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Kotomora

靤

pimple

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi

  • にきび

Meaning

靤 centers on a small, raised skin blemish: a pimple. It is a specific physical mark on the face or body.

Study

Etymology

靤 combines 面 (face) with 包, which likely contributes the sound ホウ and suggests something wrapped or enclosed, referring to a pimple as a small swelling on the face.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 面 (face), and the right side is 包 (wrap). Imagine a pimple as a tiny wrapped bump on your face.

Reading mnemonic

For ホウ, picture a pimple on your face that you hope will go away: hope -> ホウ, and you wrap it with a small bandage.