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Kotomora

餹

sugar, sugared, candy, crystallized sweetmeats

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Readings

On'yomi

  • トウ

Kun'yomi

  • あめ

Meaning

餹 centers on sweetened foods, especially sugar-based treats: sugar, candy, and crystallized sweetmeats. The sugared sense extends naturally to anything coated or preserved with sugar.

Study

Etymology

餹 combines the food radical 飠 with 唐, which likely contributes the sound トウ and may relate to the idea of sweetness or sugar. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The food radical 飠 on the left suggests something edible, and 唐 on the right looks like a container with a lid and a sweet inside. Imagine opening a jar of crystallized sugar candy.

Reading mnemonic

For トウ, picture a toe-shaped candy: toe -> トウ, and the food radical reminds you it's a sweet treat.