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Kotomora

軣

rumble, explosion, blast

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • とどろ.かす
  • とどろ.く

Meaning

軣 centers on a deep, rolling sound: a rumble, an explosion, or a blast. The meanings all share the idea of a loud, resonant noise.

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Etymology

軣 is a variant or simplified form related to 轟, which uses three 車 (carts) to represent the rumbling of many wheels. The exact historical development of 軣 is uncertain, but it likely shares the same cart-rumbling origin.

Meaning mnemonic

A single 車 (cart) on top rumbles loudly, and the 冫 below looks like the ground shaking from the blast.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a cart rumbling so loudly it sounds like a deep 'koh' echoing: koh -> コウ, the sound of the explosion.