yomi
- つまず.く
Meaning
躂 centers on losing one's footing: stumbling or slipping, often with a sudden loss of balance.
Study
Etymology
躂 combines 足 (foot) with 達, which likely contributes the sound タツ and the idea of movement, together suggesting stumbling or slipping with the foot.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is the foot radical 足, and the right side is 達 (reach, arrive). Picture a foot trying to reach somewhere but stumbling and slipping instead.
Reading mnemonic
For タツ, imagine a foot slipping on a tack: tack -> タツ, and the sudden slip makes you stumble.