逡
saunter, go back
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Readings
On'yomi
- シュン
Kun'yomi
- しりぞ.く
Meaning
逡 centers on hesitant, backward movement: sauntering slowly or stepping back as if reluctant to proceed.
Most common words using 逡
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Etymology
逡 combines the movement radical 辶 with 夋, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of slowness or hesitation. The exact historical development of 夋 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 wraps around 夋, a shape that looks like someone dawdling. Picture a person sauntering along a path, then turning back hesitantly.
Reading mnemonic
For シュン, imagine someone shunning the path ahead and going back: shun -> シュン, and the hesitant movement matches the kanji's meaning.