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Kotomora

隺

bird flying, high ambition

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コク
  • カク

Kun'yomi

  • あ.がる

Meaning

隺 centers on a bird soaring upward, which extends naturally to the idea of high ambition or aspiring to rise.

Study

Etymology

隺 is thought to combine 隹 (a short-tailed bird) with 冖 (a cover or something above), suggesting a bird flying upward or rising high. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 冖 looks like a high ceiling or the sky, and 隹 is a bird. Picture a bird breaking through the cover and soaring upward with high ambition.

Reading mnemonic

For コク, imagine a bird with high ambition flying toward a distant peak, and a voice calls out 'Cock-a-doodle-doo!' as it rises: Cock -> コク.