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Kotomora

饘

gruel

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • かゆ

Meaning

饘 centers on a simple, soft food: a thin porridge or gruel made from rice or grains.

Study

Etymology

饘 combines the food radical 飠 with 亶, which likely provides the sound. The character is associated with gruel or thin porridge.

Meaning mnemonic

The food radical 飠 on the left suggests something edible, and the right side 亶 looks like a container with a lid and base. Imagine a pot of thin rice gruel being served.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, picture a thousand (千, せん) grains of rice simmering into a simple gruel: 千 -> セン, and the pot holds the thin porridge.