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Kotomora

馼

zebra with yellow eyes and red mane

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ブン
  • モン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

馼 refers to a specific mythical or rare zebra-like creature with yellow eyes and a red mane. Its meaning is narrow and descriptive rather than conceptual.

Study

Etymology

馼 combines 馬 (horse) with 文 (pattern, writing), likely to describe a horse-like animal with distinctive markings. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a phono-semantic compound where 文 may hint at the sound and the patterned appearance.

Meaning mnemonic

A horse (馬) with a pattern (文) of yellow eyes and a red mane: 馼 is that uniquely marked zebra-like creature.

Reading mnemonic

For ブン, imagine a bun-shaped marking on the zebra's red mane: bun -> ブン, and the patterned horse shows off its bun-like spot.