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Kotomora

雺

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ム
  • ボウ
  • ブ

Kun'yomi

  • きり

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

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Etymology

雺 combines 雨 (rain) with 矛 (halberd), but the exact historical development is uncertain. It may have originally represented a weather phenomenon like mist or fog, but the connection to 矛 is unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

With 雨 (rain) above and 矛 (halberd) below, imagine a mist so thick that a halberd thrust into it disappears—a fog of war. This helps recall the kanji's association with mist or fog.

Reading mnemonic

For ム, imagine a cow mooing in the thick fog: moo -> ム, and the sound is muffled by the mist.