靄
mist, haze, fog
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Readings
On'yomi
- アイ
Kun'yomi
- もや
Meaning
靄 centers on atmospheric obscurity: a mist, haze, or fog that softens and blurs the landscape.
Most common words using 靄
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Etymology
靄 combines 雨 (rain, weather) with 謁, which likely contributes the sound アイ and may relate to the idea of something obscured or unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
Rain 雨 falls over a complex scene below, like a misty haze that blurs everything. The dense lower component 謁 looks like a landscape softened by fog.
Reading mnemonic
For アイ, picture an eye trying to see through the mist: eye -> アイ, and the haze makes everything hard to see clearly.